L8R's Appearance Progress Thread

[L8R]

It sounds like I just have my Mazdaspeed Exhaust with no manifold. I can rev and it is quiet!

Flowmaster 2.25" resonator:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-25...017QQitemZ270142205871QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

Enjoy!
Chris

 

[Rogue]

hey chris, i still have that intake, but i need to find the bracket. i'll try to get a picture of it this weekend to you.

 

[L8R]

Oh, great! Thanks man for keeping me in mind. How is the turbo coming along?

 

[Rogue]

the turbo is great. i'm boosting about 8-9 psi. I found the bracket...it was attached to the intake. I don't have the instructions anymore, but it's pretty straight forward. I'll clean it up and take some pictures.

 

[Rogue]

pics fo j00!

others can just drool

Genuine AutoExe Carbon Fiber intake!

 

[avarela86]

^ that thing looks HAWT! Hey L8R any shots of the Odessy Battery? I have been thinking about going with one.

 

[L8R]

Whao! PM me about a price sometime. That looks GREAT!

About the battery, I think the one I got is WAY too large. At the time I bought it, the guy suggested it. I wasn't about to argue with an owner of a battery shop. Whatever shots I have are already in this thread. Did you need more?

I know a lot of cars run the ones that are half this size... Oh well, can't do anything about it now. Save your money, run an Optima!

 

[avarela86]

Yeah I have an optima now. I think i'll stick to it. I wanted to go with the half size but are those still practical for everyday driving? Thanks for the pics, exactly what I was looking for.

 

[L8R]

No problem. I see a lot of cars run the half size for daily driving... but idk heh. The full size is 2x the price of an Optima

 

[avarela86]

Is there a problem running the half size though? That's what I don't know.

 

[L8R]

Sorry, no idea. Would be best to email them? I'll try find an answer and post something here if I hear something.

 

[L8R]

Sportlines and Illuminas in

 

[L8R]

I will post better pictures of the horns later. I was in a rush. It was a fairly simple install... I just had to figure out how to wire it correctly. It isn't SUPER loud, but better than a dead stock horn!

Picture 1: New horns
Picture 2: Installed
Picture 3: Back End
Picture 4: New Jack

 

[L8R]

My suspension finally came in after both companies ****** up my order...
I was happy to get the Sportlines when I found out they were discontinued.

Picture 1: Sportlines
Picture 2: Illuminas
Picture 3: Close Up

I will post more comments and what not later. Enjoy (hippy)

 

[mazdaspeed777]

It sounds like I just have my Mazdaspeed Exhaust with no manifold. I can rev and it is quiet!

Flowmaster 2.25" resonator:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-25...017QQitemZ270142205871QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

Enjoy!
Chris

Thanks Chris. Does this weld onto the midpipe or the resonator pipe before the axleback. I ask because it looks like a catalytic converter? If so did you weld it onto a stock piping? Thanks for the info

 

[mazdaspeed777]

I will post better pictures of the horns later. I was in a rush. It was a fairly simple install... I just had to figure out how to wire it correctly. It isn't SUPER loud, but better than a dead stock horn!

Picture 1: New horns
Picture 2: Installed
Picture 3: Back End
Picture 4: New Jack

Where did you get the horns? Also nice jack! I just got one like that and I love it. Makes installs way easier

 

[avarela86]

Let me know how you like those Illuminas. How loud are those horns? They look like some serious car horns.

 

[redpr5]

looks like everything is progressing very well l8r, keep up the good work!!!

im also interested into what kind of horns those are, i like the way they look. def interested in how they sound.

 

[L8R]

Hey guys. They are 12V Hella Supertone horns made in Germany. They are pretty pricey. It isn't loud like an air horn, but it does the job I think.

Here is a youtube video of it: Subaru (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2A_k_nZYV5E) or a Mazda 3 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=SLc5_3K9TDI)
Here is an ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hella-Twin-Supertone-Horn-Kit-Subaru-Impreza-WRX_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33704QQihZ001QQitemZ110174110773QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

As far as my resonator goes, this is what I had to do... which is a pain in the ass. The manifold I bought a long time ago was a custom 626 manifold. It is a 4-2-1 design by racingmazda.com (http://racingmazda.com/protege-exhaust.htm) If you look at that link and enlarge the picture, I had to find a resonator the same diameter and length as the test pipe. I bought the resonator and had a shop cut off the flanges from the test pipe and weld it on the resonator to swap its place.

I hope to snap pictures later of the under carriage, but it is so soft now (compared to before). It doesn't even sound like I have anything installed haha.

Thanks again for the comments guys and I hope to get my suspension on and aligned by the end of the month!

Peace

 

[neox.286]

^^^
when you had the 626 mani did you have idling issues?

I just swapped a 626 onto mine and now I have a serious idle problem....could be for some other reasons but it started happening when the 626 went on

sorry for the threadjack, just a quick question