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R50/53 My R53 - from good to great to broke to fixed, oh what a year

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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 01:35 PM
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I like them so much better with the black off... I'd bolt em on mine in a second!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 02:31 PM
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I dig them in grey better as well. The black looks good by the grey works well with the green.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 08:14 AM
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re-finished the dash from the grey upholstery vinyl, which even though it looked good was peeling due to the spray adhesive being subpar. I will need to refinish the bezels for the gauges and vents for the time being until I purchase chrome ones.

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I know there's much distaste for UniChip on here and I also agree that no broad spectrum tune will work as well as a custom tune by a competent tuner like Jan. With that said, I paid next to nothing for this tuner from the previous owner of my vehicle. I paid an extra $30 to UniChip to get the cable and access online for software downloads. I can say that when this was plugged in, there wasn't a big difference but after I got the cable and access, the new tunes I've loaded have changed things dramatically for the better. Sure, it's still a canned tune, but I've got less than $200 in to this and it's worlds different now. I'm actually contemplating paying the $300 for the stand-alone software for the UniChip, picking up a wide-band 02, and hitting the dyno. You don't learn until you start doing.

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Old Apr 3, 2017 | 02:39 PM
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Hey bringing this back from the dead, lots of good stuff here. Did you have any rubbing issues on fender arches (particularly rear) with the 225/45-16 Direzzas?

I'm thinking of getting some myself, would be on 16x7 OZ Alleggeritas with a 37mm offset, I believe your Slipstreams would have been 40mm offset, so you would have already had 3mm additional clearance on the outside (wheels sitting 3mm further inboard). I would be slightly lowered (Swift Spec-R springs) if I go this route... If it's too close I may just go 205/50-16.
 
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