I have a 2001 Saturn SC1, base model smileys/smiley6.gif


I wanna tune her up, increase the horsepower, and make it a better handling little thing. She's got a lot more guts than my old car, which if you care to know, just ask.


Never really thought about doing anything to it, till lately, so, if anyone can help me out with some info as to what i should be looking at for parts, it'd be greatly appreciated..

A cold air intake and bigbore throttle body will help performance a bit. A set of EIBACH drop springs and antirollbars with do wonders for the handling. SPS has most everthing you need and it's well tested. Here is a link.


http://www.spswebpage.com/

What do you think about the performance upgrade stuff they sell on ebay?

I personally wouldn't be buying stuff on ebay. But, that's just my opinion. I'll buy other stuff, but when it comes to my car, i'm going to go and buy stuff that i know is brand new. I know that some of the people who sell stuff on ebay actually have the stuff brand new, but i've had problems with ebay. I'd rather just buy it at a store (which won't happen in the part of canada that i live in) or buy it online from a reputable source.


Thanks for the info on a site to get stuff from....


I am also looking into getting some new brake pads, and rotors, or discs, whatever.


The ones on my car are a little warped, and i don't want to get any of that OEM stuff, cause it sucks.


Any help on a good place to get that would be super awesome

I had bought a power mirror for an expedition. The part came and looked and worked okay, you could just tell that it was cheaper material that Motorcraft stuff. I was just wondering of anyone else had other experiences.

ahhh, i see i see.


I've never bought auto parts from ebay. I'd rather not with that. But, different strokes for different folks i guess..

I have a friend that really suped up his Civic using parts off ebay. He didn't have any problems, and he got some serious gains hp wise.

well, it happens.


I'm just not that kind of person. Plus, i'm sure if i bought parts off of ebay, my boyfriend would murder me. He says that he can get me some good aftermarket parts for some good prices. Apparently.... Oh well.


It's like everything though. One person can get something from ebay, not have a problem with it, and someone else can get the same thing, and have nothing but problems.

Youre right. It really is a chance... Sometimes you can score really good deals, and other times get ripped off. Some people just have more gamble in their blood... Also, positive vs negative feedback helps to establish reputation.

that's fer sure. Well, it's all your choice. If you really wanna get parts from ebay, that's rockin. just read the feedback that those people have, and you can use that to help determine whether or not to get parts from there.

Other than that, you may be able to search around online for some custom parts... but I don't think saturn even makes aftermarket custom parts (but I could be wrong) and anything you get will not be up to the same specs as Saturns stuff. No matter who you buy from it will be a bit of a gamble, and when you start tweaking your car, it can end up doing more damage than its worth in the long run... (Unless that is not really a concern) But since you can't buy parts locally where you are, and you probably can't order custom parts OEM, then you may have to take some chances. Someone around here may be able to offer a reputable dealer...