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Old Sep 28, 2013 | 01:07 AM
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Forgot how many times I slowed down to watch this beauty



Exhaust.....^^^^
Anil's intake pipe





FX on the flooooor



This woman drove the car like that for a mile. Thought she would get out to close it at the redlight... nope, continued on
I had to take a turn, couldn't see what happend

Old Sep 28, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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^^^^ Really lady?????
Old Sep 28, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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Haha
I thought there was something sticking out, so didn't close the trunk but it was clear... as seen on the picture too
Old Sep 29, 2013 | 07:58 AM
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Old Sep 29, 2013 | 11:36 AM
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What's locomeko

Saw the video topgear shared?
Gave me a heart attack

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Whoah, XXR rims, huh...they couldn't even take that little impact?
I hope both the guys ended up being okay. Looks like steering locked up and he didn't realize it until he was about to make the cut very fast. Wow...

Love how ZERO people jumped right into the water to get them out. Probably checking acurazine on their phones, priorities, man...
Old Sep 29, 2013 | 02:49 PM
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Talk about serious hang time..... jeeez!
Old Sep 29, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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Too late for breaks
Was't expecting that from the rims too

Another weekend another car wash









Installed the stock xenon bulbs from FX to MDX
Ordering yellow nokya for high beams for MDX
Will install the blue nokya to low fogs on MDX, (ones I had)
Actually will make Acura install it in the next oil change. I couldn't take out the bolts, actually broke one bolt off the plastic

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Old Sep 29, 2013 | 06:11 PM
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Meko...hi.
Old Sep 29, 2013 | 06:12 PM
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Need moar pictures of the ATLP
Old Sep 29, 2013 | 06:14 PM
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What uuup



I actually have 50 pictures from the day I did clay, polish, wax but lazy to select the best ones
Will do
Old Sep 29, 2013 | 06:20 PM
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Well, I'm sitting here quietly crying in my head about why I am not the type to YOLO and just figure out a way to finance this S5.
Old Sep 29, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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The S5 from the coworker?
Is it going to be cheaper? Since used?

Give me a reasonable reason, can you get a discount on it?

I am not that type too because of cheap used exotic car prices in US
Doesn't sound smart to me, paying 50k to a brand new car

How about leasing?
I don't know much about it but, what I know good about it is...
You get the car, pay low for a year or so, after lease is finish, buy the car with finance
What good is, you saved money over the first year? Is that how it is?

Of course if you do less miles

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Old Sep 29, 2013 | 11:15 PM
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Jesus...goddamit

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Wow, that's awesome.
Old Sep 30, 2013 | 10:37 AM
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Ive never seen a shifting like that, sooo much powaaaaaa haahahah
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Old Sep 30, 2013 | 09:25 PM
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^^^ Almost lonesome.....
Old Sep 30, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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Meko when you said you slowed down, I bet you slowed down from 130 to 80





Jeremy...dew it....I hope all is going good on the house front....DEW IT DEW IT !!!
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and Meko...I just sent a paypal for some rims they are 18x9
Old Sep 30, 2013 | 11:33 PM
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Meh.. he is chicken, he is not going for it

I want a picture via text, right now!!!!!!!!!!

Who? Me? I don't slow down, it's a jooohk
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and i dont think he is a chicken, he is just calculative, like most of us
Old Sep 30, 2013 | 11:43 PM
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Just kidding, of course
Throwing out 600 every month is crazy when you still love your current car, and what's he going to do awd in FL..... more gas money compared to TL
J. just go and buy a GTR
Or cheap Jag coupe


Hey!!!!!!!! How is my Sid!!!!!!!

Old Oct 1, 2013 | 07:55 AM
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hahah thas awesome.. I forgot about that character
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I guess Austin has some competition now LOL....

SID kept us awake all night, last night

the first night he was out, his body temp fell low and blood sugar was low as well, so we had to supplement his feeding with some formula....and he got kinda used to it....before leaving the hospital the nurse gave him 38cc of formula...I was kinda pissed coz he usually only takes in ~18cc....and the more you give, it expands his tummy so the more he will want....

since he had a big "lunch" he was sleeping almost all day long....and yesterday evening we decided to take him off the supplement unless he is being very cranky....last night he woke up every 90 minutes....we barely slept LOL....I look like a right now LOL
Old Oct 1, 2013 | 07:29 PM
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^^^^ Sorry brother. I hate to say it, but you might have a lot more of those nights ahead.......
Old Oct 1, 2013 | 11:45 PM
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Sid the character is alllllllways funny
Damn 11 yrs since the first Ice Age movie came out

Wait why aren't you awake Anil it's almost 1am
Hey Sid!!! You know what to do man, come on

What's formula 38cc? Ginger ale for babies?





