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Old 04-03-2020, 10:02 PM   #601
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New tires. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 275/35/18
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Old 04-04-2020, 12:10 AM   #602
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The BNM kit looks great man! glad you finally received it.
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Old 04-04-2020, 08:27 AM   #603
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Meaty tires beats stretched all day! I love it.
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Old 04-04-2020, 04:18 PM   #604
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The BNM kit looks great man! glad you finally received it.
Thanks man! Stoked on it. Can’t wait to get it installed
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Meaty tires beats stretched all day! I love it.
Hell yeah! I love the fitment with these
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Old 04-04-2020, 04:26 PM   #605
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Little update:
Drove the car today with the new tires. Rubs a little in the rear. So I’m going to raise it up a smidge. The sidewall on the PS4S are much stiffer than my previous tires, so I’m going to dial the dampening back a little to counterbalance the added stiffness. Much quieter tires than the previous ones.

Also, Swaintech does medical equipment in addition to automotive coatings. With that being said, they are no longer 4-5 weeks turnaround time. Going to be much longer I’m afraid. But I’d rather wait now before it’s installed than have 4-5 weeks downtime on my car when the world is back to normal.

R/T is going to reach out this week for an updated turnaround time.
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Old 04-09-2020, 09:53 PM   #606
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Whelp, not happy with the new ride height (no surprise there), so ordered a set of RacerX Fabrication Rear Upper Control Arms to bring the top of the wheel/tire in a bit more. Also going to order FEAL Adjustable Bump Stops to set limits on my compression and prevent rubbing during hard bumps/dips (as opposed to running a stiffer spring). Hoping to dial the alignment in to the numbers I want without any rub and at about a one finger gap all around.

Good news! Swaintech is coating my uppipe today or tomorrow. So we are moving forward with scheduling the motor/rotated turbo build to begin the week of April 27th. So only a few weeks later than originally scheduled. I'm stoked!.
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Old 04-12-2020, 10:34 AM   #607
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Racer X Fabrication Rear Upper Control Arms ordered:

These should allow us to adjust the top of the wheel/tire in conjunction with the lower adjustments we get from the Cusco LCA's I currently run so we can fine tune the camber AND poke at the same time.

Also going to be adding FEAL Adjustable Bump Stops as a fail proof system to prevent any future rubbing in the rear:


Here's a video of how they work:
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Old 04-12-2020, 04:31 PM   #608
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Quality plan and should resolve the rub issue ! Get that monster truck back on the ground ***129322;
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:56 AM   #609
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Quality plan and should resolve the rub issue ! Get that monster truck back on the ground ***65533;***65533;
Thanks for the suggestion homie. Excited to try out the adjustable bump stops.
And a shoutout to CJ for pointing me in the right direction of the RacerX RUCA's.

Good news!

Swain Tech finished the uppipe and R/T Tuning has it back already. So we are a go for April 27th

And a shot of the Tomei Expreme UEL Headers Swain Tech White Lightning Coated as well:





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Old 04-15-2020, 01:10 AM   #610
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the coating came out sick man!
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Old 04-15-2020, 07:37 PM   #611
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the coating came out sick man!
Thanks man! I may do the downpipe too down the road, if I notice any heat soak.
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Old 04-15-2020, 08:05 PM   #612
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Thanks man! I may do the downpipe too down the road, if I notice any heat soak.
It would be awesome if you did a before and after set of temp readings, for science.
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Old 04-23-2020, 09:55 AM   #613
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Getting all the fine details ironed out for Monday's install appointment.

Since I'm going to be Speed Density tuned, I can run a vent to atmosphere BOV in place of the built-in BOV that comes with the EFR turbos. Full-Race sells Turbosmart's block-off plate, so I just ordered that:


HKS released a Black Edition of their SSQV BOV, so I'll be running that instead of the built-in BOV:






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Old 05-02-2020, 02:05 PM   #614
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Old 05-05-2020, 05:30 PM   #615
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RacerX Rear Upper Control Arms are in, as are the FEAL Adjustable Bump Stops.
Just needs an alignment and then the build can begin.





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Old 05-06-2020, 12:44 AM   #616
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how are you liking fitment now with the new arms?
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Old 05-09-2020, 10:17 AM   #617
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how are you liking fitment now with the new arms?
I haven't picked my car up yet. R/T Tuning rolled the suspension work into the motor/turbo build and kept the car until everything is done. Gonna give a call on Monday to find out how the alignment went.
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Old 05-26-2020, 05:22 AM   #618
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Any updates yet?
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Old 05-28-2020, 04:47 PM   #619
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Any updates yet?
Sadly no. R/T had a build they were finishing up before mine that ran long with some issues that needed ironing out. So my car got push back by two weeks. I keep watching their IG posts and stories like a hawk hoping for a sneak peek of my car, even if just in the background. Nothing
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Old 05-28-2020, 05:14 PM   #620
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While I don't have my car, and I'm not working, I might as well be spending money, right? Lol

I've been torn with how to take my engine dress up. My favorite engine bay by far is Lancaster's OEM+ rotated FMIC setup. I don't think I could pull off such a clean look with my setup, so I'm taking it a different direction. Borrowing some inspiration from @eddienuffsaid, I'm planning to dress my engine bay up with carbon fiber.

Here's a few parts to keep the interest going:


Password JDM dry carbon fiber battery cover


Password JDM dry carbon fuse box cover


Password JDM dry carbon fiber ABS cover


APR carbon fiber radiator shroud cooling plate


Prova carbon fiber intake duct


ARC tribute titanium alternator cover By WC Lathe Werks powder coated black


Dress Up Bolts Blue anodized engine bay kit

I'm also having custom engine caps made by Renegade Motorsports in anodized black, machine engraved

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Old 06-03-2020, 07:58 PM   #621
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And so it begins...


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Old 06-08-2020, 10:56 PM   #622
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Old 06-09-2020, 11:41 PM   #623
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Seriously sweet updates in here. That FABS stuff is an awesome concept. Thanks for posting that video.Looking forward to see what's in store for this ride.
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Old 06-10-2020, 09:20 AM   #624
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Seriously sweet updates in here. That FABS stuff is an awesome concept. Thanks for posting that video.Looking forward to see what's in store for this ride.
Thanks man. Yeah, I’m pretty pumped on the FABS. Such a cool concept I think more suspension companies should offer. Really looking forward to putting some miles on the new Michelin PS4S’s without any possibility of rubbing.

Little update, R/T Tuning has talked me into doing GSC Stage 2 cams. My goal with all of my mods is to not affect spool in any negative way, And i was originally under the impression cams were going to just shift my powerband to the right. After some discussion with them, Lancaster and some quick research, I’m convinced it won’t. Sounds like GSC Stage 2 cams are the perfect midrange cams that both help spool and allow us to push the redline from 7k to closer to 8k rpms. So we’re adding them while the motor is out.

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Old 06-10-2020, 01:32 PM   #625
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I don't like chassis rubbing either so it looks like I may jump to FEAL suspension myself. Was going to hold out for a set of OHLINS but that ABS is really cool.

as for cams, what were your list of choices when purchasing?
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