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Topic: homemade mods!! what have you or what can be done?
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tbunder
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posted January 23, 2001 02:18 AM
what is the easiest homemade mods a person has done to their car? no money at all im talking. just curious, im into free sh*t. hehe. thx
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RubY
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posted January 23, 2001 06:30 AM
Paint your rear tailights
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tbunder
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posted January 23, 2001 12:41 PM
performance minded im talkin, not looks.
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posted January 23, 2001 01:02 PM
uh..i don't think there is much unless you have the tools to remove the exhaust resonator yourself and happen to have some 1-3/4" straight pipe lying around. gutting the cat is always free. forcing air into the intake is also free if you have the right tubing and harware. can't think of much else. ------------------
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tbunder
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posted January 24, 2001 03:41 PM
hey doorknob, this is for free, homemade mods! go advertise your junk somewhere else. thk you.
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perry
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posted January 24, 2001 05:20 PM
He ain't advertising! Looks like he is offering drawings of how you can mod your TB yourself.. for free!
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tbunder
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posted January 24, 2001 06:43 PM
how many people have machining tools lying around in their garages? im talking about bolt on do it yourself performance. that would definitely not be free for the average person.
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posted January 24, 2001 11:48 PM
'doorknob' ?? Nice talk, Thunder, don't bother reading on, the rest of the message is for the mechanically competant. I guess this excludes you.The machining was done in a friends basement machine shop using an antique Bridgeport and a lot of old-time skill. I wanted to see how difficult it would be to make the prototype and prove the concept. Some of the work was done by hand (throttle shaft slot grinding & polishing of the inside of the throttle body) This is the type of job a local shop could do. I have about 6 or so friends that have basic shops where this could be made. If you want to just do a straight bore the project would be even easier. Anyway, as Perry said, if anyone is interested I have Powerpoint drawings, photos and a description how to machine a throttle plate at the correct angle (7.8 deg) to give the proper ocal shape and beveled edges. Leave me an eMail message
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jpwesson2
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posted January 24, 2001 11:49 PM
'oval' shape not 'ocal' shape...
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tbunder
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posted January 25, 2001 01:17 AM
dude, the key words in the orignal thread were "easiest homemade", not unbolt the whole intake, take it to a friends house, polish it on some antique machine along with your hands. yeah, duh, anyone can polish their intake and make it breathe better for more power, but the question was for easy homemade mods. not go to great lengths for better breathability mods.
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posted January 25, 2001 12:17 PM
Hey,TBunder, don't be such a tool. You used a relative term such as easy. Easy for RubY meant painting his taillights. Easy for jpwesson was a little machine work. What is easy for one is probably nuclear physics for another. Just smile and say cool, you can do stuff like that, I'd like to, but it's probably out of my league. Or sumptin like that. Try some decaf today! TB ------------------
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tbunder
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posted January 25, 2001 06:10 PM
i just renamed this thread to how to find a junkyard throttle body and polish it to flow more air. is this a new idea? not! but im out and this thread went nowhere it was supposed to go. i guess there are no easy homemade free mods for the zetec. and you all chill!! an easy mod is one that can be done in one step and take less than 20 minutes while improving performance of the car. not block the lighting of your taillights(dumbest mod ive heard of btw)or take several steps to polish some tb. granted that will work, it is by no means an easy or time efficient mod. and not free either, as i know no junkyards that will give away throttle bodies to public citizens.
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posted January 25, 2001 09:37 PM
okay lets get back to the subject of the post. the easyest thing i've done so far is run a shop vac hose from the intake to the front bumper for more cool air. but i got a air scoop made that fits in the middle of the bumper between the support plastic pieces that go from the top to the bottom parts. it cost me about 20 for it. it is made from stainless steel. the shop vac hose hooks right up to it with just a clamp holding th hose to the scoop. the scoop is mount to the bottom with some self tapping screws. but im done for now.
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Zetec
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posted January 26, 2001 11:41 PM
Take your seats out and paint the seat base assembly. I painted mine and if I had a scanner I would show you how good it looks. All you need is sandpaper, primer, and spraypaint. Also, get rid of your doording guards and badging. Put a $3.00 mesh grill on. Joe
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tbunder
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posted January 27, 2001 01:58 AM
hey JC PENNEY HIGHHAT, go **** yourself. obviously you're the goddamn idiot. everyone knows there are ways of improving performance with little or no money, i just wanted to see what you other zetecers knew, obviously nothing. sorry to have insulted your stupidity in such a harmful way(you're such a stupid mf). go back to bed with your mommy.
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perry
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posted January 27, 2001 02:40 AM
No, tbunder, you're the idiot. You are looking for the impossible. Free mods that don't take any time and don't require any work. You're not going to find that. Someone mentions a free mod that should offer decent performance, and you turn him down. What more do you want? Want me to tell you how to make a turbo out of an empty milk jug and some toothpicks? Perhaps you have heard the saying, "Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?" Or maybe, "You can't get something for nothing." Basically, any modifications you do will cost you money or take some mechanical apptitude. The cheapest mod you'll probably find is a drop in K&N air filter for your stock air box. Sure, it costs you $40 or whatever for the filter, but you should notice a slight increase in power. Next would be cutting out your resonator and replacing it with a straight pipe. If you have a hack saw, some straight exhaust pipe, and a couple exhaust clamps you can do it yourself in your driveway with a little time. There's two suggestions, take them or leave them. But don't come to the forums asking people to do the impossible for you, and then turn them down then they do it. ------------------
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posted January 27, 2001 03:04 AM
Blunder, it doesn't surprise me that you would come back swearing and cussing and offending me or others with your childish antics. You obviously aren't even 18 yet. You have got to be kidding me. You came on here with the most retarded/insane question. Some guys took the time out to let you know of some things they did and you come back calling one of the contributors a doorknob? And then call me a MF? How dare you. What kind of list do you think this is, you nut? This is an adult forum. Granted some of use disagree with each other on issues, but they are worth the bandwidth to debate...but your nonsense is an abomination to this entire list!! This is not the kiddy page. Go crawl back into bed with my mommy? Sheez, graduate high school first. One of the moderators shoudl DELETE this whole thread and not just LOCK it. That way, when someone looks in the archives your stupidity won't even be seen or waste OURs and Lance's precious space. The fellas came on here to help you with some ideas and you just totally disrespect them. You're the kind of moron that nobody wants here. Leave, go home, go back to school, go drive somewhere else in the car that your parents bought you. You're a disgrace to even be a member here? What have you contributed? Nothing but disrespect... Shame on you. John
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