Thanks!

 

Well I am itching to put my jpipe on.. No jackstands.. they are at my cuzs house 3 hours away.. DOGH...the jpipe will have to wait..

the itch would not go away!! Sooo, I looked around and remembered I had purchased a set of aluminum pedals and dead pedal on ebay.. So, that had to go on!! lol Looks pretty sweeet..



These instructions were pretty helpful in getting them on.. https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/diy-supercomputer-pedal-install-3g-garage-f113-608222/

Here is my progress thread now:
- 05/09/2008 - 04 WDP / Tan 6 Speed TL non-navi
- 05/09/2008 - Crappy Tint (Came with the car)
- 05/21/2008 - OEM Aspec Kit
- 05/21/2008 - OEM Acura Window Visors
- 05/21/2008 - Custom Gunmetal 18x8.5 Aspec wheels (SOLD!)
- 05/21/2008 - Trunk Debadged
- 05/31/2008 - Tein SS coilovers
- 06/28/2008 - 19" Privat Netz (19x8+30) (Removed 02/19/10)
- 06/28/2008 - 245/35ZR19 Falken FK452 (Removed 02/19/10)
- 09/06/2008 - Fujita CAI custom painted texture black
- 11/29/2008 - Black Roof (vinyl)
- 11/29/2008 - XM Antannae Painted Black
- 03/16/2009 - Custom Black Grill
- 03/16/2009 - Custom painted Gold calipers with Red Brembo lettering
- 03/16/2009 - AP1 s2k shift knob - Removed
- 04/16/2009 - Recessed White LED Puddle Lights
- 04/24/2009 - Amber LED turn signals
- 04/24/2009 - White Cold Cathode License Plate Mod
- 04/27/2009 - Shaved Door Lock Mod
- 05/04/2009 - Accord Fog Light Mod w/ Yellow H11 Bulbs wired directly into OEM Fog Harness
- 05/04/2009 - Custom Made GINTUNA
- 05/08/2009 - Greddy Evo2 Exhaust
- 07/01/2009 - Broadway Mirror - Removed
- 07/01/2009 - Options Registration Book
- 07/01/2009 - Astig Logos/Philippines stickers
- 07/01/2009 - Custom China License Plates (BZYRICE and ASTIG)
- 07/17/2009 - Rear Fenders Rolled
- 07/19/2009 - LED Load Resistors installed in trunk (Gets rid of Hyper Blinking after installing LED corner bulbs.)
- 07/28/2009 - Carmate PL114A Black Metallic Finish Wide angle Rear View Mirror 270mm
- 08/03/2009 - Voodoo Spun Aluminum shift knob
- 09/14/2009 - PIAA Silicon Wiper Blades
- 09/22/2009 - ATLP Roof Wing (Needs paint and install)
- 09/26/2009 - OEM Trunk Tray
- 10/07/2009 - Non-Navi to 2005 Navi Conversion with 3.50 Orange Disc
- 10/14/2009 - WeatherTech Digital Fit Floor Liner Front and Rear
- 10/14/2009 - OEM Spare tire
- 10/23/2009 - Navi Hacked (Custom Welcome Screen, Nag Screen hack, HMIManager hack)
- 10/25/2009 - iSimple with PnP harness and 3G power cord
- 12/16/2009 - DOMs TVNavToGo Unit
- 12/16/2009 - Custom RCAs in glove box
- 12/16/2009 - Audiovox ACA200W Wired Back-Up Camera
- 12/16/2009 - H3 Reverse HIDs with slim ballasts 5000k
- 12/16/2009 - Tailgater switch
- 12/16/2009 - Audio Essentials Battery Terminals
- 12/16/2009 - Monster 4 gauge wiring
- 12/16/2009 - Tsunami Distributor block
- 12/16/2009 - Blue LED footwell lighting and custom switch lighting
- 02/03/2010 - OEM Acura TL-S rear sway bar
- 02/03/2010 - Energy Suspension Polyurethane bushings (9.5124R)
- 02/03/2010 - Ingalls rear camber kit
- 02/19/2010 - Oem 17" Wheels
- 02/24/2010 - Yakima Base Rack System (Q clips (116,112), 48" Crossbars)
- 02/24/2010 - Yakima 44" Fairing
- 04/10/2010 - Fujita Oil Cap
- 04/10/2010 - Ebay Lip Spoiler
- 04/24/2010 - Type S OEM Stage 3 Exhaust (No midmuffler and Aftermarket Resonator)
- 04/24/2010 - Dynomax Resonator Part# 24215
- 04/30/2010 - Type S rear sidemarkers
- 04/30/2010 - Custom Taillights (Gunmetal Bezel, Removed Frost Cover, Carbon Fiber insert)
- 05/02/2010 - Tsunami Positive battery terminal
- 05/04/2010 - Custom Type S rear lip (oem red sidemarkers and carbon fiber center)
- 05/07/2010 - Aluminum MT Pedals with Dead Pedal

 

Nice, brother! ANSWER YOUR PMS

 

Wow...those pedals are pretty nice! How much did they set you back?

