My Vigor

Modified Acura Vigor

My Acura Vigor had been around the block a few (hundred) times before I finally got around to modifying her, but I eventually did. In fact, the only modifications that were done before the 200k mile mark was to shave all the markings off the car. Ironically, with no markings at all, people were completely confused as to what kind of car it was, but at least they stopped calling it a Legend. That alone was worth the tube of cleaner it took to get all the gunk off from the badges.

Anyway, once I actually got the money and time to start modifying the car in earnest, there were tons of aftermarket parts available. Obviously this car had been around a while, but I honestly didn't think that they had made enough of them to have this kind of aftermarket support. I was wrong.

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The first modification was the installation of lowering springs. I went with about a half inch. Ride quality only barely suffered, if at all, and the car handled much better than before. Thankfully my next upgrade included rims and tires because I never did get the front end aligned, so she ate right through the tires that were on her. After the new, softer tires, and slightly bigger rims, I swear the car actually rode better.

After that, I did the basic intake, exhaust, header combination. I knew there was a chance of this happening, but I wasn't quite prepared for the noise before I started driving the car around. It was very, very loud. Obnoxiously loud. At first it was amusing, but then it became a headache. I may end up putting the stock exhaust manifold back on the car, to be honest. Whatever you do, do not put headers on an Acura Vigor if you will ever have a need for your car to be stealthy at all. Not going to happen.

The last modification was the nitrous. I spent a lot of cash on a throttle activated plunger system that added up to about a 100 shot. Why nitrous? Because if I blow the car up, I don't want to have to find another Acura Vigor to replace it because I happened to own a very motor specific turbocharger.

The 100 shot was most noticeable off the line. I never would have thought that I would get this car to the point that it could shred its tires, but all it took was the nitrous. I'm going to say this probably has something to do with the weight of the car, too, since she's certainly no featherweight and, regardless of the stiffer lowering springs, the weight does most definitely shift.

This is all the money that I plan to spend on this car, aside from minor repairs and maintenance, but it still feels rock solid, and I figure it will probably run at least in the high 13's at the track. Of course, that will totally depend on if I can get traction at all!