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Holy crap-check out the rear spoiler on that Corvette.
Old Oct 2, 2013 | 09:46 PM
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I will say it looks good, just because the car is too handsome and could suit-up everything out there pretty well
but if I think that rear end without the wing, looks much better
.... yes yes definitely

I need front right axle by the way
Keep hearing it

PMed Delray Acura for both sides front
I'll also call Raxles tomorrow and compare the price with OEM from Delray
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Meko...formula is milk....more like crack for babies....they get hooked and sleep, well, like a baby


and here is the thread where Morgan (civicdrvr) was mentioning about Autozone axles
https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-cl-problems-fixes-70/aftermarket-intake-hum-specifically-sri-857651/

finally, about seafoam and intake manifold and butterfly cleaning....he has a 2G TL....but the steps are almost the same....take the intake off, take the TB off, take the manifold cover off, take the manifold off....

spray the manifold/TB with TB cleaner...now if you spray it a lotttt and soak it, I would take it to a wand wash and hose the manifold down, let it dry, install it....
https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-1999-2003-98/diy-thermoblok-spacers-install-egr-cleaning-615644/

finally a video on how to seafoam....
put 1/2 can in the gas tank when the range is ~10-15 (when the range light comes in, you have ~3 gallons left), when the range does to ZERO, you have ~1.5 gallons....so put 1/2 can when you have ~2 gallons left....in gas tank, the seafoam cleans the fuel lines, pump, injectors, heads

put a full can of seafoam in the oil....this cleans the springs/retainers/cams/crank/etc

then start your car and do this:

by seafoaming in the intake (air path), you clean the air path like Manifold/Runners/Heads/Cylinder/Pistons/etc

once you are done, let it sit for 15 minutes

start her up, drive it, well for you, normally LOL....hit vtec in 1/2/3 gears....do the "Italian Tune up"....now remember dont stray toooo far from a gas station, you have only ~2 gallons left....

get gas when you think you are on fumes....

after ~100-150 miles, do an oil change....
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Seafoam all day errrr day, baby!

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Photobucket link


yeah I promised Meko, I would post up couple links for him about seafoam, cleaning the manifold and TB and Axles....
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I can see the picture

In for moar
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^^^ my work VPN blocks photobucket
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Anil I owe you a lot
Thanks for the links, will check when I get to computer.

Delray acura or whatever, i asked him a total price for both, he said 1k, i guess that was the whole stuff.
J said its like 150, thats what i read too.
So ill ask bruce to send me the axles. 150 is good compared to autozone.


Jeremyyyy!!!!! Is that happening right now? Wohoooooi

Going to use Y pipe?

Seafoam is that good huh?
I was staying away from it...
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Shit, I though the pic of Sid was for me
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I thought so too
No Y, not enough room to work with. Welder at the shop turned me away yesterday but after discussing with him the idea to do a dump off the inner tube and run the single from the outer one he said it would work.

The tip I ordered from ebay didn't work for me because the angle it had to sit at wouldn't be flush and go all the way up. If anyone is interested in it before I post it to ebay to sell (easier to sell in USA) at a discounted rate, let me know (I paid $115 for the set) via PM quick. Just know it'll sit about 1/4" lower than the upper part of the opening. You could trim the bumper to put it all the way up, or just move it back or forward. I love how it maintains the OEM look on steroids which is what I wanted. The new tips, which he happened to have one of, will fit very well too. You'll see.
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I want pics nowwwww!
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Sorry to steal your thunder Austin....you shall always be the sloth to me


Eager to see it Jeremy...will you be covering up 1 of the outlets in the muffler since you are not using a Y?

might create some back pressure which will help with low end....i hope the exhaust note doesnt change....even if it will am pretty sure it will make it quieter and wont introduce any rasp (not sure of the drone)....
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Yes you stay sloth

J. are you talking about the oem looking exhaust tips?
They don't work?


Yeah why the outer exhaust exit? Do you know how inside of the muffler looks like?

Oh oh, my greenish fog bulbs that was suppose to be yellow...
I wrote a comment on the amazon page. Kensun called me today and sending me a new bulbs. He said they suppose to be yellow..
Ok no problem hehe

Taking out the IM looks tricky Anil

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