update on my s13 hatch

[vroombout]

been a long while .....updates as to what has been done since i purchased the car a year ago
car isnt low enough yet but exhaust needs to be worked with to get higher and away from the ground, ordered some cheap XXR 962 17x9 +35 in gold and getting some spacers to help with the 1/8" of poke i want. wrapping them in some Federal 215 40 17's

SR20DET Blacktop w/ lots of extras ( Cometic H.G. , ARP H.S. , Aluminum Rad. , Big F.M. , Light weight pully set , all new hoses, gaskets , belts, etc. )
Xenon Sideskirts painted
Piggy Lip Re-Finished
Isis Coilovers
Rattle Canned my wheels again.
Kouki s13 tails
Isis gt exhaust
Megan test pipe

[badbob2121]

overall i love it, really clean, but....

it looks like those wheels are pretty sunken, get spacers

and im not feeling that headliner, it doesnt go with anything else on the car

[bigbadberry3]

Did you run out of money for the headliner? Otherwise I'm liking it lots O_O

[vroombout]

actually lol my headliner was fine i just thot it would be different and original....ppl that have been in and out of my car a zillion times didnt even notice it lol. but thank you i have spent and lot of time trying to get it all cleaned up and as of the flushness i am getting spacers for the other wheels i ordered which i can switch from these wheels and those whenever idk the offset of these but its bad super high like 43 or so. but im doing 1" front and 1.3" rear for the 17x9 +35 XXR 962's in gold that i may spray the same color as these wheels (which i found mega awesome spray paint cuz these wheels were white and look authentic now)

[rsmithdrift]

Dude get some more meat on those tires pronto.. looks like your driving on just the rims... wtf that aint right at all. haha. I had to do more than one double take.

But other than that the car is clean man. I even like the headliner.

[S13AL]

Have you considered painting the lip white? I think it would flow better with the skirts that way.

[rsmithdrift]

Have you considered painting the lip white? I think it would flow better with the skirts that way.

+1

Though imagine a xenon front lip painted white on it instead... That would be teh secks

[nevertheless]

Thats one clean 13..Forget spacers just get new wheels.

[Khost26]

I like it. I like the kip black. And the headliner too.

[mn011890]

very clean man. that head liner is freakin sweet

[vroombout]

thank you everyone. as for the wheels and tires they were on car when purchased they are 205 40 17s and hideous tread pattern and sidewall design which make the wheel fittment look so much worse...i have paid for new wheels already they are on their way. as for the lip i had it white and looked super cheap and funny so i trim blacked it...a xenon lip in white would be amazing but finding one has been an adventure ......does anyone know where i can get a new xenon lip or even used in decent shape my friend works at an auto body shop and can repair them.

[truckmtr240]

i think carid.com has them?

[rsmithdrift]

yup carid.com has them for like 230 bucks shipped brand new. They only come in black, though I'm sure you could find a solution to that problem lol.

[vroombout]

thank you guys a lot seriously i had looked and givin up....well i was looking on my phone for a few days in gainsville fl where i was working (live in orlando) and it is such a pain to do so. thank you
ps...its nice to be home in otown where i can actually look online, btw Gainsville is super boring for those who do not know dont ever go haha

[vroombout]

got some 225 45's (used with about 50% tread all around) and took it to the local drag strip ( Orlando Speed World) which is 2 minutes from my house.

Did a 14.0 at 102...i got to run like 11 times that night which is like a record , it was last Wednesday...ran against a GTR that ran an 11.1.....may go again tonight

Question.....what are some good stock SR20DET blacktop times that people know of or have heard of? stock turbo and stock boost in a hatch.....the 102mph trap seems high....ive seen cars do even 13.2 with that trap speed.....obviously im not the best drive nor do i have slick or wide tires which is against me....but ive never seen or heard of a stock SR 240 swap running those numbers.

heres some pictures with wider tires and a little too much sidewall now lol.....getting 225 40s on my 17 x 9s when they arrive

[laxands13]

did you copy the image code in? none of the pictures in your last post work

Edit: now theyre working. clean hatch

[vroombout]

thank you man im trying to get it there. and ya i forgot which link i needed to post lol...cleaned up the engine bay a lot may post those in a few.....wish my wheels would come in....

Edit. DUDE your dash is perfect!

[laxands13]

haha mine?

[vroombout]

haha mine?

i looked at the first few pix in the progress thread and saw the dash if thats is yours then yes lol....its awesome, i cant find one at all

[bersh240]

i love your headliner.

[RJ757]

clean hatch nice stance too its gonna look good with the new wheels

[laxands13]

that sucks dude. where do you live? i'm in the south and there are pretty rarely clean ones that pop up, i guess its the sun and hot summers. i got lucky with mine

[S13AL]

I think that's barely enough sidewall.

[vroombout]

I think that's barely enough sidewall.

the top pictures are way not enough 205 40 17's
second set of images are 225 45 17's and i rub everywhere and the car is donk status....i need to be 1 inch lower

when i get my 17 x 9's i am going with 225 40s i think or 215 45's idk yet

[truckmtr240]

I think that's barely enough sidewall.

[Blake...]

How are those coils treating you? A buddy of mine has been dd-ing with those for a month or so and they aren't too bad for the price..

[vroombout]

How are those coils treating you? A buddy of mine has been dd-ing with those for a month or so and they aren't too bad for the price..

To be honest when I first put them on I broke one of the studs over tightening it I guess by hand and had to press the stud out and replace it with a bolt laying around. After that I've had no issues as a daily since oct 28th I believe. I love them now. At first I was like s*** lol

[vroombout]

Wondering how the C-west vented headlight covers are? What do they actually offer cuz im not the biggest fan of the look, but i am wondering if there is any gain at all using them..... how much cold air to the engine bay could they possibly offer.....and being the intake is set right behind there could it possibly create enough velocity and cool enough air to change anything....or is just another visual joke

[420sxWETDREAMS]

looks very clean my man! Great job!

[rsmithdrift]

Wondering how the C-west vented headlight covers are? What do they actually offer cuz im not the biggest fan of the look, but i am wondering if there is any gain at all using them..... how much cold air to the engine bay could they possibly offer.....and being the intake is set right behind there could it possibly create enough velocity and cool enough air to change anything....or is just another visual joke

LMAO those are a joke... you want cold air into the engine bay and into the filter? Just build a heat shild around your filter to keep engine bay separated from intake and remove that plasic thing from behind that headlight and remove the weather strip from the front of the hood. BAMO!! Cold, fresh air intake. Also you should remove the plastic box from under the inner fender too. And if you want more cold air, just put your headlights in sleepy eye mode. Opens the gap on the front of the hood and allows more outside airflow.

Seriously though, their is a core support between the headlight and the intake... how the hell would a scoop on the headlight cover possibly bring in cold air to the intake....?? I mean have you ever removed the headlight cover? Thier would be no way to create piping to funnel it to the intake either... WHY? What's the point of it?? looks i guess...