The more I see that grille, the more I want it.
Really clean setup. I love it!

lookin good....like always

I need rear-end pics still lol

been awhile since I posted in this thread.

some old pics, but the current state of the car. Been itching to start modding again, since I looked up the value off the car and figured might as well mod it more. So far have a decent amount of parts just collecting dust at Hyevon Motors. Also thinking about another set of wheels to change the look. Just waiting for Jeremy at Powerchip to get back to the states, then I'll drop the car off w/ Serge to wrench on then dyno tune.

like that first pic

Nice shots, is that Serge driving??

so what you got over at Hyevon?? i might have to stop by and take a look...

Yup thats Serge

Haha no need to stop by just pop your hood. Well that and a few other goodies. I was able to pick up that other mod I was telling you about.

Looks great Mikey! I think everyone is keeping their cars and modding, since the market is crap. Good luck and can't wait to see the new mods.

Nice

does the dyno tune make a big difference over the regular tune?

I would say yes, standard tune is just a generic flash for all cars, while a custom tune can be made specific to the power mods you have and maximize potential gains. Which is why I recommend you doing that in the first place, since powerchip doesn't have a specific map for the mods you have. Plus all engines are not equal, some run stronger stock than others.

I witnessed 1st hand on Ed and Sun's monsters which had a standard PC tune w/ all their mods, then when prepping for Famoso Jeremy worked his magic and was able to squezze an adittional 50+ WHP on both cars by fine tuning their ECU's. Will we ever see gains like that... not a chance, but I'm gonna try and get what I can.

How much do dyno tunes run usually? Does Serge do em?

find yourself a dyno shop. find yourself a tuner who can come out to you and do the tune and just meet up at the dyno shop. all in all equal what you call a dyno-tune. i'm not joking either. lol

basically make minor adjustment in the A/F ratio to maximize gain. which with regular tune everyone gets the same mapping.

Nice car Mike!

What kinda wheels are those??

Looks like Enkei NT03's

Wow, This thread was brought back from the dead. Eeeek

Anywhoozle, After scanning through the 6 pages and drooling a bit, I do have a question concerning the Intercooler replacement.
Was there/Did You See any significant difference in power when you finally had everything buttoned up?
Is it a Mod that would be worth say $300+ and 5+ hours of Labor?

Thanks in Advanced!
Oh BTW, I Love the Front Lip fitment, What brand is it?

I just tried PMing you but your inbox is full and isn't accepting any messages.
Some time has passed and I'm looking to do some performance mods, The Intercooler is one of them.
Can you tell me what IC you used?

nice wheels

Mikes easier to reach on mbjunkies

Been ages since I've posted. Yup still have the car. Just wanted to share some pics by good ol' auktane from a few weeks ago.

nice shots!

Beautiful pics!!!! What year is it? Any issues thus far and how many miles on her?

Damn those are some gorgeous shots. Beauty of a car!

Thanks!

Shes an 05 have about 110K so far. Had the EIS go bad early on when I was still under warranty. Some lower air hose gave out or something that I believe was covered due to recall. Also some steering wheel airbag recall. After that I stopped going to the stealership, since I had Serge. Replaced all 4 coil packs 3 years ago also had some brake switch go out about that time. Nothing really bad *knock on wood* Oh and chipping chrome on cup holder lol

Still looking good Mike! I still have mine as well with over 180k miles on her. I am rarely on here anymore but good to see yours is doing well.