 

I never answered your pm? lol my bad.. gonna reply now.

Yah man.. they are actually alot nicer in person then in the ebay listing.. I got them for 70.00 for the WHOLE set.. only ones I could find that fit the dead pedal perfectly. There are other kinds, like strutking, but it is waaay too much money!
I purchased it from this seller. He has a bunch!
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/neondial...911.m270.l1313

 

I have those pedals as well!

Well the dead pedal is installed. The other two are still sitting in the box

 

haha... yah you need to install the other 2.. The brake pedal is gonna suck .. just cuz its metal. Get a titanium drill bit.. made my life sooo much easier.. trust me!! and then the gas pedal was just a pain because you cant fit your fingers back there.. I couldnt even get the washers on 2 of my screws!! but they should be ok.

Anyways, got the RICHIE V3 JPIPE ON!!! WHOOOOAAAA this thing is insane!! The power is immediate.. I was in traffic and was in third.. I had to speed up because someone was trying to cut me off (hahah) and when I went I almost hit the car in front of me because the torque was there!! aww man I recommend this mod to anyone!!

Here the pics! Video will be up shortly!
This is how it looked when I got it.. Aw man.. I dont think i have ever been soo excited to get something for my car.. haha

New gaskets, Bolts and nuts!

Then i saw this... ALL I COULD SAY WAS WOW..


Got to the shop and here is the new Jpipe ready to go on.. SIICK!! Even my exhaust guy Al (which btw is bad ass and if you need some exhaust work done in Orlando, is the place to go!! Superior Muffler on Goldenrod!) thought this thing was awesome..

Old Jpipe out!!

Richie V3 going on!



Al cutting the plastic splash gaurd with a razor blade.. haha..


While I was waiting for him to put the bolts on I snapped a pic of my Midmuffler delete and my dynomax resonator:


Also snappped a pic of this 1964 impala that was getting some exhaust work done too.. man, I want to get something like that one day.. when im OG I will.. lol


Installed!!



All I can say is to Richie!! This thing is SWEET! And also a shout out to Al at Superior Mufflers. Definitely a cool guy!

