point me in the right direction plz

[chris_1987_VL]

hey lads i got a fairly standard 1987 VL and im going to buy a pair of extractors of a mate , i also was thinking of getting a 2 1/2'' straight through exhaust at the same time. I dont wanna spend a fortune but i wanna make my ride sound sick so can someone tell me what i should do ??? also i was considering getting a K&N panel filter but only if i will get results?

[Bax]

Just the usual mate - extractors, 2.5" exhaust yyeaaah, but definately no bigger, muffler and a normal cat, don't bother with hiflow waste of money.

Then do a cold air induction setup combined with the K&N filter, then if you still want more bump your timing up a few degrees.

[starkie85]

wow guys there are some real nice lookin VL's in here...
This is my beast bought it the other week stocky with group A kit but before i bought it some one stole the wing
i need new rims bigger rims and want to do abit of touch up paint on it when i have the time just got to buff it it should come up shmick i get comments sometimes cause they say its a blocky lookin car and a chick drivin what can i say im a rev head chick just sold my VB 308 and got this couldnt afford to run it lol well i will stop dribbling here it is.........

[starkie85]

woops sorry wrong place

[My Car Pwns]

lol.. looks good anyway

[vlv8vic]

youll find extractors a set of pipes,welded together as a single unit.
the only time youll need to buy a 'pair' or extractors is if you have a v8.

[chris_1987_VL]

yeh i didnt mean it as 2 single extractors its just the way i worded it

[vlv8vic]

no worries. how did you go with that? what was he asking and did you get them? what about the other mods?

[chris_1987_VL]

well after slugging my guts out for a few months i have saved $5500 , i want new rims , new exhaust , dints removed, darker tints , CAI and maybe some other mods depending on funds and how much i like the car ie. group a body kit w/o bonnet scoop and rear spoiler- looks mad. I am hopefully starting the transformation start of next week so ill be sure to keep yous posted on it.

If u got any recamendations or thoughts plz feel free to tell me , the more input the better

[vlv8vic]

5k should see all that done comfortably with leftovers for a fierce sound system. Enjoy it mate. look forward to helping you spend the money!!!

[Bax]

Well exhaust CAI and tint shouldn't be much more then 1000 dollars. That leaves you with alot to play with.

[chris_1987_VL]

wats some cheap easy performance upgrades???? do performance spark plugs do much ??? and how do u bumb the timing up ? is it a job i could do solo or is it fairly complicated??

[Johnsy]

I owned a 88 vl berlina 3.0l back in the day and also did extrators+2.5 inch exhaust... just make sure they guarantee that it wont drone at crusing speed.. mine did and it drove me crazy....
so i spent the rest of my coin on a sound system to out do it... lol

[Bax]

Performance spark plugs? no such thing hehe, don't waste your money on them. New plugs will be enough.

Timing light needed for the timing, go and see a friendly mechanic and he may do it for nothing for you. Takes only a few minutes - just have to undo a bolt on the distributor and turn it and then check.. Can be done by ear and test drives. But thats kinda dodgy.