Might be in the market again..
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Got the tires and wheels on.. Holy crap, it looks and feels like a brand new car. I'm gonna let the springs settle for a couple days before I go and get it aligned but jeeeez! I'm in love all over again. Steeda progressive springs on stock struts with InCurve IC-S5 (I believe that's the name) wheels. 20x9 and 20x10.5 with 255/35/20 in the front and 275/35/20 in the rear. Now I'm just eagerly awaiting my tune so I can install my CAI..
Got some sick rolling shots courtesy of one of my local friends and I hope to post them within the next week or so. Hopefully this time I post them right and they look good enough for AZine *cough, cough J*.
Edit: I'm considering getting my fenders rolled for "spirited driving". Had a run with an F10 535i and the whole time I was walking away I was worried about shearing my fenders and turning them into bacon.
Got some sick rolling shots courtesy of one of my local friends and I hope to post them within the next week or so. Hopefully this time I post them right and they look good enough for AZine *cough, cough J*.
Edit: I'm considering getting my fenders rolled for "spirited driving". Had a run with an F10 535i and the whole time I was walking away I was worried about shearing my fenders and turning them into bacon.
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And some stock photos for reference. So, this car went from bone stock with 6,6xx miles on it to dropped, bigger wheels and tires, CAI, tune and muffler delete with 8,4xx miles in less than 30 days. Hahaha.
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Dec. 11th. The morning after I brought her home, just after getting the muffler delete done. The car was wayyyyy too quiet for a so-called muscle car.
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And finally, the night I picked her up featuring my best friend's '15 WRX. December 10th, 2015. Best purchase of my life.
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I personally feel that the mods I've done have completely changed the look of the car. It went from being indistinguishable from every other S550 on the road to being unique to me. My buddies know that it's my car now. Haha.
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Showing the car to my younger cousin who recently got into cars. He's looking at picking up an S2000 within the next year or so.![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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Dec. 11th. The morning after I brought her home, just after getting the muffler delete done. The car was wayyyyy too quiet for a so-called muscle car.
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And finally, the night I picked her up featuring my best friend's '15 WRX. December 10th, 2015. Best purchase of my life.
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I personally feel that the mods I've done have completely changed the look of the car. It went from being indistinguishable from every other S550 on the road to being unique to me. My buddies know that it's my car now. Haha.
Edit: Some miscellaneous shots within the first couple weeks of ownership.
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Showing the car to my younger cousin who recently got into cars. He's looking at picking up an S2000 within the next year or so.
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I should avoid this thread...
and threads about V's, S4's, and M3's
Fuck, looks so good with the wheels! I can't believe how much the OEM wheels scream I'm a pansy ass v6 in their styling. The color of your car...sex. Like, sex with anything. Woman, man...animal...pillow case over a bean bag...anything. So gratifying.
I love what you've done so far...keep it up, it'll be perfect for when we trade S for the 5.0!
And wtf...2 car garage on the outside, then 4 car on the inside...that picture where you're parked sideways shows you have 10 feet off to the right. NOICEEEE
and threads about V's, S4's, and M3's
Fuck, looks so good with the wheels! I can't believe how much the OEM wheels scream I'm a pansy ass v6 in their styling. The color of your car...sex. Like, sex with anything. Woman, man...animal...pillow case over a bean bag...anything. So gratifying.
I love what you've done so far...keep it up, it'll be perfect for when we trade S for the 5.0!
And wtf...2 car garage on the outside, then 4 car on the inside...that picture where you're parked sideways shows you have 10 feet off to the right. NOICEEEE
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Car looks perfect man! Love those wheels on the new body style mustang! Perfect! 1000% better than your old stocks. ![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
And those mods and repair came quick!!! lol
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And those mods and repair came quick!!! lol
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Looks incredible, OP. I'm incredibly jealous.
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I should avoid this thread...
and threads about V's, S4's, and M3's
Fuck, looks so good with the wheels! I can't believe how much the OEM wheels scream I'm a pansy ass v6 in their styling. The color of your car...sex. Like, sex with anything. Woman, man...animal...pillow case over a bean bag...anything. So gratifying.
I love what you've done so far...keep it up, it'll be perfect for when we trade S for the 5.0!
And wtf...2 car garage on the outside, then 4 car on the inside...that picture where you're parked sideways shows you have 10 feet off to the right. NOICEEEE
and threads about V's, S4's, and M3's
Fuck, looks so good with the wheels! I can't believe how much the OEM wheels scream I'm a pansy ass v6 in their styling. The color of your car...sex. Like, sex with anything. Woman, man...animal...pillow case over a bean bag...anything. So gratifying.
