Well if I did it Im not sure if I would buy the cover or black it out myself. I can tell you this though, I would def black out the fangs w the lip. I have my fangs blacked out without a lip. I just really like that look:tup:

mmmm black fangs:yum:
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dude I love your rims so much lol

Drink some orange juice, take a nap... or go out and drive the Z.... it will cure the flu.



I can't really see the difference..... my bad :icon14:

I like the shape of that lip except for the vent/intake holes to nothing.
If you paint the lip body colour, then leave your fangs alone. If you leave the lip black, then definitely get the fang cover or black out your fangs yourself.

Personally, I'd go body colour unless I was planning to add a black valence or spats in the rear.

I've thought about black front lip, side blades and then rear valance.. sort of a map of my plans

Broke my leg a week ago.. and Im finally supposed to get my Z back.. :shakes head: I think this is what im most bummed about..

Shipping s $135 for that lip.....:eek:


Sorry to hear Terrible :(

I contacted the local shop about dyno w/o tune. Sound like I might be able to get baseline at half price, so both before and after would only run ~$150. They're supposed to call me back. Anyone who wants to donate funds, I accept paypal and bitcoins :tiphat:

They're about 20% cheaper than the G3's, so I'm not complaining. I LOVE tasteful black chrome elements. :tup:

:eek: Ouch! Double whammy there :( Tough break man.

Stillen is actually having a sale on the G3. Unless I missed something, they look like the same price.

I got a really amazing price from a sponsor on the forum... The Stillen @ $499 (+ shipping?) is still almost $100 more than my shipped quote.

Since the front lip cost so much shipped I might actually put the money towards an intake lol

Touché sir. :tiphat: Hope you get it soon!

I'm thinking I'll just order it without telling her :ugh2: :stirthepot:

Set off my alarm by accident sitting in the car. Sat on the fob with keys attached.
Mildly embarrassing.

Do it! Though it might be hard to hide it from an accountant. :p

Lol! Way to go sir. :icon17:






Woo my license plate LED bulbs shipped!

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Oh.... what happened???


:tup: :tup: Mr.Nick911sc, I will prefer intake over the lips too


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This happens all the time when the Z is in the garage and my keys are in my pocket. :ugh2: My Honda key is the culprit, often pressing the alarm button when I squat down or lean up against the counter or something. Never happened in public, but my wife gives me plenty of $hi+ whenever it happens.

Not just hard... downright impossible. As long as its too late for me to return it... :bowrofl:

Heading out to my friends house that is accompanying me to ZDAYZ. Im all packed up and ready to roll. Spending the night there tonight to take some time off of tomorrows journey down seeing as he lives about 45 min closer to the Dragon than I do:tup: The adventure begins!

hi mr.alcheng- yah, i got the droid4, cradle, adapter, some other stuff for my mac, etc. all on the way. :p

mr.zman- i liked my R2C intake when i had it. :tup: the IAT wasn't that much higher than stock. stock is like 15-17F higher than ambient at around 60F ambient going normal traffic. it's hard to tell how much higher unless you compare back to back as engine heat does not go up linearly.

anyway, it was just too much noise for me at higher rpm...i like it quieter. :)

ive done that while squatting down to clean my wheels. scared the shittoes. :eekdance: since i was in my garage. hahaha. :icon17:

Finished replacing all my factory audio set-up.

all? including the speakers and wires and all?

Ken-san do you have a good recommendation for checking the stock temps before I install the intake and then afterwards? I don't have anything with remote sensor though. Also, when you say higher RPMs, how high? I'm hoping its slightly louder but close to stock up to about 3K RPMs, maybe 3500 - above that I don't care how loud it gets :tup:

It usually happens when I'm digging around the computer closet, but I've done the same thing myself in the garage :eek: Its pretty loud with the garage door down, too.

JAR- you can use a scanguage or something like my nuvi ecoroute to find out wat your IAT's are via your OBD2 port. :)

high as in 5K to redline. :tup: i dont like making a lot of noise up there, i like the car to sound smooth.

I don't have the RC2, but I notice the noise depends how much the opening of the throttle, the Typhoon I am using doesn't make too much noise below 4000rpm, not much even above 4500rpm if the throttle is only 50% open

Temperature, to be honest, I wonder the CAI will make any difference since the OEM design works like a CAI already ==> outside air goes into a fully sealed chamber all the to the combustion. The plastic vs metal hose might have a bit affect.... but will it make a huge difference... :confused:


Trust me... you need this:


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Sweet, I'm pretty sure my buddy has a ScanGauge that I can use. That Nuvi you've got and the mount are definitely sweet though.:tup: Excellent on the RPMs - I set the upshift indicator at 4K for my wife and she said is just about perfect. Thank you, sir. :tiphat: I'll rep your post when your rep resets.

That's good to hear, as I am also wondering how loud it will be at highway speeds on longer trips. We've got plenty of 75 mph and even some 80 mph speed limits in TX, so cruise control at 88 mph (10% rule = BACK TO THE FUTURE!!:rofl2:) in 6th gear runs upwards of 4K. Hopefully, when the throttle is not fully open in cruise it won't be as loud as say 2nd gear @ 4K pedal to the metal.

This is a fantastic shot! :tup:

What part of Florida are you going to be in next week TGO?

If you are cruising between 75-90mph at 6th, you are running at about 2500-3000k, I think, you won't hear any noise from the CAI.

Unless you floor the pedal, then you'll notice the difference, but the 'noise' does sound healthy :tup: :tup:

75 mph is a hair over 3K rpm in 6th I think. At 90 mph in 6th gear the upshift indicator which is set at 4K is solid red (that's also right about when my wife usually vocalizes her displeasure with my driving). However, the car is loud enough as it is at that speed that the intake should not add significantly to the noise. I can't wait to hear it. I just PM'd the guy for payment details. :tiphat:

When you are cruising at 3000rpm on the HWY, your throttle is only 20% opened, it won't make any noise. :)

Schweet! :tup: Is there an easy method to figuring out the % throttle at different cruising speeds in different gears?

You need to get what Mr.kenchan just got: :tup:

Evening, madames et monsieurs. :tiphat:

Enjoying a nice cigar at Fontana Village, days ahead of zdayz.

You all have to make it a point to drive roads like these in your Z's. I am in driving Nirvana :driving:

Tomorrow cant come soon enough!!

Hi Shado!

I expect we will see lots of pics and vids from you both? Have fun! :)

Plenty:tup:

Hi guys. WTH is up with me working my a$$ off during this vaca? Got the pool cleaned and filled. Also filled and cleaned the hot tub. The pool skimmer is running and the hot tub is warming. I think I'll just do some yard work tomorrow. Oh forgot, changed the pto belt on the mover( yes it broke today).

Alchemy have a great time on the Dragon.