Psych0's 92 5 speed GTP progress thread - Page 57; Spring '13

[Psych0matt]

yeah, it just wasn't worth the headache to me, especially for the price. I mean I like having the pride that I've done my own work, but I'm not too proud to say "Hey, I was smart and just paid someone to do it so I didn't have to"

[94 olds vert]

No shame in that. That line is a pain to replace. I've done it twice. 75 bucks is a deal.

[Psych0matt]

I hope Eric posts some new awesome pics that he took tonight... Hint hint

[urbex]

Ha ha...

[Psych0matt]

Poly bushinged control arms and poly bushinged 22mm sway bar installed. Hopefully alignment in the morning.

[Psych0matt]

UPDATED MOD LIST: 6-6-12 3-28-13

suspension:
Front and rear coilovers, 400lb front springs, 350lb rear springs
BXX™ Front and rear C/O mounts
BXX Beefy™ series lateral arms, rear adjustable lateral arms
KYB GR2/Accel G's on all 4 corners
Custom front strut tower brace
Rocketman rear strut tower brace
Polyurethane front Swaybar bushings
2nd gen rear knuckle swap (with all 2nd gen brake hardware)
Dorman 2nd gen trailing arms
polyurethane rear sway bar bushings w/22mm Sway bar
Polyurethane lower control arm bushings

Engine:
FFP polyurethane dogbone (with upgraded energy suspension bushings)
K&N drop in air filter
WOT-Tech chip (not yet installed)
EGR blockoff plate (not yet installed)
Fresh friction modified syncromesh fluid (not yet installed)

Exhaust
Magnaflow mufflers
Stainless steel downpipe with high flow catalytic converter
Magnaflow 35175 Tips

Aesthetics:
18" black G35 wheels with orange pinstripe (Black painted 5 spoke GP wheels for backup)
245/40R18 Continental ContiPro tires
Black calipers with orange brackets
Black/silver front arrowhead emblem
Tinted tails and sidemarkers
Philips VisionPlus low beams
20% tint all around, with windshield strip
EZ-Lip front lip

Interior:
GTP custom door sills
Rewrapped shift knob with red stitching (thinking about redoing with orange to match wheels)
Wrapped dashpad, glove box door, and lower dash under the steering wheel in charcoal suede


Stereo:
Crappy Soundstream DVD HU W/ Navibox-1 navigation (Navi not installed yet)
SWI-X steering wheel controls

[Garrett Powered]

I think you need to buy this from me





engine mod list needs to grow some to match the suspension. that is a nice list BTW...

[Garrett Powered]

[Psych0matt]

well, my plan with this was to focus on suspension, since I've never done that on a car, and for once was able to. Now I'm going to slowly get it looking how I want (just a few more little things), and a few engine mods. I think eventually I might do some sort of swap (Ahem, thanks BXX, for giving me ideas!).

What will that do for me? A bigger TB it looks like?


Also, does anyone know if it would be worth an obd2 swap, assuming I could find a 96-97 LQ1 harness?

[Psych0matt]

nevermind, its a MAF. What good would that do me? maybe I'm interested...

[Garrett Powered]

Oh, I don't know I was thinking about throwing it on the for sale section and get rid of it but seeing that list made me think of it.

I was gonna ask for $200 for it I was thinking. not really sure because they retail for like $350 or so. the guy I got my drop kit from handed me that with the title to his olds. and I got it all for super cheap! he said he had that sensor on his car for a brief time and recently took it off and threw the stock one on to get rid of it. he said it works too.

Ill give you a good deal if you are interested.

[Psych0matt]

PM me any details. Im all about mods, but I'm not sure what that would gain me, etc

[BXX]

That MAF would gain you a hole in your wallet.


Drive the LQ1 until it bites the dust. Then we can work on a nice budget LX9 swap.

[urbex]

The only difference I can see is it's bigger. But you can only fit so much air into the engine as it is, I don't see how you'd gain anything.

[Garrett Powered]

you would be right technically. you would have to add exactly one exhaust mod at the same time you add exactly one intake mod for any marked improvement.