Here is my progress thread now:
- 05/09/2008 - 04 WDP / Tan 6 Speed TL non-navi
- 05/09/2008 - Crappy Tint (Came with the car)
- 05/21/2008 - OEM Aspec Kit
- 05/21/2008 - OEM Acura Window Visors
- 05/21/2008 - Custom Gunmetal 18x8.5 Aspec wheels (SOLD!)
- 05/21/2008 - Trunk Debadged
- 05/31/2008 - Tein SS coilovers
- 06/28/2008 - 19" Privat Netz (19x8+30) (Removed 02/19/10)
- 06/28/2008 - 245/35ZR19 Falken FK452 (Removed 02/19/10)
- 09/06/2008 - Fujita CAI custom painted texture black
- 11/29/2008 - Black Roof (vinyl)
- 11/29/2008 - XM Antannae Painted Black
- 03/16/2009 - Custom Black Grill
- 03/16/2009 - Custom painted Gold calipers with Red Brembo lettering
- 03/16/2009 - AP1 s2k shift knob - Removed
- 04/16/2009 - Recessed White LED Puddle Lights
- 04/24/2009 - Amber LED turn signals
- 04/24/2009 - White Cold Cathode License Plate Mod
- 04/27/2009 - Shaved Door Lock Mod
- 05/04/2009 - Accord Fog Light Mod w/ Yellow H11 Bulbs wired directly into OEM Fog Harness
- 05/04/2009 - Custom Made GINTUNA
- 05/08/2009 - Greddy Evo2 Exhaust - (SOLD!!)
- 07/01/2009 - Broadway Mirror - Removed
- 07/01/2009 - Options Registration Book
- 07/01/2009 - Astig Logos/Philippines stickers
- 07/01/2009 - Custom China License Plates (BZYRICE and ASTIG)
- 07/17/2009 - Rear Fenders Rolled
- 07/19/2009 - LED Load Resistors installed in trunk (Gets rid of Hyper Blinking after installing LED corner bulbs.)
- 07/28/2009 - Carmate PL114A Black Metallic Finish Wide angle Rear View Mirror 270mm
- 08/03/2009 - Voodoo Spun Aluminum shift knob
- 09/14/2009 - PIAA Silicon Wiper Blades
- 09/22/2009 - ATLP Roof Wing (Needs paint and install)
- 09/26/2009 - OEM Trunk Tray
- 10/07/2009 - Non-Navi to 2005 Navi Conversion with 3.50 Orange Disc
- 10/14/2009 - WeatherTech Digital Fit Floor Liner Front and Rear
- 10/14/2009 - OEM Spare tire
- 10/23/2009 - Navi Hacked (Custom Welcome Screen, Nag Screen hack, HMIManager hack)
- 10/25/2009 - iSimple with PnP harness and 3G power cord
- 12/16/2009 - DOMs TVNavToGo Unit
- 12/16/2009 - Custom RCAs in glove box
- 12/16/2009 - Audiovox ACA200W Wired Back-Up Camera
- 12/16/2009 - H3 Reverse HIDs with slim ballasts 5000k
- 12/16/2009 - Tailgater switch
- 12/16/2009 - Audio Essentials Battery Terminals
- 12/16/2009 - Monster 4 gauge wiring
- 12/16/2009 - Tsunami Distributor block
- 12/16/2009 - Blue LED footwell lighting and custom switch lighting
- 02/03/2010 - OEM Acura TL-S rear sway bar
- 02/03/2010 - Energy Suspension Polyurethane bushings (9.5124R)
- 02/03/2010 - Ingalls rear camber kit
- 02/19/2010 - Oem 17" Wheels (Removed)
- 02/24/2010 - Yakima Base Rack System (Q clips (116,112), 48" Crossbars)
- 02/24/2010 - Yakima 44" Fairing
- 04/10/2010 - Fujita Oil Cap
- 04/10/2010 - Ebay Lip Spoiler
- 04/24/2010 - Type S OEM Stage 3 Exhaust (No midmuffler and Aftermarket Resonator)
- 04/24/2010 - Dynomax Resonator Part# 24215
- 04/30/2010 - Type S rear sidemarkers
- 04/30/2010 - Custom Taillights (Gunmetal Bezel, Removed Frost Cover, Carbon Fiber insert)
- 05/02/2010 - Tsunami Positive battery terminal
- 05/04/2010 - Custom Type S rear lip (oem red sidemarkers and carbon fiber center)
- 05/05/2010 - OEM Type S wheels
- 05/07/2010 - Aluminum MT Pedals with Dead Pedal
- 05/07/2010 - Richie V3 Jpipe

 

Where and how much was what you did to your roof? Sick ride btw...just picked up a White 06TL and am looking to start doin some mods.

 

Well you live quite awhile aways from me.. I had some guys I know do it. They did it for a decent price.. If youa re in town I can ask them if they still have some vinyl left over!

Btw, took some pics of the car with the way it is sitting now.. until tomorrow morning when the stock oem wheels go back on .. type s wheels sold last night.. they looked ok on my car .. not really the look I was going for.. so they had to go.. oh well.. at least I tried them! Also removed the yakima rack for now since I have not found the bike portion yet for a decent price.. Gonna check craigslist agian this weekend!




Pic in my garage with all my crap i am selling!! Buy my stuff!! haha




A shot of my rear reflectors.. Man I love these. .Still need to figure out how I want to wire them up!

 

DAYUMM looks even better i love the type s wheels. fake ass type s LOL

 

bro, where did you get your chinese custom license plate from ?

 

Haha, if u read what I wrote, I actuau sold those wheels last night because it didn't turn out how I wanted, haha@ the fake ass type s comment!!

Hey man, I got the Chinese license plate when I was in hong kong last year!

 

Nice work bro! I'm loving the detailed touches on the rear spoiler. Very creative. The j-pipe looks so badass! Too bad it's under the car and no one can see it! Lol!

Hey I'm gonna do that rear view mirror for you today

I'll post up pics later today for all to see.

 

Yah I think the rear turned out awesome! I have maybe one more thing I want to try for the rear end of my car.. but not 100% sure I am going to go through with it.. we will see.. Ive been selling enough parts to try though! lol

Cool let me know when you finish it up! I dont have time for that mod right now because it looks like I am getting ready to move .. So I need to get all the big mods out of the way! I need to order some of that carbon fiber vinyl..

 

Car looks sick man i really like them tailights!

 

Yah thanks man!! During the day they look so nice because of the carbon fiber in them.. and at night they look good because the frost section was removed so you can see each individual LED.. Looks just like all the other LED rear taillights on other cars now!!

