My Ultimate 98 coupe-JDM STI ver.8 CF lightweight
10-01-2007, 01:04 AM
#121
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Car Info: 98RS coupe, Ver. 8 STI pwr'd
The way it's looking, I'm going to have the baby before the I get it back from paint. No progress hase been made. Hoping to get it sanded down and get a 2nd coat of primer on there. maybe get it painted by wed. The baby is due on Tuesday, but we have an appointment to get an elective induction on Thursday. So we should have Violet home by Sat. and if I can find a free 30 min. I can install the BBK and the new wheels. I'm planning on taking my good camera and tripod and doing a mini surise photoshoot after I get the exhaust on, rear diffuser, and the corner-balancing and alignment done. Hopefully get some good pictures and send them to a magazine or something, I'm thinking it may be good enough for a feature or something. Then once I get it re-tuned for the new DP, and other parts, I'm going to add a map for c-16. I'm going to take it to the track and see if I can't get some good edfc settings figured out. See what it can do in the 1/4, i'm thinking low 12's. Then I'm planning on a possible Turbo upgrade, looking at the HKS GT2835 bolt-on for the twin scroll, and a Tomei non-catted DP, possible upgraded fuel injectors and maybe fuel rails if needed. For some reason, I'm thinking it would be cool if I could get it to run a high 11, and it may be possible if the weight is down around 2600 lbs and I can get over 400 whp with the HKS turbo, while maintaining the Twin-scroll response, I think it will make a killer street/track car.
10-14-2007, 10:55 PM
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We had our baby 10-02-07
Violet R. Miller
6.67 lbs
18.5"
And one of the best lookin' newborns i've ever seen!
I just got the car home from paint, still needs to be polished, but it looks goods. The rear bumpers need to be painted, and the trim installed, but they should be done this week. the Side skirts turned out to be not so good, so I'm going to get a different set from Japan when I get the front lip in a few weeks. I'm thinking of installing the BBK, the 18's, and the interior trim. in the morning, depends on how the baby's doing and the weather, i'm tired of working in +100F heat. Also going to install the new EDFC harness I bought so I can get the coilovers dialed in. I'll get some new pictures soon.
Violet R. Miller
6.67 lbs
18.5"
And one of the best lookin' newborns i've ever seen!
I just got the car home from paint, still needs to be polished, but it looks goods. The rear bumpers need to be painted, and the trim installed, but they should be done this week. the Side skirts turned out to be not so good, so I'm going to get a different set from Japan when I get the front lip in a few weeks. I'm thinking of installing the BBK, the 18's, and the interior trim. in the morning, depends on how the baby's doing and the weather, i'm tired of working in +100F heat. Also going to install the new EDFC harness I bought so I can get the coilovers dialed in. I'll get some new pictures soon.
10-15-2007, 05:11 AM
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Didn't want to seem like I was bragging..... :p
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10-15-2007, 09:51 PM
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LOL!
I have to go back to discount tires.....again. I got the BBK installed and bled, and installed the new wheels. I went to the gas station to get some more gas so I could break-in the brakes, and I had a flat.
Discount installed a valve stem incorrectly and it's leaking. So now I have to get that fix, but I'm still planning on doing the corner balancing and alignment tomorrow. The rear bumpers are going to be painted over the weekend. It's getting polished on Wed. night.
I have to go back to discount tires.....again. I got the BBK installed and bled, and installed the new wheels. I went to the gas station to get some more gas so I could break-in the brakes, and I had a flat.
Discount installed a valve stem incorrectly and it's leaking. So now I have to get that fix, but I'm still planning on doing the corner balancing and alignment tomorrow. The rear bumpers are going to be painted over the weekend. It's getting polished on Wed. night.