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I have pretty much finished up the upgrades on my car (for now 
) and wanted to share impressions of the products, installations and the suppliers I bought them from....
Interior
Rick's Headrests - Beautiful product, very well made, installation was very easy. Product shipped on time and Rick's Signature Accessories kept me informed from order to delivery. A+
[I}Lucid Rear Speakers (Kenwood 3-Ways) & Harness[/I] - Perfection. Installation was very good. Instructions were detailed beyond belief. The sound from the speakers is incredible. Lucid provided loads of support up front before ordering and set me up with a great system. Speakers and harness shipped on time. A+
Auto Meter Gauges and Pod (from Integra) - Great gauges. Integra pod needed some molding, but the fit is great. Purchased from Summit Racing. Customer support and information was great. Also, I contacted Auto Meter later and they sent boost gauge fittings for my application for free. A+
Exterior
Rick's Badges - Perfection. They give the car a very clean look. As usual, great service from Rick's Signature Accessories. A+
Clear Side Markers - Not much to say other than I got them from Rick's Signature Accessories and got great service/shipping. A+ Now I just need clear diffusers to clear my headlights.
Engine/Exhaust
Comptech Supercharger - Did the install myself and it was very straight-forward. Instructions and kit were great. Did the install with the help of my dad in 8 hours. The kit is not giving the numbers I expected right now and I am going to have Comptech analyze the results. In street driving, the car seems to be making a whole lot more power than the dyno said it was. I'll keep you posted. I bought the kit through Auto Car Parts (autocarparts.com). Tim is fantastic - he went out of his way to get my kit for me in a timely fashion and I highly recommend them for Comptech parts - he seems to have the best prices on Comptech parts. I'll give it an A for now until I get some more info from Comptech and some other numbers on the dyno.
Neuspeed Exhaust - Fantastic sound and fit/finish. Installation was easy. I got this also through Auto Car Parts. A+ (unless I find it is costing me power).
Suspension
Neuspeed Springs - I am running these over stock shocks and they lowered my car a lot. I am going to have to change the shocks soon. The car is a bit bouncy. I bought these from Neuspeed directly. I give these a B because they lower the car more than advertised and they really are not a "performance" spring.
Spoon X-Brace - I think this add some stability, but I can't tell for sure. The car seems to setup better for the next turn since I added it. Got this from a private seller that got it from 4IG. I'll give this an A just because it makes draining the oil a pain
Wheels & Tires
Volk CE28Ns in 17" with SO3s - Beautiful rims and very light. They fit my car perfectly. The tires are only a couple days old and the only difference noted so far is a bit more road noise. I got these from David at R&D Motorsports. R&D will be my first choice for most anything now since David went 5 levels beyond the call of duty to get my tires mounted and sent to me on time. I very highly recommend R&D as one of the most responsive, helpful and knowledgeable sponsors we have out there. A++ Support our sponsors that support us!!
I think that's all for now...other than a few little things...oh yeah, and by the way, you can get the Comptech airbox lids without the hood opening hole if the resonation bothers you like it did me...you just need to remove the hood rod which takes 1.97 seconds.
If anybody has questions or wants pictures, let me know.
-YS
) and wanted to share impressions of the products, installations and the suppliers I bought them from....Interior
Rick's Headrests - Beautiful product, very well made, installation was very easy. Product shipped on time and Rick's Signature Accessories kept me informed from order to delivery. A+
[I}Lucid Rear Speakers (Kenwood 3-Ways) & Harness[/I] - Perfection. Installation was very good. Instructions were detailed beyond belief. The sound from the speakers is incredible. Lucid provided loads of support up front before ordering and set me up with a great system. Speakers and harness shipped on time. A+
Auto Meter Gauges and Pod (from Integra) - Great gauges. Integra pod needed some molding, but the fit is great. Purchased from Summit Racing. Customer support and information was great. Also, I contacted Auto Meter later and they sent boost gauge fittings for my application for free. A+
Exterior
Rick's Badges - Perfection. They give the car a very clean look. As usual, great service from Rick's Signature Accessories. A+
Clear Side Markers - Not much to say other than I got them from Rick's Signature Accessories and got great service/shipping. A+ Now I just need clear diffusers to clear my headlights.
Engine/Exhaust
Comptech Supercharger - Did the install myself and it was very straight-forward. Instructions and kit were great. Did the install with the help of my dad in 8 hours. The kit is not giving the numbers I expected right now and I am going to have Comptech analyze the results. In street driving, the car seems to be making a whole lot more power than the dyno said it was. I'll keep you posted. I bought the kit through Auto Car Parts (autocarparts.com). Tim is fantastic - he went out of his way to get my kit for me in a timely fashion and I highly recommend them for Comptech parts - he seems to have the best prices on Comptech parts. I'll give it an A for now until I get some more info from Comptech and some other numbers on the dyno.
Neuspeed Exhaust - Fantastic sound and fit/finish. Installation was easy. I got this also through Auto Car Parts. A+ (unless I find it is costing me power).
Suspension
Neuspeed Springs - I am running these over stock shocks and they lowered my car a lot. I am going to have to change the shocks soon. The car is a bit bouncy. I bought these from Neuspeed directly. I give these a B because they lower the car more than advertised and they really are not a "performance" spring.
Spoon X-Brace - I think this add some stability, but I can't tell for sure. The car seems to setup better for the next turn since I added it. Got this from a private seller that got it from 4IG. I'll give this an A just because it makes draining the oil a pain
Wheels & Tires
Volk CE28Ns in 17" with SO3s - Beautiful rims and very light. They fit my car perfectly. The tires are only a couple days old and the only difference noted so far is a bit more road noise. I got these from David at R&D Motorsports. R&D will be my first choice for most anything now since David went 5 levels beyond the call of duty to get my tires mounted and sent to me on time. I very highly recommend R&D as one of the most responsive, helpful and knowledgeable sponsors we have out there. A++ Support our sponsors that support us!!
I think that's all for now...other than a few little things...oh yeah, and by the way, you can get the Comptech airbox lids without the hood opening hole if the resonation bothers you like it did me...you just need to remove the hood rod which takes 1.97 seconds.
If anybody has questions or wants pictures, let me know.
-YS
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