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11-09-2011, 10:16 AM
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first i really need to get moar lowness and stiffness. i'm starting to get pissed with the type-s shocks. they are definately far too floaty for my young flat billed white kid ness. i miss my 12/13k setup on the S4
and i want to redo my calipers soon black, with white acura, instead of brembo. but slightly bigger if possible.
and the thread you linked, that would be one of my dream setups. love cr-kai's, but only when they are white for some odd reason.
i would wax the ever living hell out of the wheels before i put them on the car. i get pissed with my alloys getting dirty, but they look like trash anyway. this would just make me take better care of her
http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Fastline-...-pr-63591.html
thinking about these. maybe it will get rid of my clunking.
are Moog brand parts any good? they have end links for only ~$41, and i really only need the one
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11-21-2011, 10:02 AM
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update.
Monday replaced my plugs. had some blow through around the porcelain....not too bad, but needed new ones. they may have been the originals. good amount of low end torque gained.
i've also done the UCM, that made a huge difference. unbelievable amount of throttle smoothing accomplished. i actually haven't modified it, so it's just in my trunk. i'll be doing the mods to it before winter sets in and then putting it back in there for snow/pine needle protection.
so as of right now:
mid muffler delete
resonator swapped with god know's what brand 8" long one
intake resonator delete with a little massaging to have a 'CAI'
throttle body coolant bypass
blox weighted 6mt knob
plastidipped front grille
debadged rear
225/45(err is it 50?) tires on the rear to remove unwanted fender gap
and some yellow fog halogens
and an older picture i didn't post
an fyi, end link kits (one side per) only $23 + shipping on amazon
i think i will just spend the ~$35 a side at the dealer and pick them up today/tomorrow
Monday replaced my plugs. had some blow through around the porcelain....not too bad, but needed new ones. they may have been the originals. good amount of low end torque gained.
i've also done the UCM, that made a huge difference. unbelievable amount of throttle smoothing accomplished. i actually haven't modified it, so it's just in my trunk. i'll be doing the mods to it before winter sets in and then putting it back in there for snow/pine needle protection.
so as of right now:
mid muffler delete
resonator swapped with god know's what brand 8" long one
intake resonator delete with a little massaging to have a 'CAI'
throttle body coolant bypass
blox weighted 6mt knob
plastidipped front grille
debadged rear
225/45(err is it 50?) tires on the rear to remove unwanted fender gap
and some yellow fog halogens
and an older picture i didn't post
an fyi, end link kits (one side per) only $23 + shipping on amazon
i think i will just spend the ~$35 a side at the dealer and pick them up today/tomorrow
Last edited by Steven Bell; 11-21-2011 at 08:21 PM. Reason: Merged Posts.
11-21-2011, 11:44 AM
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^^^ ask them to price match it 
11-21-2011, 12:51 PM
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^^^ 
i feel u dude....thats why I travel to Philippines LOL
i feel u dude....thats why I travel to Philippines LOL
11-21-2011, 02:01 PM
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nukka if a new phone was in the works you would have been coming back with something for me 
i've been working tirelessly for months trying to adapt to new pay scale. sucks dick. part of why i sold the s4. oh well, i'm getting there!!!!!!
i think today i'm just gonna tear apart the interior and get to work on it. it'll keep me busy, and i'll get some better ideas. i also have on my wishlist a nice 3 spoke wheel. do you know if the canBUS shit keeps us from swapping a type-s wheel in? just for future thoughts
another thing for you Anil, if you ever need interior advice, i used to work in a shop....was my 'major' at tech school. trying to get back into it, maybe this place will be my stepping stone.
i've been working tirelessly for months trying to adapt to new pay scale. sucks dick. part of why i sold the s4. oh well, i'm getting there!!!!!!
i think today i'm just gonna tear apart the interior and get to work on it. it'll keep me busy, and i'll get some better ideas. i also have on my wishlist a nice 3 spoke wheel. do you know if the canBUS shit keeps us from swapping a type-s wheel in? just for future thoughts
another thing for you Anil, if you ever need interior advice, i used to work in a shop....was my 'major' at tech school. trying to get back into it, maybe this place will be my stepping stone.
