New model zen to modify. Budget 40-50k

akshay · 3rd January 2006, 08:37

Hi all!

Wishing everyone a brilliant 2006!

My 2004 zen LX is now going to be a year and a half old and i was wondering what i could do with it. I plan to stick with this car for atleast 5 years more and was wondering what i could do with it. I dont plan any cosmetic changes, neither do i want to change my music system as i'm quite happy with the basic sony xplod setup which i have.

I'm looking at basically changes under the hood and have no idea what to do. Speed and suspension ideas would be really nice.

I like roadtripping so any suggestions to make my car climb mountains

would be nice.

Also is getting a power steering retrofitted a good idea?

Thanks
akshay

iceman91 · 3rd January 2006, 09:24

hey..contact autopsyche..for that you could do quite a bit to make it much more peppy..not too extreme but good enough to feel the difference when you floor it

zulfikar · 3rd January 2006, 10:13

there are lot of thing you can do...
but rember first thing first...
upgrade the RUBBER...
its not safe...

iceman91 · 3rd January 2006, 18:11

rubber and brakes...things dont stop..

speed0mania · 4th January 2006, 01:07

i had an aug 04 zen with a k&n replacement filter and wus planning on a freeflow !! but one fateful night at the ashram crossing on 29th december 05 3am this truck swirved to the right suddenly and i couldnt stop in time and the car skidded out of control!!! well the cars totaled now !! and im too sad to narrate the whole story right now but will do that soon!!

so remember upgrade tyres first and if possible braking even on a stock car as the car is low on grip! (even though i had upgraded 1 tyre size to 155) but dude it needs at least 165!! and drive safe !!

as for the mods you can go to arush(autopsyche) or performance auto in noida !! you can get a k&n airfilter from methodsonline.com and get a freeflow from either one of the 2 above or contact automech the freeflow experts from mumbai but they have a franchisee in delhi i have the contact somewhere i can look it up if you want pm if you need any more help!!

speed0mania · 4th January 2006, 01:47

well i've written down the story you can find it in street travel and experiences section under the heading 'my 2004 zen totaled" !!
:-(

3rd January 2006, 08:37	#1
akshay BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 53 Thanked: 12 Times	New model zen to modify. Budget 40-50k Hi all! Wishing everyone a brilliant 2006! My 2004 zen LX is now going to be a year and a half old and i was wondering what i could do with it. I plan to stick with this car for atleast 5 years more and was wondering what i could do with it. I dont plan any cosmetic changes, neither do i want to change my music system as i'm quite happy with the basic sony xplod setup which i have. I'm looking at basically changes under the hood and have no idea what to do. Speed and suspension ideas would be really nice. I like roadtripping so any suggestions to make my car climb mountains would be nice. Also is getting a power steering retrofitted a good idea? Thanks akshay
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3rd January 2006, 09:24	#2
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	hey..contact autopsyche..for that you could do quite a bit to make it much more peppy..not too extreme but good enough to feel the difference when you floor it
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3rd January 2006, 10:13	#3
zulfikar BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 531 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	there are lot of thing you can do... but rember first thing first... upgrade the RUBBER... its not safe...
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3rd January 2006, 18:11	#4
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	rubber and brakes...things dont stop..
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4th January 2006, 01:07	#5
speed0mania BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: new delhi Posts: 463 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	safety comes first!! i had an aug 04 zen with a k&n replacement filter and wus planning on a freeflow !! but one fateful night at the ashram crossing on 29th december 05 3am this truck swirved to the right suddenly and i couldnt stop in time and the car skidded out of control!!! well the cars totaled now !! and im too sad to narrate the whole story right now but will do that soon!! so remember upgrade tyres first and if possible braking even on a stock car as the car is low on grip! (even though i had upgraded 1 tyre size to 155) but dude it needs at least 165!! and drive safe !! as for the mods you can go to arush(autopsyche) or performance auto in noida !! you can get a k&n airfilter from methodsonline.com and get a freeflow from either one of the 2 above or contact automech the freeflow experts from mumbai but they have a franchisee in delhi i have the contact somewhere i can look it up if you want pm if you need any more help!!
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4th January 2006, 01:47	#6
speed0mania BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: new delhi Posts: 463 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	well i've written down the story you can find it in street travel and experiences section under the heading 'my 2004 zen totaled" !! :-( Last edited by speed0mania : 4th January 2006 at 01:52.
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