Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications General Mods show vs. go

right now im am so confused i would like to know which of the two you like better and why since i have 1500 to spend and i am not sure to go with the show or the go since i have the mirko splitter im wondering if i should buy wheels or say fukc it and go with engine work post your opinions on the subject to help me decide where im going...

My $0.02: I'd rather drive a car with go fast work that looks a little rough than drive a stock powertrain on a car that looks exceptional. That's just my opinion - go with what makes you feel good.

I'd go for the go.

As for show, just keep your car clean and polished. Maybe take the ding guards off. Take care of it.

That's me, anyway.

As for you, my best advice is to decide what you want to do, and then create a mod plan. Are you going to:
1) Autocross?
2) Drag race?
3) Enter custom car shows?
4) Enter audio contests?
5) Take long, high-speed, cross-country trips?
6) or just make every day's commute a little more interesting?

If you plan to race, you'll want to check out some rules before you start. Every type of racing has a class structure, and some simple mods may push you out of a class where you might be more competitive, into a zone where you're competing with real heavyweights.

Otherwise, you want to have a plan, so you can spend your money wisely, and not get "pulled off" by distracting sales pitches, and so you can end up with some kind of coherent concept.

HTH.

if you had a corvette or a cammaro, or even mustang id say go, but when dealing with a contour id say fo sho fo sho fo sho. Many will disagree but few will see.

decide which you love more, the way your car drives, or the way your car looks... then modify the other one.

How about a little of both? My best suggestion for modding your car is to PLAN IT OUT IN ADVANCE! Its the overall package that counts, not the separate parts involved.

Balance is key

I am going with half show-half go...I have the mirko splitter, bat lowering kit, and aussie bar all waiting to go on. I don't even have a K&N Filter yet ...Why, may you ask? I like to Autocross and so speed doesn't really help me out all that much unless I have control of my car. I did what everyone is telling you to do, MAKE A PLAN THAT SUITS YOUR NEEDS...My suspension is almost complete as far as I'm concerned and next I am moving onto brakes. Gotta get some 17" wheels first though

yeah i think im going to go half and half now what to buy since i have the mirko im probly going to keep the e0 wheels and just lower the car a little first things first which is exhaust but what exhaust to buy i have heard that true duals is the way to go but i dont know of any companys that sell this for our car so might get a custom but not sure about the cost of that so maybe a bassani headers high flow y pipe and i should be set...thanks for the help

Half & Half.

What kind of engine mods were you looking at, Apexi/Pro-M/open air intake because thats about all I can think of right now. I'd say if you have to go with performance mods go with true duals and heres why. The true duals does many things to your car, including make it look better and perform and sound better, an over all good mod, looks, sound and performance Now I did tires and wheels first, then the stripes and then the exhaust, thats the way I decided to my car, now if I can just get the money to two-tone the interior Heres my car, sorry for the whoring.....