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Levant IX Progress
2006 Wicked White IX MR
As she stands: Power Works Drop In Air Filter Buschur Racing Lower Intercooler Pipe Nisei Short Route Upper Intercooler Pipe Full-Race Turbo Manifold 1st Gen Works 76mm Downpipe JUN B.L. Cat Back Exhaust w/ Test Pipe (V-Band from Test Pipe Back) ACT HDSS ACT Streetlite Flywheel Walbro 255 Forge MBC @ ~24 psi (wayyy too much taper for my liking) OEM Turbo OEM O2 Housing OEM Intercooler Suspension GTWorx Springs Wheels/Tires OEM MR BBS w/ OEM Advans (Out of Commission due to a blown tire. Extreme wear on the rest) Volk CE28N Time Attacks 18x9.5 +34 (Out of Commission due to very worn tires) OEM Evo VIII Enkei's w/ 235/45R17 Dunlop Winter Sport 3D (Current setup) Future Plans Sumitomo HTR Z III 265/35R18 CBRD FMIC - Coating TBD CBRD BBK-B - Coating TBD CBRD Oil/Coolant Lines - DEI Fire Wrap CBRD Race Radiator - Coating TBD All new OEM bolts/screws/gaskets ARP Exhaust Manifold Stud Set GSC Power-Division S2 Camshafts GSC Power-Division 4G63T Titanium Beehive Spring upgrade ARP Head Stud Kit How it all started: I picked up the car in June 2008 from one of my best friends. It came with the wheels and a bunch of other mods. It had the stock SUV wheel gap though. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedblurred.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...9284edited.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...9288edited.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...9295edited.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...9314edited.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...9321edited.jpg Got sick of looking at the stock battery and the OEM UICP. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...9279edited.jpg Installed the Nisei Short Route UICP, along with their battery tray for the Braille 11.5 lbs battery. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg I than picked up a JUN B.L. Exhaust http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...379resized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...428resized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...431resized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...436resized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ed1resized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg I then changed my drivetrain fluids and gave her some AMSoil http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg I also picked up a set of GTWorx Springs during the ground buy and had them installed by my buddy, Sam. I made sure to swap that eccentric bolt around. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg Euro Tire Aligned the car. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...-Tireresiz.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tedresized.jpg A year passed without any real issues. And I hit up the CBRD Thanksgiving Feast. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/...aa274c8f_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/...69ecf026_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2737/...369f2bf8_o.jpg Thanks to Chad for throwing her on the dyno and hooking me up with a very nice base map. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/...b28a3748_o.jpg A few days later, in bumper to bumper traffic, tragedy struck! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...IMG_0370-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...IMG_0374-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...IMG_0376-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...IMG_0379-1.jpg A few weeks later she was feeling much better! http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/...a652dfc8_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/...a04e971f_o.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/...71aa37d3_o.jpg I was having issues with the car when I got it back from the shop. It was randomly not starting and it was becoming a hassle. I figured it was my Mini Battery, so I got on the horn with my great friend, Rob, at Team XXX Racing and had him ship me a Braille 15 lbs battery. It has the same width as their 11.5 lbs battery so it fits the Nisei tray without issue, and since the tray is adjustable in length, it fit like a glove. After a week without issue, the problem came back. This time, the car sat in front of my gf's place for about 4 days. It had to be the starter since all the electronics worked perfectly. After tracking one down, I picked up a used alternator from a low mileage Evo, and within 30 minutes, she roared back to life. That's where we are today. Money is tight right now, and so things are moving very slowly. I help a lot with my family so priorities are just to keep the care safe and reliable. My plans are listed above and once I've got the $$$, they will happen. I'll keep you guys posted! -Jalal |
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damn, white evo 9s are so nice! good to know it's running well. was the frame bent?
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The only damaged: hood, bumper, 1 head light lens, rad support. I drove the car home that night and drove it for several days after that. Not a hitch. No leaks or anything. Everything worked perfect. I just couldn't open the hood. Was bent like a mofo. I def got lucky. -Jalal |
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Looks great!
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Thanks for the write up, your car looks good.
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Thanks, dudes.
-Jalal |
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Nice photos. CBRD's shop looks like all of his parts do--quality.
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This belongs to Erik @ Mil.Spec. CBRD OEM Replacement Radiator with Swain Tech BBE coating. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z.../CBRDinBox.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z.../CBRDFront.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/CBRDBack.jpg He said it was $185 plus $40 for shipping to Cali. Swain Tech is located in NY State. More info with cost can be found here. http://forums.evolutionm.net/vendor-...-radiator.html http://swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10968 Quote:
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MAP has a matte black thermal dispersant coating too; I had it on my Rev.3 intake manifold (on the IX).
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Also, what kind of pricing does MAP have on coating? I know I can contact them, but does anyone happen to know off the top of their head? -Jalal |
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It looks very similar to the coating on the radiator above, I suppose it was closer to a semi-gloss black that a true matte black. I thought it looked pretty decent on my intake manifold. They charge $90 to coat an intake manifold which includes the thermal dispersant and also a thermal block on the flange face. Ceramic coating an exhaust manifold is also $90 (all prices according to their website).
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Yeah, I just took a peek. I'll keep them in mind. I saw the porting/coating that was done to a BBK and it looked real nice. That Swain White Lightning is definitely bad ass though.
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Looking good buddy!
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Thanks, mang.
-Jalal |
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Nice looking rid for sure, let me know if you would like to talk more about the radiator coating as well as those GSC Cams / Valve Springs as we almost always have them in stock ;)
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Will do, Chris! Thanks. I'll definitely be contacting you guys about porting the hotside of my BBK-B, as well as getting it coated along with an O2 Housing from you folks (Megan or MAP). Is there much room to port match the turbo to either of these O2 housings? Does your coating fade a lot of discolor much after a lot of use? My car is daily driven hard. :) Thanks. -Jalal |
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I am LOVING the pictures in this thread :)
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^I have a manifold coated its about 4 yrs old and in great shape.
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Thanks again guys!!! -Jalal |
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