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your mom
08-13-2003, 12:09 PM
well after 1 month at my new job (and the untimely demise of project eg6 by some soccer mom) i finally got enough to saved to get her and i just got a quote on insurance and that made my day even more. it feels so much more responsive and controlled than an fwd civic. so far my b-day is on point (which is today). i love buying my own presents! so after i leave work its off to canada :headbang::drink:
k.
08-13-2003, 12:22 PM
congrats and happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!

~k.
your mom
08-13-2003, 12:48 PM
thanks yo!
Dystopia
08-13-2003, 12:54 PM
congrzt. i love mine. so got any pics of the beast?
nismo skyline
08-13-2003, 01:06 PM
good job
any SR20 plans?
your mom
08-13-2003, 01:08 PM
thats what b-day money is for. between today and fri ill have em up. what do you have done to yours?
Dystopia
08-13-2003, 01:28 PM
i have 2k worth of suspention an di am doing $800 worth of brake stuf this weekend. luckily my sponsor is cutting me a deal on the stuff.
Jaggorri
08-13-2003, 01:35 PM
What was done to your suspension Dystopia?
Dystopia
08-13-2003, 01:44 PM
GP Sports coilovers 12F/10R kg/mm , Cusco front and rear STB, wheels tires, and this weekend i am getting bembo cross drilled ebc green braided lins and i will be running motul race brake fluid.

after this it will be a 2 way LSD and then roll cage i hope o get another car to daily soon
Ike
08-13-2003, 01:56 PM
Happy birthday, enjoy your presents :).
your mom
08-13-2003, 02:02 PM
actually i was thinking of the rb25det swap just b/c of the little things, displacement, i-6 turbo almost indestructable (with proper tuning).

dystopia - how did you get sponsored? i ask because some of the sus. parts are'nt even available here (with out speciality orders) i.e battle version, bn sports, work wheels. these companies have established a strong reputation overseas and is seems that they dont need some parking lot drifter (me :headbang: ) representing them.
Dystopia
08-13-2003, 02:26 PM
my team is sponsored by a place near us they have come out and watch us drift and such and they agree to cut us a huge deal on parts. we wil lbe getting stuff for about 5-25% over cost soon.

the rb25 is a great swap. i personally have been looking at the ls1 conversion personally, they wieght little more than the sock KA and much more tourqe. i would do foot work first.

also i dont recomend the GP Sports for the street the are uber stiff... to much so. and the tein are poorly made for coilovers, JIC Zeal, Apexi, HKS, or Cusco
And most the things you have mentioned car be had here just not very cheaply.
FanaticalKilla
08-13-2003, 03:45 PM
Congrats man. Have fun and Happy Birthday.
Check out the newest Sport Compact Car. They have all the details and instructions to doing a rb25det swap.
k.
08-13-2003, 04:27 PM
jic = dicks.

tein = good rep. and they rebuild their stuff too, so if your shit goes out of wack, send it to them and they will fix it.

~k.
Dystopia
08-14-2003, 07:58 AM
the guys at jic have always been nice to me, the quality of jjic is much higher than the TEINs
neofreak
08-14-2003, 08:52 AM
I've seen the exact opposite, but whatever.
Mickee
08-14-2003, 09:04 AM
yup i can vouch for TEIN products high quality and superb customer service....

dystopia.... i think you should look into wilwood.....or if you really want to stop.. check out www.pdm-racing.com which i know you already seen....and get teh 300zx upgrade or junkyard is always good......
Dystopia
08-14-2003, 09:45 AM
i am doing a stop-tech soon but i need new brakes now and don't have the time to scavenge the parts for a z upgrade i have 4 autoX this month. and the stop techs are only about $300 more than the pdm kit. and thats what don at PDM recomends

i need new wheels first though my 14s wont fit over the z or the stop-techs so i need 17... and i am gonan flare 50mm soon so flares wheels then stop techs

the teins are good quailty but compared to other coilovers i have sen the construction is a bit worse.
Mickee
08-14-2003, 10:07 AM
seen and feel is 2 different thing bro...

stop tech is great a friend had them on his EG.....
Dystopia
08-14-2003, 11:29 AM
i have driven a s13 with the HE coils on it they feel nice but the conscruction of them was not as good as what i have seen with other coils.
Mickee
08-14-2003, 12:41 PM
im not sure if it was the HE or HA that was discontinued.....

but ive never hear anyone complained about how they ride....

i mean wahts wrong with the construction of there systems???
Dystopia
08-14-2003, 12:49 PM
the welds wernt as nice and i know some people who have busted thier coils multiople times. my sponsor doesnt carry them anymore due to many problems in race applications with them.