Finally got to snap some pics of the brakes and a pic of the front with the new grilles. Car also has the B-pipe installed now as well. BTW anyone know how to remove or permantly disable the VSA system on the 5AT? Thanks any ideas or comments appreciated.

 

Logan...it looks amazing. How's the 3.5 block coming along?

 

Those wheels with the brake setup looks awesome. Grill looks nice but i'd still put an Acura emblem in the center. Otherwise your car looks tits.

BTW are you riding directly on the rim or is there a tire separating it from the ground?

 

very nice. makes me want a big brake kit. is there a noticable increase in stopping power?

 

looks good, front and rear brakes? any more pics of the car?

 

Wow, cool setup $$$, those rims are badda$$. Disabling VSA? Coudn't you wire a relay off the starter ckt. and have it switch your VSA off for you. So basically when you start the car VSA get's switched off. Make sure you have the propper volatage to the switch though.

 

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/...sername=mtbikr

 

nice

 

Looking good MtBikR.

I like the grill...I recommend getting a the black border around your grill. I think it will look hot.

 

SFLA is right. you may as well pick up a black one at the dealer and try it out. they're only $30 or so i think.

 

What did you use to make the center piece of the grille?

 

car looks great. more info about grill? instructions?

 

Thanks for the comments. I got the grille here via the group buy, the lower grille is the same "race" patter. Pieces came perfectly cut. The braking is dramaticaly improved, and I was running Endless pads, SS cables and drilled rotors before, but the Brembos are night and day.

Aaron, ETA on 3.5 is early March Piece by Piece. Still have some problems with the VSA accepting my super-tranny, any trouble shooting would be appreciated.
Chaptorial:Thanks buddy, maybe its time to invest in a pressure gauge!

 

how did you get the center area out from the grill?

 

MtBikR how much have you spent on your car so far (ballpark figure)?

 

overall ...nice job!

 

Very nice job.

Those brakes are .

 

Looks good...

I was supposed to get back with you on this, sorry for the delay. The simplest method would be to just tale the VSA throttle out of the intake tract. You could just tie it off under the hood.

If you do want to completely remove it you will need to always have the VSA button set to disable. A resistor or a jumper across a couple of the VSA terminals would be all that is needed.

 

Nice!!

My Dad lives in Tucson, and when I go to visit, I wanna see your car in person...that shit's loverly.

 

awesome!

 

How much was the brake kit? Looks very good by the way!

 

Thanks Steve! I 'll try the second option I think. Should I remove my VSA component form the trottlebody?

Brakes were just above 2K installed.

I have the car at the stereo shop because of a high draw on the electrical system. Maybe my stock alternator can't keep up. Anybody know if we can upgrade instead of rewinding? Thanks

 

phat ride, all those mods and no 03 tails, c mon mang

r those grills still available??

 

Okay Steve after I remove the throttle body/VSA unit from the intake setup, where would I find the correct terminals that conbtrol the VSA? Anybody have a Helms picture? Thanks for your help.

 

I see a bent rim in your near future, put some psi in those tires!

 

hey Logan, I've got the Helm's service manual. There were 3 connectors for VSA listed so I scanned them all. First is for the 22-pin connector, 2nd for the 16-pin and last for the 26-pin connector. I have no idea which one you'd need to jumper though

http://photos.imageevent.com/128934/...ctorA_22p_.JPG

http://photos.imageevent.com/128934/...ctorB_16p_.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/128934/...ctorC_26p_.jpg

 

looks like 30-35 psi in those rims...

car is lookin' real hot bro!

 

You would actually need to simulate 3.7 VDC into pin 2 of connector A. You could use a 5VDC source for the MAP, install a potentiometer (100k would be fine) and adjust the output to 3.7 VDC and feed this to that input.

 

knowledge like that is what makes this such a great site

 

On a black CL-S I actually like the '01-'02 tails better. Now on a white one......

 

Hey Thanks Tinman! great job on the HELMS photscans! and thanks Steve for giving me the instructions and terminalogy to pass on to someone who can actually get me through the rest of it.

 

how much were the neros?

 

Around $180 a piece, and check out the group buy section via SEARCH for more info on the Grilles. Thanks

 

it seems from your pictures the center area of the grill was removed. is it just an illusion? or how was this done? thanks.

 

Hope you're runnin' at least 44 psi! I had one 19 slam into a pothole about 3" deep and about twice the width of the tire. At 40 psi, it bent 2 mm on the lip. That was 6 months ago. Just last weekend, ran into another pothole of equal size. Tires were 45 psi. Car shook like mad, but in the end, no damage. Inflate those rims before it's too late!

 

MTB, your car looks awesome bro, mad props !
I like the rims too, how much do they weigh ?

 

u track the car??

 

The car is comming in around 700 lbs above stock weight. I am going to re-weigh it after I get it back from the sound shop. The car has been to the track 2 different times and I am waiting to the 3.5 w/ high boost pulley are in before I shave the handles (doors already have poppers installed) so I run it one more time at my local drag.
Roleez : I am in agreence with your recomendation. I have lost two of these particular style rims to potholes and have gone thorugh numerous fixed rims till new ones arrived. One of the few drawbacks to sporting 19's on a race dropped car.