H4ck's PB Build Thread
 

I wanted my own damnit!

Agency Power
SRI, Intercooler, UICP, Downpipe, Cat Delete, Exhaust Manifold, Rear Sway Bar, Shorty Antenna -
TWM
Short Shifter
Flossy
Heavyweight Grip tape Shift knob
Defi
Boost and Volt Gauge
Rexpeed
A-pillar replacement
Rallyarmor
MudFllaps
APR
Front Wind Splitter
Forge
RS DV
JDM
Dash Kit -
Pioneer
AVIC-Z120BT -
Buschur
Cross Flow CBE -
HKS
EVC-S EBC -
KW
Variant 3 Coilovers
Rexpeed
Vortex Generator

I want to thank Agency Power for all the motor parts, Vivid Racing for the hook up on Coilovers, Crutchfield for helping with the Audio equipment, Japanparts.net for the Dash Kit, and all the assorted manufacturers for the other parts.

a big thanks goes out to Titan Powersports and Jestr Tuning in Orlando for really helping to hook a brother up. I am in Iraq and they are helping me to get the car picked up by flatbed, moved to Orlando, all parts installed, and the tune done. All of this with me being remote. I am going to come back home, taxi to the shop, get a tour of the shop, and a breakdown on the work completed, and then drive off in the updated whip.

I removed all the pictures of the individual parts, and opted for a couple of stock shots.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/IMG_0233.jpg
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...olutionGSR.jpg

And for now she sits and lies in waiting...

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/IMG_0259.jpg

have you looked into full race manifold? its a bit pricey, but the build quality is there... Also, i think AMS has one as well, not 100% sure though. KWV3 is nice, would your car be seeing track or daily? have you looked into Ohlins or AST?

nice choice on TWM, ive had them on my previous car and on my Evo now... cant go wrong with them. they also have a 600kg shift knob...

have you looked into lite-spec.com titanium single exit exhaust? check them out... i have them and i am loving it, always! :)

Volt meter? ehh... i think it would be better to get something else.. like oil pressure or oil temp... if you have some crazy high power, high amp audio equipment, then i would suggest getting a volt meter.. but with stock... nah!

good luck on your build.

That shift knob is kinda cool. Let us know how you like it.

At the time of ordering the volt meter was going to work great with the Alpine head unit and sub combination I am going to put in. thinking back it was rather frivilous. but it will work until I buy an AFR or something useful.

gotcha... if you want AFR, look into zeitronix. ive had them since 2003 from my old car, moved it to my other car, sold that car, and now its on my evo.... works like a charm. their gauge can either read AFR, boost, egt, or user input. price is very comparable as well.

Can anyone suggest a good rear sway bar? I really like the undercarriage style. Cusco has a nice looking one. anyone have any thoughts?

*edit*
It looks like I'm whoring myself out to Agency Power. they make a sway bar, manifold, and down pipe. Debating throwing an intercooler and UICP on the list with them as well...

Strut bar or sway bar?
Sway bar: i really like whiteline's products.
Strut bar: i dont know. Lol!!

I really like the whiteline style Sway bar. and Agency Power has one just like it. They're both 25mm replacements for the factory 23mm. Plus it's adjustable.

Put all updates in the first post...

shaping up nicely. I can't wait for December. :)

Put all updates in the first post...

I wouldn't get the Buschur "quiet muffler" exhaust. It hangs way too low, especially if are getting coilovers. I had one.. Get their crossflow instead. You can make GREAT power on buschur parts. :thumbup:

I bought a single exit though.. I went with the Ark Performance catback and testpipe. I picked it up as a combo for like 850shipped off ebay straight from Ark! A sponser on the "other site" quoted me like $1200 for the same exhaust. It's made very well, doesn't drone, and looks GREAT. Here's some pics of it when I got it..

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ated-pics.html

Not my car but this shows the exhaust..
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...8e47b7df_b.jpg

thanks for the tip on the quiet exhaust. I want to maintain the dual tip look. Anyone suggest any Dual tips that are snug up under the body?

I hate AMS' dual exhaust. I would go with ETS, either quiet or v2 depending on how loud you want it. If you are a true baller I would go with Akrapovic's exhaust.. soooo sweet. :lol:

Cobb is really nice too, but I hate the oval tips they put on their exhaust.. although I'm sure that they can use different tips..

Yeah, I was a dual tip, that's as snug under the body as possible. Airflow is of course important, and me being finicky wants to maintain the dual tip OEM'esque look.

if your looking for a dual tip...

Ultimate Racing, looks and sounds real good... not too loud and not too quiet.
here's a vid of my old exhaust... taken with iphone
http://flic.kr/p/8w6qGn

for reference... here's my Lite-Spec titanium exhaust, which cost the same if not, less than my previous set-up... full on 3.14" titanium exhaust... single exit only though, but the weight your saving is A LOT! here's a vid...
taken with iphone4,... on stock cat, with no silencer.
http://flic.kr/p/a9ZxpD