I just bought a stock 02 Zx2 and the only for sure plans I have are finding a decent set of 17" x 7" rims and 205/40/17 tires. Other than that I want to make it look/ sound classy. I am completely new to all this, my previous and only other car was a 1990 Mercedes 420 SEL which I just drove for luxury/ getting around. I am young and know nothing about pretty much anything car related besides driving the thing.
The Zx2 is a 5 speed manual with practiacally no options besides power mirrors (LOL) and I love it so far, but I think the stock look is pretty lame (besides the front end which I think is pretty raw.) What looks like the stock 14" wheels or what you guys call swirlies are so gay and I want to change those ASAP.
Any suggestions to start out would be great, thanks.
Can somebody please lemme know how to fully build my exhaust? I don’t want to do it they way mexicans with rice hondas do it, I want to do it once, and do it right
that’s the trubendz. if you want, your local exhaust shop can do you a setup for a little less. just pick out a muffler you like. my opinion, stick with a quality name and basic design.
no problem man. we were all newbs at some point. keep asking questions and someone here will help you out.
a little more advice: if you want to keep it quiet with a nice sound, keep a resonator. if you ever plan to get a header for the car (you might not now but you could get bit by the modding bug), a resonator will keep it the muffler from rasping bad. i speak from experience. my header made my car sound terrible until i put a resonator back into the exhaust. now it sounds great again.
another thing is material with trubendz. if you live in a harsh ie northern or otherwise salty area you probably wanna go with stainless exhaust as it’ll never go bad. on the other hand if you live in a milder area the aluminized steel may be all you need.
that is true and the reason i purchased the stainless. however, my drive way is a dirt driveway and had a stone poking out of it.
That with the combination of my car being lowered, the flex pipe caught on it a few times and chewed it up. its not a trubendz quality issue. There stuff is excellent.
Which muffler did you get with that Trubendz? I’m seriously considering buying one, are they still in business? I tried emailing and calling them, but I got no response.
So why did you go with the 2.25" instead of the 2.5"? I’ve heard many things about the pros/cons of larger diameter, but just wanted to get another opinion. BTW, is it hard to get in touch with Trubendz? Thanks.