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Originally Posted by Tiare
My 2 cents:
CF = $$$ (Waste in term of performance, just for the look even though it is light)
UP/DP = gain in HP and rumble boxer engine
Invest in Engine Management, it is worth for the price and gain more HP.
But HEY , this is your money, so just spend it wisely...
CF = $$$ (Waste in term of performance, just for the look even though it is light)
UP/DP = gain in HP and rumble boxer engine
Invest in Engine Management, it is worth for the price and gain more HP.
But HEY , this is your money, so just spend it wisely...
Don't worry, your not the first person to think it was a WRX....
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Hey guys...thanks for all your input ...... I just might keep it the way it is....... Make everyone think it's a scoopless WRX(which would make me stand out from the croud........more unique in away 
).......besides,it saves me money for more useful things.......like upgrading from drop springs to coilovers or changing my stock sounds......
...... I just might keep it the way it is....... Make everyone think it's a scoopless WRX(which would make me stand out from the croud........more unique in away ).......besides,it saves me money for more useful things.......like upgrading from drop springs to coilovers or changing my stock sounds......
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about cf.. whats the deal with it not having crumple zones like metal ones do?
So does that mean if your front windshield ever shatters, your hood will go straight through your window if you hit something head-on?
I've heard people speculate a bit about cf being too stiff sometime ago, and raised a few safety questions... Just curious.
Haole-Pino, besides the accent a cf hood will give you, it would probably be better to find a used WRX hood or the like and if you have money left over, spend it on other things .. but I have no clue on how much hoods go for. Is the price of a cf hood just about the same as a WRX hood? *shrug*
Ever thought about eyelids? On 02-03 models, IMHO they make the car look mean. If you ever looked at 02-03 headlights at night, they already have the "angry-eye" look because of the way the headlight reflector is shaped... The eyelids match very nicely .. unlike some cars, you are covering part of the headlight beam.
But yeah. I dunno if either you don't like them or didn't think about them.
Just my input. Btw your car is looking clean.. what kinda tires are you running? I forget, there was a chart somewhere that showed the different sizes and the total percent offset from stock, either bigger or smaller.
Was it 225/45R17 or 225/45R18 or (?) that was within +/- 1% of stock rolling diameter?
So does that mean if your front windshield ever shatters, your hood will go straight through your window if you hit something head-on?
I've heard people speculate a bit about cf being too stiff sometime ago, and raised a few safety questions... Just curious.
Haole-Pino, besides the accent a cf hood will give you, it would probably be better to find a used WRX hood or the like and if you have money left over, spend it on other things .. but I have no clue on how much hoods go for. Is the price of a cf hood just about the same as a WRX hood? *shrug*
Ever thought about eyelids? On 02-03 models, IMHO they make the car look mean. If you ever looked at 02-03 headlights at night, they already have the "angry-eye" look because of the way the headlight reflector is shaped... The eyelids match very nicely .. unlike some cars, you are covering part of the headlight beam.
But yeah. I dunno if either you don't like them or didn't think about them.
Just my input. Btw your car is looking clean.. what kinda tires are you running? I forget, there was a chart somewhere that showed the different sizes and the total percent offset from stock, either bigger or smaller.
Was it 225/45R17 or 225/45R18 or (?) that was within +/- 1% of stock rolling diameter?
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