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Old Jun 13, 2021 | 08:41 AM
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Man I like that beltline tape! I've been contemplating blacking out all the chrome on mine, I even bought a couple cans of Rust-Oleum Peel Coat in gloss black to see how it'll look.

And I'm pretty sure I have the same oil cooler on my wife's mustang. Except we're using it for a transmission fluid cooler on her car. Either way it works VERY well.

yea looks just like mine , though 1/3 the size of the one I got. I wish I had gotten one half the size of the one I have because I wanted to hang it out infront of the bumper fully exposed. Buuuuuut it was too large so it went in behind.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2021 | 08:53 PM
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I finally got my 2x new fenders so I wrapped them in carbon fiber wrap too of course..it looks much nicer now that the new trim sits perfectly flush on the new fenders.




 
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Old Jun 16, 2021 | 09:24 AM
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What did you use for beltline tape?
 
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Old Jun 16, 2021 | 09:32 PM
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What did you use for beltline tape?
this stuff from autozone. Believe it or not autozone had it the cheapest I could find so we will see how it holds up vs the last ebay brand I had that was on a year and still going good.

 
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Old Jun 17, 2021 | 03:00 AM
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Old Jun 20, 2021 | 09:18 PM
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I goooooooooot iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
o man this thing is a well built unit I must say. The rotor design is just sweetness.. I can't wait to get this baby on and then my cooper is dang near finished. I , on a humbug came across a long loved car that is in my top 10 favorite cars and at the moment in time I actually came into enough money the night befor and was able to afford it.. "It" is a 1992 Mitsubishi eclipse gsx, awd , turbo , automatic, 123k miles and an immaculate interior and a fair exterior with no rust.. I wanna restore it to stock but literally replace any and everything that needs or I feel I want to. Only mods will be coilovers , rims , intake and bov... THATS IT !!!! POSSIBLY a front mount.


 
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Old Jul 8, 2021 | 11:18 PM
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Got it on and absolutely LOOOOOOOVE IT, also got my long tube 4to2to1 headers installed and they sound so much better than the short 4to1 headers.
This sprintex is awesome. Install was strait forward with just a rew things needing to be relocated but was simple . The power is AWESOME, ille attach a video below show it and a drive along. I also finished installing my intercooler sprayer kit I put together and it works fricken 10x better than I expected and was 10x easier to do than I expected . With the exception of having to replace the stock feed line as it had a slice in it and leaked every where. I can't wait for a nice hot day to test it. And don't worry there's epoxy underneath the gorilla tape , tge tape just held it exactly where I needed while it dried so I just left the tape behind then.
Befor the ic sprayer with the sprintex kit and a 95 degree day my it's were averaging 130s which I'm not happy with considering my stock sc made 2lb more boost and ran avg of 10 degrees above ambient temperature. Granted this sprintex kit is more powerful . I feel it doesn't make more peak power buuuuuuut you hit max boost and power so much sooner in the rpm band and its such linear power I looooooove it. It's also cool that it runs the electricwater pump for 2min once you shut down the car to help fight heat soak n cool it down faster..heres pics and videos.

























 
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Old Jul 8, 2021 | 11:24 PM
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Old Jul 8, 2021 | 11:25 PM
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Old Jul 9, 2021 | 07:43 AM
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As far as I know, that intercooler spray is a no-go on track. You may want to check with your local track organizations.
 
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Fiiiiiinaly I no longer have to use my "Ebrick" as I finally got around to installing my ebrake lines.. it's been beautiful out the past few days so I figured I'd take advantage to get under my car and replace them. All in all an easy job.





 
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Old Sep 6, 2021 | 06:55 AM
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Is that a mini specific ebrake handle or is it universal? Also, what are you spraying on the cooler? Is it just water? The car is looking good!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2021 | 07:23 AM
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Is that a mini specific ebrake handle or is it universal? Also, what are you spraying on the cooler? Is it just water? The car is looking good!
just a universal momo handle and WHEN I do fill and use my ic sprayer I fill it with 25% isopropyl alcohol and 75% water...
 
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Old Sep 20, 2021 | 06:05 PM
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Went to install my ss brake lines and ruined a rear caliper. I didn't compare and thought the lines nut needed to be flush against the back of the caliper but it's spose to be gapped off and well, I over tightened it and popped all the threads out of the caliper. So I had to go get a replacement from the junkyard and lol it was already red but I got it on and all 4x ss lines in, all 4x corners flushed and bled and then I also bled the clutch..
I also installed led lights behind the grill and changed the rear ones and one I my scoop all to this off white color , I don't like blue or red as EVERYONE has them 2x colors.



 
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Old Sep 21, 2021 | 04:41 AM
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I like the orange graphics too. You get it all wet sanded and whatnot?? looks really good in that pic!

I need to flush my brake fluid. Maybe next oil change I'll get around to it lol.....
 
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Old Sep 21, 2021 | 05:28 AM
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I like the orange graphics too. You get it all wet sanded and whatnot?? looks really good in that pic!

I need to flush my brake fluid. Maybe next oil change I'll get around to it lol.....
na they're red , just way it looks at night ..haven't wet sanded the car yet , lol been lazy and the bit of orange peel really doesn't bother me I actually kinda like the effect with the color , it makes it more battleshipeque...here's better Pic of color graphics.

