My CR Build Thread! by ihiryu

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Here's an update, car is at the exhaust shop so they can build me something that's going to work, I do have a few pictures though with almost everything mounted on, including the hood. The drive to the exhaust shop was great, even though everything was barely on, I was already turning heads, *but it could be cause it was open downpipe too*

Rear with over fender on

Rear shot

Side shot

Hood struts

Hood

I ended up getting a set of the TEIN hood struts, not really needed, but it looks good I think.

7/13/09

Okay guys a bit of an update, not much of a car update, but my grandmother passed away this morning, so this will probably go on hold for a few weeks. 

But to recap, the exhaust is on, I'm going to try to post pictures of the exhaust first, I've got the lines for my boost gauge (waiting for it to come in) ran, and I've got my blitz boost controller hooked up. 

Yeah so just waiting on a few things.

10/4/09

Well here it is! Sorry for taking so long, I had to extend the FMIC so it actually sits farther forward, The tow hook is temp...

Sorry the pics are all Cell phone pics for now, I'm going to add the other pictures of what I did after the car came back once I find a USB cable.

10/16/09

The clutch was slipping on the dyno, Kenny over at Jotech couldn't get a good clean run without the clutch giving up.

So ACT clutch is in now, and feeling good.

The work that we did was the mechanical part of it; engine, turbo, gauges, coil overs, brakes, exhaust etc. My body guy did the rest of the body.

Yeah the exhaust tips are probably going to go those were just the ones that were readily available.

11/10/09

5/12/11

So I've finally hit 32,000 miles! It's time for an update! Not a lot of things have changed, but a few things that replaced.

So after a few HDPE's my car would get to the scary 230 range, so I found a stock sebring hood and cut it up like everyone else did (ala factory hood vents), and after a few logs, I noticed that the temps would only drop at a STAND STILL. So I did some modifications, and came up with my own design.

Shortly after I finalized my design, my car was backed into. It was a blessing in disguise because I wanted some more things done to the car. After looking at the MRacing mirrors, I've decided to go with that same style. So the hood got finished and painted, rear quarter panel fixed, and had the original mirror holes filled in and shaved.

So after that, I decided that I was tired of the car stalling when the A/C was on (car was tuned via F/IC in the winter), I then decided to move over to the then-new Hondata Flashpro. So F/IC out, along with boomslang harness (great products from both ends BTW) and Hondata FlashPro, and Map sensor and a new tune was in order!

From 325 rwhp @ 9PSI with F/IC, then 382 RHWP @ 9PSI! I began to max out my poor 750cc injectors 

Then I began blowing ring and pinion gears (on my third set lol).

Now at TWS, I began experiencing lift, so I knew that the CR wing was no longer working (or maybe it never did work?) On the back straight of the 3.9 CCW I was seeing 140 MPH.

I just sold the CR rear wing in favor for a Spoon style wing (AKA Knock off) and so far so good. I haven't been doing HPDE's as of lately since I've been preparing my new track (only) car. 

So after all of this I decided to add another way to monitor my car, ARK MFD was in the works. That's pretty much it. Has anything failed in the last 24,000 miles? Nope, just a single heater hose, and the usual windshield washer tank. Compression is still good, no issues with a leak down test. 

I do have a few accomplishments on my list, I beat a GTO, and a G8 (the cars I was aiming to beat in terms of speed), and I took down a Lotus at TWS! So I'm pretty happy.

5/13/11