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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 03:14 AM
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Thanks man. Its a bit lower than that now.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 01:38 AM
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how much do you guys think i should post these rims up for. they're MB Battles that were driven on for 12 miles. On the car for less than a day. I did manage to blemish one rim when the outer edge of the rim touched my quarter panel and barely grazed the finish on the rim. Tires are Nankang ns-2's 215/40/18 also 12 miles old.

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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:00 AM
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Thats funny that you're selling these because I was thinking about getting these. Whats the offset?
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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What do you guys think...center cap or no center cap



This is what they would look like:

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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by UA6
Thats funny that you're selling these because I was thinking about getting these. Whats the offset?
18x9.5 +15 all around
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 01:53 PM
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Defenily center caps those are nice
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 01:57 PM
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[QUOTE=1blwn_accord;13708088]how much do you guys think i should post these rims up for. they're MB Battles that were driven on for 12 miles. On the car for less than a day. I did manage to blemish one rim when the outer edge of the rim touched my quarter panel and barely grazed the finish on the rim. Tires are Nankang ns-2's 215/40/18 also 12 miles old.

how much did you pay for them ??
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 1blwn_accord
how much do you guys think i should post these rims up for. they're MB Battles that were driven on for 12 miles. On the car for less than a day. I did manage to blemish one rim when the outer edge of the rim touched my quarter panel and barely grazed the finish on the rim. Tires are Nankang ns-2's 215/40/18 also 12 miles old.

how much did you pay for them ??
i cant remember the exact figures but it was roughly a little over 800 for the rims, and mid 400's for tires (mount balance and stretch)
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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1k for quick sale imo
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 05:55 PM
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Anyone upgraded their factory engine mounts? Trying to get an idea on how much worse the vibration will be. Just snapped the rear pre cat delete in half for a second time and it was recommended that I get better engine mounts to keep this from happening again.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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I have the Innovative mounts. I believe they're the 60 ones and not the 75 ones.

The vibration annoys me, you can feel it all the time. I have a 6spd but when driving, you don't feel it at all.

I've had mine for 4 years now and they're still koo.
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Vietnastee
I have the Innovative mounts. I believe they're the 60 ones and not the 75 ones.

The vibration annoys me, you can feel it all the time. I have a 6spd but when driving, you don't feel it at all.
Then when do you feel the vibrations and what is the difference between the 60 and 75?
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 01:28 AM
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You feel the vibrations when idling like at a STOP sign or red light. If you have the A/C on, it'll vibrate even harder.

75A is harder and you will feel the vibrations more. It's suppose to prevent wheel hop better when quick shifting better than the 60A.

I use to do quick shifts with the 60A a few times a month for a year when I first had them, and now they're still okay. Nothing broken
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 09:40 AM
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What kind of rotors are you guys using? I've been putting off getting new rotors for too long.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by UA6
What kind of rotors are you guys using? I've been putting off getting new rotors for too long.
running blank brembos
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 03:53 PM
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What kind of rotors are you guys using? I've been putting off getting new rotors for too long.
350Z Brembo sized rotors.

I have the 2G RL BBK
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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Damn. I was trying to avoid buying the BBK.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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I use the Brembo Sport Cross Drilled Rotors. Been a few years and no problems. They look nice too.

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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 09:15 AM
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I went with Stoptech. I couldn't see myself paying $2000 for brakes.
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Old May 3, 2012 | 12:37 AM
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today i learned what driveway to never use when trying to exit cvs parking lot on aborn and white
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Old May 3, 2012 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by DecaFe1
today i learned what driveway to never use when trying to exit cvs parking lot on aborn and white
^^^lol
which driveway?
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Old May 3, 2012 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DecaFe1
today i learned what driveway to never use when trying to exit cvs parking lot on aborn and white
I looked it up on Google Maps. You didn't try to use the driveway by KFC did you?? That thing looks like a monster.

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Old May 3, 2012 | 03:02 AM
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^ lol.. a new purpose to GoogleMaps; search for safe drive ways to get up and down from to locations you've never been to
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Old May 3, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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i used the one near kfc, on white road side. got up it..dragged the whole subframe but figured if i got up, i can get down. bam im stuck on sideskirt, 2 wheels in the air haha. had some wood in my trunk tho.
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Old May 3, 2012 | 11:58 AM
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Old May 3, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DecaFe1
i used the one near kfc, on white road side. got up it..dragged the whole subframe but figured if i got up, i can get down. bam im stuck on sideskirt, 2 wheels in the air haha. had some wood in my trunk tho.
insane!
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Old May 3, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DecaFe1
i used the one near kfc, on white road side. got up it..dragged the whole subframe but figured if i got up, i can get down. bam im stuck on sideskirt, 2 wheels in the air haha. had some wood in my trunk tho.
spare 2x4's in the trunk is a MUST! 2x4's FTMFW!
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Old May 4, 2012 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by DecaFe1
i used the one near kfc, on white road side.
I knew it.
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Old May 10, 2012 | 04:04 AM
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Congratulations are in order again for Dennis aka Digibox aka D-Block! The Box Dat Rox won second place for Best XB at Toyotafest 2012! As some of you know, Dennis took home 3rd place @ last year's event. He then went up one higher this year into 2nd! Congratulations also to our friend Jeff from Photoshootmycar, for winning second place for Best Matrix at the event!
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Old May 10, 2012 | 05:38 PM
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anybody interested in getting their shock towers modded to increase balljoint/control arm clearance?
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Old May 10, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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^ from who? its a really easy process.
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Old May 10, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by DecaFe1
^ from who? its a really easy process.
the hot rod service company. Im planning to see if he can get us a good deal if we can get a group of us in. It would consist of having them cut and reweld a box over the shock tower. rough estimate would be about 3-4 bills
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Old May 11, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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ahh, if you're rewelding in a box, then yea, its best to leave it to the professional :P
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Old May 12, 2012 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by DecaFe1
ahh, if you're rewelding in a box, then yea, its best to leave it to the professional :P
does the TL have control arm slap issues? i've seen your car in person adrian and she's low.... did you open up a hole in the shock tower?
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Old May 21, 2012 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 1blwn_accord
does the TL have control arm slap issues? i've seen your car in person adrian and she's low.... did you open up a hole in the shock tower?
no issues on the 3g, thankfully.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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Does anyone know of a good place that can help me find and replace my current transmission on my 2g TL-S?
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Old May 23, 2012 | 01:17 AM
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^ Why not just rebuild it instead of finding one that might just go out again? Im not sure how much money you will save, but with rebuilding it, it will last longer, and you get a warranty from the shop.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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^ Why not just rebuild it instead of finding one that might just go out again? Im not sure how much money you will save, but with rebuilding it, it will last longer, and you get a warranty from the shop.
I got Tech 3 to rebuild mine for around $3000 opposed to the Acura Dealer that was going to charge me $8000. Turnaround time was only 3-4 days.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 01:45 PM
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check the SJ slammed v2 thread, we trying to agree on either the 24th or the 30th
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