 
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Old Sep 21, 2021 | 04:18 PM
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Oh wow yeah definitely red lol. Looks better with your tire graphics red. And don't feel bad I painted my F150 like 3 years ago and STILL haven't wet sanded the orange peel out yet! And on my truck it definitely doesn't add to anything lol
 
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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 05:50 PM
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Going to be ordering nittos in about a week , I CANT WAIT to drive this car on some actual rubber lol these tires are like plastic they suck so much.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 02:42 AM
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Going to be ordering nittos in about a week , I CANT WAIT to drive this car on some actual rubber lol these tires are like plastic they suck so much.
SWEET!!! Which model are you going with? I just switched from Ling Long (Wal-Mart tire) to Ohtsu FP7000 (made by Falken). The difference is excessive. Dry traction I gained 10+ MPH on a 270 degree ramp I drive everyday, and they do as good in the wet as the other tires did on dry pavement. With the power your making now you need good rubber, I'm thinking your gonna like the upgrade!
 
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 06:16 AM
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SWEET!!! Which model are you going with? I just switched from Ling Long (Wal-Mart tire) to Ohtsu FP7000 (made by Falken). The difference is excessive. Dry traction I gained 10+ MPH on a 270 degree ramp I drive everyday, and they do as good in the wet as the other tires did on dry pavement. With the power your making now you need good rubber, I'm thinking your gonna like the upgrade!
I'm actually debating between nitto nt05 oooooooor federal 595rs-rr , If I've compared them correctly I belive the federals may have a better dailydriver street bite..I'd really really like the tires my buddies running as I can feel how they bite on his car ( stock rims unfortunately didn't fit my car so I couldn't try em on my car ) firehawk indys ??????? I belive they're called but they're fantastic tires imo , they really bite well and have lasted him much longer than my tires lol
 
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 01:05 PM
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I'll throw one more tire into the pot here since your already struggling to decide lol. Dunlop Direzza ZIII. I have been eyeing them. I wont be getting them anytime soon but if I ever set up an autocross car they would be high on the list
 
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Old Sep 23, 2021 | 01:41 PM
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I'll throw one more tire into the pot here since your already struggling to decide lol. Dunlop Direzza ZIII. I have been eyeing them. I wont be getting them anytime soon but if I ever set up an autocross car they would be high on the list
lol thx I have actually looked over that one too I'm probably going to be going with the federals or the firehawks , firehawk because I am familiar with them somewhat or federal because I dig their tread design.
driving the car in 50-60'F Temps OMG lol I can be doing 30 and drop it in 1nd and the tires just spin , lol nooooooo traction. Or if I feather 1st gear and hammer into into as I shift into 2nd the tires break loose again and then I have to refight for traction again.. it'd be nice if the Trac control actually worked well but it nannies the input down too much once traction breaks loose to be effectively used. Tires tires tires I need. I've done everything else already .
 
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Old Sep 24, 2021 | 04:33 AM
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We have the SS595 on the Mustang and their pretty good. They are a 275/40-17 and with the 4:10's I can blow them off with no problem with a stock-ish motor. That's with a locker in the rear too so both tires spinning. They wear extremely well though. I'd love to try the the 595 RS RR.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2021 | 06:18 AM
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... it'd be nice if the Trac control actually worked well but it nannies the input down too much once traction breaks loose to be effectively used.
Not to stalk your thread or anything lol but is your car tuned? I'm being too lazy atm to go back and read the whole thread and find out. The reason I ask is I'm pretty sure that the asc/dsc etc can be altered with a tune. If it isn't tuned yet get ahold of Adrian here on NAM. He has some really high reviews on NAM and other forums for his mini tuning skills. I'm gonna have him tune my car if I can ever stop breaking things for more than a week at a time. I already have the mpps interface and bigger injectors.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 07:37 PM
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Not to stalk your thread or anything lol but is your car tuned? I'm being too lazy atm to go back and read the whole thread and find out. The reason I ask is I'm pretty sure that the asc/dsc etc can be altered with a tune. If it isn't tuned yet get ahold of Adrian here on NAM. He has some really high reviews on NAM and other forums for his mini tuning skills. I'm gonna have him tune my car if I can ever stop breaking things for more than a week at a time. I already have the mpps interface and bigger injectors.
yes it's tuned..I can bounce of my Rev limiter and have no fuel cut or anything and have it set to 7300 and it makes power upto the redline..
anyways , I went out and seen I had a leaky slave so I replaced that.. WHAT A DISASTER. The 1st one I got I tried for 4 hours strait to bleed and left it over night compressed and still no clutch pressure then found the seal around the plunger was bad from the get go so I went and got a different brand that was exactly like oem and repeated the process but with luck the 2nd time.. I Finally got my 62mm pulley for my sprintex and got the car all set to install it and removed old one ONLY TO FIND OUT MY OLD ONE IS A 60mm ...ggggggrrrrrrrr .. so waste of money of that pulley as I'm not going backwards..sooooooo I will be ordering a light weight 2% crank but unfortunately I won't have enough to buy the ATI super dampner I will probably settle with an Alta light weight 2%....then that's as much boost as ille possibly be able to make on my setup.
I'm also going to be getting wider , shorter , better tires.. I'm going from ebay forceum hena 205/55r15 to toyo proxy r88r 225/50zr15 . Sooooo with the few extra lb of boost and MUCH better traction I think it's going to make a huge HUGE difference..











 
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