11-21-2011, 06:19 PM
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^^^ damn nice....
i feel you on the pay scale and switching jobs shit....am in IT and during recession took a 45-50% pay cut....the situation has gotten better since, but still not what i used to make....
About the steering....why not just get a sports steering ? loose weight and look different ? am looking into these:
i feel you on the pay scale and switching jobs shit....am in IT and during recession took a 45-50% pay cut....the situation has gotten better since, but still not what i used to make....
About the steering....why not just get a sports steering ? loose weight and look different ? am looking into these:
11-22-2011, 10:37 PM
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Yeah but you would loose like 15 odd pounds right there....
Since I have couple other mods planed I will be loosing ALL the steering wheel controls anyway....it will be sad to see them go but well....
Since I have couple other mods planed I will be loosing ALL the steering wheel controls anyway....it will be sad to see them go but well....
11-28-2011, 07:57 AM
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yeah idk. i think the main reason i would be opposed to an nice suede wheel is that it will look out of place with stock seats. i don't like 'uneven' packages....if that makes sense.
if i were to delve into interior stuff, i would want to do WAY too much all at once. holding off any mods on the inside for that very reason
if i were to delve into interior stuff, i would want to do WAY too much all at once. holding off any mods on the inside for that very reason
11-28-2011, 09:12 AM
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^^^ who said anything about stock seats ? 
11-28-2011, 09:26 AM
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actually, i do know of a set of fiberglass shelled cheapo seats. my friend had them in his integra (literally same reasoning, he got a wheel and hated the look) and they were only $4-500 with sliders. i would repad and recover them, and get some real sparco dual locking sliders unlike what he had.
i would even swap my heated seats into them. actually i really really could/should do that.
i would even swap my heated seats into them. actually i really really could/should do that.
11-28-2011, 09:35 AM
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^^^ 
am gonna loose my heated seats/all steering controls/hfl/ and couple other things....
NO am not gonna gut my interior....am not gonna make my car like a race car....am just gonna put her on a ATKINS diet....high protein/low carb
am gonna loose my heated seats/all steering controls/hfl/ and couple other things....
NO am not gonna gut my interior....am not gonna make my car like a race car....am just gonna put her on a ATKINS diet....high protein/low carb
11-28-2011, 10:37 AM
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^^^ wanna loose that weight bro....btw spotted some 12lbs seats which cost less than 250 bucks each...
lemme know if you need the PM
lemme know if you need the PM
11-28-2011, 10:58 AM
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a heater assembly is maybe 2 lbs all said and done. its a pad like a heating blanket, and a wire, and a connector, then you ad a little foam, but you cut into the original foam and seat, so it's not really added weight. so many dynamic weight parts to change to out do keeping that
edit:are they road track legal? i forget teh designation, but the key is to buy seats that are safety approved so you don't through money down the bottomless pit that modding is
edit:are they road track legal? i forget teh designation, but the key is to buy seats that are safety approved so you don't through money down the bottomless pit that modding is
11-28-2011, 11:04 AM
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^^^ cudnt agree more...
the seats am looking at at cloth seats....i really dont wanna burn them or some like that....i have this fear in my head that i will LOL....
the seats am looking at at cloth seats....i really dont wanna burn them or some like that....i have this fear in my head that i will LOL....
