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Old 08-24-04, 07:23 PM
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My FD and its transformation

I've had my FD for just over a year now. I love this car, and it has become the obsession I knew it would become. The first 5 or 6 pics are when I just bought the car, and it was pretty stock.








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Single turbo set up….



Front mount install.


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And how it looks now






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love the gold whhels on red FD
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actually, I kind of liked the black stockers.
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damn, looking good
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Oh man red on black looks so bad ***. Paint the gold ones black.
Old 08-24-04, 07:52 PM
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I do like the stock wheels in black, but they fade too quickly and they look like crap if you don't keep cleaning them daily. Besides, I needed a bigger rim/tire combo in order to keep traction.
Old 08-24-04, 08:35 PM
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Rey, wheres your brother? You are from Orlando Forums right?

Nice car, really like it -- is that a RacingBeat exhaust in the rear?

We need to get a Rex meet in town soon.

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Damn, that front mount intercooler looks kind of ghetto. Is it homemade?
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Originally Posted by pomanferrari
Damn, that front mount intercooler looks kind of ghetto. Is it homemade?

lol haaaaarsh

Awsome freakin' car man. Made my day seeing black stock rims, seeing as thats what I plan to do when I get my new tires. Single turbo looks mean!!
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The stock black wheels look better.
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Originally Posted by pomanferrari
Damn, that front mount intercooler looks kind of ghetto. Is it homemade?

Dude your shitty *** avatar that we have been forced to stare at for the last two years is GHETTO!! What did you make that with, MS paint?

Here I took it upon myself to give you one that at least isn't looking like a pixelated nightmare. BTW last I heard you live in Virginia not DC, fix your info donkey.
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Your bumper is a different red than the rest of the car?
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Your bumper is a different red than the rest of the car?

Its not uncommon to get different "shades" of the same paint code. If the vehicle has had any work and was not completely repainted that would explain that.
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He said the front bumper was resprayed, obviously by a new painter, as he didnt mask off the oil cooler
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Rey nice clean FD, is that an RB dual tip cat back set up? If so how do you like the sound? I am dying to for a sound clip of one!!

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looks good but needs to be dropped a touch all round
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Nice car, I like the picture of it at the boat ramp. It looks like your FD is contemplating suicide.
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Yes the bumper is a different red. I'm debating on repainting the entire car so it all matches. The car is dropped. I put a set of tein springs and Tokico 5 ways on the car. I didn't go with an agressive drop because I worry about rubbing up front. My tires rub against the fender sometimes when I go over bumps. I have 18x9 up front and 18x10 in rear.
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Oh, and yes it is a racing beat exhaust. It sounds great, but it's loud! Not as loud as my open wastegate, but pretty loud.
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you say it's hot to loud, do you have a down pipe or midpipe or both?
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get those gold wheels powder coated black!
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Originally Posted by oorx7
you say it's hot to loud, do you have a down pipe or midpipe or both?
I have nothing to resonate the sound. I have a full 3" turbo back exhaust, dp, mp, and the racing beat exhaust. I can't hear my music ver well when I'm cruising down the express way at 75mph.
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That was Josh's old car wasn't it? (Insane Lotus Pod) I liked the black wheels too.

Is that wrap on the IC piping?


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