Shafzzz
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You've owned a lot of cars! Then again I'm on my 5th at 21 haha! Yeah I do love a good diesel but I don't do the mileage for it, if I did I'd have a 535d M sport in a heartbeat.. EP3 update! I've sourced a set of prefacelift 1.4i/1.6/non type R headlights for cheap at a local breakers, so I'm going to proceed to paint the inners black as I saw it on a prefacelift EP3 and it looks brilliant, especially on silver or black EP3s. Maybe I will do little cosmetic things here and there as long as they're cheap!
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Who needs to stop when you're going too fast to anyway ;D
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Had a look at CLS320 CDIs? They're very very good value at the minute! I understand some people are BMW, some prefer Mercedes etc, I was brought up with a mix of the two in my family but preferred the BMWs despite being ferried around in 190Es! I'd have a nice 190E cosworth in a heartbeat though. Mercs are so smooth though so I agree with that, and for ease of going from A to B they're good. Also remapped diesels shift, closest race with my EP3 has been a mapped BMW 530d!
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Ahh I'm a very anti merc/BMW all the way guy, we testdrove an E270 CDI a few years back for my dad and although interior gets a 10/10, the driving experience was lets say.. dull. It wasn't very punchy for a diesel and was good for 'progress'. We then test drove a 530d M sport with all the trimmings and that was incredible, the punch and power from it was immense, it rode well and looked good and you can get old 5 series for eff all these days! But that's just me. We ended up with a newer 530d M sport touring last year but that was then sold because after all the fuss by the old man about wanting a diesel, he realised he doesn't do the mileage for it was definitely one of the faster cars I've driven. 8 speed smooth auto, 5.9 to 60 in nearly 2 tonnes of estate. Ooft. Oh and I understand about changing mind often, I wanted about 7 different Hondas before settling on the EP3, despite wanting one since its 2001 release when I was 8!
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It won't be cheap but it'll be worth it! I'm looking for a really cheap winter car because a RWD 215ish bhp BMW and a 210bhp type R are not ideal for winter conditions e.g. snow, and a cheap MB winter car has crossed my mind, just I have no space to put it because London and parking permits, might use my mums car but it's not the manliest of cars but using my mums will free up the extra ~£500 for a winter car and mean I can do more to the EP3.. Hmm. Decided your EP3 vs MB6 dilemma dude? Car looked great at JF2! I was too busy being support crew to have a good look around but from what I saw I like a lot!
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Hey! What you did to my door means I can steal as many pitchas as I want Yeah considering only one side of mine actually got polished, because major CBAs. It did come out really well and it's still shiny now. Brown, but shiny. Plans for this car! I do not like this exhaust. It is headachey at 70mph which I don't mind cause it's completely fine at 80. But I had to get it adjusted because of off the shelf exhaust clearance issues with the rear LCAs and now the backbox doesn't sit how I want it to, because of this I have revised my plans slightly. Plans before JF1 2015 in no particular order except the first 3 things: - Custom backbox from solid fabrications with even more angle and similar noise levels (ASAP as backbox is low and if I raise it then I can't have rear passengers) - Centre section tucked up from solid fabrications - JDM Spec Rear anti roll bar - Custom 3" intake - RBC inlet manifold and TB adaptor - DC5 Flywheel - Cams (already got some lined up) - PLM headers (got a friend in America helping me out with these) - KPRO3 plus Map (already know who I want mapping it) - Eibach Pro kit lowering springs. As you have noticed there is nothing cosmetic bar springs on this list, why? Because race car. Seeing my mates on track at Japfest2 (black GT turbo starlet with no front grille, white JDM DC2 with CF bonnet and roof spoiler). I really really want a car that performs well, the above setup should have me as one of the more powerful OEM K20A2s in the country so will be a monster on track and road. Knowing that my car is on par with a JDM DC2 with light mods from a motorway roll (68-70mph officer), means that the estimated 210-215bhp that EP3s reach with just a catback is true for mine. It performs incredibly well and can pull lengths on most similar classed cars I see around here at sanctioned events (GTIs, cupras the like). I do have a mods list for the exterior but... that's for after it gets performing how I want, plus I kind of want it to look like "just another EP3 with an exhaust" when it has what should be.. ~260bhp.
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Rear lip looks sweet now it's on properly, this car's really starting to take shape especially considering how it looked in 2006 when you showed me it, and March the day you got it! You've completely gone against your original plans and I'm glad you have! Boost next though. You're gonna need it
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Verr cool verr swag much snyper I like it.
