swoosh's build thread....the HIGH PROTEIN DIET !!! (Updated Pics-Page 74-7/12/15)
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^^all good bro....good discussion
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very ambitious here swoosh...i'm sub'd.
i need to shed some weight from my car too. my heavy 19's and 12" JL sub don't help much
hmm...where to start
i want to keep OEM functionallity. that said, i can't remove all the stuff that you guys do...but i want to remove ALL that i can.
i need to shed some weight from my car too. my heavy 19's and 12" JL sub don't help much
hmm...where to start
i want to keep OEM functionallity. that said, i can't remove all the stuff that you guys do...but i want to remove ALL that i can.
With the stock sub removal you're in the 30lb range. I'm not going to pretend to be light, mine weighed 3,920 with me in it. But it beats being over 4,000lbs.
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^i don't know the first thing about IB set ups...maybe you can send me a PM or link and give me some pointers.
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IHC also let me know how does the power connector look on the processor and how much shipped to KS 66062
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Awesome info, but waaaaaay over my head.
All I know about my sub is when I turn it up, it goes boom.
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Shuddup.
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pix as promised:
First things first....DIET PIX !!!:
Tim, I swear my gym duffel bag is not heavy....
Now.....*drum roll*
Some night time pix:
I thought this shot was kinda cool...
Well a Jag had to join me on 'ze' vossens....
we had a little race and i took him by quarter car length
Where ever you go....write to me
CREDITS: Inaccurate as always gets the credit for the weight loss inspiration....
I would like to add Rockstar143 (Jeremy) and CLTOTHETL (Tyler) to this list....they actually showed me (without showing me) the importance of putting sexy pix of the car....i have yet to see a shitty pic of their car....Thanks guys.....
First things first....DIET PIX !!!:
Tim, I swear my gym duffel bag is not heavy....
Now.....*drum roll*
Some night time pix:
I thought this shot was kinda cool...
Well a Jag had to join me on 'ze' vossens....
we had a little race and i took him by quarter car length
Where ever you go....write to me
CREDITS: Inaccurate as always gets the credit for the weight loss inspiration....
I would like to add Rockstar143 (Jeremy) and CLTOTHETL (Tyler) to this list....they actually showed me (without showing me) the importance of putting sexy pix of the car....i have yet to see a shitty pic of their car....Thanks guys.....
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Ooof, those wheels on the Jag
But your car looks good Cant wait to see the rest of your mods take shape. Hopefully Ill get to see them in person at the National Meet
But your car looks good Cant wait to see the rest of your mods take shape. Hopefully Ill get to see them in person at the National Meet
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^^^ Thanks Morgan....pretty soon you gonna be on the credits list with the dash cam
and hell yeah we gonna meet at the meet.....but still write to me
EDIT: yeah the vossen didnt look good on the jag....wish he was slammed, they would have looked beautiful
and hell yeah we gonna meet at the meet.....but still write to me
EDIT: yeah the vossen didnt look good on the jag....wish he was slammed, they would have looked beautiful
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The car is coming together...well I guess its coming apart lol. Ever think about removing the rear door panels? I took mine out last week, didn't weigh them but they are worth taking out. The only problem I had is that is you can't roll down your rear windows unless you have the window switch hooked up... So i just have it hanging there for now.
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Wow Anil, do you notice a big difference?
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The car is coming together...well I guess its coming apart lol. Ever think about removing the rear door panels? I took mine out last week, didn't weigh them but they are worth taking out. The only problem I had is that is you can't roll down your rear windows unless you have the window switch hooked up... So i just have it hanging there for now.
from Inaccurates list they rear doo panel comes to 14 lbs and the fronts come to 18 lbs....
i was thinking of removing the rear panels but didnt want to loose the window functionality....
I think the rear of the car has NO WEIGHT now....barely any....all the weight is in the front half of the car....
Racing seats and battery will be next, that will drop me ~140 lbs from the front of the car.....damn i will be @ 400 lbs of weight LOST at that point....
hahaha.....i love that location dude LOL.....but yeah that is a temporary mod....pretty soon am gonna get Illinois tags (no personal property taxes and the inspection is SUPER easy....pull in, plug computer, drive out)....so yeah gonna get IL tags and wont need front plates then.....until then, they will stay in that location .....
