| Before | After |
| Horsepower mods | Making the power |
| Stock airbox | Hotshot ColdAir intake pipe |
| Stock exhaust manifold | Hotshot Gen III headers |
| Stock exhaust piping/muffler | Borla catback exhaust |
| Powertrain | Controlling the power |
| Stock clutch | ACT Stage II clutch |
| 21lb stock flywheel | 14lb lightened flywheel |
| Stock crankcase pulley | Unorthodox Racing underdrive pulley |
| Handling/braking | Putting the power down |
| Stock brake pads | Porterfield R-4S carbon/kevlar pads |
| Stock brake rotors | Powerslot slotted brake rotors |
| Stock DOT 3 brake fluid | Motul DOT 5.1 brake fluid |
| Stock brake lines | Goodridge stainless steel brake lines |
| Stock KYB struts | Tokico Illumina 5way adjustable struts |
| Stock 12mm rear sway bar | Addco 22mm(7/8") rear sway bar |
| No front strut tower bar | Freedom Design front strut bar |
| Goodyear Eagle 225/50vr16 | Yokohama A520 225/50vr16 |
| Electrical/Functional | Lighting the way and gee whiz stuff |
| Foglamps operate with headlamps | Foglamps operate with parking lights |
| Antenna operates with radio | Antenna operates independently |
| Stock headlamps, 55/45 high/low beam | Hella H4 headlamps, 130/90 H4 bulbs |
| Stock headlamp wires | 10 gauge wiring w/2 Hella 30amp relays |
| Stock foglamps 27watts | PIAA 1500xt H3 hyper 55(85)watt |
| Upgraded Replacement | Much better than OEM crap |
| Stock plug wires | Magnecor KV85 |
| Stock spark plugs | Bosch Platinum +4 spark plugs |
| Motorcraft 10w30 oil | Mobil 1 10w30 synthetic oil |
| Motorcraft GL-4 MTX oil | Redline MT-90 synthetic MTX oil |
| Radiator fluid | Radiator fluid + Redline Watter Wetter |
| Stock intank fuel pump (~85 liters/hour) | Walbro intank fuel pump (190 lph) |
| Aesthetic/Interior | Looking stock and sounding good |
| Stock pedals | Razo Magnesium pedals (RM35) |
| Stock premium casette | Clarion ARX7470 casette |
| No CD changer | Clarion CDC635 6disc changer |
| Stock speakers (front) | MB Quart RKB130 Coaxial (front) |
| Gadgets | He who dies with the most toys |
| Uniden BearTracker BCT-7 scanner | |
| Uniden CB Radio | |
| G-TechPro accelerometer | |
| Obsolescence | Former mods and their replacements |
| Kenwood 10disc FM CD Changer | Clarion CDC635 6disc changer |
| Custom ColdAir intake | Hotshot ColdAir intake |
| H4 60/55 watt bulbs | H4 130/90 watt bulbs |