OMG LIBERTARIAT STARTS A BUILD
03-30-2012, 08:01 AM
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03-30-2012, 01:34 PM
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Re: OMG LIBERTARIAT STARTS A BUILD
Hey your H23Vtev blue top is still completely stock motor, right or did chu get aftermarket cams? let me know how it rides on Saturday. Im running an H22a4 so im just curious
03-30-2012, 09:22 PM
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Motor is bone stock. 70mm TB, Logic header, short ram intake/velocity stack, 2.5" mandrel stainless exhaust with 2.5" 300 cell vibrant cat, 18" vibrant resonator, 06 Si muffler for now until I get a new Thermal one. The 18" one I got was too long.
03-30-2012, 09:35 PM
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Yea, that's right I read your posted you need an 14". Hmotor sold out blue top. I called to place an order earlier...still waiting
03-30-2012, 09:36 PM
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James said it's quiet but raspy 
Really need to hear back from Thermal R&D!!!
I'm off to bed. Gotta get up early for a dyno tune and the voyage home
Really need to hear back from Thermal R&D!!!
I'm off to bed. Gotta get up early for a dyno tune and the voyage home
03-30-2012, 09:37 PM
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03-31-2012, 03:25 AM
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Wow, their price are good too. Ima little a afraid to get my bluetop anywhere else beside Hmotor. I forgot, where did ya purchased yours from ?
03-31-2012, 04:59 AM
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I was originally going to go with Hmotors, but Steve didn't have any H23's in stock and said he wasn't sure he could part out an ITR trans from a full swap. It is/was tax season and he was selling like crazy so I understand. Would buy from either guys again. Been very happy with Shouaib at JDM Source. I did not expect him to call me personally and check on the swap 2 times. That was awesome.
03-31-2012, 02:22 PM
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I've got the 350/350 setup. I'm a little low for 350lbs int he front, should be 450 or 500. Car handles really well though. Might have to raise it a bit when I get the car on the road. Engine might be 20-40lbs heavier. We did delete PS, so that's some weight savings.
Later this year I'm going to get a set of AMR's and run 550F/450R and upgrade my rear swaybar to a 24mm.
Later this year I'm going to get a set of AMR's and run 550F/450R and upgrade my rear swaybar to a 24mm.
03-31-2012, 07:35 PM
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Dyno'd and drove her home!
http://youtu.be/j8S_Yv48AjA
And that's with a. 06' Si Muffler
Car drives amazing. Stupid Skunk2 Throttle body sticks, so I need to take the throttle plate out and smooth the edges a little. It sticks at ~2000rpm unless I rev the engine quickly it will snap back.
A/C Belt squeaks a little, needs some fine tuning.
http://youtu.be/j8S_Yv48AjA
And that's with a. 06' Si Muffler
Car drives amazing. Stupid Skunk2 Throttle body sticks, so I need to take the throttle plate out and smooth the edges a little. It sticks at ~2000rpm unless I rev the engine quickly it will snap back.
A/C Belt squeaks a little, needs some fine tuning.
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THANKS A TON ROBERT, JAMES, BEN, AND SCOTTY ALL AT MAINSTREAM PERFORMANCE FOR BEING SUPER AWESOME AND DOING A KILLER JOB ON THE CAR.
03-31-2012, 08:14 PM
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Not to me 
But thanks. I think it sounds great up to 5,000rpm, then it gets raspy. The stock muffler is just overwhelmed.
It's still louder than I'd like. I'm sure the thermal will sound a lot better, proper diameter and a higher quality muffler.
But thanks. I think it sounds great up to 5,000rpm, then it gets raspy. The stock muffler is just overwhelmed. It's still louder than I'd like. I'm sure the thermal will sound a lot better, proper diameter and a higher quality muffler.
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Engine bay will get purple powered this week, and I'll probably be grinding the hood webbing to accommodate the valve cover. It's shimmed with 3 washers ATM, hard to tell it's spaced but I'd like to eliminate that.
Exhaust is SUPER loud. Almost got disqualified at my local autocross event. It just screams in Vtec, the '06 Si muffler has 0 sound absorption material from what I understand. Definitely need a fix before the next race at the end of this month. Thermal better get back with me today sometime.
Exhaust is SUPER loud. Almost got disqualified at my local autocross event. It just screams in Vtec, the '06 Si muffler has 0 sound absorption material from what I understand. Definitely need a fix before the next race at the end of this month. Thermal better get back with me today sometime.
