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Old 07-13-2010, 07:33 AM
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From then to now...

Got her in August of '08. This is the transformation as of now...

First mods were Greddy Sp2 and Grounding Kit:
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Then hit the track a month later:
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Then I put some LEDs in:
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AEM intake, Painted OE Strut Brace, RE-Medy T-stat and Water pump:
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20% tint, blue tint heads/fogs, and tinted tails:
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2.5in drop on Tanable Sustec's:
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Megan Racing Camber Kit, GTSPEC Rear Bracing:


Current Bay Pic (added GTSPEC 6point brace, Air pump delete, Throttle body bypass, Catch Can):
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Track time @ NJMP:
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Last Car Show Attended:
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Video of the current Full Exhaust

The final NA mod will be started in 2 weeks...Racing Beat Street Ported...

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Old 07-13-2010, 07:35 AM
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No new rims?
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No new rims?
Rims, Racing Seats, and Turbo will happen after I get a Daily. ~ 1yr.
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god damn your rear tail lights are smoked/tinted perfectly.... how did you get that done?

did you do it yourself?
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Originally Posted by Twiztog43
god damn your rear tail lights are smoked/tinted perfectly.... how did you get that done?

did you do it yourself?
Ty! Got them tinted @ a local tint shop. It is the 20% tint on my windows.
Old 07-13-2010, 08:49 AM
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looking good! desperately need wheels though, or at least spacers. that aggressive drop with oem tucked wheels no looky so good.
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looking good! desperately need wheels though, or at least spacers. that aggressive drop with oem tucked wheels no looky so good.
Don't worry, there will be more to come...there is always more to come.
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dammm bro good looks!!!

I'm planning on doing the same thing with the interior but red leds since I got red accent trim in my car. I'm also getting my windows tinted this week and painting my calipers
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I haven't done a drop on mine yet, gonna wait till I get the OZ racing rims, and get the same Tanabe coilovers, was gonna get KW Variant 3 but I dont track the car much so the Tanabe will be good enough. Is the bodyshop done on it by the way?
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Originally Posted by 1talysf1nest
I'm also getting my windows tinted this week and painting my calipers
The one thing I wanted to do but didn't...was get those brake masks that polak graphic's sells. Look into them...its all about the little things.

Originally Posted by RotaryTherapy
I haven't done a drop on mine yet, gonna wait till I get the OZ racing rims, and get the same Tanabe coilovers, was gonna get KW Variant 3 but I dont track the car much so the Tanabe will be good enough. Is the bodyshop done on it by the way?
OZs are nice and my tanabe coilovers are treating me very very well. The bodyshop has some parts...but no ETA. But I will be glad to have freshly painted panels.
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looks amazing bro
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always looking good!!!
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Have you installed the AFE short throw shifter ?
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Looks good, and like others have said wheels will make it even better.
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The car is looking clean bro keep it up....
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Originally Posted by rodjonathan
looks amazing bro
Originally Posted by lepichichi
always looking good!!!
ty, ty.

Originally Posted by RotaryTherapy
Have you installed the AFE short throw shifter ?
Nope. I'm gonna stay away from it. My trans is crying as is.

Originally Posted by Roidz24
Looks good, and like others have said wheels will make it even better.
Wheels will come in time. My next round of mods will be major ones...and wheels are on that list.

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The car is looking clean bro keep it up....
Thanks man. You know how rough it is keeping a DD clean.
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Kudos to my WB Brethren looking good.
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nice wb, not feeling the neon/led under the car though
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if you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost you to do all the performance mods?
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Originally Posted by RX8YA
Kudos to my WB Brethren looking good.
Ty, ty.

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nice wb, not feeling the neon/led under the car though
thanks for the honesty. Some people loath leds/neons. I love 'em. This latest under body setup is much better then my first setup.

First setup...I had to splice all of the control box wires together...not all the Leds lit...it was terrible. This setup, no control box to mess with...straight on/off.

Originally Posted by 1talysf1nest
if you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost you to do all the performance mods?
Yea...about how much it would cost to buy a new greddy kit and all the accessories for a FI setup. But the car has 2 more NA mods on their way...BHR Ignition Kit and getting rebuilt and Street Ported.

With all of these NA mods...this car will be very solid and stable when Turbo'd.
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Ty, ty.



thanks for the honesty. Some people loath leds/neons. I love 'em. This latest under body setup is much better then my first setup.

First setup...I had to splice all of the control box wires together...not all the Leds lit...it was terrible. This setup, no control box to mess with...straight on/off.



Yea...about how much it would cost to buy a new greddy kit and all the accessories for a FI setup. But the car has 2 more NA mods on their way...BHR Ignition Kit and getting rebuilt and Street Ported.

With all of these NA mods...this car will be very solid and stable when Turbo'd.

Dammm good **** bro...best of luck with the finished product!
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nice **** francesco. Would of been awesome to see you with a new kit though..
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Originally Posted by 1talysf1nest
Dammm good **** bro...best of luck with the finished product!
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nice **** francesco. Would of been awesome to see you with a new kit though..
Well lets just say things have turned out really well with work...So...well...looks like next year will be quite interesting
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Ahhh very nice. I'm just happy I was able to order my AP last night. Unfortunately I can't do the dyno day
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