Thread: Grand Prix Builds How much....

Ive gotten curious about how much money we dump into these money pits

I know i have way more then i should have But what can i say its fun
heres what i have going so far
initial cost of the car
purchased last year around this time
$2000 car
$175 used low mileage blower
$300 Magnaflows with all new pipeing ubend and res delete
$500 system and alarm
$1700 Triple edge performance Trans 3.29 gears /never sent my core in
$1200 Block machined and all new pistons and gaskets/oil pum,lifters and so on
$700 Heads ported stage 1 heads bought used
$300 odds and ends of the build ,smaller pulley/mps, moroso wires,so on
$500 Intense s1x cam, tuned pcm, odds and ends
$100 3 dyno pulls
$500 Other random stuff

So im right around 8 grand into a car worth max 5 grand

Modding is a sickness

i dont even know how much money i spent because half the money i spent was just on buying parts and then reselling them at a loss.

with everything i would have put myself in for over $10k.

Ill be around 10k when im done still have methor inter cooler on the list and hptuners maybe a few other things
maybe a new hood and bumper

550-magnaflow cat back ( i know)
300-K&N ( again..i know..new to the 3800 scene)
320-1.95 yella terras,pushrods,springs,retainers all brand new from member
180- zzp powerlog -brand new
170- zzp 3" downpipe-brand new
100- zzp 3.5 mps
200- overkill pcm
200- l.e.d smoked tails
300- nitrous kit
200 -tint

2500 bucks and if you want to include expensive tires and all the little stuff 3000 plus..not TOO bad i guess

i wasnt including my car.

damn!

Im in 2800 for the car

+ initial maitnance ( couple hundred or so i forget)

$600 slp cat back ( before i was on here)

270 msp cai ( again wasnt on here, nor compitent enough to make my own)

and probably another 100 or so with inlays/over lays, paint

and in another month or so 350 for my headers


and the f*cking thing is probably worth 2k

Spent too much:
1500$ rebuilt 4t65eHD
700$ New motor
90$ Synthetic Tranny oil
230$:Lower Intake Manifold GAsket
160$:New Oil Pan
150$L:New A/C Blower
120$:New Carpet
12$: FElpro Exhaust gaskets
12$: Thermostat
240$:Eibach Springs
186$: Sway bar
90$: pulley
160$: Fuel line
30$: Synthetic fuel
150$: MSD Coils
100$: PCM
450$:Exhaust
400$:Headers
76$: TPS
276$:MAF
300$: Ported throttle body
150$: 10.3" spark plug wires
160$:exhaust tips
450$: DAytona decals
100$:Other decals
1124$:CF hood
230$: SD Air Dam
400$: Halo headlights X2
219$: roof rails
230$:daytona wing
980$: Stern ST-11 rims
30$: Throttle body spacer
50$: Mesh grill
165$:floor mats
110$: header wrap
40$: supercharger belt
400$: ZZP fuel logs
30$: Heat sheild
30$: oil breather filter(gone)

There's more, so much more

I paid 3,000 for mine,
$50 for u-bend and res delete,
probably that much in spray paint,
and $30 for my cheap cone filter,
and probably $100 for maintenance stuff.

But once I get my top swap..... hang on to your wallets boys and girls....

well oneil when i bought mine it had 125k miles soo dont feel too bad

yeah...ive put 3000-3500 in it. paid 8000 for it like 3.5yrs ago...but its worth it. i cant think of a car i could have gotten for 11000 3.5yrs ago that i'd rather drive stock....

Lets just say I could have bought a nice trailer home instead.

including motors, transmissions, and everything i have done to it i have close to 15k in it. majority of that is in rims and audio... with a decent amount spent on a few performance mods and suspension mods. i paid 7500 for the car with 70k miles and flawless inside and out.

2,500 for car

550-slp catback
500-pace****ters
1,100-gen v top swap heads etc etc
500-gaskets
2,500-triple edge trans
600-misc parts for trans install
250-f-body calipers
200-ssc springs
300-gr2's
100-misc hardware for suspension
100-misc suspension
400-yella terra rollers
100-l76 springs
200-ls7 lifters
400-N* t/b
200-intense pcm tune
428-wtf dyno tune
100-mps
300-slp spoiler

N/A build parts that have been re-sold

200-wizair
100-overkill tune
140-intense shift pack
250-zzp d/p
150-plog

parts that are going to be ordered very soon

450-devils own kit w/ 6 gal tank
250-42# inj

and xp cam build comming summer time


i know there is alot more, i have a stack of all recipts (dictionary high) from everything done to the car since day 1 two years ago

I don't even want to know.

I could have bought a Z06 by now.