Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications General Mods How much have U SPEND?

hmm
Springs & struts w/installation $750
brakes $350
stereo $1000 (goes a LONG a$$ way on UBID.COM, and my labor costs nothing i guess)
tires $250
K&N $50
SVT exhaust (used) $200
about $2600 and considering it's an auto the only think I might think about next is a 3L when it's knocking on 100K miles door....
Oh yea and someone sells a set of E1's cheaper than I can buy em new.....

****PERFORMANCE****
Sho-Shop Front Strut Bar-------$149
Sho-Shop Sub frame Connectors--$200 installed
Sho-Shop Hi-Flow Y-Pipe--------$150 installed
Koni Adjustable Struts---------$649
Eibach Springs-installed w/struts-$439
SCA 21mm rear Sway Bar---------$150 installed
SCA Cold-Air-Intake With Monster Flow Air Filter-------------------------$220 installed
ASP UnderPully-----------------$150 installed
Bullet Exhaust (cat-back)------$500 installed
17" TSW Imoma------------------$1000
Bridgestone Potenza S-O2 225/35/17-$1000
Brembo Cross-Drilled Rotors With Custom Calipers (Front)---------------$800
Total--------------------------$5407

****LOOKS****
SCA Side Makers---------------$100 installed
SCA Customs Gas Door Cover----$179
Customs Mesh Grill------------$150
Push Button Started-----------$100 installed
Carbon Fiber Dash, Door Sill,
and Sail Panel----------------$450
PIAA Lights-------------------$75
MoMo Shift Knob and Floor Mats-$165
Corbeau “Carrera” Seats W/brackets-$1000
Schroth 4 Point Seatbelts-----$300
3 Pod A-Pillar with AutoMeter Oil Pressure, Oil Temperature, and Volts Gauges--$200
Total------------------------------$2719

****STEREO****
2nd Battery-----------------------$150
Eclipse 5504 Head Unit------------$550
Diamond S600s Hex Front Speakers--$600
Diamond M55i Rear Speaker---------$299
JL Audio 10W3 Subs (4)------------$600
Rockford Fosgate PA2 Preamplifier-$300
RockfordFosgate PowerPunch
800a4 Amplifier------------------ $700
RockfordFosgate PowerPunch
800a2 Amplifier (2)---------------$1400
Labor-----------------------------$1600
total-----------------------------$6199

Grand Total--------------------$14,325

Wow thats more then I thought I spent, I had to bust out the receipts for this one, but just want to know that I'm not lieing cause someone SAID I was BULL$HITING them.

I stand corrected.......WTG Chow......Now the ultimate question...Are you gonna spend more.....????????

I'm kinda scared to figure it out

Bassani-$480
SHO Shop Y-pipe-$300
Quaife and installation-$1900
audio stuff-$800
B&M-$120
Air Fuel Gauge-$60
Battery Relocation-$40
Vortech-$3400
Gauges for blower(not yet installed)-$150
Gauge pod(not yet installed)-$40

I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff.

Thats $7290

That doesn't include the stuff I have bought and sold:

Customized stock exhaust
SMA Exhaust
Nitrous kit
SHO Shop Pulleys
SCA CAI kit
KKM

If you add that stuff on as well, I'm sure it would be well over $8000

I did all the installations myself (except the Quaife) so that saved me a little money.

I should have over $10,000 in it by the time I get it payed off in 2 more years

Sure am!!!!! I already want to spend another $3500 for a T.V. System in my car(won't go into details about it, its a suprise) and still debating on the Supercharger or 3.0

Working on the Carbon Fiber Hood for everyone so I think that going to be next. Oh ya just took off the Door Ding Guards today and was all that hard either!!!! Looks good can't wait till this fall when I can more pic and put it onthe web-site

Well, with a system like the one you have, man drop the !@*##!! 3.0 in that sucker! Moblie video or 3.0L? Hmmm.....for me the choice would be clear. 3.0 all the way....

oh ya forgot to tell ya that I have the Ford's extended warrenty so thats why I'm almost getting the Video stuff 1st.
If I go with the Supercharger, then I know of a dealer that will still warrenty my work, but if I get the 3.0 then I'm up a creek all by myself. So thats what I'm debateing right now.
Who know I just might do both given that I have time in do the resurch on lowering the comperssion of a 3.0 so I can have a supercharger too. I'm waiting to see the
Sho-SHop WindJammer supercharger out this summer....................
Don't worry I'll keep you posted

Ok, it took me awhile to compile teh list, but here goes:


STEREO - Carried over from Previous Cars
Headunit $440.00
Speakers $325.00
Sub + Amp $650.00
Power Wire Kit $120.00
Capacitor $120.00
Instructions + Speaker Connectors $16.00


Window Tint $245.00
Voodoo Shift Knob $45.00
Snow Tires (Used) $225.00
B&M Shifter $120.00
SRP Racing Pedals $62.00
Roger R's Dead Pedal $25.00
KKM $100.00
Bassani Cat-Back Exhaust $535.00
Mik's Heat Shield $65.00
Various Trim Pieces from Ford $60.00
Audi A6 Sidemarkers $85.00
Cargo Net $30.00

EBAY - Just in case parts
Replacement SVT Grill $50.00
Replacement Headlight Housing $50.00

That is all I can think of at the moment, but comes to a grand total of: $3368.00

That isn't including my Zaino purchases and other car care products. All this in a little over a year. Wow, really makes ya think about spending $$ on your car huh?

On a side note, I keep a spreadsheet with all my Fuel stats (MPG, amounts used etc.) and am coming up on $1000 worth of fuel. That is a little over a years worth.