The Full Banana
not yet good enough
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2007
- Location
- Lake Mills, WI
Most recent picture:
Current setup:
Engine
95 b230ft - stock longblock resealed
TD04HL-16T w/ T3 wastegate actuator, grainger-valve MBC @ 11psi
240 turbo intercooler
740 turbo intercooler piping
850 turbo orangetop injectors
240 turbo oil cooler setup
RSI Stage II turbo cam w/ RSI adjustable cam gear (advanced 4*)
Gates Racing timing belt
Ireland Engineering E30 polyurethane motor mounts
940 electric fan controlled by 87/92c switch in lower radiator hose
lh2.2 w/ EZK ignition
3" SS downpipe reduced to 240 turbo rear exhaust
AEM uego wideband sensor
Deatschwerks DW-300 fuel pump
Driveline
m47
clutchnet yellow pressure plate
clutchnet full-face carbon clutch disc
cravingboost short-shifter
RSI polyurethane trans mount
3.73 open diff
Suspension
Front
DIY Short Strut Coilovers - 240 strut tubes sectioned 2.25" shorter
Kaplhenke coilover sleeves & adjusters
Kaplhenke spring hats
336lb x 8" springs
~100lb x 4" tender springs
RSI bilstein HD short struts
scottyd camber plates
ipd 25mm swaybar
SuperPro polyurethane bushings all over
ipd lower chassis brace
GT firewall bars
Rear
DIY adjustable 2.5" spring perches (ebay accord coil-over kit with custom machined retainer)
250lb x 8" main springs
~100lb x 4" tender springs
Suburban Bilstein HD shocks
no rear swaybar
iPd adjustable torque rods
iPd adjustable panhard bar
SuperPro polyurethane bushings all over
Brakes
RX7 calipers
740 "big" rotors
yoshifab rx7 conversion brake lines
yoshifab rx7 caliper adapters
iPd stainless rear brake lines
ATE super blue fluid
Stoptech Street Performance front pads
OE Volvo rear pads
Wheel/Tires
motorsporttech 5x120>5x108 adapters (38mm front, 32mm rear)
Street Wheels:
BMW CSL Replicas 18x8.5 et40
Sumitomo HTR ZIII 235/40r18
Track/AutoX Wheels:
BBS RC 17x8 et38
Toyo Proxes RA1 235/40r17
Interior
Recaro Trophy seats from mkII VW
Exterior
DJauto 86+ ecodes w/ ebay bi-xenon HID
ipd sidemarkers
US 86+ turn signals w/o amber reflectors
86+ flathood eggcrate grille modified
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I figured I might as well start up a project thread to document everything and keep track of what's going on. Hopefully this way I'll also be more motivated to keep working.
Anyways, the car is my daily driver. I traded a 745T with an SE kit for it. The PO put a ton of money into the thing, he bought it from Portland and had iPD install just about everything they make for it, and then sent it to RSI to get a cam and some other bits... I have about $8k in receipts from the past 3 years in work done on the car...
Here's a list of all the goodies that were in it when I picked it up, so far as I remember...
ipd lowering springs
ipd 25mm swaybars F/R
ipd polyurethane swaybar endlink bushings
ipd polyurethane control arm bushings
ipd adjustable panhard bar
ipd adjustable torque rods
ipd stainless steel braided brake lines
ipd sport freeflow catback exhaust
ipd aluminum skidplate
ipd window scrapers
ipd dash carpet
ipd adjustable wiper relay
RSI window scrapers
trailer hitch
zimmerman brake rotors
truetrac LSD
cravingboost short shifter
gt strut tower reinforcement plates
gt firewall braces
strut tower brace
bilstein HD struts and shocks
rsi NA cam
rsi adjustable cam gear
rsi polyurethane stage 1 motor mounts
rsi polyurethane stage 1 trans mount
k&n air filter
OE tachometer
OE oil pressure gauge
OE voltmeter
there's more, but I can't remember it all. anyways, it was pretty well endowed.
here's what it looked like when I picked it up. pretty vanilla.
