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Old 11-16-2009, 03:47 PM
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Old 11-16-2009, 04:23 PM
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If I had the money to buy that, I'd be putting $50,000 down on a house and buying a Genesis + LoveFab turbo kit.
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Old 11-16-2009, 11:11 PM
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Old 11-16-2009, 11:56 PM
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There was a genesis racing in the street class at rta this weekend. Retuned an idk whatever else it had he said he was pushing 250whp and 300tq roughly. Also said it was pretty much the max the turbo could take. I'm loving them! On the other hand Rhys millens team blew the clutch on a stock v6 gen this weekend lol. All it had was wheels coils and an intake
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Old 11-17-2009, 12:00 AM
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Sequence ftw! I am loving that yellow!
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:21 AM
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Old 11-17-2009, 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted by rrimportracer
There was a genesis racing in the street class at rta this weekend. Retuned an idk whatever else it had he said he was pushing 250whp and 300tq roughly. Also said it was pretty much the max the turbo could take. I'm loving them! On the other hand Rhys millens team blew the clutch on a stock v6 gen this weekend lol. All it had was wheels coils and an intake
250/300 is the limit for the stock turbo, so that sounds about right. It only takes a TBE, retune, more efficient FMIC, wastegate adjustment, and intake to hit those numbers.
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Old 11-17-2009, 03:48 AM
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Sequence ftw! I am loving that yellow!
I am too, but they only offer it on the 3.8 Track, which is too much money. I'd probably look into the 370Z/Camaro 1SS if I were in that price range.
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Old 11-18-2009, 04:32 AM
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I've changed my mind.

I'm now looking at getting the 3.8 GT. After thinking about the differences in options...for $1.8k more than the 2.0t Track, it's 100 more hp, touch screen navigation, dash computer, auto climate control, heated seats...and the only things it loses are the Brembo's and LSD. The LSD is a big loss, the Brembo's...meh. I think for a DD, I'll take a lot more comfort over the LSD. I don't really plan on tracking the car any more than AutoX, so hopefully down the road this will be the DD, the Accord (or replacement Accord) will be the 4-seater, then find something to use solely for the track.

Oh, and this sound is just so ultra sexy. It makes me happy in my pants.
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Old 11-18-2009, 01:26 PM
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i wouldnt wanna lose the brembos or the LSD because if you think of it those are 2 things youre going to want down the road, and youre gonna regret not getting them.
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Old 11-18-2009, 01:39 PM
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it would be bad ___ but your car is soo clean, man. you gonna part it out or just trade it in ?
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Old 11-18-2009, 01:41 PM
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I've heard the Brembo's are nothing to run home about, they just have a more aggressive bite than the stock brakes. Plus, they have TINY pads that have rounded corners, do they don't squeal.The LSD is the only thing I'd miss, and that's something that could always be added down the road.

Besides, coming from a tC, even the low end Genesis brakes will be a huge improvement lol.
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Old 11-18-2009, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by scikotictc232
it would be bad ___ but your car is soo clean, man. you gonna part it out or just trade it in ?
Where have you been? I parted it out weeks ago .

Only mods it has are LED swap for gauges/HVAC, Kami wing (still wanting to swap hatches with another SW), stage 4 clutch, 11lb flywheel, motor mounts, Sway bar, TRD springs and HIDs (and a few other things I can't think of)...it's basically back to stock.
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Old 11-18-2009, 02:49 PM
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lol it's these threads that make me wanna sell the tC...effff..oh well..good choice deciding to go with the 3.8 carbon..have you test driven it yet? I know you said you drove the 2.0t
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Old 11-18-2009, 02:52 PM
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I drove the base 2.0t. I'm going to test drive the 3.8 GT when I get back from my vacation/work trip. I have a feeling the test drive will completely sell me on the 3.8 GT.
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Old 11-18-2009, 03:21 PM
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get the LSD with it, save yourself $$ in the long run, and the Brembos im tellin you you'll want later down the road lol
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Old 11-19-2009, 02:43 AM
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Apparently, the 3.8 Track has everything..the touch screen, auto a/c, etc...but geez, it's $30k lol. FFS. I thought the track deleted that stuff.
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Old 11-19-2009, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Apparently, the 3.8 Track has everything..the touch screen, auto a/c, etc...but geez, it's $30k lol. FFS. I thought the track deleted that stuff.

That's not a bad deal for $5k more really..providing I'm right in thinking the 2.0t track starts at around $25k?
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