11-28-2011, 12:56 PM
#178
you only get burns when the heating wire starts fraying, usually you have to be pretty hefty and use your car a lot, over a lot of miles to get that
in 3 months i only changed 2 at the shop. wear through on seats was 4-5 a day though...to put it in perspective
12-02-2011, 10:37 AM
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^^^ that was quick right (no thats not what she said 
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(no thats not what she said )
12-02-2011, 10:59 AM
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the other day was stuck in shitty traffic and i made a quick little video to test my suction cup mount on the window, didn't work so well. anyway, with the cold air, the resonator being broken in now, and all that jazz this is how the car sounds. (theres a loud as shit truck that the MIC picked up)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3038427...in/photostream
if i get the cats gutted and try, i expect a sound difference and try to recreate this one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3038427...in/photostream
if i get the cats gutted and try, i expect a sound difference and try to recreate this one
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12-11-2011, 04:12 PM
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^^^ how did you strip off the bolts LOL... 
yeah get a cut off wheel or try to hammer a smaller diameter extended socket on the bolt and pop it off...
yeah get a cut off wheel or try to hammer a smaller diameter extended socket on the bolt and pop it off...
12-12-2011, 01:49 PM
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^^^ lol....that is coz of the cats LOL...
well i recently installed a jpipe on Steven Bells car and getting the bolts off were tough but a breaker bar was the single most important thing which let me pop all the bolts off...
well i recently installed a jpipe on Steven Bells car and getting the bolts off were tough but a breaker bar was the single most important thing which let me pop all the bolts off...
12-13-2011, 09:43 AM
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^^^ man damn rust....PITA....
12-13-2011, 11:24 AM
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^^^ thats the reason I boiled my move to Atlanta, GA....
but my girl will have to find a new job....to avoid that second on the list is Denver, CO
snow here i come LOL
but my girl will have to find a new job....to avoid that second on the list is Denver, CO
snow here i come LOL
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^^^ hhhaha....guess i was worried for now reason then
12-13-2011, 03:04 PM
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Your Plasti-Dip grill looks great!
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12-14-2011, 11:01 AM
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SICK !!!
that looks fawking beautiful....
that looks fawking beautiful....
12-15-2011, 07:37 AM
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right!?!?!
if i can find it, i'll put up the picture i have of my car and landscape from when i was there. silver 98 accord with tsw 18's...this was 5 years ago now...damn i'm getting old haha.
another picture from this weekend during my troubles.
and the car has been running loads better since messing around with it. maybe i just needed to replug the o2 sensor connector to get rid of my intermittent code??????
trip to work on monday
if i can find it, i'll put up the picture i have of my car and landscape from when i was there. silver 98 accord with tsw 18's...this was 5 years ago now...damn i'm getting old haha.
another picture from this weekend during my troubles.
and the car has been running loads better since messing around with it. maybe i just needed to replug the o2 sensor connector to get rid of my intermittent code??????
trip to work on monday
12-19-2011, 10:41 AM
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so it snowed this weekend, and i went to get some pictures. not of the TL...but she did make it into a few.
blurrry while i was jogging back to the car, avoiding the big truck lol
and turning 180*
its snowy, but look at that perfect S
maybe more pictures tonight
blurrry while i was jogging back to the car, avoiding the big truck lol
and turning 180*
its snowy, but look at that perfect S
maybe more pictures tonight
12-28-2011, 01:08 PM
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been messing around in my photos trying to figure out what direction i'm gonna go with my car. i expect swoosh will vote haha.
anyway, been trying to see if i would like the smoked tails or type-s markers
i really like the look of the side marker to match the front.
also been thinking of maybe opening my headlights to get the amber out, and getting the stock wheels a bronze color. not big into painted wheels that much, but love black/bronze combos.
been mulling it all over for quite awhile now and really can't decide on the wheels
anyway, been trying to see if i would like the smoked tails or type-s markers
i really like the look of the side marker to match the front.
also been thinking of maybe opening my headlights to get the amber out, and getting the stock wheels a bronze color. not big into painted wheels that much, but love black/bronze combos.
been mulling it all over for quite awhile now and really can't decide on the wheels
12-28-2011, 01:22 PM
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Love the bronze wheels
But i would think the 07-08 Base lights will look wayyyy better....they will add a little contrast
But i would think the 07-08 Base lights will look wayyyy better....they will add a little contrast
12-28-2011, 01:37 PM
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I vote Type S tails and sidemarkers. Of course, I'm biased.
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