I would buy stock......doing your own thing with it is half the fun.
I would have gotten a standard,but my wife has to drive it once in a while,so I went with the auto. It costs a bit more to upgrade it if your going to add more power,but with a few thousand invested,it will hold 500hp pretty well.......not that I'm at 500hp yet,but getting there.....
Just my 2 cents...
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