hyung!

you didn't help me out!!! lol

 

I didn't?

I'm still waiting, lol.

 

Finished the custom dock.

 

^ pics ?

 

or ban

 

ban..

 

who has 3/8" drive torque wrench here?

 

Here are the pix (crappy BB quality):
I need to re-do my outer template since I cut a little short. I'm really happy with the outcome overall.

Lights off:


Lights on:


And also installed this today

 

i love doing little photoshoots with my flash in parking structure now.. lol

haven't used my 50mm f/1.8 in a long time so i decided to use it for a little.. lol

 

holy shit, win. I thought those were aftermarket tails at first lol

 

i must say.. with each new thing i get for the camera.. i get a little better at taking pics.. lol...

in the beginning... lol



i don't rely on editing soo much now. haha

 

Dude, a f/1.8 lense? How much that set you back?

 

lol... google 50mm f/1.8 II.. you'll see how much it costs..


the 24-70mm f/2.8 probably set me back the most

 

What's the downside of having an very very stiff RSB on FWD?

I'm thinking of ordering RSB for my car, and there are quite a few brands offering it so..

 

Hotchkis published numbers:

Rear Bar

95% stiffer than the stock sway bar
140% stiffer than the stock sway bar

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Progress published numbers

Rear Bar

2 settings of stiffness:
(soft) 56% stiffer than the stock sway bar
(firm) 79% stiffer than the stock sway bar

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Tri-point published numbers:

Rear Bar

* Hole #1 is 59% stiffer
* Hole #2 is 75% stiffer
* Hole #3 is 112% stiffer

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Cobb published numbers


50% stiffer
90% stiffer

 

some people mention that Hotchkis RSB on firm setting is too stiff.

but i don't know what exactlly too stiff means

on my 3g tl, comptech rsb changed my car's handling characteristic in pretty dramatic way. and i loved it.

 

Anyone know where I can get my rotors re-surfaced? also, How much does it usually cost?

 

Aaron, wouldn't you want to stiffen the front more than the rear??....

haha. get a sway bar set. not just the rear only.

 

Got it.

Well, he's FWD, so upgrading only the rear would seem to make sense for limiting understeer.

That's what I did with mine.

 

 

from my understanding, stiffening up the rear would be much more beneficial than front on FWD base because it will tolerate the understeer better and generate more oversteer entering the corner..

 

haha.. well then...

and so it begins? lol

 

nice nice nice

 

My intake box was a half size of yours lol

 

saturday will be busy tho..

installing BC Racing coils for a 1st gen MS3.. lol

 

You guys probably know more about this than I do...

so someone I know is a Japanese citizen who lives in Japan and comes to California a few times a year, two weeks at a time. He inspects, repairs, tunes cars at a performance shop during the time he is in California. He has an International Driver Permit which is not a valid form of a license in this state. He can use his Japanese Driver License here, but not for work, apparently. Cops have pulled him over on numerous occasions when he was doing road tests. A cop told him that he needs a CA Driver License in order to drive as part of the job. He is not a resident of California, so what can he do? (I still have to ask him is he gets a visa when he comes here, but I doubt it).

 

^ call up a lawyer

 

which Visa is he under? if he is authorized to work here, he should be able to get a CA driver license under that Visa for certain amount of period.

 

GG Hyundai says i'm due for my 3500 mile oil change.. lol

i'm at 2150~ miles.....

 

well at least your car is broken in now?

 

dang josh you are gonna beat me in mileage pretty soon. lol im still at 2800 miles

 

oh yeah my friend with WRX is going to order the coilovers from Billy tomorrow! haha finally

 

I'm still undecided what to get.. all my friends are stopping me from getting the BCs.. damn

 

nice nice.

 

what's your planned mod list josh as far as performance parts go

 

^ well.. it was supposed to be nothing...

but now...

probably do headers and exhaust and pulleys...

maybe a "reflash" unit from RoadRace.. lol...

then if the supercharger kit is worth the money/power.. then i'll buy it. hehe

 

nothing... right. bahaha

nice list though.

looking forward to see the progress man

 

haha. i'm not.. agh..

but its so tempting to do it

trying not to buy anything until later when prices drop or if someone is selling used... new parts ftl... haha

 

yeah..

me too.. i promised myself not to mod my car until i reach 10K miles..

but 25% off winter sale over at CP-E killed that promise obviously. lol

BUT i'm so happy that i did.... the turbo sound is just so damn sexy haha

 

btw just checked out the RMM stuff.

you should order everything from there man. lol looks very very good.