Acura couldn't have been more accurate with the name of that color. Your car really does look like silk

 

Car looks gorgeous

You have very good taste my friend.

 

thanks guys, once i get the lips repainted the body will be looking even better. Car is officially hibernating! Dinoc is here, time to test that out. Need to remove the bumpers and skirts for paint.

 

So clean, nice pics

 

SWEET you should drop a little more & love the kit and wheels

 

Gnuts this thing looks awesome !! i love it but i would drop it 1/2" more
you are coming along nice !!

 

Thanks buddy! I was going to say the same thing....1/2" more would be perfect for me. But the way it is now i can get in/out of my driveway no problem.

Got the dinoc...cool stuff. Trial and error and a few youtube videos and i'm getting the hang of it. Did the back of my cell for practice.

 

+1 on 1/2''.

 

Car looks awesome man!!!

 

ok, since winter never came here, i'm going to order the parts to do my valve adjustment. so far i have:

valve cover gaskets
new o-ring for the s/c bracket
I have the outlaw thermo gaskets to install (IM & TB)
New TB gasket
New PCV valve (might as well)
EGR gasket
Going to clean the intake manifold too while its off.

I need to grab some feeler gauges. Anything else i'm missing?

 

The only thing I can think of is the valve cover gaskets, depending on the condition of originals.

If possible, once you have it all together, can you post a picture of the blower intake elbow as it hooks up to the lower blower outlet?

It would be interesting to see how much of an offset the Outlaw IM thermo gasket causes in relation to the silicon coupler connection at the lower blower outlet.

I might invest in a set if it all looks reasonable.

Thanks.

 

ya no problem. i'm not sure if the outlaw gaskets are too thick to throw the alignment off. We'll see.

I also have most of the silver dash trim off and replaced it with dinoc. Don't mind the shift boot.

 

Where did you get that dash trim for the AC controls? It is sexy.

 

i love the idea of wrapping the dinoc over all the plastic pieces in the front center console. really sets off the interior!

 

this is some good ish here:
http://neffywrap.com/index.php?main_...&products_id=1

they have silver cf wrap too. this will def. be my next interior mod

 

The carbon fiber i used was 3M dinoc. The silver bits were on the car when i got it. I'm not sure how far i'm going to go with the dinoc. Depends on how the silver trim comes off. It was leaving a residue i couldn't get off, so i had to wrap it in something again.

 

Not really a fan of the DiNoc.

 

So i have the front bumper and headlights off to install my new ballasts and bulbs. The dampner on the front bumper i can remove to save weight correct? Is it the long bar with the metal squares on the end?

part #44
http://www.oemacuraparts.com/find-pa...T/KA6MT/BUMPER

 

Is it conected to the #45's too ?

 

Yep, when I install my new headlights Ill be pulling those dampers out as well. I forgot to do it last time the bumper was off.

 

Don't forget I got dibs on your headlights

 

I havent. I just need to find time

 

By chance, did you ever get to install that Outlaw IM thermo gasket on the S/C'er?

 

Not yet. I have the blower off and manifold is almost off. I'm off for two months soon then I'll tackle everything. I'll post picks like you asked.
I have the aftermarket ballasts in and need to put the xlr8 mounts in next.

 

Two months?? Are you a teacher?

 

No, taking parental leave.

 

Ooooooh I see.

 

i did have outlaw spacers on the car with sc but they took crap very quickly i trashed them recently... and its PITA to connect the elbow to the IM with them depends where you gonna put them though

 

That's what I figured and was worried about. It's the offset that had me questioning the investment in these spacers.

Even at the throttle body end, you could probably make it work; however, the need for aftermaker couplers and properly angled tubing would need to be experimented with to keep clear of the ABS sensor plug on the shock tower.

StreetKA, you would'nt happen to have a picture buried somewhere of your former set-up with the OL spacer installed?

 

Really love what you have done to the car gnuts Im working on the lip kit for my car now, glad to see it on yours so I get a good idea on what it will look like. Cant wait! Keep up the great work.

 

I looked but i couldnt find it. If you want i still have it somewhere i could give it to you for test fit. PM me

 

side mount in today...pretty easy to do. I'll try the front this weekend hopefully. Side looked a little rough, but not too bad.

 

The front was a bitch the first time I did it.

It helps to unfasten the tranny mounts so you can jack the motor up a bit easier/higher.

 

dude i'll pay you to do my lip kit lol

 

^ lol...I would but i have my car to finish up and i can only work during nap time

 

Car looks amazing! I have to do motor mounts soon too, not looking forward to it.

 

Ive got to swap out those XLR8 mounts for my stockers and Im not looking forward to it.

 

i'm nervous about the mounts, but we'll see how they hold up. I'd really rather not have to pull the blower out in another few months to swap them back to oem. Seems you and Street who are running more power then most had them doughnut.

 

Got the valves adjusted yesterday. Once i did one, it was super easy. The hardest part was laying over the car to get to the rear exhaust valves. New gaskets and PVC and it's back together....minus the charger.

Valve covers looked pretty clean:


Back together:

 

Good deal. Any vids?