"Uncle Ben's" LMAO. All my mods on the car has been to the suspension, sway, tower strut, bushings, coilovers, wheel spacers, and Z rated tires. I've been happy with the body style and engine so far. My moto if it ain't broke don't fix it. Since I've had the car for four years now things will start breaking down and bumps and dings will need to be smoothed out. Once I start bodywork and repainting, I think I want to start replacing and re-styling as I go. Engine mods are going to be the last thing I work on, since I plan on getting every once of value out of this PT, not because I'm a penny pincher, but because my mortgage and wife require it.
When the engine eventually needs some work, I'm pretty sure I'm going to go Stage I, port and polish the heads, bigger WGA, bigger turbo, Plastic Manifold, inducted hood scoop CAI, 3 inch downpipe, to Mopar duals. 250 HP would be my goal, anything more would be suicide, I'm looking forward to having kids. I've been reading up on alternative performance modifications and if any of these things become available to the public I might even incorporate a performance hybrid in wheel motors to power the rear wheels. Check out this link to what Mitsubishi is doing to their Evo line.
http://www.megawattmotorworks.com/di...icle&artid=172 If things progress we should start seeing bolt on hybrid performance kits before long. Also check out what these kids built in their auto shop, a hybrid performance car, built off an Attack kit car, with a hybrid electric engine powering the front wheels (0 to 60) in four seconds!!! diesel engine powering the rear wheels (50 mpg) fuel economy, Very innovative, very interesting.
http://www.autoauditorium.com/TdS_Re...hotos_007.html
With all the bodywork it should lighten things up a bit, removing the fenders, back seats, chopping the top. I'm also thinking of going with the AGP carbon fiber hood and rear hatch. The goal here is to shed as much excess weight off the PT as possible. Lightweight aluminum rims, red even. Call me Uncle Ben, but damn red wheels just gets me going.
So as time goes, things break and need replacing and modifying, doors that ding and need repainting the above mentioned is the blueprint of what I plan on doing to my PT. As odd and far-fetched these ideas might be, I believe the slow and steady way is always the best, easy on the pocket book and easy on the work schedule.