Yea it did sound really nice in my head. Think ill actually make that happen.

 

actually that does sound pretty cool, and deff original

 

hey flip i was one of the guys who voted for the RPF1's ....how much they ask you for the whole set?????

 

on the rpf1's or my xxr's i have on the car now?
-Flip

 

for the RPF1's...those are the ones that i want...

 

lol well my wheel guy hooks me up, i dont think it would be the same price for you unless you had a hook up as well. i was getting them $215 a piece.
-Flip

 

@ manolo2011: Tirerack has 17x8 RPF1's for $238/rim. Not sure if it's the size you're looking for, but if you're looking for smaller, the pricing drops by $5/0.5width smaller.

17x7 = $225/rim.
17x7.5 = $233/rim
17x8 = $238/rim

This goes for all 3 colors they have, Silver, Black and lastly Gold.

Flip got a $8 discount each... lol

 

haha i do what i can! oh and i checked the ticket i had when i was ordering the RPF1's i corrected the price i was getting them at, $215 for the 17x8's.

@manolo, just talk to someone cool at where your going of if you have a buddy there and you can get them at the price i did.take into account that the size/offset effect what color you can get.

go HERE to see the size and color chart. let me know what your going to go for man. id still like to see the RFP!'s on the RA. i was kinda pissed that the size/offset combo i was wanting didnt come in the color i was looking for, even tried calling the company to see if i could get the color i wanted with the size i needed, no go. you could always get the rims powder coated if you cant get the size/offset with the color you want
-Flip

 

just ordered my timing belt kit, from HERE

and also ordered my water pump from HERE

came with everything i needed, and it was hella cheaper piecing it all together.

been putting off the timing belt change for a little bit. time for a nice tune up.

-Flip

 

Nice bro that's where I sourced my stuff from. I'll be doing my water pump and timing belt once I get back from deployment.

You should do a DIY thread with pics and everything haha.

I think when I do mine I'll make sure I'll swap in a pnp head and a stage 1 or 2 camshaft lol.

 

So are you guys going to swap out you auto tensioner as well?

 

I'm doing my 60k maintenance in spring when I take it out of storage from the winter. I got the Contitech timing belt kit, a water pump, and the auto tensioner. Someone said its not necessary, but I rather be safe than sorry in the long run.

 

ima look around for an auto tensioner, but i dont think it will be necessary. let me know if you find one at a good price guys.

as for a DIY, i would but my riend who is a DSM beast, isnt available, since not having done this myself before, ill have my tech do it for me, 1. i dont have much time to go to the shop and do it myself, and dont want to mess up the timing cause im in some sort of a hurry. 2. the price of the labor is cheap. said he would do it for like $240.

then again i may just see if i can call some time off on the weekend and do it. ill search for some how-to's, if you know of a good one let me know. ill be glad to follow it and take pics, and notes.
-FLip

 

sweet, i got my stocker intake mani headed to sideck to be PnP and ceramic coated black, i figured id have it just black since its covered up anyways, cant really see it. and the ceramis is better for the heat.
as for the valve cover, i may just powder coat it white with gold metallic specks. or just do a nice red. still in the works. gotta find me a 06+ GT eclipse TB now. the intake mani will be ported to be the same 65mm as the GT TB. should be a nice upgrade.

thinking ima do the head too.
-Flip

 

i got a timing belt tensioner for aroun $76 if i remember correctly from rockauto.com or thepartsbin.com

i also got the conti belt kit and all the pulleys when i did mine and a water pump...i figured id rather be safe than sorry..my car had 113kmi on it..it sounded totally diffrerent when i was done...a little more raspy now and oddly enough feels a little responsive to throttle but at the same time it feels like it puls just a hair harder...probably from gettign rid off any slack in the belts..