...but I wanted more.
my goals are simple:
- MORE POWER (enough to get out of my own way and play with some of the bavarian cousins; ~220-250rwhp should be plenty)
- STIFFER SUSPENSION (it turned okay with the ipd stuff, but its pretty soft and grandpa-ish for my tastes)
- DEBATABLE GOOD LOOKS (go lower, but still be plenty driveable and have the car look somewhat presentable)
Current setup:
Engine
95 b230ft - stock longblock resealed
TD04HL-16T w/ T3 wastegate actuator, grainger-valve MBC @ 11psi
240 turbo intercooler
740 turbo intercooler piping
850 turbo orangetop injectors
240 turbo oil cooler setup
RSI Stage II turbo cam w/ RSI adjustable cam gear (advanced 4*)
Gates Racing timing belt
Ireland Engineering E30 polyurethane motor mounts
940 electric fan controlled by 87/92c switch in lower radiator hose
lh2.2 w/ EZK ignition
3" SS downpipe reduced to 240 turbo rear exhaust
AEM uego wideband sensor
Deatschwerks DW-300 fuel pump
Driveline
m47
clutchnet yellow pressure plate
clutchnet full-face carbon clutch disc
cravingboost short-shifter
RSI polyurethane trans mount
3.73 open diff
Suspension
Front
DIY Short Strut Coilovers - 240 strut tubes sectioned 2.25" shorter
Kaplhenke coilover sleeves & adjusters
Kaplhenke spring hats
336lb x 8" springs
~100lb x 4" tender springs
RSI bilstein HD short struts
scottyd camber plates
ipd 25mm swaybar
SuperPro polyurethane bushings all over
ipd lower chassis brace
GT firewall bars
Rear
DIY adjustable 2.5" spring perches (ebay accord coil-over kit with custom machined retainer)
250lb x 8" main springs
~100lb x 4" tender springs
Suburban Bilstein HD shocks
no rear swaybar
iPd adjustable torque rods
iPd adjustable panhard bar
SuperPro polyurethane bushings all over
Brakes
RX7 calipers
740 "big" rotors
yoshifab rx7 conversion brake lines
yoshifab rx7 caliper adapters
iPd stainless rear brake lines
ATE super blue fluid
Stoptech Street Performance front pads
OE Volvo rear pads
Wheel/Tires
motorsporttech 5x120>5x108 adapters (38mm front, 32mm rear)
Street Wheels:
BMW CSL Replicas 18x8.5 et40
Sumitomo HTR ZIII 235/40r18
Track/AutoX Wheels:
BBS RC 17x8 et38
Toyo Proxes RA1 235/40r17
Interior
Recaro Trophy seats from mkII VW
Exterior
DJauto 86+ ecodes w/ ebay bi-xenon HID
ipd sidemarkers
US 86+ turn signals w/o amber reflectors
86+ flathood eggcrate grille modified
------------
I figured I might as well start up a project thread to document everything and keep track of what's going on. Hopefully this way I'll also be more motivated to keep working.
Anyways, the car is my daily driver. I traded a 745T with an SE kit for it. The PO put a ton of money into the thing, he bought it from Portland and had iPD install just about everything they make for it, and then sent it to RSI to get a cam and some other bits... I have about $8k in receipts from the past 3 years in work done on the car...
Here's a list of all the goodies that were in it when I picked it up, so far as I remember...
ipd lowering springs
ipd 25mm swaybars F/R
ipd polyurethane swaybar endlink bushings
ipd polyurethane control arm bushings
ipd adjustable panhard bar
ipd adjustable torque rods
ipd stainless steel braided brake lines
ipd sport freeflow catback exhaust
ipd aluminum skidplate
ipd window scrapers
ipd dash carpet
ipd adjustable wiper relay
RSI window scrapers
trailer hitch
zimmerman brake rotors
truetrac LSD
cravingboost short shifter
gt strut tower reinforcement plates
gt firewall braces
strut tower brace
bilstein HD struts and shocks
rsi NA cam
rsi adjustable cam gear
rsi polyurethane stage 1 motor mounts
rsi polyurethane stage 1 trans mount
k&n air filter
OE tachometer
OE oil pressure gauge
OE voltmeter
there's more, but I can't remember it all. anyways, it was pretty well endowed.
here's what it looked like when I picked it up. pretty vanilla.
...but I wanted more.
my goals are simple:
- MORE POWER (enough to get out of my own way and play with some of the bavarian cousins; ~220-250rwhp should be plenty)
- STIFFER SUSPENSION (it turned okay with the ipd stuff, but its pretty soft and grandpa-ish for my tastes)
- DEBATABLE GOOD LOOKS (go lower, but still be plenty driveable and have the car look somewhat presentable)
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