new iridium plugs installed. DEI heat-wrapped my K&N intake, installed with heat shield. I cannot believe how massive the stock intake setup is!!! shaved a pound or two off the front end! lol
Installed lightweight battery from WERKS.
Put her on the DYNO. Dyno-Tuned her with HP Tuner software, increased timing, increased rev limiter, made 200ft lbs torque to the wheels. Still cannot believe she made 200ft lbs!!! Dyno tuning is by far the best way to do this motor rather than non-specific tunes.
Radiator flush coming this week with DEI coolant and water-wetter. Considering installing a lightweight radiator.... anyone know of any vendors with one that will fit?
Dimpled and slotted rotors installed with ceramic brake pads. Painted my calipers black.
Installed Koni shocks on Eibach pro springs.... LOVE this setup. solid, quieter than stock and the ride height is PERFECT. Swapped out the stabilizer links all-around for preventative maintenance. Wish I would have upgraded all my bushings while it was all apart
Lubed the old stuff.
Though I realize I could make more power with an exhaust setup, it's just not in the cards, I HATE the ricey sound of a 4-cylinder.
I will admit, the stock exhaust being drowned out by my cold air intake setup sounds AWESOME. sounds like a street bike. I think I will get a hi-flow cat and tune on the Dyno again though. Shouldn't increase the noise too much.
Oh yeah, I also installed my custom painted black billet front grill and removed the chrome bird-beak from the front end. Looks much cleaner. Also installed my Redline black headlights, and put H11 LED's in my foglights.
As for the future of my exterior: Norm's Viper hood, Norm's fenders and painting that stupid silver window frame BLACK!
oh, and paint my door handles black too. Chrome is so 1995.....