 

[QUOTE=bzyrice;11994962]Well I am itching to put my jpipe on.. No jackstands.. they are at my cuzs house 3 hours away.. DOGH...the jpipe will have to wait..

the itch would not go away!! Sooo, I looked around and remembered I had purchased a set of aluminum pedals and dead pedal on ebay.. So, that had to go on!! lol Looks pretty sweeet..



These instructions were pretty helpful in getting them on.. https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=608222

be careful with the jack stands..... i've read a recent story on S2ki

 

what happened?

 

WHEEL WHORE DAY!! I had 5 sets of wheels in my garage today. Sold 3 of them including the type S wheels that were on the car. Decided to take some pics of ALL the wheels on the car just to see what they look like and also to help sell the wheels. Only wheels I did not put on the car were the TSX wheels.. But I shouldve just tested them anyways!! haha..

Anyways onto the pics:
First are the pics of the Type S wheels:


Getting ready to take the type s wheels off and test all the wheels!


Swapped the 19" RH wheels onto the car! These wheels look AWESOME! Had to put a 5mm spacer on to get them to clear the brembos but they should fit non brembo TLs with no issues. These are on sale right now for 850.00!!





Now, the 18" JDM Lineas! These wheels look sooo freaking sweet also.. I think if these dont sell by next week, I am just going to go ahead and invest money to get them cleaned up and get the correct tire sizes on them. And get spacers for them to fit perfect. LOOKS SOOO CLLLEEAAANNN!! And I dont know of any other set in the US. So very rare also! and since they are REAL 3 piece wheels they are LIGHT! Weigh as much as the OEM 17" wheels! Picked these up from a local Lexus guy who had even more rims then me haha..




Back to Oem wheels! I still love these wheels! They just look "RIGHT" with this car to me. This is how my car will look until I have completely settled down.

 

^^^man....seriously, i love the type-s wheels on ur car with those gold brembos behind them

too bad you sold them

 

Yah.. it was groing on me.. but it was not the look I was going for!! oh well.. they are sold!! lol

 

They all look good on the car...makes me think...maybe it isn't the wheels but the CAR itself! lol.
Looking good RJ.
Get cracking on those lights...dedicate a day and just take your time...open both sets and swap the amber as we spoke about. Then do what you will with the new set...black out...or clear. I washed my car again last night...NO condensation. My idea with the hairdryer and garden hose to remove internal humidity must be right.

You need help, let me know.

PS...an idea for your sidemarkers on the lower rear bumper...I think it might look cheesy to be on normally but maybe you can wire to your turn signals only...that way it will only light up when you're signaling but still be useful!

Just an idea.

 

Yah man!! I WANT TO SOOO BAD! But house closing is coming up and we need to PACK!! ARGH!! so thats not gonna happen right now. MAYBE I can swap headlights out this Thursday. .If not then it will have to wait until I get settled into the new place.. Oh well..

btw.. I might consider doing the rear lights with turn signals! Haven't decided 100% yet.. I think i may just have them turn on with my puddle lights.. That way they only turn on when unlocking and locking the car..

 

Nice pipe! How did the sound change after installation?

 

Just cruising, sound just got a tad but louder. But on full wot, this thing sounds soo insane!!! Sounds even better then a Nissan haha. I was driving next to a 350z yesterday and my car sounded almost identical. BUT the power is also amazing!! This is a win win win mod!

 

Ok...a few questions for you.
1. Do you really think it was worth the money? The J pipe I mean. Not just cause you already spent it and it's on the car. Like, you REALLY feel the difference and the car "glides" with less effort/accel.
2. Have you noticed an actual increase in MPG (take the fact that you're punching it into consideration)
3. Why did you decide against installing the front camber kit. I'm on the fence...now that I've done the rear I feel like I should do the front and have everything in spec for my upcoming set of rubber. That and one guy on here says he noticed an improvement in handling and the "feel" of the car since you're not riding on the innermost edge. Even at -1.5 I think we are.


About the rears...that could work...come on with the puddle lights. Or just not at all. lol. I guess it might look cheesy to have double turn signals. Also, about the lights...you KNOW how easy that is to slap on.

Congrats on the closing man...glad you might be out finally. When you're down here we can coordinate some mini meets for sure.

 

IMO the stockies look best on your ride but damn those RH's are hawt.

 

really like the way your car looks.

