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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 10:27 AM
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Nice job, I like the car.
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by anasmak11
Great post man. thanx for sharing.
Are the buddy club rails seat rails plug and play?
For additional weight saving, u can remove rear seats.
The buddy clubs rails are plug and play and really one of the best solutions out there since they dont raise the seats higher than stock. I actually had Recaro rails but with the bracket they would be higher than stock so I went with the Buddy Clubs.

I run this car as I would if I were driving it down the street so I dont want to pull any of the interior. It's as legit as a street car can get. I even drive the NT01s to the track!

The car is getting fast Peter...nice! Good call on the weight loss mods, every bit helps for sure. What brake mods do you have on top of the rotors?
Thanks Ryan! Im running DBA rotors with Project Mu's new Club Racer pads which are really aggressive and I find to work really well.

how much more snug is that Profi compared tot eh stock OEM? What waist line are you? Is that just the standard Profi SPA or XL version?
I got the Profi SPA and my waist size is 33. Its actually very snug, to the point that it gets a bit uncomfortable driving to the track but its a bucket so I knew what I was getting into. I find by adding a second cushion (which I pull off of the passenger Recaro) to the seat helps tremendously and makes daily driving very tolerable.

I actually hate applying the blue tape to the car but I REALLY hate having to scrub the black tread marks off the headlights so I use it out of necessity even though it looks so bad.
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by pstl_pete
The buddy clubs rails are plug and play and really one of the best solutions out there since they dont raise the seats higher than stock. I actually had Recaro rails but with the bracket they would be higher than stock so I went with the Buddy Clubs.

I run this car as I would if I were driving it down the street so I dont want to pull any of the interior. It's as legit as a street car can get. I even drive the NT01s to the track!



Thanks Ryan! Im running DBA rotors with Project Mu's new Club Racer pads which are really aggressive and I find to work really well.



I got the Profi SPA and my waist size is 33. Its actually very snug, to the point that it gets a bit uncomfortable driving to the track but its a bucket so I knew what I was getting into. I find by adding a second cushion (which I pull off of the passenger Recaro) to the seat helps tremendously and makes daily driving very tolerable.

I actually hate applying the blue tape to the car but I REALLY hate having to scrub the black tread marks off the headlights so I use it out of necessity even though it looks so bad.
I think the Profi XL would of suited you much better as it's 35mm wider (1-3/8" wider). Good for up to 36" waist line.
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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what suspension mod do u have??? my goal is near 2:00 at buttonwillow too!
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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Look foward to reading more about it in modified!
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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very nice, did you run resistors so the airbag light doesn't come on? i want some seats, too bad ams doesn't sell the bar anymore. would love one for the track
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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car is looking real nice!
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyM3
very nice, did you run resistors so the airbag light doesn't come on? i want some seats, too bad ams doesn't sell the bar anymore. would love one for the track
No resistors, I got lazy and just deal with the airbag light coming on. I already have the damn wheel sensor light that I have to clear everytime I start the car so its really not that big a deal to me.

what suspension mod do u have??? my goal is near 2:00 at buttonwillow too!
I am running a set of Toda Fightex coilovers and whiteline roll center adjusters and rear sway bar.
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 02:55 AM
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Btw, what were the lap times of the other cars?
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 05:48 AM
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Sweet mod! car looks nice
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 06:01 AM
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Looks good! You're almost at the sub 2min mark! Those seats look way too snug lol
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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Great time man, keep up the good work.
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by pstl_pete
No resistors, I got lazy and just deal with the airbag light coming on. I already have the damn wheel sensor light that I have to clear everytime I start the car so its really not that big a deal to me.



I am running a set of Toda Fightex coilovers and whiteline roll center adjusters and rear sway bar.
I'm wondering is anyone will ever figure out if there is a way to disable the TPMS light without having to resort to manual button disable method.
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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have you thought about putting the rear wing back on to see if the added downforce can help increase grip at higher speed limits, thus reducing your time even more?
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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Do you run your own transponder for track times? Did SV have the Evo/Wrx challenge on sunday?
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