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The Japfest2 update time! Once again thanks to you all at civic5 for allowing me and my friends to be on your stand, was a lovely stand with friendly people and some really nice civics! The championship white one is one of my favourite MB6's and I'd never got to truly appreciate pirates black in person till JF2! Weekend diary time! Friday I left for Leicester at 2pm hoping to get to Leicester at around 5pm, I was wrong. It took me 2hrs alone to get out of London and there were queues on the M1 with 40 limits. I got to Leicester at 6.15pm, a full 4 and a bit hours since I set off, absolute nightmare. OH and my exhaust is LOUD on the motorway, almost unbearable but I managed Friday night just chilled really, too tired to do any prep on the cars but then Saturday morning the EP3 got its first proper wash in probably its entire 12 year/106k mile life. Snow foamm! Getting rinsed, looking better already! Post detail with @Roj MB6. Cleanest the cars ever looked considering how disappointing it was prior to this. At the pumps the morning of Japfest waiting for everyone else to fuel up, the three nighthawk black cars in a line Arriving on stand with @Roj and mates, pic nicked from Roj, hopefully he doesn't mind haha On stand in our final positions, if anyone's wondering why my car disappeared halfway through the show, I was actually a support car for my mates in the Donington pitlane as they were on track for 4hrs! In the pitlane area waiting for the 1pm-5pm sessions to start Parked side by side in the pit garage with a modified GT-R! And a pic at the end with me and all my mates cars: All in all a brilliant weekend and the car was fairly economical, pulled well and finally looks decent, just time for my build to bring it to the power level I'm aiming to achieve... Thank you again to civic5 for allowing me to be on stand! More updates to come shortly
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Yup, now drives so much better! Got the exhaust re aligned due to the rubbing with anyone in the back, so it sits a bit lower backbox wise but atleast I can carry people in the back! Unfortunately today I scraped the bottom of the side skirt on a low kerb, it's not that noticable because it's at the bottom of the sideskirt but I'm still getting it resprayed, unfortunately not before Japfest2 though! I only notice it because it's my car! On the plus side, team HEKOs are on and I got a cool panoramic shot of me and my mates FN2 type R, we had a bit of a legal race today and mine's nearly as quick.. but his is mapped on flashpro to ~240bhp! Cool panoramic shot whilst he washed his, with my HEKOs on. And a pre HEKO shot from my uncles rear view mirror, of the EP3 and FN2
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Unfortunately not as you have to butcher the packaging to open OSRAMs, so bought a set of the bulbs I had on my E90 in H4 fitment as @Roj runs them on his MB6 and I know they look good! Rainsport3s are on and my alignment has been done (it was MILES out), and words cannot express how wonderful this car feels to drive now, it sticks to the road and doesn't stop gripping and feels like a type R should!
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Can't wait to hear this in convoy, if I can hear it over mine. Gosh Leicestershire/Donington are gonna hate us, a swarm of angry VTEC bees in a line at 8000rpm+
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Forgot to multiquote so forgive the double post, yeah my mate highly rated the RS2's and now runs RS3's and after having a ride in his car I knew I had to have them, will let you know how they are!
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I'm extremely disappointed. These are meant to be the whitest OSRAM bulbs they do and if you want bulbs for the looks, do NOT get them. Waste of my £14. Bought the bulbs I've run on all my other cars. Philips Diamond Visions, they should be much better and come on Monday or Tuesday. They come out so yellow it's appalling, atleast my sidelights look good though.. However if someone wants yellow H4 OSRAMs off me because that's their kind of thing, I'll happily give you 'em for a tenner at JF2 if you're attending. Just want rid! Really expected a whiter light but to be fair the range/visibility on them is good
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Scrap it.. the filter I mean! Good progress on this build, can't wait to see/hear/demolish/destroy this at Japfest2 weekend, haha gonna be sweeeet!
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They should be here within the next few days, however these arrived today!
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As I received the money back from the scammer and it was the celebration of Eid yesterday, I had some more money to spend on the car. I've bought the two new tyres, new sidelight bulbs, 2L of Honda MTF, and then last night whilst driving my passenger headlight blew so I had to order a new pair of headlight bulbs (went for OSRAM Nightbreaker plus). At the moment I'm driving around with one yellow and one white-ish blue bulb so I'll swap them all over to the yellows till my OSRAM comes as my car OCD is kicking in hardcore. Once the tyres are here I'll book it in for fitting and alignment! Exciting japfest2 prep.. Just hope I make it on stand!
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Great Success! I've been refunded the money the driveshaft scammer took from me, more fuel for japfest2!
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I'm only changing fronts because even though the rears are budgets, they're better budgets than what are on the front, and have 6-7mm each, plus money.. four 17's are not cheap especially with JF2 weekend coming up!
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Double post, plate and fast plug have arrived and will be fitted when I cba, (really need some 3M tape haha) and also new front tyres ordered, then booked into my local Audi (yes, audi!) dealership for fitting and balancing, and maybe either alignment at audi or at National tyres for front end tracking, purely because since the driveshaft was changed obviously the alignment is out! Torquesteers like mad then snaps right due to these budget tyres on it atm. I can spin the first 3 gears in the wet LOL
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Looks brilliant, just saw this on dynodaze fb page, what'd it run? I do like the look of this and the hard work gone into it!
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I got the 12x6 plate coming, not getting the towhook as I'm undecided although the girl-mate wants to get me a present for Eid under £30 for the car, so I may ask for it.. or fuel because using VTEC isn't kind to the wallet!
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And both starlets don't exist anymore *gulp* But yeah Japfest2 should be smooth, I hope! Just ordered my Team HEKO wind deflectors and fastplug for the sub, debating whether I should order a red rear towhook for looks, and a US sized rear plate..
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Haha good old South London bordering Brixton and Stockwell.. was an eye opener for a guy who's lived in safe areas for ages (@Roj)
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And more, @Roj basically experienced an episode of Ross Kemp on Gangs.. in the 48hrs he spent in my area
