ka-t pwnage in CA...FML

[spooled240]

ha thx I love my car but i love s13's w/ silvia fronts also. ive seen duffman's car in the structure i think it's a gray hatch with exhaust and wheels

[duffman1278]

Yup! But I painted mine now, and put an origin kit

[spooled240]

nice, my buddy has the origin kit on his 13. So clean

[mRodiek]

Duffman I think it was your build thread I was reading through on Zilvia and you did some serious work on painting that thing, looks great.

[duffman1278]

Thanks, yea the paint took awhile to prep but it was my first time and I learned A LOT, figured out what messed me up a lot during painting to. I'm switching out the front bumper though right now, going chuki with a xenon lip. After that I should be taking her out on the streets again.

[spooled240]

+1 for painting it yourself. My dad and I (mostly all my dad) painted my jdm bumpers, sideskirts, wing, valances and my greddy lip which turned out nice!

I was never partial to the rattle can jobs, i know it looks better than nothing but ehh i like automotive quality paint.

[duffman1278]

My thoughts exactly. I can't stand rattle can jobs.

[duffman1278]

Spotted your car spooled240. Saw it at school, and I must say, it is REALLY nice! Couldn't even see the FMIC since it was night.

[spooled240]

ha thx dude! was it out in the faculty lot?

I parked next to edwin (edz s14 on zilvia) in the structure, he drives the black zenki with the chrome CST's (p45r-looking wheels)

[duffman1278]

Naw, it was in the staff parking after 5:30. I parked right by, in red miata NB.

[spooled240]

oh yeah that's what i meant, i park out there cuz my class is in the library and i'm too lazy to walk out to the structure lol

you not driving the hatch anymore?

[Chris28]

Nobody ever spots me Screw all you Cali people actually knowing eachother haha.

So anyone taking bets on how long it will take for you to get pulled over again?

[duffman1278]

No, the hatch is now a project. I love my DD it has heating and AC. My 240 doesn't lol. I might bring it next quarter when I get my chuki and xenon lip put in.

[spooled240]

So anyone taking bets on how long it will take for you to get pulled over again?

AAAAAAAAAAAHHH DON'T SAY THAT!!! lol i'm having some decent luck so far, i think this one CHP unit just knows my car now haha he's tailed me a few times but no trouble so far

No, the hatch is now a project. I love my DD it has heating and AC. My 240 doesn't lol. I might bring it next quarter when I get my chuki and xenon lip put in.

did you just pull it all out to save weight? and you're selling the aero huh?

[duffman1278]

Yea weight. Aero is for sale, except for the front bumper. I have the sideskirts and rear bumper.

[LOVERboy]

spool!!!! dude go find a fat buddah and rub his belly!!!!

[spooled240]

i'm thinking about it, i need all the help i can get lol

[LOVERboy]

lol have 1 in your car, on the dash ... when you get in the car .. just rub his belly =) .. and go on with your day lmao

[spooled240]

gawd the IRONY

[duffman1278]

That's in cali?!

[spooled240]

idk but i'd say that's a good chance, it looks like it's at santa monica or something

[duffman1278]

It's probably one of the cars seized and they wanted to be d!ck so they made this.

[spooled240]

probably, i don't think the CHP imported one through motorex and paid 100K for a 33 gtr lol

[WhiteKnight]

In California; you can install a V6 from a 350Z or a Corvette V8 or a Skyline V6 and ARB will approve it because they are newer engines.And BAR told me this.

[Philipio]

In California; you can install a V6 from a 350Z or a Corvette V8 or a Skyline V6 and ARB will approve it because they are newer engines.And BAR told me this.

The first two I can see because they're federally approved engines but I highly, highly doubt they would allow an RB.

[spooled240]

i'm not sure about the engine swaps from different make vehicles but maybe

[Outkast]

You guys in Cali are just stupid. Ya'll, including the venders, out number the politicans that make those crazy laws and yet ya'll let them control your lives. A simple patition of all 18 and older tuners stating that the next election stating we will vote against anyone who voted to pass that stupid law. It will make a big deal to those politicans cause 1) they want your vote for there cushie job of all those kick backs and 2) another rookie politican will jump on the bandwagon just cause they know your not going to vote for the other. People need to realize as stupid as the politicans think you are, you actually control there jobs.

[spooled240]

You're right to some degree but it's more complicated than that. The main reason they restrict tuning our cars is EMISSIONS. Many smog related emission controls rob hp and everyone knows that performance race cars are not exactly green. As soon as you bring up the subject of car modifications the EPA goes crazy and thinks you're trying to destroy the earth.

I don't think many vendors will be strong advocates of getting the law changed since many of those vendors sell CARB legal kits that are smog legal. These kits are expensive and the only reason people buy them at these expensive prices is because they are street legal. If the laws were changed where a lot more cheaper parts were smog legal these vendors would probably not sell as much AEM, STILLEN, K&N products and lose money.

I wish the smog restrictions in this state only regulated the actual emissions coming out of the tail pipe and not the parts under the hood. This way you could have a RB26 with a top mount t67 running 35 pounds of boost and as long as you have the necessary EGR recirculation and catalytic converters to pass the emissions test you'll be fine.

[Outkast]

You're right to some degree but it's more complicated than that. The main reason they restrict tuning our cars is EMISSIONS. Many smog related emission controls rob hp and everyone knows that performance race cars are not exactly green. As soon as you bring up the subject of car modifications the EPA goes crazy and thinks you're trying to destroy the earth.

I don't think many vendors will be strong advocates of getting the law changed since many of those vendors sell CARB legal kits that are smog legal. These kits are expensive and the only reason people buy them at these expensive prices is because they are street legal. If the laws were changed where a lot more cheaper parts were smog legal these vendors would probably not sell as much AEM, STILLEN, K&N products and lose money.

I wish the smog restrictions in this state only regulated the actual emissions coming out of the tail pipe and not the parts under the hood. This way you could have a RB26 with a top mount t67 running 35 pounds of boost and as long as you have the necessary EGR recirculation and catalytic converters to pass the emissions test you'll be fine.

Well there you go, lobby to get it changed to that! That's all that should matter if that's what the EPA is worried about. I've done SR swaps for cars and tweeked the fuel and timing to pas regular emissions in my state for people many times. What they do after is there business but it passed my states regulation for that year, make, and model.

[duffman1278]

So you went to the K1 meet eh? Ballin turbo man lol I was so jealous when I saw it, looks like a fun car.