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Old 10-26-2009, 03:01 AM
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he better not have a gun on his hand w/ alcohol and some ambien or xanax?
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Old 10-26-2009, 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Ace83
he better not have a gun on his hand w/ alcohol and some ambien or xanax?
That seems relatively harmless.
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Old 10-26-2009, 07:39 AM
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LOL I was kinda in shocked at first, but I say do it! if not stay to the original plan
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Old 10-26-2009, 02:37 PM
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I really have nothing to add.
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Old 10-26-2009, 03:45 PM
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This is what 'it' is.



And I am 92% sure 'it' will be replacing my tC. But with a Greddy Spectrum Elite catback exhaust.
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Old 10-26-2009, 03:47 PM
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that one looks insane! r u goign for red?
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Old 10-26-2009, 03:51 PM
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Yep. The 2.0t Track is only offered in red, white, black, silver and dark silver. I like the black one, but I can't do black, way too hard to keep clean and EVERYTHING shows. So Tsubaka Red it is.
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good choice
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Old 10-26-2009, 03:54 PM
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OEM Brembo's FTW!
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Old 10-26-2009, 03:55 PM
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that picture FTW!
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Old 10-26-2009, 03:59 PM
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Oh, and Intake/Catback/PowerAXLE reflash = 225WHP/290WTQ. That + bump in boost to 18PSI + FMIC = 280-300WHP. And the stock motor/trans has been holding strong at 350-400WHP, and Greddy is pushing it to 500WHP for their SEMA car. VERY easy to make power with it.

That PowerAXLE reflash is awesome. 3 tunes on it, 1 stock, 1 preset map, 1 open for pro-tune, so you can switch between stock tune and the preset map whenever you want, and there is no detection once you go back to stock. No need for stupid piggybacks, as the ECU has already been cracked. And rumor has it, Cobb might be coming out with an Accessport for it.
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Old 10-26-2009, 04:04 PM
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But jon,

FWD is better for everything. Especially racing.

jk, Nice choice man, red looks dope. Track edition would be my choice. Has any performance company been working with the v6? I havent been following Genesis information. Good luck with the new whip when you get it.
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Do it.
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Old 10-26-2009, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bdis3
But jon,

FWD is better for everything. Especially racing.

jk, Nice choice man, red looks dope. Track edition would be my choice. Has any performance company been working with the v6? I havent been following Genesis information. Good luck with the new whip when you get it.
I haven't paid much attention to the V6, simply because for $1500 (mods I listed above, and that's with a $900 exhaust), the 2.0 can put down as much power and it's 2-300lbs lighter. I have a feeling that the V6 model will see a twin-turbo kit and a supercharger though.

The one thing that is awesome about the 2.0t, is that the engine bay is HUGE because they need room to fit that big ___ 3.8L V6. There is way more than enough room for an EL manifold and a GT3076R.

I will say, the V6 model sounds ____ing bad ___.

Greddy Spectrum on the 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXy4AYFEAmo

Greddy Spectrum on the 3.8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzRGzkF2Eew

The Track edition is the only model even worth looking at IMO. For about $4k more, you're getting Brembo's all around, Limited Slip Diff, tuned suspension Fogs, HIDs, Infinity sound system, Red/Black leather interior, proximity key, and a bunch of other little goodies. I'd say the Brembo's, LSD, and suspension alone are worth the extra $$$, the rest is just bonus.
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Old 10-26-2009, 04:46 PM
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I would still take the black one.
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Old 10-26-2009, 04:51 PM
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I refuse to own another black car lol.
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Old 10-26-2009, 04:55 PM
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lol, take another white one then.. and put some pearl in it and it would be sick
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Old 10-26-2009, 05:01 PM
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It looks horrible in white, and if I'm going to drop a few thousand into a brand new car, it's going into the powertrain, not the paint lol.
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Old 10-26-2009, 05:22 PM
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Alright, so far I've found a few things on how mod friendly this car really is.
The cp-E intake is dyno proven to gain +16WHP/19WTQ.
The PowerAxle reflash is dyno proven to gain +40WHP/+90WTQ
Can't find anything on exhausts .
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