My CR Build Thread!
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Looks much better with the new wheels...much meaner. I hate those old Volks you had...those and TE37s...don't know why people like them so much 
I can see the rice comments...I think it's just the back of that body kit...plus with the yellow paint job. I think the white Amuse was more neutral.
However, I like it overall. Good job.
I'm jealous.
I can see the rice comments...I think it's just the back of that body kit...plus with the yellow paint job. I think the white Amuse was more neutral.
However, I like it overall. Good job.
I'm jealous.
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From: Killeen, TX
thanks for the kind words guys.
I will say this, I really wished I had left the CR stock for a bit longer. I do love the car now, but I think about it, and I never really got play around with the CR being completely stock.
I do love the way my car feels though!
Yeah I like the wheels a lot more than the Volks. The Volks are nice, just I don't think it was suited with my car.
The wheels are Hit-n-Miss with some people, hell the whole car is hit and miss! Just look at this thread lol!
I absolutely love it, I haven't even driven it with the HT off yet ha ha.
I will say this, I really wished I had left the CR stock for a bit longer. I do love the car now, but I think about it, and I never really got play around with the CR being completely stock.
I do love the way my car feels though!
Yeah I like the wheels a lot more than the Volks. The Volks are nice, just I don't think it was suited with my car.
The wheels are Hit-n-Miss with some people, hell the whole car is hit and miss! Just look at this thread lol!
I absolutely love it, I haven't even driven it with the HT off yet ha ha.
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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.
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.
