07 TYPE-S CF under my hood!! another mod!!!

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09-01-2008, 05:50 PM

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07 TYPE-S CF under my hood!! another mod!!!

HERE'S ANOTHER FIRST FOR YOU GUYS! i wanted to dress up my engine bay. on my old ride i didn't do shit to the engine. this time i wanted to show off a little. here is my work in progress. im not done yet i still have a few more things i gotta do still. my engine covers are painted WDP. i'll put them on when im done with the rest. what do you guys think so far.

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09-01-2008, 06:02 PM

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looks really good. how hard was it to do the manifold cover?

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09-01-2008, 06:21 PM

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JP...what was the cost of all of your pictured pieces?

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09-01-2008, 06:29 PM

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damnnn i like that alottt how did you do this was it a shop?

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09-01-2008, 06:40 PM

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looks good

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09-01-2008, 06:41 PM

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You've done an excellent job at making your engine bay one of my favorites for the TL!

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09-01-2008, 07:10 PM

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Really nice!!! What battery do you have? Mine is done for and I am looking for ideas instead of stock.

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09-01-2008, 07:22 PM

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You've done an excellent job at making your engine bay one of my favorites for the TL!

thanks brother. funny, your bay is my favorite and is what inspired me to hook mine up. im like half way done with it

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damnnn i like that alottt how did you do this was it a shop?

yea i had a shop CF wrap it 3 bills and 4-5 weeks.

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Really nice!!! What battery do you have? Mine is done for and I am looking for ideas instead of stock.

thanks! its a braille dry cell 21lb. CF battery.

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09-01-2008, 07:37 PM

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damn dude. always doing it big....

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09-01-2008, 08:07 PM

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i bet it tastes good
i like !

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09-01-2008, 11:55 PM

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Just one word SICK, always setting the bar for people.

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09-02-2008, 01:28 AM

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cf wrapped the stock cover...good shit, all show tho... matches the braille battery nicely...

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09-02-2008, 02:16 AM

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all i gotta say is

...accuratein is also one of my inspiration...he has one of the nicest TL i've even seen hands down...he knows how to put his car tastefully together...mad props...jptl04 your car looks nice too as well

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09-02-2008, 10:36 AM

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nice cf setup, i always luv CFs

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09-02-2008, 11:06 AM

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looked at this thread from my cellphone, didnt really get to see the cf quality...perfect... you are a candidate for cf door

http://cgi.ebay.com/04-07-Acura-TL-C...QQcmdZViewItem

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09-02-2008, 05:41 PM

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cf wrapped the stock cover...good shit, all show tho... matches the braille battery nicely...

no way man!! thought it added 10 whp

yea it matches well

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damn dude. always doing it big....

trying bro! not done yet though!

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i bet it tastes good
i like !

fiber is good for you, keeps you regular LOL!

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looked at this thread from my cellphone, didnt really get to see the cf quality...perfect... you are a candidate for cf door

yea the door looks good on your ride blends in good i bet. on my WDP i think it would stick out too much.

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09-02-2008, 05:53 PM

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hey where u get that at ? im really interested do u know if it will fit a 08 type s also ...please give me some info on that i would appriciate it

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09-02-2008, 05:56 PM

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it's a stock engine cover that i had CF wrapped.

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09-02-2008, 11:34 PM

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very nice.... im just dyin 2 make myself a strut bar

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09-03-2008, 01:50 AM

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looks damn good

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09-03-2008, 11:06 AM

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As always, jealous

You better come out to whatever is the next car meet so I can check all this hottness out!

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09-03-2008, 11:15 AM

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Looks Great!!!

I need to ask a dumb question. Is the new strut bar stiffer than stock? Can you feel the difference? Lookin good man....

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09-03-2008, 11:59 AM

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looks nice..

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09-03-2008, 12:31 PM

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That's dope...

Keep it up... so did you order that other thing...

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09-03-2008, 12:36 PM

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Very clean engine bay. I bet you clean in there just as much as you do with the rest of the car.

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09-03-2008, 01:16 PM

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Very clean engine bay. I bet you clean in there just as much as you do with the rest of the car.

yea sometimes i have OCD!

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That's dope...

Keep it up... so did you order that other thing...

yea! i also ordered these other things, front and rear w/ RB pads and SS lines, i'll install them in a couple of weeks.

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09-03-2008, 03:14 PM

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Where can I find those caps. Comptech and Greddy?

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09-03-2008, 06:49 PM

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hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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yea sometimes i have OCD!

yea! i also ordered these other things, front and rear w/ RB pads and SS lines, i'll install them in a couple of weeks.

so tell me i have the 08 type-s............where and how do i find that carbon fiber stuff for under the hood????.........................is there a website or something????.................thanks.............. ..maybe you can e-mail me the info to sensualscorpion1@aol.com thanks

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