BNR stage 3's, Steve Kan tune, 99 Spec body components, Efini wing, and More
07-04-06, 06:46 PM
#26
Shawn, she looks amazing. I love your taste. Very simple, very nice. I especially love the wing and the Knightsports headlights 
And the fact that you stayed sequential 
And thanks for the thanks...It's my pleasure really. It's times like these that I'm really happy to feel I helped (even in a very small way) to build such a beautiful car as yours 
Oh and I PMed ya.
Is this where you have yours? (This is where I have mine as well I believe...on the sheet metal surrounding the strut tower... http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...stwinpower.JPG
~Ramy
And the fact that you stayed sequential And thanks for the thanks...It's my pleasure really. It's times like these that I'm really happy to feel I helped (even in a very small way) to build such a beautiful car as yours Oh and I PMed ya.
Originally Posted by Mazdabation
HAHAHA WOW your good. OH im so stealthy!! If you go to the drivers side of your car by the steering coloum, look straight down. On the flat fender wall (not the fire wall) there are some holes with threads in them. I had to go under the car to get to them but the box sits nice and flush there. just be sure to use thread lock lol.......
~Ramy
07-04-06, 07:16 PM
#27
Awesome black FD. I love it...especially being almost '99 spec all the way with the '96 eFini wing. I will get that wing too for mine eventually. I love the pics too since you took pics of every angle...including the overly-looked regular straight-on side angle. Love it! FDZ
07-04-06, 07:49 PM
#29
Originally Posted by Improved FD
nice car, just kind of shame to see BNRs trying to cram air through that hopelessly diminutive intercooler
open it up and let her B-R-E-A-T-H-E
unleash the full rotary fury on unsuspecting rice
open it up and let her B-R-E-A-T-H-E
unleash the full rotary fury on unsuspecting rice
07-04-06, 07:58 PM
#30
Originally Posted by FDNewbie
Shawn, she looks amazing. I love your taste. Very simple, very nice. I especially love the wing and the Knightsports headlights And the fact that you stayed sequential And thanks for the thanks...It's my pleasure really. It's times like these that I'm really happy to feel I helped (even in a very small way) to build such a beautiful car as yours
Oh and I PMed ya.
Is this where you have yours? (This is where I have mine as well I believe...on the sheet metal surrounding the strut tower... http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...stwinpower.JPG
~Ramy
And the fact that you stayed sequential And thanks for the thanks...It's my pleasure really. It's times like these that I'm really happy to feel I helped (even in a very small way) to build such a beautiful car as yours Oh and I PMed ya.
Is this where you have yours? (This is where I have mine as well I believe...on the sheet metal surrounding the strut tower... http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...stwinpower.JPG
~Ramy
07-04-06, 08:08 PM
#31
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Car looks absolutely amazing----finish it up with 99 tails and some classy rims and it'll be complete .
Those headlights look great! How was the install, fairly straightforward? I know you said you don't like hacking, so I am hoping so. Any details you can provide will be great. I already have Catz low beam HIDs but wonder if they can be made to work with that knightsports setup......
.Those headlights look great! How was the install, fairly straightforward? I know you said you don't like hacking, so I am hoping so. Any details you can provide will be great. I already have Catz low beam HIDs but wonder if they can be made to work with that knightsports setup......
07-04-06, 08:19 PM
#33
Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Car looks absolutely amazing----finish it up with 99 tails and some classy rims and it'll be complete .
Those headlights look great! How was the install, fairly straightforward? I know you said you don't like hacking, so I am hoping so. Any details you can provide will be great. I already have Catz low beam HIDs but wonder if they can be made to work with that knightsports setup......
.Those headlights look great! How was the install, fairly straightforward? I know you said you don't like hacking, so I am hoping so. Any details you can provide will be great. I already have Catz low beam HIDs but wonder if they can be made to work with that knightsports setup......
Basically the old cage comes out, in with the new one. the arm on the new cage that attaches to the headlight motor is a bit shorter so it gives the lights about an inch lower look. The bigest problem is getting everything aligned again, meaning your gaps between the cover, hood and fenders.
The kit is an H3 bulb set up so if your Catz is an H3 HID then your good to go. I must warn you though that the lens on the KS kit is a fog light, so you dont get PERFECT cutoof and such. I just aimed mine down a bit and its works fine for glare and such.
Again thanx for the props, im hoping to get some 98 tails soon and rims by next spring.
cheers
shawn
07-05-06, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazdabation
Your right there is so much more to pull from the car, but i dont want to start hacking things just for more power. Trust me even with the stock components with the BNR's there is a HUGE difference. I know i could go with a stock mount but again i want the car to retain its value.
