gatdamn Rochester!!! i want dem rotors!! been drooling over a set for a long *** time hoping my OEM would warp lmao.

 

Preparing for the install, 6 to 8 weeks out still.

Happy Valentines Day

 

Someone posted that Concept Z was selling the Takeda long-tube intake for $404 shipped.

https://conceptzperformance.com/afe-...v36_p_7474.php

It's a great price. And while I don't expect to act on it anytime soon, it make me think about future mods. Particularly that I'm kind of running out of things to do with this car... things that fit my automotive values and budget. However, I've always said that someday I might replace my R2C Intake kit with a long-tube, like Takeda or Stillen. Well, it's been a while. Since Summer of 2013, to be precise. And over the years, I've always gravitated more towards the Takeda over the Stillen.

So that got me thinking, maybe getting the Takeda long-tube intake is a reasonable mod to do in the near future, this year or next probably. And if I were to do that, then I could take the polished midpipes from the intake, and my GT-Spec FSTB, and have them both powdercoated in black chrome. That would look particularly good, I think.

Plans.

 

I do love the way the Nismo looks. Any reason you aren't considering an Admin 3" intake?

 

Just aesthetics. I'm not digging the big Admin Tuning plaque on the side, or the welds on the mid pipe. And I'd prefer to have the MAF sensors tucked underneath.

Otherwise, I get that Moncef has designed an optimal air intake system. He's a straight-up, smart guy and if I were trying to eek out every ounce, I'd get his intake kit in a heartbeat, and I'd do a street tune with him remotely, because he knows his stuff. But I'm just not into how his intake looks, that's all.

 

The plaque is terrible enough for me to look elsewhere. I really like the look of the Nismo even if it is a rebranded AEM.

 

The Nismo intake... doesn't it drop the filters into the fenders instead of in front of the radiator? I'm not that up on the Nismo option.

Wait, here's Ape Factory's old thread with a Nismo intake on his IPL:

https://www.myg37.com/forums/intake-...ed-on-ipl.html

 

Im really surprised thats where the filters go in the Nismo intakes. That placement is the reason Injen intakes throw so many codes and filters take on water.

 

when you do get the intake there's always this option.
https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...akeda-cai.html

 

Man, that's the one upgrade I ALWAYS wanted to do. Heard it was a night and day difference.

 

Cool.

I'd love to come away from this project firing on all cylinders... looks, handing, performance. But I'll settle for looks, and maybe online bragging rights, such as it is.

Watched you mod two sedans over the years here. You had fun, they were fantastic cars, and you don't have any need for regrets.

 

I think about this particular car hobby as much about driving and owning the car as I do researching (such as it is) and planning. I loosely adhere to an arbitrary, self-imposed budget that hovers around $2500 per year, give or take. That budget includes mods, maintenance, parts and repairs, so it's not always exciting about money spent... but it usually is.

And I've been at this since buying the car nearly new back in Jan 2012, or 8+ years now. So naturally there are fewer things left on the list.

Anyway, more and more lately, I'm thinking about getting the car tuned.

 

The research and anticipation is almost just as fun as driving the car itself. And seeing a vision fulfilled, well that's just icing on the cake

Tuning is one of my big goals for 2020 once I complete my bolt ons. Interested to see which way you go (assuming you pull the trigger) as there's tons of variables to consider. Tuners, Tuning software, remote or dyno etc...

 

I'm due for new brakes/rotors pretty soon and will be going to 2 piece rotors all around. Would love to hear how it turns out.

 

It's going to be an early April project, so... 4 weeks, give or take. Probably the week of or after I put the Vossens back on.

The crazy number of potholes this time of year make me freaked out thinking of putting my summer wheels back on.