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- JMarine25
GTPlanet, nice to see you again.
You, a dull car, and an average day on the road. If you had artistic talent, you seen something special in your car that you can change the cosmetics of the outside of the car, and make a personalized ride that makes you stand out among others. Anyone who may know about me know that the sport compact magazine I like most is "Super Street." After all, the witty humor and good coverage of tuned and modded cars makes it the number one magazine when it comes to sport compacts and imports. But when I think about it, can a body kit actually serve a purpose other than cosmetics? I'll start.
I think a special bodykit doesn't completely change the car's handling or weight, it just gives it a new personality. Don't be surprised if you have a fast-looking car and you're challenged to back up the fact it's a good car. To me, as much cosmetic enhancements to the car will actually make the machine something it really isn't. As I might have said, I think people have cars they know may not compare with more powerful and more exotic machinery, but their car is perfect for them. When I get a license, I'm probably thinking about a British Racing Green or blue Mini Cooper or Mini Cooper S (that would make MiniMADness smile). But even then, I know I don't have fancy machinery to tote around for bragging rights. I know I would be performance bound, but I know my limits. I don't want to modify a car into something that I know the car was never meant to be. I wouldn't want to take chances. Maybe a muffler kit, computer chip, a K&N air filter (they add horsepower), and that's about it. Make it maybe 200 horses and make it perform. Or if I had a deathwish, I'd for for 239 hps like when you bought the Mini works car from GT2.
I look at my bookshelf and I see my Honda Civic with Super Street livery from Hot Wheels. I'm going to talk about the noticables about this machine and maybe the life-size version of the car:
(based on Super Street Magazine with headline: "Turbo Charge."
"Super Street" Magazine, March 2001, page 64)
-Wings West Avenger-style front and rear bumpers, Type W side skirts and Shark Wing; Kaminari carbon-fiber hoodie, Modern IMage "graffix."
-MOMO Racing Extreme Seats, seatbelt harness and pads, Top Power steering wheel, Combat shift knob and tuning pedals, Car Craft vinyl seats, Auto Custom Carpet Corvette Red door panels by Traffic Jamz, Autopower rollbar, Autometer Monster Tach.
That's all I'm going to pull up about this Super Street Honda Civic. Now there is one point I should bring up. I think with all the exterior and interior modifications, I think the engine remained stock, so don't think this is a car that wished it were fast. It is just a custom machine and nothing less. But back to the question at hand. Tuners want to mod their cars to LOOK like they mean business. Some even can back up their claim. I think the ones that pay more attention to performance and engine tuning are often the ones with the hottest machinery. But can they be effective? Some like to think these parts are only for wannabe race cars. I think they at least do their part, even if they sound like "farts." Some of the race cars that don't look like pimped-out customs are the drifting cars. Signal Auto built themselves a 600hp Nissan Silvia to tackle the drifting scene, and they can perform. I'm pretty sure they are street legal, granted that they aren't racing exclusive. But I think these parts can actually perform.
So what do you think? Can these bodykits and tuner parts UPGRADE or DOWNGRADE performance of the stock vehicle?
You, a dull car, and an average day on the road. If you had artistic talent, you seen something special in your car that you can change the cosmetics of the outside of the car, and make a personalized ride that makes you stand out among others. Anyone who may know about me know that the sport compact magazine I like most is "Super Street." After all, the witty humor and good coverage of tuned and modded cars makes it the number one magazine when it comes to sport compacts and imports. But when I think about it, can a body kit actually serve a purpose other than cosmetics? I'll start.
I think a special bodykit doesn't completely change the car's handling or weight, it just gives it a new personality. Don't be surprised if you have a fast-looking car and you're challenged to back up the fact it's a good car. To me, as much cosmetic enhancements to the car will actually make the machine something it really isn't. As I might have said, I think people have cars they know may not compare with more powerful and more exotic machinery, but their car is perfect for them. When I get a license, I'm probably thinking about a British Racing Green or blue Mini Cooper or Mini Cooper S (that would make MiniMADness smile). But even then, I know I don't have fancy machinery to tote around for bragging rights. I know I would be performance bound, but I know my limits. I don't want to modify a car into something that I know the car was never meant to be. I wouldn't want to take chances. Maybe a muffler kit, computer chip, a K&N air filter (they add horsepower), and that's about it. Make it maybe 200 horses and make it perform. Or if I had a deathwish, I'd for for 239 hps like when you bought the Mini works car from GT2.
I look at my bookshelf and I see my Honda Civic with Super Street livery from Hot Wheels. I'm going to talk about the noticables about this machine and maybe the life-size version of the car:
(based on Super Street Magazine with headline: "Turbo Charge."
"Super Street" Magazine, March 2001, page 64)
-Wings West Avenger-style front and rear bumpers, Type W side skirts and Shark Wing; Kaminari carbon-fiber hoodie, Modern IMage "graffix."
-MOMO Racing Extreme Seats, seatbelt harness and pads, Top Power steering wheel, Combat shift knob and tuning pedals, Car Craft vinyl seats, Auto Custom Carpet Corvette Red door panels by Traffic Jamz, Autopower rollbar, Autometer Monster Tach.
That's all I'm going to pull up about this Super Street Honda Civic. Now there is one point I should bring up. I think with all the exterior and interior modifications, I think the engine remained stock, so don't think this is a car that wished it were fast. It is just a custom machine and nothing less. But back to the question at hand. Tuners want to mod their cars to LOOK like they mean business. Some even can back up their claim. I think the ones that pay more attention to performance and engine tuning are often the ones with the hottest machinery. But can they be effective? Some like to think these parts are only for wannabe race cars. I think they at least do their part, even if they sound like "farts." Some of the race cars that don't look like pimped-out customs are the drifting cars. Signal Auto built themselves a 600hp Nissan Silvia to tackle the drifting scene, and they can perform. I'm pretty sure they are street legal, granted that they aren't racing exclusive. But I think these parts can actually perform.
So what do you think? Can these bodykits and tuner parts UPGRADE or DOWNGRADE performance of the stock vehicle?
![[]AzNDrifter[]](/forum/data/avatars/m/25/25375.jpg?1090460250){kind=avatar}
people still want them anyways to get that "fast" feeling going on or just to be unique from others or want to make their cars look fancy. It's like, why do you need 400-600 Horsepower for? 
