is it worth modifying?

cogiebear

hey all,

bought a 1997 Mits Lancer 1.3 GLX the other day and ive been wondering if its worth doing up!? tis my first car ill have done so any advice as to what ta do would be nice

and places to buy stuff cheap lol

cheers CB

hanloj1

good site is http://www.rhdjapan.com/. You'll prob get allot more sites from lads on midnightclub.ie

Under A Funeral Moon

Performance-wise you'd be wasting your money modifying it as you'll see very small (if any) gains.

Atomic Pineapple

Performance wise no there's not much point, maybe nice alloys, lower it and keep it nice a clean

hanloj1

draffodx wrote: »

Performance wise no there's not much point, maybe nice alloys, lower it and keep it nice a clean

I agree. She'll look the part then.

DaveJac

nice wheels, lower it, keep it clean and tidy no tacky stuff and it will be nice

Flyer1

Really not. Just sell it and buy a nice mivec

projectgtr

Like draffodx said just leave performance alone, maybe pick up some nice OEM Mivec parts like skirts lips and spoiler, subtle and clean is the way to go imo.Furthest id go with performance, well more to finish it off would be a nice subtle exhaust, maybe even an OEM mivec one if it fits, one thing id stay away from is badging up as an EVO or Mivec :eek:

Some mivec inspiration

Graham_B18C

Sound advice there projectgtr, the Mivec parts will make it look good.

I think Evo parts are way too OTT for a regular Lancer.

cogiebear

thanks

but as i said before i dont have a clue as to where to get these parts im new to this so any recommended places?

Gregsor

cogiebear wrote: »

thanks

but as i said before i dont have a clue as to where to get these parts im new to this so any recommended places?

Scrapyards?
They are an old car now started in 95 or 96?
What is the budget?
Start off with a form of induction/air filter that will give a nice change of tone to the engine,they are quite cheap and almost all car shops will have them in one sort or another.
A proper Hid kit not just the glarey blind everyone else bulbs,kits have also come quite competitive in price and no better time of the year to upgrade your headlight polarity.
Alloys although one of the more pricey ones and tinted windows are always nice.

challengemaster

donedeal for parts

dont bother sticking in an induction kit - you'll have to declare it to insurance, who won't be happy, insurance goes up, and your performance will probably drop. Throw in a decent panel filter instead.

Gregsor

Not worth getting a panel filter tbh for a 1.3,an induction or airfilter cone will give a nice sound variation which will keep you happy,it would be hard to get any improvements on performance aspects anyway.
I doubt many people would declare an aftermarket airfilter on their insurance myself.
I did once before but the Induction kit cost E700 and it was more so in case it went somewhere else.

projectgtr

cogiebear wrote: »

thanks

but as i said before i dont have a clue as to where to get these parts im new to this so any recommended places?

Get on to some local sites like dtdirl.com or torque-irl.com people are allways breaking cars,dont forget Adverts too, also you might get lucky with some scrap yards,

personally sites like dtd are the way to go, gets you talking to like minded people plus if something goes wrong theres allways a helping hand.

challengemaster

Gregsor wrote: »

Not worth getting a panel filter tbh for a 1.3,an induction or airfilter cone will give a nice sound variation which will keep you happy,it would be hard to get any improvements on performance aspects anyway.
I doubt many people would declare an aftermarket airfilter on their insurance myself.
I did once before but the Induction kit cost E700 and it was more so in case it went somewhere else.

Thing is though, if you change it it's considered a power mod by the insurance. Leave it undeclared and have a crash, they'll have something to say about it....

projectgtr

challengemaster wrote: »

Thing is though, if you change it it's considered a power mod by the insurance. Leave it undeclared and have a crash, they'll have something to say about it....

doesnt have to be a power mod for it to be declared pretty much anything you do needs to be declared but the process and the attitude of the insurance companies over here is ridiculous they just use their magic calculator :mad:

Oh and hi bro long time no talk

challengemaster

projectgtr wrote: »

doesnt have to be a power mod for it to be declared pretty much anything you do needs to be declared but the process and the attitude of the insurance companies over here is ridiculous they just use their magic calculator :mad:

Oh and hi bro long time no talk

Well aware, just they tend to have a flashing red lightbulb and alarm that goes off when anything "power" mod is mentioned... visuals they usually don't give a toss about.

"Hi, just like to inform you there's an induction kit on the car"
"Ah, induction kit you say? That'll be an extra 300 euro"

:rolleyes:

How're ya keeping anyway?

laoishibee

Just take the airbox off all together or drill a few holes in it, all it will do will give you a nicer noise,

Really all id do is invest my time and money into decent detailing,
Have the car absolutely spotless, It will give you a good point in selling the car in the future too.

Buy second hand standard mivec wheels and bits if youd like.

Wheels and a lowering would be perfect in the car,


Oh and please please dont put stupid Lexus style lights and Crappy massive sunvisors and a loud ass exhaust from halfrauds or planet auto, i see way too many of those lancers like that with those stupid common as muck Wolfrace Kantana's

Anyway Bull****ing over!

ShadowHearth

first car - not worth moding. drive it, save up money, then buying something more seriuos.

it is really not worth it to modife such small engined cars. It will look like it can go fast, but puff...

cogiebear

thanks for the tips, not planning on putting a feck off rotten sounding exsaust on i dont like them,

sun strips are just completely ugly, maybe i could get the windies tinted or something

zero19

Graham_B18C wrote: »

Sound advice there projectgtr, the Mivec parts will make it look good.

I think Evo parts are way too OTT for a regular Lancer.

If there's one thing i hate it's 1.3 EVO Replicas

Gregsor

zero19 wrote: »

If there's one thing i hate it's 1.3 EVO Replicas

Even worse when they are manky Green with just an Evo spoiler :eek:.

Conor_M1990

When someone metions a modified 1.3 mitsubishi why do I get a picture of a silver 00 one with lexus lights katanas a playboy window visor and a overweight young one driving it round the town with the car full of heads.

Numb.Muzik

set of 17inch alloys
induction kit get a nice sound of a small engine
lowering springs (dnt chop the spring what ever you do )
mabey a slight window tint or tinted sunstrip

keep it clean DNT GO TO HALFORDS

Pdfile

Numb.Muzik wrote: »

DNT GO TO HALFORDS

where else does a young fella get his parts ?!?!

Tomebagel

Pdfile wrote: »

where else does a young fella get his parts ?!?!

Same place an old fella gets his parts?!?!

Numb.Muzik

Pdfile wrote: »

where else does a young fella get his parts ?!?!

Im only gone 18 my first car is a Nissan Sunny nothing exciting like the OP i bought all parts of my car online mostly from England

Just saying Halfords is a rip off and so tacky a lot cheaper to buy mods online

andyseadog

did you buy the towbar online? :rolleyes:

MagicMarker

Is that picture before or after the mods?

Graham_B18C

Not only is this getting catty, it's going off topic. Enough of the useless posts

Numb.Muzik

im just sayin that simple mods make a s**t car half decent

Graham_B18C

Numb.Muzik wrote: »

im just sayin that simple mods make a s**t car half decent

My post wasn't aimed at you dude