bluecarbonfiber

ok here me out... how about an area of ask the retard? (other people have ask the geek why not have the other) thats one idea... or a quick tip area? (not sure if you have that yet) those are 2 i could think of.. let me think on some more.

clee109

Brandon - you now have authoring privilages so you should be able to login now and click dashboard in the upper right and be able to write a post.

Just read the DIY on posting: http://www.jdmlove.org/how-to/
*I PM'd you the password to that*

bluecarbonfiber

oh have another idea.. how about a live chat area.. only problem with it though is its hard to control what goes on in it

bluecarbonfiber

sweet! ill get to work asap

bluecarbonfiber

i just realized ill have to start my writing when i get home.. so ill look more in dept tonight when i get home.. hopefully ill get my first intro going

EuroR08

lights up when headlights are on...doesnt when off

EuroR08

why atlp 3rd cat delete over RV6?

I just wanted to go with RV6 cuz the Jpipe has more ground clearance?? so i can be lower

and i like loud...just not ricey haha...that clip sounds good - what was on it then?

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

atlp race pipe comes with flanges so oem cat shield can be reused. stealth

rv6 jpipe has more clearance but either atlp or excelerate's version is better built and designed.

mods should be listed on the video note. forgot what was on the car while clip was taken while ago.

EuroR08

do you know the difference in clearance?

i searched on them and there isn't much bout them online...

bluecarbonfiber

min i was gonna ask if you had a t1r on your tsx when you had it? im thinking of going that way instead of the resonator i have on there currently

clee109

^^Don't forget to post on JDMLove if you get an opportunity

bluecarbonfiber

just did a small post tonight.. I will try and do up a new one this weekend as well since i plan to do my pulleys

clee109

^^awesome, nice post! Good to see someone else authoring instead of me LOL

bluecarbonfiber

short and sweet

clee109

added a new section for DIY, posted a DIY on my "poormans ipod adapter"

bluecarbonfiber

Nice now i can add a few things to that area..
for the aux plug in the back of the stereo do you know if the 04-05 stereos have them?

clee109

^^ pop open your armrest bottom tray, that's where it is in 06's not sure about 04 - 05

sT04Louis

iTrader: (5)

Can i do a write up for how much i hate my battery...

Havnt driven car for...oh, 1 day and my shit is dead dead as dead dead gets.

Mind you this is after i re-wired my fogs so that they cant be left on, checked all my grounds. The only thing that "stays on" is my sub, and thats just for the little red light that says its getting power.

At 11 I call speed concept to see how this one year warranty shit works.

saersxlr8

thanks, meh that sucks for me... ugh...

anyway, i was thinking of getting the front lip and only the front lip for my car after i lower it this summer. i dont think it looks that bad with only the front lip i have a pic of one here:



it doesn't stick out too low so i'm thinking about it... what ya'll think? eventually i'll get the full kit but as for now...??? hmmm....

sT04Louis

iTrader: (5)

Personally, i think it looks funny when there is no rear lip.

If anything, get front and back and then wait for the side skirts.

Reason being, the ASPEC kit really puts a edgy look to the car. Edgy in the front with base roundness looks kinda odd to me.

saersxlr8

yeah, i hate how the factory front lip-less-ness looks haha i got a good deal on the full kit too with a dealer discount ends up around 860 (if i remember correctly) but separately the front lip is around 3 or less i thinkk...

clee109

front lips of any kind never look good with no support IMO. You need front and rear for sure.

Kyle - there is a review section on the site now, you could author on your experience in the review section. I can give you author rights if you want to do Let me know. Also, you get that job out here yo?

ABP1TSX

Long weekend for me (5days off). Got all my parts in this week and going to do the icebox/shortshift/hid fogs today. Got 3000k/laminX hids for the foglights since front bumper is coming off anyways. Comtech header should be going on tomorrow after im done polishing it. Header came from the east coast so there is a bit of oxidation and surface rust. Will post pics of the header later!