Well Steve, it does....its almost like the car lost ~8-10% of her body weight....acceleration is quicker, she brakes better and it nimbler on her feet....
i can only imagine what Tim's car feels like....prolly like a little go-cart with a hayabusa engine in it....
PS: Thank you for the thread title change....
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CREDITS: Inaccurate as always gets the credit for the weight loss inspiration....
I would like to add Rockstar143 (Jeremy) and CLTOTHETL (Tyler) to this list....they actually showed me (without showing me) the importance of putting sexy pix of the car....i have yet to see a shitty pic of their car....Thanks guys.....
I would like to add Rockstar143 (Jeremy) and CLTOTHETL (Tyler) to this list....they actually showed me (without showing me) the importance of putting sexy pix of the car....i have yet to see a shitty pic of their car....Thanks guys.....
You know what they say, pictures speak 1000 words, so I always post more pictures than I type. It gets your point across easier.
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Lately, I am been getting my jollies by picking on people in the turns than racing. Especially after adding the BC Racing coilovers. Houston rush hour is like a crazy chaotic racing event filled with untrained drivers that are rude and impatience. So, I always have some one riding my ass. I get my jollies by hanging a turn or curve at gokart speeds and watch them become a little speck in my rear view mirror.
A few weeks ago, I had a car following me as I hanged one of favorite turns. This is a 90 degree left-hand turn at an intersection. He was right behind me in the same lane as me. As I got thru the turn, I looked in my mirror to see his status. His status was "sideways with his ass end sliding out WIDE". For me, I was taking the turn at about 75% of my potential. This was one of those days that I mentioned before where I will laugh all day long whenever I think about what happened. Even now typing this makes me laugh. A few minutes later, I saw that it was a Mustang GT (8 cyl) approx 2002-2004.
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Anil, amazing pics...seriously. Great job, man and thanks for the creds! I love that your car has some mods that are totally different from anyone else on here.
Innac...about your story, same thing happened to me with a 6th Gen accord...was coming up on the flyover exit minding my business and taking it quickly...the accord was feeling froggy and was trying to show me up (behind me)...he nearly lost control...car went back and forth all nuts like...then he straightened out and slowed the heck down. When he passed me as I made my turn after the exit he looked pale and scared and wouldn't even look in my direction. I didn't feel badly because I wasn't even enticing him...
Innac...about your story, same thing happened to me with a 6th Gen accord...was coming up on the flyover exit minding my business and taking it quickly...the accord was feeling froggy and was trying to show me up (behind me)...he nearly lost control...car went back and forth all nuts like...then he straightened out and slowed the heck down. When he passed me as I made my turn after the exit he looked pale and scared and wouldn't even look in my direction. I didn't feel badly because I wasn't even enticing him...
Gokart is the best one-word description for my car.
Lately, I am been getting my jollies by picking on people in the turns than racing. Especially after adding the BC Racing coilovers. Houston rush hour is like a crazy chaotic racing event filled with untrained drivers that are rude and impatience. So, I always have some one riding my ass. I get my jollies by hanging a turn or curve at gokart speeds and watch them become a little speck in my rear view mirror.
A few weeks ago, I had a car following me as I hanged one of favorite turns. This is a 90 degree left-hand turn at an intersection. He was right behind me in the same lane as me. As I got thru the turn, I looked in my mirror to see his status. His status was "sideways with his ass end sliding out WIDE". For me, I was taking the turn at about 75% of my potential. This was one of those days that I mentioned before where I will laugh all day long whenever I think about what happened. Even now typing this makes me laugh. A few minutes later, I saw that it was a Mustang GT (8 cyl) approx 2002-2004.
Lately, I am been getting my jollies by picking on people in the turns than racing. Especially after adding the BC Racing coilovers. Houston rush hour is like a crazy chaotic racing event filled with untrained drivers that are rude and impatience. So, I always have some one riding my ass. I get my jollies by hanging a turn or curve at gokart speeds and watch them become a little speck in my rear view mirror.
A few weeks ago, I had a car following me as I hanged one of favorite turns. This is a 90 degree left-hand turn at an intersection. He was right behind me in the same lane as me. As I got thru the turn, I looked in my mirror to see his status. His status was "sideways with his ass end sliding out WIDE". For me, I was taking the turn at about 75% of my potential. This was one of those days that I mentioned before where I will laugh all day long whenever I think about what happened. Even now typing this makes me laugh. A few minutes later, I saw that it was a Mustang GT (8 cyl) approx 2002-2004.
