De Rigueur Introduction

[David Smith]

Hello to all,

I'm new to the forum. I've been searching around for resources and thankfully the community has delivered.

I have a '03 Taffeta hatch. I purchased it about 4 years ago with 54K on it. It's now got about 87500 now. The guy I bought it from left it pretty much stock. He lowered it with skunk2's, added 17s, and it has some after market sideskirts and such. I don't think they were a quality brand. The parts are cracking and don't hold their shape so much. It's kind of got a rat rod feel to it right now.

My ideas for the car:

I want to add some hp.
I want to put it on a diet.
I want a cleaner look.

My ability:

Super novice.

What is some basic vernacular that I should have down?

So if any of you have suggestions, I would greatly appreciate them.

Thanks in advance.

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Will add pics asap.

[1st]

The skirts are probably fiberglass and why they are cracking. Take out the rear seats to put it on a diet. Intake cbe with a tune and call it a day. Keep it simple and don't get rice. Fyi thats low mileage.

[soquel1]

Welcome,

I suggest going through the build/showoff threads and start seeing what paths others have taken. Then research the other areas of the site. In doing so, you will soak up the terminology real fast ; )

I personally did one thing at a time. First I worked on the aesthetics of the car, then power. Good luck to you.

[David Smith]

Thanks for the suggestions. I will do some more searching under the build/showoff threads. And I am definitely keeping it simple.