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I tried getting my G from there as well but they wouldn't budge on the price so I went south Jersey and got a better deal. I do my oil changes at Bridgewater where I had the privilege to meet Mr. Catena.
The lights turned out great Z! Did you select a flat black paint for the chrome housing? IMO, blacked out lights really blend well with a Graphite Shadow exterior. Well done! You're fortunate to be within earshot of several shops that specialize in lighting treatments.
The lights turned out great Z! Did you select a flat black paint for the chrome housing? IMO, blacked out lights really blend well with a Graphite Shadow exterior. Well done! You're fortunate to be within earshot of several shops that specialize in lighting treatments.
Some more pics courtesy of LightWerkz. Great guys, highly recommend them. Their work is impeccable and prices are very reasonable. Ceasar will got out of his way to help you however he can.
Zahy asked me to drive his modded Sedan last weekend, for perspective, and to show off... rightly so, he's done some great things to this car in a short time. The drive didn't take us anywhere except 35 mph roads, which weren't the best. However, here are my thoughts:
His true-coilover suspension felt fine and capable. Neither better nor worse than what I'm used to in my car. However, take that with a grain of salt because we didn't task the suspension, so all I can speak to is comfort. It was very sport-sedany and not at all uncomfortable.
His exhaust was slightly louder than I was expecting, and a little higher pitched. We concluded that was a factor of his non-resonated catalytic converters, because we both have the 2.5" FI catback.
We also both have the RJM clutch pedal, however his is configured lower to the floor, with a very narrow engagement. It really took me by surprise, because mine is configured in the exact opposite way, making the difference pretty dramatic. Took some getting used to. Quite a testament to the configurable nature of this device.
His car is street-tuned with Ecu-Tek, mine isn't... although i have 4.083 gears in my diff, whereas his are OEM at a 3.692 final drive ratio. I was expecting a large gap in low-end responsiveness because of the difference in gearing, but that wasn't the case. The delta between the two cars is actually small. In other words, his street-tune was a value-added mod, and reinforces my desire to have the car dyno-tuned next year.
Visually, his car is beautiful. The Nismo-Z fronts on all four corners were absolutely a perfect fitment. The switchback halos are gorgeous. And that custom grille looks fantastic, even though there are some flaws up close. I think it could benefit from a second round at the body shop, to smooth out and sand down the center, and redo without over-spray.
Thanks, Zahy.
Last edited by Rochester; Aug 9, 2017 at 08:38 AM.
Just realized I haven't posted anything on the forums in a while... I haven't been driving the G as much since I purchased a 2001 Honda CR-V EX as a daily/winter-beater. It's AWD and is a 5spd manual (so still kinda fun). I've probably only put 150 miles on the G since I bought the CR-V nearly 3 weeks ago. Either way, I will be getting my transmission upgraded in the near future. Southbend Stage 2 Daily clutch, 19lb chromoly flywheel, RJM master cylinder and ZSpeed CMAK Slave cylinder delete. Looking forward to that.
The Nismo-Z fronts on all four corners were absolutely a perfect fitment. The switchback halos are gorgeous. And that custom grille looks fantastic, even though there are some flaws up close. I think it could benefit from a second round at the body shop, to smooth out and sand down the center, and redo without over-spray.
