Abear

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What do you guys think?
I dont really have anything else that says "hey look at my car." So I'm debating wether to get rims or turbo first. My friend keeps telling me to get rims, but thats only so I can "keep up with him" and he doesnt even have rims yet and he probably wont till end of the summer...due to circumstances that I prolly shouldnt tell here.

Anyway, rims and tires = 1100+
Turbo parts = 1200+

I think by the end of summer I will have enough money saved up to have both, but I want one done by the end of june. Help me decide.

LayinLo

Definitely Turbo I think you would be the first 1st gen to do this mod here locally.
TURRRRRRRBO ............ .................

Xeeeeeem

TURBO!!!

GS3Admired

definitely turbo......what are rims gonna do for you? nothing...at least with turbo you'll be fast and the BOV says "hey look at me, i got turbo"

MIC123321

riding on rims is cool and all,but once that turbo hits, you love it. Always brings a smile to the face.

Tramix

I went with rims first....and I'm still waiting for them to come in. Though it did occur to me to go Turbo before paint.

Abear

iTrader: (1)

No turning back now. I picked up a SAFC2 from a local guy on the Houston-Imports forum. He was selling it for 250 and I got him down to 180, I think thats a pretty good steal, it works and everything, and its a Black one(more features or something).

shoaf213

RIMS, without a doubt, with the turbo, you're talkin WAY more than $1200 when you count the fuel upgrades, tuning,. etc

Abear

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Only fuel upgrade I need for 300rwhp is a fuel pump, and thats included. Tuning will be a little bit, but thats understandable. I already have the SAFC2, and now my parts price for the turbo is down to $900 dollars. I can do the install myself, as long as I have someone helping me. The car will be driveable without a tune, and I know how to give it a basic tune so its not drinking up all the gas. By the end of summer, you guys will have a picture of a turbo under my hood . Rims can wait, I dont even know why I need rims, plus I would just be wasting money on tires since the tires I have are like brand new.

kuzini

You did the right thing turbo all the way.

SoCalSC4

"Anyway, rims and tires = 1100+"

$1100 for wheels AND tires? I can't imagine that gets you much... unless you are buying used stuff.

I'd save my money or go for turbo upgrades. I can't imagine $1100 gets a nice set of wheels.
Have you done suspension? How about a set of coilovers?

Abear

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Suspension is done, I have RSR springs. I have the hook up on tires, I can get them for pretty cheap.
Either way, turbo will be in by the end of the summer. Rims may even be on by the end of summer, just depends how work goes.

Eric-RPS13-

I like the idea of getting rims that are wider in the back, if it's the case of prepping for power, then big width rims are a big way to keep it under control.

that's what I did with my gs, even though I never got around to making the big power to go with all the prep I did and getting the car the way I wanted it. (yes I owned the car for years and getting some things dialed in the way I wanted them took a lot of tweaking) that and I wanted to really know the car back and forth before I spent more then I paid for it in engine work.

Abear

iTrader: (1)

I know what your saying and yes, bigger rims would be nice in the back, but its either one or the other right now. I think I can handle 300rwhp with the stock rims. I know better than to drive like an idiot with that much power. All the SC guys do it and they have no problems and I think their wheels are skinnier than ours(or the same)

Eric-RPS13-

I was saying you should get rims now and hold off on the turbo for a while.
but ya proper tires on the stock ones could do the trick, just the handling response if you get 17s or 18s is much better, no sidewall wiggles.