Picked up my MCS today!!!

 

Nice looking car!

 

Sharp, WG ! Welcome to the 2013 Gotters Club !

The JCW exterior package looks great, of course !

 

Would the installation of an aftermarket strut brace / sway bar void the warranty? What about an exhaust?

 

Strut brace and sway bar... no way.

Exhaust.... Cat back or are you going from the manifold ? Cat-back... no way. From the manifold... doubt it but I wouldn't rule it out.

 

Didn't think so about strut brace / sway bar, but had to ask since I've never previously considered adding one to a vehicle I owned.

Exhaust - just a general question, for now; doubt I'll ever spend that $, but I've been wrong before and this car might make a liar out of me again.

 

If you're happy with the sound of the exhaust, I wouldn't spend money to replace it. Any performance gain you get out of a slightly larger exhaust diameter is going to be minimal and hardly noticeable.

 

For those here that are still breaking in your cars, i can't wait to hear your first impressions of getting to redline them for the first time. What a rush!!

 

+ 1

 

Nearly at 800 miles now, Greg. Week to 10 days, I'll be there.

 

CR, you will be shocked. The JCW just keeps pulling to redline, where I felt my MCS start to give up at 5,500 rpm.

 

Not sure I'll be surprised, Greg... I can feel the beast wanting to give more when I get it up to 5,000 RPMs. It's so hard to keep it under that line because it gets there fast and with ease, even in the higher gears.

The trick is going to be staying out of ticket court.

 

Yes that is the hard part!!

 

I've got less than 60mi to go. I'll hit it tomorrow on a trip to San Diego, and by "hit it" I don't mean 1,200mi.

 

Damn EHans. You are there. FLOOR IT BRUTHA!!

 

I'm so close to getting the rear diffuser. Just got quote for labor for only $45. Price with ECS is only $262. Great prices.

 

$45 ?! Wow, that's great. For that price, why DIY ?

 

Exactly!!

 

I feel like a gauntlet has been thrown! Challenge accepted! There are a few roads on the way home where I should be able to lay it down, pending after school and farm traffic.

 

Do it!!

 

I've always been pretty easy on my cars...don't think I've ever gone beyond 6k RPMs (for the record, I'm pretty sure 5500 RPMs was redline in my '88 Accord and and both Saturns)

 

Where's redline on your CM, 01 ? Around 7,000 ?

 

I think so.

 

I think this will be my next mod.

 

Red "X" for me, E. But based on the title of the image, I'm guessing you were joking.