Name submission= The Savin' Wagon
Mods (real world):
Engine:
- Warm air intake
- Port matching
- De-carbonizing treatment
- synthetic oil
- Tube header with anti-reverb steps and low restriction exhaust system (basically replace the muffler)
- Water injection
- PCV catch can (home made of course)
- Delete A/C and remove ALL components
- Remove all unnecessary brackets/braces from the engine bay (good weight savings)
Trans:
- Taller final drive ratio
- Synthetic trans fluid
- Fresh bearings if need be
Body:
- Small boat tail
- Remove factory roof rack (if not removed already)
- Replace side mirrors with smaller/more aerodynamic ones
- Coroplast/Rain gutter side skirts
- Flush mounted grill block
- Get those nice smooth looking headlights (if they aren't already on there)
- Fill seams with caulking
- Make a small cowl for windshield wipers or remove windshield wipers if allowed by law
- Front air dam or under pan
- Rear wheel skirts
- Front wheel skirts using basjoos's design
- Recess or remove the outer door handles
Suspension:
- Lower the vehicle by either getting Escort lowering springs or cutting OEM ones
- Install sway bars or larger sway bars (to allow for faster cornering speed)
- Replace wheel bearings and inject with synthetic grease for LRR
Wheels:
- If 13" wheels fit: 155/80/13 LRR tires all around otherwise 155/80/14
- Smooth hubcaps made out of the racing hubcaps or Coroplast or pizza pans
- Aluminum rims if you can find some lightweight smooth designs
Interior:
- Remove all unnecessary seats/panels/speakers/radio
- Remove sound deadening
- Remove spare tire/jack/tools replace with a fix-a-flat can or two
- Tint your windows to the darkest legal limit if you live in a hot climate
Electronics:
- ScanGauge II
- EFIE thing or whatever their called to modify the O2 signal
Driver Mods:
- Tweak your driving habits or course
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I'll get working on a photochop to display some of the exterior mods and post it up in a day or two.
Edit:
Just for fun:
