New look for the New Year - LOTS of pics, no 56K

[Leonardo]

Well, sort of. this is only temporary as I will be ordering the xcelerated concepts vented hood soon, but anyway, sold the Wings West carbon fiber hood and went back to stock for the time being, plus installed my new headlights which are like the ones from procarparts.com. i got them on ebay for just under $100 shipped. also finally installed the leather back seat covers not that long ago which was waaaay easier than i thought it was going to be, got my pwr radiator installed, and finally got my exhasut installed. it's a custon 3" exhaust with the ghl dp and an HKS titanium muffler with a carbon fiber canister. i bought it form vodapass77 in his for sale thread (thanks again, Lang) the thing is huge, i'm still getting used to how big it is, but it is awesome looking, and the sound is deeper and actually a little quieter than my old 2.5" exhaust with the apexi muffler. anyway, on to some pics of everything that went down over the last week or so:

A pic of the HKS on my pool table after unpacking it:

Another shot of the monster:

A shot of my engine bay at the exhaust shop, the owner was kinda pissed cuz they quoted me alot less for the labor than what it shoulda been. i dont think i'll go back there again:

This thing is huge:

Mounted on the car (finally, they took the whole day):

My car on the lift, final welds being done:

More pics coming.........

 

[NeverSober]

nice lookin good

 

[Leonardo]

A couple shots of the GHL (ya, the undercarriage is filthy):

up to the trubo:

almost done:

 

[Leonardo]

Later, at Victor's (MP5Drift) house, with the bumper off in order to install the headlights. the plan was to also install an AEM CAI, but with my PWR radiator and the stck fans, there was not enough clearance for the AEM, so we painted my dynotex cai and put it back (many thanks to Vic and Eric (Protegeric))

bumper back on with new headlights, these things look sweet in person:

Protegeric's "flying M" tattoo:

car pics next........

 

[smurfedpro5]

nice msp

 

[Leonardo]

some daytime pics of the car afterward:

i'm still getting used to the lack of a carbon fiber hood, but like i said, this look is temporary:

a shot of the backseats:

another interior shot from the front:

I think this is my favorite shot:

A couple of good looks at the HKS with the car on the ground:

And finally one last rear shot with my other baby (really BIG baby) in the background:

That's all. What do you all think??

 

[03orgspd]

Nice man. I would just be nervous of the exhaust hitting the ground, but I love the look of the HKS. I think the car would look better with the stocker taillights.

 

[Boosted Orange]

It looks really good, but it hangs pretty low...hmmm

 

[Leonardo]

it does hang low, although i think the pics make it seem lower than it really is. but so far no problems, even after going over some speed bumps. i'm being carefull though.

 

[Sveivo]

Why doesn't the pipe go above the "axle"? To improve flow? Just wondering.

 

[Leonardo]

You are correct. Voda had the piping go under the axle to minimize the bends and maximize airflow, you can really feel how well this system flows compared to my old exhaust system.

Why doesn't the pipe go above the "axle"? To improve flow? Just wondering.

 

[Sveivo]

You are correct. Voda had the piping go under the axle to minimize the bends and maximize airflow, you can really feel how well this system flows compared to my old exhaust system.

I understand, that makes sense. Thanks (sun)

 

[SIBalla23]

Where you get the seat covers? How much were they?

 

[RenzoMSP]

Im not diggin the way that exhaust sits.

 

[Kansei]

damn I wish my exhaust went underneath the suspension, I love that look. Can we get a pic straight on from the rear? The orientation of the muffler looks weird in the pic of your MSP and Pathfinder Armada, but I think it might just be the angle of the pic.

EDIT: I think the car looks great with the CF hood off. I used to be a big fan of CF hoods (I have one myself.. sitting in the garage) but the car looks so clean with the stock hood. I do plan on putting the CF hood back on, but I'll be getting 90+% of it painted so that it flows better.

Nice car

 

[hyperboarder]

Great looking car, love the headlights. That exhaust is mighty low though, beastly, but low. And, I'm not a huge fan of altezza taillights (had some on my old truck, they got jacked, been bitter since), but overall, clean car.

 

[Rush]

Looks great! It'll look even better once you get the new CF hood on.

I have the same size HKS muffler -- and you're right, those bastards are MONSTROUS. I remember when I pulled mine outta the box and held it up, and it was half my height. Does look like the exhaust sits kinda low; that would make me nervous. But hey, as long as you're happy!

Love the headlights. Those are the exact ones that I'm gonna get in another month or so. How was the install? Any complications, how long did it take?

 

[pluto316]

WHAT is what that crooked-ass tattoo?

 

[RenzoMSP]

Also if you ever need your car towed or put on a flatbed your exhaust is probably going to get damaged.

 

[Nutari]

voda never had any problems with it.