5 Must Knows Before Modding Your Car!

Modding cars as a beginner can be tricky, and it's really easy to get caught up in the hype and waste money, or straight up purchase useless things. However, regardless of how your modding journey starts, these are 5 things you should keep in mind before embarking on your journey of modding.

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[josephroll]

Value goes down, but happiness goes up

[NickRoss]

*Insurer* - "Is your car modded?"
*Me* - "If I say yes will my rates go up?"
*Insurer* - "Yes they would sir."
*Me* - "....imma go with no"

[raisinnotnice]

5 things you need to know before modding your car:
1. You need a car

[ethansadventuresWI]

If you're buying a used car the first thing you should do is make sure all maintenance is done before any mods are done. Things like timing belt, fluid flushes, oil leaks, etc.

[malcolm]

My mods will always go in this order:
Wheels
Coilovers
Engine/exhaust
Cosmetics

[Simontrxly]

Imma get a modded civic add a thicc fart can a cardboard wing and side skirts, paper front spliter and have my wheels almost perfectly horizontal

[samaravadi]

Dealer: Warranty?
Me: Void, Void, Void, Void

[Planty_]

About that "Keeping the parts"... I agree with you. My teacher always says that aftermarket parts dealers always love young people. Because they always bring their stock motorcycle in (heck, it's not even a motorcycle, it's technically a scooter), install the aftermarket parts and left the stock parts to them.

[efsa]

when 97% of the country thinks a fart can is a real "mod", a 6 minute video about mods is too damn short.

[BlackCatRedScarf]

The first suggestion is pretty nice.
Actually, I would add one extra thing: if you plan to use it on the racing track, inspect the car, change/replace what's is needed, put a good set of tires and test the car without any modifications.

This will help you to determine what you need to improve in your car and plan better your upgrades and enjoy your upgrades even more than you would if you just upgraded the car and never knew how it was stock.

Sometimes your engine is already enough for your purpose and upgrading it won't make your car much better without a proper set of tires and a finely tuned suspension.

[Tjulfar]

As someone who is obsessed with wide Body Kits. it's really hard for me to keep original parts.... But then again I'm not selling my cars anyway :'D

[mcclurenicholasa]

Last one is so relatable, I'm having trouble finding parts for my '69 Lincoln Continental Mk III :/ Especially since the '69 and '70 Mk III's have minor but but noticable differences and there's not many '69s running around, so I'm up poo creek without a paddle sometimes:') But tbh it's worth it cuz your grow closer to your car and know what's in it rather than having someone else do it 😁

[cpufreak]

Bladed-senpai, one thing you should have mentioned is Mileage, such as what mileage should you not even bother with mods without rebuilding drivetrain components just so you're not risking higher unreliability from worn-out parts.

[ThatCampingOwl]

I just wanted to comment thanking you for all your work and explanatory content!
I'm new to the automotive industry and finding out all I can before taking the steps toward buying & modifying a car really helps!

[Postalbike]

I remember watching this video not even a month after I got my 2010 Camaro 2SS back in 2017, it really help me understand the pros & cons of adding mods to your vehicle, it's been 2 years an I've only changed 3 things on the car. My Exhaust to a X-Pipe & Axle Back an tinted the windows I'm happy with it 😎

[DominikMaslyk]

The ECU part only applies to cars that have modern ECUs.

Older cars that have hybrid digital or no ECU at all don’t apply

I think

Also when restoring an old car, aftermarket parts are sometimes crucial or optional since OEM parts might not be found on sale and increase performance overall

[graevly]

O o f don't do this to me angel stop uploading in 4 in the morning, also it's my Birthday so that's a thing.

[XBlockAcah]

Find a guy who knows about car on form or Facebook and ask them questions. Usually they are kind enough to tell you their experience and the do and don't

[crownsplitter]

Exhausts in racing games: 100-1000$
Real racing exhaust:
*is as expensive as a GReedy turbo*

[RileyJSW]

Like the information, but please still do jokes