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Originally Posted by Silver9k,Feb 11 2008, 09:27 PM
The rear sway bar helps a lot. Basically it takes out the factory "tuned-in" understeer and makes the car much more neutral in corners. The camber plates also help a lot because without them, camber is not adjustable. This style of suspension simply does not allow it. So from the factory camber is ~ 0-.25 degrees negative up front and about -1 to -1.5 in the back. Obviously you can see the benefit from adding camber up front. Traction in the corners will be improved quite a bit. And then a side benefit with added traction up front is even more rotation. The springs I want really wont do much of anything except lower the car about 3/4"
Mine does have the glass roof, the heated seats, auto climate control, auto dimming mirror, iPod integration with factory HU and steering wheel controls...a ton of little creature comforts that I have never had before and is a nice jump coming from the S2k.
Then, the couple performance mods will bump it up from 168hp to 200-205. All of it, suspension and engine will cost only ~ 2,800
edit* oops forgot about the IC...thats another 1k, but, also not entirely important right away.
Mine does have the glass roof, the heated seats, auto climate control, auto dimming mirror, iPod integration with factory HU and steering wheel controls...a ton of little creature comforts that I have never had before and is a nice jump coming from the S2k.
Then, the couple performance mods will bump it up from 168hp to 200-205. All of it, suspension and engine will cost only ~ 2,800
edit* oops forgot about the IC...thats another 1k, but, also not entirely important right away.
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Originally Posted by Silver9k,Feb 11 2008, 09:44 PM
sorry...I'm taking this to PM...I don't want to ruin your thread Kyle 
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^ Its cool that you went with KPro...I'm excited to see how it'll work for you. I would have went with it, had it been out when I first did my 2.5
Whenever you go to take your car in for emissions, they wont have a clue
Whenever you go to take your car in for emissions, they wont have a clue
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Kpro arrived yesterday and so did all the necessary sensors!! I got a really good deal on a very slightly used unit, so slightly used that the usb cable is still sealed in the bag!
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Originally Posted by Silver9k,Feb 11 2008, 03:32 PM
I'm really trying not to mod it too much. Definitly nothing wild like the S2000 since that took away from the car's reliability. But so far I have planed:
Hotchkis 19mm rear swaybar
Hotchkis front camber plates
TSW springs
M7 (Direct.Flow.Inter.Cooler) DFIC
Dinan intake/boost upgrade/ software
Borla Exhaust
and other little stuff that has nearly nothing to do with performance With all that stuff, I'll even still have a warranty!
Hotchkis 19mm rear swaybar
Hotchkis front camber plates
TSW springs
M7 (Direct.Flow.Inter.Cooler) DFIC
Dinan intake/boost upgrade/ software
Borla Exhaust
and other little stuff that has nearly nothing to do with performance
With all that stuff, I'll even still have a warranty! i have an '03 with a few mods as well!