07-05-06, 03:07 PM
#37
FD > FB > FC
car looks clean as hell, looks absolutely beautiful
But am I the only one who thinks its totally RETARDED to keep the stock radiator and stock intercooler in there, when they are allmost undersized for stock power levels? You may be making a very subborn costly mistake my friend...
But am I the only one who thinks its totally RETARDED to keep the stock radiator and stock intercooler in there, when they are allmost undersized for stock power levels? You may be making a very subborn costly mistake my friend...
07-05-06, 03:20 PM
#38
Originally Posted by burnoutking999
get a v mount... no "hacking" just relocation and NICE looks. ill post some of mine when it arrives.
Shawn
07-05-06, 03:29 PM
#39
Originally Posted by hornbm
car looks clean as hell, looks absolutely beautiful
But am I the only one who thinks its totally RETARDED to keep the stock radiator and stock intercooler in there, when they are allmost undersized for stock power levels? You may be making a very subborn costly mistake my friend...
But am I the only one who thinks its totally RETARDED to keep the stock radiator and stock intercooler in there, when they are allmost undersized for stock power levels? You may be making a very subborn costly mistake my friend...
The rad and IC are perfectly fine for my standards and believe that Mazda felt the same. I can bet you that some of the cars that are out there dont even need the size of the IC that they have, they just do it for braging rights so people say "ohhhh look how big his intercooler is, sickkkkk".
Dont get me wrong, an IC plays a big, big part on the performance of the car. But i dont need 500hp, just a smile on my face!!
cheers
07-05-06, 03:32 PM
#41
Originally Posted by Mr. international
nice car. Is your drivers side door handle missing? Just wondering, mine has been broke for awhile now.....
07-05-06, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazdabation
Personally i dont belive that at all. This car is one that is taken out for coffees with friends, nice night time cruises with the girl and fellow enthusiasts and when the need occures a full throttle pull onto a highway or something. I dont track the car or beat on it like a hill billy. Now some may say this car is a track car and is ment to be used that way, i dont care. It was my dream car as kid and said that one day i would own one. Just beacuse someone else thinks it should be beat on on a track thats there perogative.
The rad and IC are perfectly fine for my standards and believe that Mazda felt the same. I can bet you that some of the cars that are out there dont even need the size of the IC that they have, they just do it for braging rights so people say "ohhhh look how big his intercooler is, sickkkkk".
Dont get me wrong, an IC plays a big, big part on the performance of the car. But i dont need 500hp, just a smile on my face!!
cheers
The rad and IC are perfectly fine for my standards and believe that Mazda felt the same. I can bet you that some of the cars that are out there dont even need the size of the IC that they have, they just do it for braging rights so people say "ohhhh look how big his intercooler is, sickkkkk".
Dont get me wrong, an IC plays a big, big part on the performance of the car. But i dont need 500hp, just a smile on my face!!
cheers
As an FYI: You could drop a small SMIC in there without HACKING anything and it would be much more efficient than what you have now and still look just as clean if not cleaner. And with regard to holding value...you can always drop the stock IC back in when you want to sell the car. I don't think there's a little camera under the hood letting the new owner know that the car WAS modified at some point...
07-05-06, 06:45 PM
#47
Also when i use the word hack i dont mean some one did a bad job at what they did. There are MANY beautiful cars out there inc my friends with IC and such. When i say hack i mean i dont want to change anything that is OEM. As before i mentioned i know i can put in a stock mount but choose not to.
i dont see how im such an "***" when all i said was the reason why i did what i did after the gentalmen before me said it was a "retarded" idea. I have said nothing mean to except state opinons but you incinuate me as an "***" twice as if i have been such a goof on these forums.....
i dont see how im such an "***" when all i said was the reason why i did what i did after the gentalmen before me said it was a "retarded" idea. I have said nothing mean to except state opinons but you incinuate me as an "***" twice as if i have been such a goof on these forums.....
Last edited by Mazdabation; 07-05-06 at 06:53 PM.
07-05-06, 08:22 PM
#48
Shawn, I totally understand your desire to keep her stock...and I like it and agree w/ it... had I been an original owner, and this was say, up to 1999 or 2000. But now you're dealing with a 12 year old IC that has plastic endtanks 
and a pretty wimpy radiator etc. It can present to be a reliability issue in the long run. And between me and you, stock FDs are SLOWWWW lol. 
But I'm still feelin your FD
~Ramy
and a pretty wimpy radiator etc. It can present to be a reliability issue in the long run. And between me and you, stock FDs are SLOWWWW lol. But I'm still feelin your FD ~Ramy
07-05-06, 08:56 PM
#50
Originally Posted by Mazdabation
Ok i guys i hear ya and i totally understand. Lets say i gave into it, my only option for a "direct replacement" is the Greddy correct, or is there another? Do they go into the exact same spot or do you have to rid of some things?