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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ToXIc
i love the wrapped roof.. when/if the wrap goes i'll have it painted KH3.
I've been saying that about my lower rear bumper wrap... when/if the wrap goes, I'll have it professionally painted.

It's been over four years. I'm still waiting.

Your roof wrap looks so clean in those pictures. Did you buy a KH3 shark fin cap for the project?
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
I've been saying that about my lower rear bumper wrap... when/if the wrap goes, I'll have it professionally painted.

It's been over four years. I'm still waiting.

Your roof wrap looks so clean in those pictures. Did you buy a KH3 shark fin cap for the project?

dang 4 years..

it came out great.. except for one spot on top middle.. nice a smooth otherwise

i did buy a KH3 sharkfin from ebay and just swapped them out.. get the one with the green plug.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 07:25 PM
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How long did the install take?
It took myself and two friends almost 9 hours. But that includes 3 trips to Harbor Freight and 2 trips to Home Depot. And taking food breaks. Not to mention the NBA finals were on that day. When it's time to swap back to stock for California smog, we should be able to knock it out in 1-2 hours.

Originally Posted by pledes23
Hey twin!

How are you liking the art pipes? I'm waiting for mine to come in now along with my manifold.
Sorry for hijacking your thread Toxic.

The ART pipes are amazing. Now, we installed on my friends car and not my car but the cool thing was he has stock exhaust with just Stillen Gen3 intakes so the benefits of the ART pipes were more appreciable. Sound is dramatically improved and it even set off an alarm in a parking lot.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 07:30 PM
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No need to apologize bro.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ToXIc
dang 4 years..

i did buy a KH3 sharkfin from ebay and just swapped them out.. get the one with the green plug.
You wouldn't happen to have a link would you?

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The ART pipes are amazing. Now, we installed on my friends car and not my car but the cool thing was he has stock exhaust with just Stillen Gen3 intakes so the benefits of the ART pipes were more appreciable. Sound is dramatically improved and it even set off an alarm in a parking lot.
I'm very much looking into the increase in my exhaust note, I currently have an Invidia Q300, but I am even more interested in looking at the performance increase with the install.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by pledes23
I'm very much looking into the increase in my exhaust note, I currently have an Invidia Q300, but I am even more interested in looking at the performance increase with the install.
I can get you some dyno numbers on Wednesday. My car currently has Gen3 intakes and Wednesday we'll be installing the ART pipes along with FI exhaust.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GNTLMN_Z
I can get you some dyno numbers on Wednesday. My car currently has Gen3 intakes and Wednesday we'll be installing the ART pipes along with FI exhaust.
Definitely would be interested if you could PM me the numbers. I'm also getting Motordyne intake manifold, but am currently on the fence about headers, and UR crank pulley.
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by pledes23
Definitely would be interested if you could PM me the numbers. I'm also getting Motordyne intake manifold, but am currently on the fence about headers, and UR crank pulley.
I'll definitely PM you. The Motordyne m370 has most of its gains in the midrange. That's fine by me, but it won't show much up high. I really wanted LTH but California . After the exhaust and art pipes, the car is going to be EcuTek tuned for E85!!
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 04:28 PM
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well the parts "todo" list is getting bigger

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double D's on the left then the bushings for my droopy pumpkin and got in a gently used Z1 tranny mount. Also have the ole Roch 'happybuyitnow" roof spoiler that will go on this evening..
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 05:45 PM
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Gently used, eh? Is that Lego's transmission mount?
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 08:55 PM
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Old Jul 8, 2016 | 01:32 PM
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so now with the KH3 spoiler and sharkfin its really making the wrap look off. may indeed take it off and get the roof painted.
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Old Jul 8, 2016 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ToXIc
so now with the KH3 spoiler and sharkfin its really making the wrap look off. may indeed take it off and get the roof painted.
Do you have any pictures?
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 08:50 AM
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Old Jul 10, 2016 | 09:22 AM
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I see what you're saying about the roof wrap not sharing the same glossy, painted look as the roof wing. At the same time, I wouldn't say it looks bad at all. On the contrary, the low-profile spoiler looks great, IMO. But if you're seriously considering painting the roof KH3, that's not a bad idea.

Of course, you've got lots of things competing for attention in the lines of the car, what with that roof rack and all. And these two photos don't give you an appreciation for how the spoiler contributes to the whole car perspective.

Is your belt-line wrap gloss or matte? It looks almost matte in these pics. I would think you'd want a gloss wrap to match the little pillar in the back window.
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