15k Evo 9 MR 'Time Capsule' Build
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yeah, wow they suck. I used an Amex so most likely will just fight the charge. I’m sure they have some kind of protection on the purchase. They literally said they’d give me $75 off and told me to ‘buy another wheel’ as their solution. Hilarious.
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Do the amex charge back.
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@BRW21 Who's your tuner? If they're recommending a Black for quick spooling, I'd probably go elsewhere. Your best bet is E85 and something smaller unless you want to hate this car (I'm basing that on what you've said about throttle response thus far).
Muellerized sold me Eibach springs for my Ohlins so I could have the car sit lower. You might contact them for advice and to get some different springs.
Muellerized sold me Eibach springs for my Ohlins so I could have the car sit lower. You might contact them for advice and to get some different springs.
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Hey guys - I know its been a while so I figured I would post an update. Over the last couple of weeks the following went on / was replaced or updated:
- Ohlins coilovers. I am honestly not thrilled with these. I set them up at 199mm preload on the springs they provided and maxed out the bottom threads and they don't go very low. I have several emails into them and have yet to hear back. They also arrived damaged / the rear adjuster knobs were broken. Also not enjoyable essentially having to take them off the car entirely to adjust ride height (in the front at least)
by the way I did loosen the two bolts holding the throttle cable in the engine bay and moved it ever so slightly left and it got rid of the slack. You were right. It was really bad. I left a little slack for obvious reasons but it literally was like falling to the back of the engine bay. Haven’t been able to drive it yet but I know for a fact it’s going to help.
really appreciate the guidance!!
really appreciate the guidance!!
Last edited by Spooled_IX; Feb 15, 2023 at 09:36 AM.
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@BRW21 Who's your tuner? If they're recommending a Black for quick spooling, I'd probably go elsewhere. Your best bet is E85 and something smaller unless you want to hate this car (I'm basing that on what you've said about throttle response thus far).
Muellerized sold me Eibach springs for my Ohlins so I could have the car sit lower. You might contact them for advice and to get some different springs.
Muellerized sold me Eibach springs for my Ohlins so I could have the car sit lower. You might contact them for advice and to get some different springs.
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A popular trick in the s-chassis world is to flip the lower brackets on the front coilovers for lower ride heights. In the rears you might just have to run shorter springs if they don't go that low..
Interesting!! I will see if that works! LOL
Nice. Check if your gas pedal still hits the stopper at WOT. If it doesn't you will be putting added stress on the cable and bracketry. This was how far mine was after tightening it lol I 3d printed a new stopper that just screws in to the stud where the stock stopper attaches and in the end, it raised the gas pedal a bit which is nice for heel-toe. I couldn't downshift at all when I first got the car lol
Interesting!! I will see if that works! LOL
Nice. Check if your gas pedal still hits the stopper at WOT. If it doesn't you will be putting added stress on the cable and bracketry. This was how far mine was after tightening it lol I 3d printed a new stopper that just screws in to the stud where the stock stopper attaches and in the end, it raised the gas pedal a bit which is nice for heel-toe. I couldn't downshift at all when I first got the car lol
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thank you!!
haha yeah it didn’t pass the sniff test whatsoever. Been working with Chag Tuned and he’s been pretty great to work with so far. Seems very knowledgeable on the platform and has been extremely responsive.
I appreciate the recommendations. I ended up going with FP Red BB and picked up some new injectors, full titanium housing, downpipe, test pipe, and a slightly bigger fuel pump as well. I’m really excited.
Not surprised he recommended a FP Black for 450whp lol. If you look at all the evos he has tuned on his IG page you will notice they all have a Honda looking powerband with no torque until 5k rpm, even on small turbos because he "don't like to send it below 5k rpm" lol way too conservative. You would hate the Black. Can easily get to 450whp on e85 with a FP Green, Red, or AGT 55mm turbo with way more under the curve. I just got an AGT 55mm (Art Gennari Turbo) and would recommend it over other option, FP Red performance and reliability at much better price.
I appreciate the recommendations. I ended up going with FP Red BB and picked up some new injectors, full titanium housing, downpipe, test pipe, and a slightly bigger fuel pump as well. I’m really excited.
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Hey guys- can anybody tell me what ohm resistor I need to get rid of this SRS light when installing aftermarket seats? I have done some searching and the threads are all very old, and there is a lot of debate.
I also cannot for the life of me get these rexpeed mirrors to work. The passenger mirrors are moving left to right only and the driver mirrors wont work at all. I have seen many threads on these and everybody seems to get them working with the wiring recommended on here, but mine wont take. no fuses blown as far as I can tell. I am stumped. Rexpeed told me basically to check the wires and make sure they match the sheet they provided, which makes ZERO sense haha!!
Here are some more progress shots!
I also cannot for the life of me get these rexpeed mirrors to work. The passenger mirrors are moving left to right only and the driver mirrors wont work at all. I have seen many threads on these and everybody seems to get them working with the wiring recommended on here, but mine wont take. no fuses blown as far as I can tell. I am stumped. Rexpeed told me basically to check the wires and make sure they match the sheet they provided, which makes ZERO sense haha!!
Here are some more progress shots!
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however when I removed the front seat belts I seem to have upset something. SRS light in dash. Assuming I can just plug a resistor into the little yellow plug where the seatbelts connected. I assumed it was an airbag sensor. It was connected to the bottom of the seatbelt assembly. I wish I took a pic. I’ll have to do some more research but it sounds like just a resistor should do the trick.
not a ton of progress today but did get some new pads, rotors, and brake lines in. Also replaced all the lights with some LEDs. Much cleaner.
more to come!
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