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[/font] Horse Power and related mods:
- Vortech/Stillen V2 supercharger with V2 plate
- 2.87” Vortech SC pulley (11-12 PSI)
- Custom 2.5" intake piping
- A 5”D x 8”L PWR water to air aftercooler (barrel design) with a Bosch water pump, a Jackson Racing front-mount heat exchanger, and a Vortech ice chest/water reservoir.
- 4th gen. Variable Intake ( " MEVI " ) set at 5200 RPMs
- I30t Viscous Limited Slip Differential (VLSD) automatic transmission (with Hayden #403 cooler)
- One-step colder NGK platinum plugs gapped to 0.037”
- 12.5 lb 12.2” front rotors (stock are 15lb ea.)
- Warpspeed Fed Spec aluminum Y-Pipe
- Cattman cat-back exhaust
- Budget test pipe (just for dyno and track days)
- Fed Spec. left bank manifold (CA spec --> Fed Spec left exhaust bank manifold conversion which eliminating the large left bank California pre-cat. Cattman O2 simulator for the two downstream O2 sensors)
- Perma-Cool oil cooler
- Autometer electronic Phantom style boost gauge
- Autometer dual intake temperature Phantom style gauge
- Custom steering column dual gauge pod
- Very rare "manumatic" transmission control module (only +/- 7 made) - A combination of strategically placed thermal insulation and increased engine bay air flow via piping, inlets, and 12V fans for cooler engine and intake temperatures (in progress)
Dyno'd at 323HP/308TQ
Accelerating/Braking/Handling mods:
- Over 200 pounds in cumulative weight reduction with little/no sacrifice to safety or comfort/convenience. Current weight is sub 3,000 lb
- Lightweight 17" Kosei K1 TS silver wheels (13.7 lb each)
- Toyo Proxes 4, 235/45/17 Z-Rated tires
- 20.8 lb (total per wheel) 12.2” lightweight Wilwood Big Brake Kit (BBK); Wilwood Superlite calipers, Hawk HPS pads and Coleman lightweight 2-piece rotors (OEM = 26.2 lb total per wheel)
- Brembo cross-drilled rear rotors with Hawk HPS pads
- Steel braided brake lines
- Valvoline Syn Power brake fluid
- Tokico shocks (blue)
- Intrax springs (purple....eeerrrr I mean 'grape')
- Under body aerodynamic/wind diffuser paneling (in progress)
Looks (outside):
- Recent complete paint job (OEM Icelandic Pearl)
- Stillen '97-'99 front lip
- Ionic Dynamics side skirts modified slightly
- Ionic one-piece '97-'99 rear ground effect modified to be filled in flush (no wave) on the back plane
- Vertical "mouth" slats and license plate holder section from the OEM front bumper cover removed
- Side view mirrors painted all body color
- Door guards shaved, all four doors
- Black ring around the SE door handles painted body color
- Line that goes all the way around the car has been filled in/shaved
- Shaved antenna
- All emblems shaved
- Shaved trunk keyhole
- Shaved windshield squirters
- Shaved SE spoiler
- Functional 4th generation Toyota Supra turbo hood scoop (available only on European Supras)
- One piece headlights (R34 style)
- Sarona grill (version 2)
- '95 trunk conversion with the "wave" filled in flush
- Custom Enterprise diamond/euro red/clear taillights with chrome/amber bulbs
- Body color rear license plate frame
- Rear OEM calipers painted black to match the front Wilwood calipers
- Diamond clear bumper lights with chrome/amber bulbs
Looks and creature comforts (inside):
- All 6 hard plastic A,B,C pillars were replaced with "fuzzy" I30 pillars
- Black leather tilting I30 headrests
- Black leather I30 e-brake handle
- Lowered 3" automatic shifter. Half brushed aluminum (to match dash kit)/ half perforated black leather (to match SE steering wheel), converted to push-down-to-shift (instead of push button) with black leather auto shift boot
- Real brushed aluminum dash kit
- Brushed aluminum sport pedals with black rubber inserts
- Real leather (black) Redlinegoods e-brake boot
- Real leather (black) Redlinegoods armrest cover with extra foam padding between the armrest and the leather.
- Real leather covered foam padded door elbow/armrest pads ("Mom made")
- In-console cup holder (available only on '96 Maximas)
- Kenwood double din DVD/Navigation (8017) with fake 2-dimensional security decoy face
- Auto dimming mirror with temperature display, digital compass and dual map lights
- Additional OEM Security red LED to the right of the steering wheel (for symmetry, added security and to fill the OEM "dud" panel)
- 15% window tint all around including a limo windshield strip and limo on the sunroof
- Back seat "fold-up" mod for transporting large/long items
- New Zealand "PRND21" instrument cluster display (in progress)
H/U: Panasonic CQ-VD6503U
Subs: Rockford Fosgate Power 2210
Front Stage: Diamond Audio DA661
PPI 800/2
PPI 600/4
S/D: DE, Quietcote Liquid, Raamat
Stinger Expert/Optima
WOW. Really, that's all I can say. Phenomenal job.
__________________ Aztec Red 92 SE 5spd - 'JDM' VE swap/ASP UDP/NWP Phenolic Spacers/8 awg engine grounds/WarpSpeed Y & B/CAI/SuspensionTech 1.5" drop/KYB GR-2's/Exedy clutch kit/FSTB/BlehmCo RSTB & Stage 1 LTB/GXE power seats/4th Gen SE wheels on Kuhmo Ecsta 225/50R16’s
sweet car.... thanks for all the knowledge you injected into this site along the way while building your car..
__________________ WTB: 00-01 shifter linkage/shifter, front mud flaps a32 or a33, real speaker grill (a32), white spoiler led bar, i30 cleared rear brake lights,RPM switch, Side Skirts (paradox/ionic
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1991 SE Turned 200k miles on 6-17-09
If you use your Windows for only word processing, games, and media and doesn't some serious computing (Serial port Coms, etc)... You are a Microsoft slave.
Nice, Very Very clean.. I had a 1996 SE and your ryde reminds me of my old one. I had the shaved side moldings also and it was painted pearl white with red pearl. Cracked the tranny.. Love the supercharger.. Team Boston Red Linerz..
2010 Mazda 3 GX
mothafcka im ILL 
WOW. Really, that's all I can say. Phenomenal job. 
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triangle with exclamation mark. so it is some type of warning.
, save gas go buy a hybrid
nicee!!
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