I love what you've done so far...keep it up, it'll be perfect for when we trade S for the 5.0!
And wtf...2 car garage on the outside, then 4 car on the inside...that picture where you're parked sideways shows you have 10 feet off to the right. NOICEEEE
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As far as the garage, there'd be a lot more space if I would just get around to cleaning and throwing away the stuff we don't need anymore haha. I'm looking forward to the 5.0 for S2K swap, I'm holding you to that! Thanks again, J.
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Thanks Kurt, appreciate the kind words.
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you're holding me to it?
LOL...I better enjoy it some more then! Took wifey out in it for date night...first time since the baby. Man, I can't lie...I adore that car.
I adore yours too though...that thing must sound so nice, drive awesome, have all the new bells and whistles.
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you're holding me to it?
LOL...I better enjoy it some more then! Took wifey out in it for date night...first time since the baby. Man, I can't lie...I adore that car.
I adore yours too though...that thing must sound so nice, drive awesome, have all the new bells and whistles.
Thanks J, the 5.0's been good to me so far. We'll see how long I end up keeping it since I'm still in the honeymoon phase.
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I have to check this out in person one day ![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
Total transformation from the wheel change.
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Total transformation from the wheel change.
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Is there a reason you didnt get the bigger tires like you initially thought you were going to get. You have the same size wheels (idk about offsets) that I have and I was able to get 275/305 with room to spare.
Still looks amazing nonetheless!
Still looks amazing nonetheless!
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I went through Steeda directly for the springs and a local tire and wheel shop for the wheels and tires. They told me I'd rub but now that I think about it, David from Steeda told me I could run a 275/35/20 in the front and a 315/35/20 in the rear.. Oh my gooodnessss, fatter tires.
Thanks for clearing that up with me @McCollins23.
By the way, here's a quick clip of the car rolling. Not my first choice for music, but I was limited to the less than 100 song library I have on my new iPhone.
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By the way, here's a quick clip of the car rolling. Not my first choice for music, but I was limited to the less than 100 song library I have on my new iPhone.
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Something's missing though, can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe some white lettering on the sidewall of the tires and some lighting mods in the front would set it off.
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Noted, Chief! Rookie mistake. Haha![Tomato](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/tomato.gif)
Thanks a lot man! Your Focus is looking pretty great too!
Damn, I don't know what to say. That's one hell of an observation and compliment. Thanks a lot man! ![Victory](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/victory.gif)
I like the understated look the car has but I've got a few decals waiting to be put on that may or may not ruin it. I'll have to post some updated photos when I put them on. I'm moving way too quick on mods. Lol Need to pace myself.
On a side note, I ran an automatic G37 sedan (2011+) and a new-ish Audi A8 last night. The G owner was awesome, his passenger recorded the first pull so I expect it to pop up on YouTube eventually. He and his passengers gave a thumbs up and couldn't stop laughing and smiling afterwards. The A8 owner was more along the lines of a pompous prick that tried to run a fly-by on me and got shut down. Then while I'm slowing down giving him a thumbs up he tries to run another ricer fly-by and gets shut down.. again. Eat dick, fgt.![Thumbs Up](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
There's more to it which led me to believe he thought his Audi was the end all be all of performance but I've already written too much.
Next mod: GoPro or knock-off action cam.
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Thanks a lot man! Your Focus is looking pretty great too!
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On a side note, I ran an automatic G37 sedan (2011+) and a new-ish Audi A8 last night. The G owner was awesome, his passenger recorded the first pull so I expect it to pop up on YouTube eventually. He and his passengers gave a thumbs up and couldn't stop laughing and smiling afterwards. The A8 owner was more along the lines of a pompous prick that tried to run a fly-by on me and got shut down. Then while I'm slowing down giving him a thumbs up he tries to run another ricer fly-by and gets shut down.. again. Eat dick, fgt.
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There's more to it which led me to believe he thought his Audi was the end all be all of performance but I've already written too much.
Next mod: GoPro or knock-off action cam.
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Car looks amazing already....start focusing on the performance and making it faster
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A roof/back window spoiler (like everyone and there mother with a hooked up 3G TL has) might be what's missing on the profile shots.
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As far as performance, if Lund would just hurry the hell up with my new tune I'd be in the 11's already!
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She's due for some TLC this week. Oil change, check all fluids, brakes and clutch, wash, alignment and then it'll be time to drive the piss out of her again.
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J, you wouldn't happen to be that "someone" that's texting him pictures.. would you?
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