I agree with what the others said. Front lip looks funny with no rear. I myself plan on just getting front/rear euro lips this spring/summer.

bluecarbonfiber

lip looks good.. but you should get the rear to match..

bluecarbonfiber

have fun putting in the header.. DEF 2 man job even with my 2 peice it was a pain on the back firewall..
YAY for new parts though!! take some pics of the fogs once installed.. i am still deciding to go white or yellow for mine

clee109

^^agreed passenger side engine back lowest nut on the stock mani is a huge PITA. I took an impact wrench to it and finally got it off but it was hard to do. Only 28K on the odometer at the time too

bluecarbonfiber

any update on if we all were still planning to do a photoshoot sometime soon? or did that disolve? the sunny weather is given me the MOD bug again

clee109

^^ I still want to get together before the weather takes a turn for the worse. I am well booked on Saturday but I do have sunday open!

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

rv6 stays witin the body chasis and atlp/excelerate sticks out a bit. if you gonna slam it, rv6 is the only choice.



is that a race/test pipe? if it is, i had a randomtech cat.
and is the resonator welded on the catback or is that a resonated race pipe?

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

get the full lip kit. because you'll eventually buy the whole kit later on and
860 is not a bad price too.

bluecarbonfiber

yes its the race test pipe.. the one i have now is a resonated pipe but i am pretty sure thats where my rattle is coming from so i want to go to just straight pipe.. but curious how much louder it will be.. but since you didnt have it i guess you wouldnt know haha.. i wouldnt think it should be too much louder since the resonated one i have now is pretty close to a straight through design anyway and there is no stuffing in it...

clee109

even if you have no stuffing in your resonated pipe you still have additional metal creating sound insulation. The race pipe will be a bit louder and a bit more stinky. How do you plan to pass DEQ?

bluecarbonfiber

carefully? haha they only plug into the computer from what i have been told.. so as long as im not throwing a cel i should be good..
if not then i still have my old cat i can throw back on for an hour and take it back off.. U think if i spray the exhaust with air freshner it might throw them off from the gas smell hahah or i could just where alot of cologne

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

i wouldn't know for sure but it'll sure get louder than it is now and create more rattle. i've played too much with resonators on my previous accord and tsx so i can pretty much guess the outcome of removing that resonated race pipe you have now. plus you'll have more drone and it'll get raspy.

when i deleted all of the cats (3 total) on my tl few months ago, it create all sorts of sounds such as heavy drone, metals clunking, cabin vibrating from exhaust resonating, etc... so i installed the 3rd cat back on and welded on longer resonator after the 3rd cat and metal clunking noise dissapeared.

now i'm wondering if that rattling noise is created by resonation. also try pulling out heat shield on top where cat used to reside.

sT04Louis

iTrader: (5)

Ha, ill let ya know.

No job yet...


So i got my battery tested and its fine...

Only thing i could thing of is that when i took my rear seat out and put it back in, a ground became loose or pinched in the wiring for my amp, maybe ill pull that all back out and check

bluecarbonfiber

maybe thats what i should try.. (removing the heatshield) just sick of the rattle.. almost tempted to put my old cat back in just to see if that is really it too.

bluecarbonfiber

amp wiring can get fustrating.. why isnt your amp hooked up on a switch so it will turn off when the radio is off?

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

or another straight flow resonator may help.

something like this

bluecarbonfiber

thats and idea.. have to figure out where to wire in the bung for the sensor thought

EuroR08

the aspec kit is VERY edgy...
i'm staying with no kit on mine. i like the curves
but if your going with any part of it - imo you should just do the whole thing so it all flows

did you put it all in yourself??


oh i spotted someone - Min? i think on murray crossing TV hwy thursday night...around what ev time the liquer store thats next to fred meyers by 217 closes hahaha but dont quote me on all this. our dd was like hey a car like yours - and i was like OH SNAP i know them!

by the way min im slightly confused about the recent parts you ordered at speed...what was wrong wit the one you had?