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dsm_alpha
08-27-2008, 06:50 PM
Just joined the boards and I picked up an 09 Touring MT so I snapped some pics. Cant wait to hit 1000 miles so I can rev it to 9k!

egads
08-27-2008, 06:56 PM
Woot, a fellow '09! Congrats and looking good!

dsm_alpha
08-27-2008, 06:59 PM
here is the car I have back home in Hawaii, as I moved to Dallas, TX for a job and got the RX-8


1993 Turbo AWD Eclipse

Modlist
Body
Grand Prix White and Black Two-Tone Paint Job
Full Street Weapon Drift Kit
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
Molded Sides and Rear
Shaved Moldings
Shaved Trunk
Shaved Antenna
Shaved Rear Wiper
18" White Rota Sub Zero Rims
VIS GT1 Aluminum Spoiler with Carbon Fiber End Plates
Clear Corner Lenses
91 Eclipse Taillight Conversion with custom painted center section
Neon Underbody Kit
Suspension and Brakes
KYB GR2 Shocks
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
Front Strut Tower Bar
Powerslot "Big Brake" Slotted Rotors
Metalmaster Brake Pads

Engine
16g Turbocharger
Hallman Manual Boost Controller
Ported and Cryogenically treated Exhaust Manifold
Port O2 Sensor Housing
2.5" Turboback Exhaust
K&N Filter with Dejon Intake
20x10 Spearco/Griffin FMIC
2.25" Intercooler Piping
Apexi S-afc
Walbro 190 Fuel Pump (Needs to be installed)
Blitz Blow-off Valve
Polished Valve Cover
Polished Heat Shield
EGR Blockoff
Vacuum Line Elimination
Various Engine Dress-up
Transmission
Translab Shift Kit installed by Kalakaua Transmission, can have springs adjusted for stronger shifting.
Alto Performance End Clutch kit.

Interior
Custom White and Black
Corbeau CR-1 Reclining Racing Seats
Corbeau Seat Brackets
Autometer Boost Guage
Autometer A/F Guage
Dual A-Pillar Pod
Reverse Indiglo Guages
Neon Lighting
Black Vinyl Headliner
Sound
Optima Yellow Top Battery
Sony Xplod Deck
Infinity 50x4 Amplifier
Rockford 300x1 Amplifier
Kenwood 6x9 Speakers
Infinity 6.5" Speakers
10" Kicker Solobaric L5
High output 130amp Alternator and rewire.

987HYS
08-27-2008, 07:09 PM
props! that is quite an extensive mod list on the Eclipse, what do you have planned for the 8?

by the way, you should loose the license plate bracket on the front

dsm_alpha
08-27-2008, 07:23 PM
ya license plate frame is already off the car, did that a couple days after I got the car. The 8 is gonna be a daily driver for a bit, and I wanna get used to the car and learn more about the rotary before really modding it. Eventually prob set it up more as an auto-x car than power, the eclipse is much easier to get power out of :)

05rex8
08-27-2008, 07:47 PM
oooo nice eclipse.

That body style is the ONLY eclipse that looked good. Those were fast too!

briann
08-27-2008, 08:41 PM
Congrats&welcome :)
Did you ever have black wheels on your Eclipse? I think it would look sickkkk. :lol:
So you feel any difference between them?

05rex8
08-27-2008, 08:45 PM
^lol..does he feel a difference.....lets see....rx8=torque less wonder :)

NgoRX8
08-27-2008, 08:55 PM
welcome. enjoy the car. it will be a different feel than the eclipse for sure.

RXallan
08-27-2008, 10:55 PM
I have a DSM too !

After owning my RX8 for 3 moths, I still cant believe how bad the DSM handles.

Ross_Dawg
08-27-2008, 11:09 PM
Nice rides man... let the modding begin!

Fortunate Few
08-27-2008, 11:25 PM
omg if your eclipse looks like that i cant wait to see what you do to the 8.
welcome to rx8 club.

Bumble_Bee
08-28-2008, 01:27 AM
Welcome...! :p