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[Box]

She doesn't look very JDM.

[SwissFerdi]

Nice work as always, VB.

How does the lightweight flywheel feel?

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Aug 7, 2012 - 10:01 AM

[kurt95gt]

She got jdm style flip flops on? lol

[rave2n]

Good stuff. Will have to do all that suspension work myself soon...=/ - This old GT has some noises I do not like.

I like the black/blue situation. Though I love black more, that blue just has a neat accent to it. Would love to see it played out, but I know that would be difficult to do.

[bloodMoney]

Is that JDM girlfriend too?!?
Soo much JDM around I had to ask!!

Nah... She's not JDM, she has too much of a liking to USDM stuffs. Trust me, I've offered her a JDM dipstick every meet for the last 2 years....

[Zake]

She got jdm style flip flops on? lol

All she would have to do to make them jdm is put the left foot flip flop on the right foot to make it a right foot flip flop. Wa-la. Jdm.

[Celisauras16]

Helper: Check.

Hhheeeeyyyyyy................ =(

[stephen_lee]

Lawl... my gf is too fat and prego to deal with the heat and help

but im having a son soo.. little helper FTW:)

[Box]

Lawl... my gf is too fat and prego to deal with the heat and help

but im having a son soo.. little helper FTW:)

Let's hope she doesn't read that.

[bloodMoney]

^W3rd.

[kurt95gt]

Lawl... my gf is too fat and prego to deal with the heat and help

but im having a son soo.. little helper FTW:)

Lil helpers are great till they try an help with a hammer

[Box]

Hey, there isn't anything a hammer and duct tape can't fix.

[njccmd2002]

wow so much dedication. I like it, where did u get the kit?

[richee3]

2 thumbs up! You should invest in a lift for that garage, and rent it out to fellow 6gc'ers.

I wish I could afford a lift! That'd be awesome. My life would be complete.

If it's too loud, changing mufflers won't do too much, just get another resonate put on because those are actually meant to quiet it down

It might end up with a second resonator, for real. As I understand it, the muffler determines the tone but the resonators do most of the silencing? I'm hopeless when it comes to exhaust.

I was thinking about twin resonators and no muffler on my setup- but that'd prolly be more ear ringing than i'd want to put up with anyway lol...

Dan, You'll have to hit me with the parts you ordered from twosrus. Got some lightly dryrotted bushings in my RHD subframe I thought about switching out... but I might also just hit them with soem rubber conditioner real heavy to soften them up... but lmk anyway.

Is that JDM girlfriend too?!?
Soo much JDM around I had to ask!!

I haven't ordered the new end links yet. I'm being lazy. I'm noticing some slight body roll that I didn't have before cutting these bushings off, but I never drive the car hard enough to merit anything more than a set of OEM end links. I'm only going with Twos R Us because I'd shoot myself for not upgrading something so easy while opportunity is knocking. And no, the's a USDM girlfriend However, that seat that she's in... Supermadtytey0 JDM.

You're gonna be the midwest supplier for exhausts and beams engines.

Maybe....

Nice work as always, VB.

How does the lightweight flywheel feel?

Thanks, CB! I haven't thrown the flywheel in the car yet. Maybe if I get brave enough, I'll do it next week. It just kills me to have to order new flywheel bolts when I just bought these last year. I'm too cheap to want to order anything twice, but I know it's necessary. Looks like I'm going on a shopping spree again this Friday, though.

This post has been edited by richee3: Aug 8, 2012 - 4:47 PM

[richee3]

Good stuff. Will have to do all that suspension work myself soon...=/ - This old GT has some noises I do not like.

I like the black/blue situation. Though I love black more, that blue just has a neat accent to it. Would love to see it played out, but I know that would be difficult to do.

I hope your luck with the bushings goes better than mine! Mine pretty much sucked, but I'll be the first to say that my results aren't typical. Several people have replaced the control arms in their 6gc's and so far as I can tell, my case is the only one that took over 4 hours. PB Blaster is your friend. And thanks for the compliment on the two tone! It's not my favorite setup ever, but at least if the car is two colors, they're two colors that go well together. I've actually had people ask me if I did that on purpose because they think it looks good. That being said, I'm deeply embarrassed by having a multicolor car. It'll be painted as soon as I can stop buying other parts.

Nah... She's not JDM, she has too much of a liking to USDM stuffs. Trust me, I've offered her a JDM dipstick every meet for the last 2 years....

USDM dipsticks are bigger.

Hhheeeeyyyyyy................ =(

What? I didn't steal your sig, did I?

Lawl... my gf is too fat and prego to deal with the heat and help

but im having a son soo.. little helper FTW:)

If she asks, I never saw this. As you can see, my helper is more interested in the Angry Birds than lending a hand. On occasion, she redirects my fan from the car and me over to where she is sitting. Not often though, since wasps tend to fly into that fan and get shot into me while I'm working.

Hey, there isn't anything a hammer and duct tape can't fix.

Truer words have never been spoken! Just spotted this yesterday.

wow so much dedication. I like it, where did u get the kit?

Thanks, Noberto. I got the bushings from Paul in Poland, the GT4 Racing bushings. Click here or here.


Finally done replying. Time for an update!




Crappy pictures but my battery died on my camera died so I was in a hurry. As I thought, it's louder than I was hoping it would be, but not offensively loud. Low end power hasn't changed. Mid range power has improved in the higher gears, and top end has improved all around. But we all know that, because that's what a bigger exhaust system does. The gains weren't huge... Definitely less than 10 hp but now it's loud. It's more responsive now, which is a plus. I can deal with the sound but I'm still considering adding a second resonator. I'll drive it around for a while and see how I like it. I didn't reset the ECU before I went for a drive earlier, so I have it unplugged right now. I'll take it for a drive later and let it learn the new settings.

Here's the biggest plus so far: No more smell! Before, the exhaust always smelled very strong and smelled like it was running very rich. Now, there's no smell at all. Not sure if it's due to the reduction in back pressure or more likely, the addition of a brand new catalytic converter. I might be brave enough to do the flywheel next week but for now, I'm going back to work for the next few days so no more updates.

[Syaoran]

What size were those poly bushings and where did you get them from? Has all the knocking gone away?

[Tigawoods]

exhaust is looking very smooth!

is it a vibrant muffler?

[richee3]

What size were those poly bushings and where did you get them from? Has all the knocking gone away?

I think the rear sway mounts were 16mm Energy Suspension bushings, and the front control arm bushings were from http://www.gt4-racing.eu/. I got them from his eBay store and I picked up the rear control arm bushings from Azian Advanced, but haven't had time to install them yet. Conveniently, I have got the knocking to go away, just yesterday afternoon. I put the stock suspension back on.

exhaust is looking very smooth!

is it a vibrant muffler?

It is indeed! Vibrant Streetpower muffler and Ultra Quiet resonator with a Magnaflow cat. It's a little louder than I would like it to be but it sounds great.

[SwissFerdi]

Conveniently, I have got the knocking to go away, just yesterday afternoon. I put the stock suspension back on.

The...what? No more coilovers?

[Syaoran]

What size were those poly bushings and where did you get them from? Has all the knocking gone away?

I think the rear sway mounts were 16mm Energy Suspension bushings, and the front control arm bushings were from http://www.gt4-racing.eu/. I got them from his eBay store and I picked up the rear control arm bushings from Azian Advanced, but haven't had time to install them yet. Conveniently, I have got the knocking to go away, just yesterday afternoon. I put the stock suspension back on.

Oh ok. I've been wanting to buy poly sway bushings but there seems to be nothing certain on the size of the rear bushings. Thanks.

How are those miata endlinks working out?