 

1. Coming from greddy to stage 3 exhaust to stage 3 exhaust to jpipe.. I have to honestly say that the car feels sooo much better now. The greddy gave it power up top.. the stage 3 type s felt like it gave me power back in the low end.. but I lost the high end power that I got from the greddy.. Now with the jpipe I feel ALL AROUND POWER!!! lol It is raspy at times.. when the engine is cold especialyl.. but if you really really want the g35 sound.. then this is the way to go.. I LOVE IT!!
2. I haven't noticed a MPG increase.. it is about the same.. but I find myself gunning it more often because of the sound and acceleration! haha.. soo many the increase in MPG is getting cancelled by my driving style..
3. Well I purchased the front camber kit with the intention of installing it.. I then had to go on a road trip and wanted to get another alignment because I had just installed the rear camber kit.. I just didnt have the time to install the front camber kit before my long drive.. You need a ball joint puller to do it the right way.. and I just didnt want to go get it.. So, I took my car to my alignment shop (this shop specializes in NSX's and s2000s).. and after the alignment I talked to the owner for quite a bit regarding my alignment specs.. The front.. even though lowered so low.. was close to spec.. It was off a little bit.. but the owner asked me if I wanted to have better handling or if I wanted to have the tires last a few more months.. I told him handling!! with a little camber in the front he told me that it would handle better.. and it does! I really trust these guys.. If you know who Chin motorsports is.. this is the place where the owner goes to have all his cars tuned for the track.. sooo with that said.. I think he knows waaay more about suspension then me.. So I just followed his advice and did't put it on.

Yes the RH's look hot!! that is why i cant believe no one has bought them yet!!

Thanks man.. which phase? lol

 

haha nice work man thanks for posting everything for us to see, made my night, also made me wonder why i cant do shit like that haha, ur crazy bro!
my RV6 V3 was just shipped out today too, only heard great things

 

No problem. This is like the diary for my car. You are gonna love the RV6 V3. It is AWESOME..

I have been gone for awhile, but am BACK!! Mods probably will be coming again.. slowly, but surely. I just moved to south florida, so if you are down here hit me up if there is a meet! I also am still looking for a job so my mods will be cheap stuff haha!

To everyone who has pm'd me, please pm me again. I just cleared out my inbox. I know I had about 10 pms when it was full!

So, here are some pics of us moving down to south florida:
My car full of crap and bikes loaded on top. My fiances is250 filled with more crap. Ready to move!!


My fiance following me on I 95 decided to take a pic of my car because she said it looked cool with the bikes on top lol


Stopped at Steak and shake, Forgot my bikes were on top of the car. Rammed them right into some trees haha



Stayed in Miami for a week for my birthday, right AFTER we moved. This was where my car was parked outside the window of our resort. Luckily, got a window that I could see my car from.. better then an ocean view haha..


On our way back from Miami checked out Ikea in Sunrise to get some furniture for our new place!


Great to be back!! And cannot wait to get working on the car again! Car is filthy! It has been all over florida, and has been a trooper.

Also, just had my 100,000 mile service done. Cost me 1k!! ARGH!
Had the following done at First Class Automotive. I showed them the 295.00 timing belt special that prestige acura was doing here and they did the same price for parts for me(https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/complete-timing-belt-kit-special-%24295-763445/). But dang labor was expensive!!
- Timing belt replaced
- Water pump replaced
- Bearing Tensioner
- Hydraulic Tensioner
- Accessory belts replaced
- Spark Plugs changed
- Tranny oil changed
- Oil change
- Power steering hose replaced (It was cracking off)

Now, the only maintenance that I have left is my brakes. Which should have another 5k miles on them. But, that will be my next big purchase for this car. Can't wait til I have the funds to do that!!

AGAIN GREAT TO BE BACK!!

 

You've been a busy man! Glad to see the TL is running great and still looks great

You've gotta admit that the ventilated seats in the IS250 are fucking amazing. That's the one major thing I wish my TL had.

 

Yah really busy.. things are finally slowing down a bit. Still gotta find a job tho!! haha.. I will be on acurazine on my spare time tho.. so thats a good thing!

 

RJ!!!
You're back!
I pass Ikea every day on my way home.
Maybe we can set up some sweet azz photoshoot finally.

Looks like Miramar to me...or near there. If so, you're VERY close to me...and you KNOW you'll have a mod buddy.

 

Rockstar143 what brand are your rims? they are SICK!

and Bzyrice... i gotta tell ya man all of your mods are so classy and well thought out....everything works together so well! hopefully i'll be half as good as you lol wow i sound like a fan boy! lol

 

whered you move in florida?

some of us were thinking of a meet soon

 

Looking good man, hit me up for a photo sesh or any meet/event you're going to...I'm down to ride out, get a little caravan going.
And yeah man, I'm down to lend a hand with modding.

Text me whenever.

 

Updated the title!

 

for being back. Love your car. Clean. Where in south Florida?

 

damn dude, cars lookin good...even with bikes on top lol