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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 03:48 PM
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94 JDM R2 Vintage Red

Here is the FD I've owned for almost two years now. It replaces the RB26 big single S13 I had before (did the whole swap myself).

I really fell in love with that red beauty.

Here is a pic when I bought it:



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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 03:50 PM
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Th first thing I did was to replace the unsilenced midpipe with a full repacked 3" KSP silenced midpipe:






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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 03:51 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 03:52 PM
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I also replaced the worn out Blitz nur spec with a shiny PFS supercars catback.
And I installed a wideband at the beginning of the midpipe.


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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 03:56 PM
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Then some cosmetics:


And a katayama racing ECU (adjusted fueling, ign advance, fuel cut speed cut, cooling and lubricating control, 14 PSI adjusted....), matched with a PFS purple for fine adjustments (yes it's a bit odlschool but I really like this unit)

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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 03:57 PM
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Rastnest full delete, block off everywhere, full non seq...


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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 03:59 PM
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Ducting not matching when I bought the car.



So I went to do something cleaner and more functional
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Moke up:

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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:01 PM
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Lowering the radiator with some aluminium brackets to have bigger opening for the future ducting:
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And then, after some metal work:







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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:03 PM
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Then, piping went from this:

To this:
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Now we have some efficient cooling.


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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:05 PM
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I really can't be bored to look at this car
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:06 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:07 PM
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Hohohoo! Merry Christmas 2015!!



Bye bye black rotas.
My VR will now wear 3 piece Kerscher CS forged by BBS Germany.
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AAArrrghhh!!!
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:09 PM
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That car loves to get some cleaning!

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Some injector cleaning:
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:12 PM
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That ***:
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:13 PM
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Taking too much pics... must need a therapy:


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A gift from a friend:
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 04:16 PM
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Aluminium radiator ducting, tailored for the koyo:



Love that paint in the sunlight.
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Painted the SMIC ducting and added an other flow guide to increase efficiency:


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Engine bay:

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