I could have them to you in about 2.5 to 3 weeks. Do you want the manifold and turbo or just the manifold. The turbo is a JDM turbo so it has a ceramic turbine. Most people find if you push them to 14 psi or more the turbine wheel can shatter. Both have 105,000 kms (68,000 miles) on them.
Project: Black Trac- She's gone!
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Landon
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It's been forever since I've posted anything.. I've been way to busy with everything, but here's a couple pictures. Only new thing is a sticker. Let me know what you guys think. It was inspired from the local tourists going a solid 15 under the speed limit. I have some plans for new things this year, so look forward to that for sure.
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Wow, it has been WAY to long since I've updated this. Quite a bit has been done so I will try and remember most of it. Mostly I have done some lighting work. Interior lights converted to LED(dome, doors), license plate lights to LED, 3000k HID fogs, and 5600k HID headlights with custom projectors and lens set up. The fogs I ordered from HID nation, I ordered H4 bulbs instead of H3, :doh: but I made them work and am quite pleased with the result. The headlights are cheap Ebay projector lens retrofits with a BMW/Mini project fitted in place of the crappy projector. Overall I am VERY pleased with the result. RIght now I don't have high beams, but I figured out how to wire it so that I can have high beams which will basically be the removal of the cutoff.
HID Fogs with stock headlights
With HID headlights
I will try and post a picture later of the beam pattern with and without the cutoff. So far so good, no tickets or police trouble.
Let me know what you guys think!
HID Fogs with stock headlights
With HID headlights
I will try and post a picture later of the beam pattern with and without the cutoff. So far so good, no tickets or police trouble.
Let me know what you guys think!
underscore
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The interior looks nice, however I hate HID retrofits.
If they are a true retrofit from another car (like TSX or FX35) or a kit with a proper HID projector, I like it. I plan to do this with mine, however I'll try and integrate a shrowd.
If you just stuck HID bulbs in an ebay projector that is made for halogen bulbs, then that doesn't work too well.
Bryan
If you just stuck HID bulbs in an ebay projector that is made for halogen bulbs, then that doesn't work too well.
Bryan
underscore
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I find them irritating enough even in vehicles that are factory equipped with them, any kind of retrofit job just shoots light everywhere, blinding everyone and actually putting less light forward that some good, normal bulbs.
Even retrofits that use the whole projector from a vehicle with HID's don't tend to take into account the outermost glass and light still tends to go everywhere. Then to top it off most people can't wire worth a damn so the result is a blinding pile of crap that makes me want to smash out their headlights.
Even retrofits that use the whole projector from a vehicle with HID's don't tend to take into account the outermost glass and light still tends to go everywhere. Then to top it off most people can't wire worth a damn so the result is a blinding pile of crap that makes me want to smash out their headlights.
Yeah I don't blame you for hating HIDs if you'd had bad experiences with them only, but I've had both good and bad.
If the outermost glass is smooth without any pattern to distore the beam or light in anyway, then there should be no issue. A lot of HID equipped cars also have black/darkened headlight housing to reduce any glare too around the headlights.
But to each his own!
Bryan
If the outermost glass is smooth without any pattern to distore the beam or light in anyway, then there should be no issue. A lot of HID equipped cars also have black/darkened headlight housing to reduce any glare too around the headlights.
But to each his own!
Bryan
Landon
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Bryan, I'm with you in that if I do a kit, it won't be slapped together. I will get some shots in the daylight so you can see whats going on. Like I said, it is a stock projector from like 2004 BMW 3 series' so it isn't just the cheap ebay ones. Only thing from ebay is basically the glass lens/housing. It is clear without a pattern to cause distortion. I also have a shroud, but it is painted flat black so it blends with the housing. I'll get some pictures up so it makes sense.
underscore- I can understand your distaste with them, each to their own for sure. But I have always wanted them in my car and this setup is actually really close to an OEM setup, so hopefully I don't find my headlights smashed out. lol.
underscore- I can understand your distaste with them, each to their own for sure. But I have always wanted them in my car and this setup is actually really close to an OEM setup, so hopefully I don't find my headlights smashed out. lol.
Landon
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So I don't know if anyone else has had problems with a bunch of slop in their clutch pedal, but I did some diagnosis today and found the bushing between the pedal and the master cylinder rod was non-existent. All in all, today with two trips to Ace, I was able to replace it with a bronze bushing and some other hardware that took up pretty much all the slop. Combining that with adjusting the free-play on my master cylinder rod I was able to get my pedal back to feeling healthy again. It was engaging on the floor, almost to the point that it wouldn't fully disengage, now it grabs about half way up. I have to relearn it a bit, but it feels much better.
