I really like the exterior of the car and it is certainly magazine worthy. Excuse me for saying this and I am not being a hater, but your engine bay does not seem up to the task. To be honest I was actually surprised:



In the list of mods it says that the brains are an ACR boost controller? and with that you are getting 345 HP??? that's an awful precise number to be talking about flywheel HP so can you manipulate fuel curves with that? I would think that you would have a PFC.

I'm glad that an FD that still resembles an Rx-7 made into a mag. It seems that lately (except for yours and zonblits) all FDs that are features have these crazy widebodies and barely resemble an rx7 at all.

 

I'm sorry that thing is ugly. Nasty wheels, mis-matched body/interior parts, way to many stickers and a plane engine bay with false HP numbers.

 

Not only on the stock twins, but on the stock intercooler as well - 500ps must have been a typo. I need to stay positive, so, I like the front bumper.

 

wait...youre right, that is the stock IC!

when i first glanced at it, i thought it was an aftermarket stock-mount intercooler...but i guess he just covered it with silver stick-on foil and put an apexi sticker on it...?

theres no way those HP numbers are correct with the mod list.

 

I don't think that's a stock IC it looks like a pettit coolcharge II

Edit-

Oh ****! you are right he had me there lol!

 

Hey guys thanks!

To answer all your questions...

-Shine brought back the rear wing and you can still get it from them.
-Its a ceramic coated intake manifold =X
-Stickers are for the sponsors... I never ever put stickers on my car.
-Stock IC and AST are there because i'm rebuilding the motor after this shoot and going with a full custom setup..
-Wheels are SBC not chrome.. it has more of a black finish.. didnt want to look like everyone else with black wheels.

 

Yep, the only smic that could pass off as stock is the arc smic (regular, not race version) and that mounts a bit different. It is a dead give away since the stock duct is used without modification.

 

no offese bro how did it ever make it into a mag... Do you know them or something?

 

what's the excuse for the super-exaggerated horse power numbers?

so is it "345hp" or "500ps (493hp)"

the article states both, and both seem very unrealistic based on the mods.

 

This is the Mod list what i can think of:

13B-REW Street Port
Apexi Power FC
Apexi Blow off valve
Apexi Noir Exhaust
Apexi GT Downpipe
Apexi Grounding Kit
HKS RS Intake
HKS RS Reloaded Filters
RC 800 Primary CC injectors
RC 1000CC secondary
Fluidyne Radiator
Braille Battery kit
Carbing Air Diverter Panal
Greddy Oil Catch Can
Greddy Elbow
Greddy Intercooler Piping
TEIN Super Street Coilover kit
Cusco strut bar
Suspension Techniques front and rear sway bars
Hard Race Steering end links
Hard Race Trailing arms
Hard Race Toe Links
StopTech 332x32 2 Piece Slotted Rotors
StopTech ST-45 Calipers
StopTech Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Axxis Ultimate Brake Pads
ATE Blue Brake Fluid
Enkei RP03 SBC 18x9 +18
Enkei RP03 SBC 18x10 +22
Muteki Lug Nuts
Dunlop Direzza DZ101 245/40R18 front
Dunlop Direzza DZ101 275/35R18 rear
Lexus IS 350 Tungsten Pearl Silver Paint
KS Auto - Burnout 20mm Front Fenders and 20mm Rear fenders
Sonar LED Tail lights
Shine Auto Tail Light Cover
99 Spec turn signals
FEED Japan door handles
Apexi AVC-R
Apexi Rev/Speed Meter 0-100 Timer
Apexi EL2 Oil Temp
Apexi EL2 Water Temp
Apexi EL2 EGT
Apexi EL2 Oil Press
Apexi EL2 Fuel Pressure
Apexi EL2 Boost KPA
Apexi EL2 Control Box
Greddy Turbo timer
Bride Seat FG Rails
Bride Exas III Seats
Custom Heel Toe Pedal
Relocated AC Air Controls
Alpine Head Unit

 

And your #'s on your sig aren't over exaggerated?

 

I feel bad for the entire community, we are being represented by this.

 

Its 345 and 308 Tuned by XS engineering.

 

At least my car is daily driven and reliable... I have no idea where the 500ps came from..

 

i've got the dyno graphs to prove them, k thx.

i've got plenty more if you like.



so thats your answer? instead of trying to explain your bloated horse power numbers you're going to try to call me out instead? haha good luck.

 

so 345 and 308 is over exaggerated?

 

with that mod list, i would say yes, unless that pull was lean as %#$@!

stock intercooler...no FPR...only 1000cc secondaries...no ignition upgrades...ect...

i'm sorry but unless your 345 pull was dangerously lean, i highly doubt you pulled that number with that mod list...

do you have any proof? like a video or graphs? otherwise i still call B.S.

 

damn.. y is this turn out to be all hater? just leave the boy alone. lol.

we have different taste in parts and if the owner of the car like the way of how the car look then let him be.

just my 2cent opinion.

 

i'm not "hating" on what the car looks like. my gripes have nothing to do with "taste" in parts...

i'm questioning the power numbers based on his mod list.

 

thread started outand is now


It's more the magazine's fault than anything just sucks they can't get someone to write a better article.

 

Tony, car looks great and I know how much time, effort and $$$ you've put into this love. Congratulations on making the magazine, I enjoyed the photos.
Oh, ignore the BULLSHIT!

 

I hope you're missing a midpipe or HFC in that list or else the 345whp is not believable. If you do have one then I dont see why people think that number is exaggerated. Lots of people make that number with a streetport on those same bolt-ons easily.

 

Did not know Hello Kitty was sponsoring cars now.

 

 

So I left out the small minute details... I'm running a walbro fuel pump, custom 3" mid pipe made by SP and a 76mm to 90mm exhaust rear section and lots of other stupid things that aren't in there like an HKS twin power. Do I need to mention that im running 1 bar of boost and NGK R7420 Heat range 9 plugs? Bonsai Racing 3 bar map sensor.. Just trying to get the jist of it and whats off the top of my head.

I dont think the magazine is going to put that long of a mod list on there just to justify what I make power wise. If you guys want to hate then hate all you want! To each there own. If you want to compare apples to apples then you should post up your own car... I just wanted to post up some pictures but no one appreciates anything on this forum which to me is a joke.

I make 402 and 270 on my S2000 with a supercharger and stock header,cat and exhaust... Anything is possible.

The hello kitty sticker is a inside joke...