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Gokart is the best one-word description for my car.
Lately, I am been getting my jollies by picking on people in the turns than racing. Especially after adding the BC Racing coilovers. Houston rush hour is like a crazy chaotic racing event filled with untrained drivers that are rude and impatience. So, I always have some one riding my ass. I get my jollies by hanging a turn or curve at gokart speeds and watch them become a little speck in my rear view mirror.
A few weeks ago, I had a car following me as I hanged one of favorite turns. This is a 90 degree left-hand turn at an intersection. He was right behind me in the same lane as me. As I got thru the turn, I looked in my mirror to see his status. His status was "sideways with his ass end sliding out WIDE". For me, I was taking the turn at about 75% of my potential. This was one of those days that I mentioned before where I will laugh all day long whenever I think about what happened. Even now typing this makes me laugh. A few minutes later, I saw that it was a Mustang GT (8 cyl) approx 2002-2004.
Lately, I am been getting my jollies by picking on people in the turns than racing. Especially after adding the BC Racing coilovers. Houston rush hour is like a crazy chaotic racing event filled with untrained drivers that are rude and impatience. So, I always have some one riding my ass. I get my jollies by hanging a turn or curve at gokart speeds and watch them become a little speck in my rear view mirror.
A few weeks ago, I had a car following me as I hanged one of favorite turns. This is a 90 degree left-hand turn at an intersection. He was right behind me in the same lane as me. As I got thru the turn, I looked in my mirror to see his status. His status was "sideways with his ass end sliding out WIDE". For me, I was taking the turn at about 75% of my potential. This was one of those days that I mentioned before where I will laugh all day long whenever I think about what happened. Even now typing this makes me laugh. A few minutes later, I saw that it was a Mustang GT (8 cyl) approx 2002-2004.
on a different note, i remember raping an 98-02 V8 Mustang.....50-100mph i put like 3 car links on him
but yeah the hood pop will go.....almost
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QUESTION:
Where do you guys buy the crush washers for the engine oil drain plug and the transmission oil drain plug ??? i wanted to buy couple of those as I am out of those and the engine oil change is coming up in the next few months....
Where do you guys buy the crush washers for the engine oil drain plug and the transmission oil drain plug ??? i wanted to buy couple of those as I am out of those and the engine oil change is coming up in the next few months....
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I get mine from Acura, I get everything from them tho... But I used to work for them so I get it 10% above cost, I save sooo much money whenever I need anything. Just got my mdx spacer waiting to install that now, I'm been lazy lately.
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Im friends with the guys in the parts dept at a Honda dealer, they just give me a handful whenever I need them.
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I get mine from Acura, I get everything from them tho... But I used to work for them so I get it 10% above cost, I save sooo much money whenever I need anything. Just got my mdx spacer waiting to install that now, I'm been lazy lately.
and swoosh if you need any parts, i got your hookup bro
and swoosh if you need any parts, i got your hookup bro
hahah....that is awesome dude....but callahan if you are getting everything pnp-ed dont do the spacer....you will loose top end....
been there.....
you wanna mail me 6 pieces ??? will paypal you the $$$ + shipping cost....
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^^^ thanks bro....this dude in KS wants like 2 bucks a pop + taxes....
i wanted around 6 for engine oil and 1 for tranny....and he wanted like 14 bucks plus taxes..... hence i came here asking for it hahaha.....
i wanted around 6 for engine oil and 1 for tranny....and he wanted like 14 bucks plus taxes..... hence i came here asking for it hahaha.....
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Ill see what I can do. Im down to 4 right about now, and I need to head up there to order something anyway.
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I you Morgan's avvy
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If you were in Indiana I would hook u up, I'm not doing PnP till next year. I just sent wayyy to much lol. Got my rsb, fsb, clutch, lw flywheel, coilovers, mdx spacer, stainless steel clutch lines, pulley, motor mounts and engine damper. Probably some other junk I forgot about I can't wait to get it all on the mail going to be a epic install. Plus I wanna pay off the car in the next couple week.... Wife wants a third car... And she wants it to be new, havnt decided what we want yet.
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