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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:34 pm 
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Thought I'd update with some pics.

I'll start with ride height and suspension. It's a work in progress but the current setup is this:
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Koni Yellows in CSM strut housing, 1G DSM Eibach Sportline springs, Yoshifab camber plates, Expo spindles, GVR4 2 piston calipers, drilled slotted rotors, Porterfield R4S pads, Supre Pro bushings in control arms & caster bushings & swaybar, ARP wheel studs, braided SS brake lines. New axles, DSM wheel bearings, tierod ends, swaybar end links, ball joints.
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1g AWD DSM AGXs, 300lb 6" spring ebay coil over, drilled slotted rotors, Porterfield R4S pads.

Tires are taller than normal to lower rpm at cruise, size 195/60-15. Ride height is 24" from ground through center of the wheel to the bottom of the fender lip. I've rolled the fenders with a ball bat too but they aren't bent out of factory shape.

This pic is actually with the same front suspension setup but the rear is 1g AWD AGXs with stock factory CSM rear springs. The rear ride height in this pic was 23.25" so it was slightly lower than the front. That is cured now with the coilovers.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:51 pm 
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I used an '08 Subaru STI factory muffler. I wanted quiet for a daily driver and I figured the STI had 300hp so it would flow good enough for that. Plus I like the dual tips despite not many other liking it. :D

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Gauges, Autometer oil psi, volt, water temp, boost on top of the dash, AEM WB on the steering column.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:58 pm 
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Got a little carried away on the gauge install. It was more of a PITA than I thought it would be, mostly trying to drill the holes in the dash for everything. I tore the junction block apart so I could wire up a good power source. I added a fuse and pin to a factory connector so it's a nice install instead of tapping off some other fuse.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:03 pm 
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Front suspension setup.

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I also switched out the CSM turn signal/wiper steering column switch with a 1g DSM column switch. My factory switch was flaky and didn't have cruise control. The DSM switch looks so much better and I'll add DSM cruise sometime in the future too.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:55 pm 
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Fixed some broken links and added new pics. I've posted these before but not in my build thread I guess. My 4G61t 10:1 Wiseco pistons.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:57 pm 
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259whp on 92oct, 311whp on E85.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:03 pm 
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How the Turd is currently. Riding on K Sports, Continental Extreme DW 225/50-16 tires on 16x7 Velox Flight wheels. I'm extremely happy with the fitment of this combo. The car is lowered and the wheels don't stick out. I haven't had to do any trimming to fit them either.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:05 pm 
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Nice wheel fitment.

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I will measure ride height from fender to ground and post that up too.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:18 pm 
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Looks good. Not overdone. I dig it!

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 5:27 pm 
Very nice, looks good :D


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:02 pm 
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I decided to go with the Dodge theme and paint the Dodge fender stripes in the Turd. I used flat black plastidip. Turned out well I think. Might not be for everyone but I like it.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:12 pm 
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The 16x7s look great, really fills the wheel gap nicely and probably helps lengthen the gears a bit. I can somewhat dig the stripe too.

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What's your mod list for the engine?

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:56 pm 
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Yeah, the tires do make the gears taller. I currently run the km210 tranny. When I was running the '90 FWD DSM tranny the gears are even taller and I didn't like it as much for economy. It seems to get better mpg closer to 3000rpm at cruise.

The engine is a 1.6, Wiseco 10:1, 1.8 cylinder head, 1g intake manifold and TB, HKS 264/272 cams, FIC 1000s, Supra smic and 2.5" pipes, small 16g, ECM Link V3 on speed density, 2.5" exhaust. I think that's it.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:02 am 
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I actually really like the fender stripes.

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