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    Question Got a Hard Decision...Help

    i got six grand and i can either get a crotch rocket or put it towards my car i want a paint job and performance stuff what rwhp can i expect if im puttin the much money into my car? after the paint job it would be around 4000 grand? please help
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    whao....india? that's pretty kick ass. You should figure half of that $2k will go to shipping materials LMAO!

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    put it into the car man,bikes just are not safe,what kind of paint job are you gonna do?

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    Paint Job

    i was thinkin SOM keep it factory lookin but idk kinda like silver want something easy to keep clean cause nbm n black are a PITA!

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    If you are not over 30 put the money into the car. The insurance on the bike will be outrageous. I always wanted a bike but waited until I was 32 to get one. It's one of the smarter things i've done. Now I have both and I couldn't be happier, well maybe if I had more money to sink into both of them!!

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    6 grand into the car, but IMO dont paint it, NMB is a sexy and kind of a rare color the way it is. With 6 grand you can get A LOT of power in that car

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    if you were to paint a car... you know how the inside of the engine bay is whatever color the car is?? if you were to paint it .. it would be 2 colors.. unless they painted in the insde area also.. right??

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    Quote Originally Posted by M-Ten View Post
    if you were to paint a car... you know how the inside of the engine bay is whatever color the car is?? if you were to paint it .. it would be 2 colors.. unless they painted in the insde area also.. right??
    You got it.

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    Save painting for when your done with the rest of the mods you want to do. Especially the big ones. It's to easy to get scratches when installing parts. I'd do headers, ORY, heads, cam, stall, tune and rear end with a much better ratio especially if you have the crappy 2.73's. I'm sure that should be around 6 grand.

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    so what exactly do they have to do paint the engine bay?? or w/e it's called? and how much more would it cost than just painting the outside??

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    Whats better if i want it streetable Cams and Heads or Turbo or Supercharger what would i be better doing? And i see what you mean(about doin Paint after) and i already have LT's and ORY Sittin and ready for install when ever i get off my lazy ass n do it or take it somewhere to be done

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    well all depends how fast you wanna go 6k can put a good 402 or 408 stroker but then again you have to have the rear end and suspension to handle all that

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    Quote Originally Posted by gable2000ta View Post
    i got six grand and i can either get a crotch rocket or put it towards my car i want a paint job and performance stuff what rwhp can i expect if im puttin the much money into my car? after the paint job it would be around 4000 grand? please help
    A good paint job that includes painting things like the engine bay, all the door jambs, and places like that will chew up the majority, if not all, of that $6k.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mbrownin View Post
    A good paint job that includes painting things like the engine bay, all the door jambs, and places like that will chew up the majority, if not all, of that $6k.
    that's what i was wondering.. how much it would cost, so they would have to remove the whole engine or what??

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    Forget the paint with 6k, you can make you car a reliable 420-450rwhp and still have enough to get the drive train somewhat upgraded. Is your car auto? As for getting a bike or adding hp to th car, i just think its soo much cooler when your the guy in a car keeping up or beating a crotch rocket in a race, my friedn used to always mess wit hme you wanna go race the T/A vs his 600RR but once i got my supra at 517rwhp i was the one goin you wanna go run the supra against your bike. LOL Not to mention insurance, hes 21 with 2 tickets, for a 1000RR insurance was 6grand a year
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