Is it worth modding/spending money on?

[esoteric]

Long story, a long time ago I had a non turbo DSM that I drove for close to 8 years, it had tons of work including head work and other stuff, eventually it blew up and I drove a random neon for a good 2 years. Recently picked up a 1998 TSI AWD and loving the turbo awd . However for the last 3-5 years I kind of lost interest in cars in general mainly because 1 my non turbo had all the work done that you can do to a non turbo about 2 years into owning it and it was a slow non turbo, plus school and all that, I just lost touch.

Fast forward to today, I have a completely stock 98 TSI AWD, even stock radio. It goes in next week to get timing belt done as well as tranny diff and transfer case fluid and a new water pump. I am currently working so I do have some steady income.

I am recently excited to mod this car but I am having second thoughts about it. there are 2 possibilities

1) I could just be excited about having a new car and not really wanting to mod cars just to jump into modding this one and then realize that it was a waste of money

2) My interest in cars could actually be rekindled and I should start working on this car and realize that the money was well spent.

So my question to you guys, Should I spend the money on stage 1 mods? the car itself needs new paint so i would have to do that too.If I did mod it I would likely do intake/exhaust/boost gauge/mbc/IC piping/bigger SMIC/DP/fuel pump/16g/paint/rims/CF hood/lowered a bit/racing bucket seats. that would be my plan so far.

Curious if its worth upgrading, I was thinking another option would be save my money and buy a lancer raliart in about 4 years and just keep it stock until then. it does need to be my DD for those 4 years too.

Thoughts?

 

[Boston]

Long story, a long time ago I had a non turbo DSM that I drove for close to 8 years, it had tons of work including head work and other stuff, eventually it blew up and I drove a random neon for a good 2 years. Recently picked up a 1998 TSI AWD and loving the turbo awd . However for the last 3-5 years I kind of lost interest in cars in general mainly because 1 my non turbo had all the work done that you can do to a non turbo about 2 years into owning it and it was a slow non turbo, plus school and all that, I just lost touch.

Fast forward to today, I have a completely stock 98 TSI AWD, even stock radio. It goes in next week to get timing belt done as well as tranny diff and transfer case fluid and a new water pump. I am currently working so I do have some steady income.

I am recently excited to mod this car but I am having second thoughts about it. there are 2 possibilities

1) I could just be excited about having a new car and not really wanting to mod cars just to jump into modding this one and then realize that it was a waste of money

2) My interest in cars could actually be rekindled and I should start working on this car and realize that the money was well spent.

So my question to you guys, Should I spend the money on stage 1 mods? the car itself needs new paint so i would have to do that too.If I did mod it I would likely do intake/exhaust/boost gauge/mbc/IC piping/bigger SMIC/DP/fuel pump/16g/paint/rims/CF hood/lowered a bit/racing bucket seats. that would be my plan so far.

Curious if its worth upgrading, I was thinking another option would be save my money and buy a lancer raliart in about 4 years and just keep it stock until then. it does need to be my DD for those 4 years too.

Thoughts?

DO it.

















...The fact that you haven't already decided to keep it stock means that the mod 'bug' bit you and you are looking for someone to convince/reinforce the decision you already want to make.

Why else would you have bought a talon AWD, when you could have kept the neon or simply buy another mainstream pedestrian car?

 

[slickers111]

Dont gotta do much to these cars to make them get up, and go.
Quick HP is upgrade the fuel system, and get a Evo Big 16G, have it tuned to 15 PSI, and that should be good.