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Old 07-12-2012, 09:31 AM   #53
Chewie4299
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My wish list:

1st - Opti-Coat paint protection applied professionally this Friday
2nd - $1500 or less 4x4 pickup for snow and hauling
3rd - winter tires so i don't have to drive the new beater when the ground isn't a mess

That's it for the immediate future. The following is my current wish list. I'll squeeze these in as I can over time. Not in a massive rush though I'd love to be able to do it all tomorrow.


Exterior:
-Grazio black crystal turn signals
-Grazio black crystal side markers
-Grazio red tails w/ black crystal turn signals
-HID projector retrofit kit and blacked out headlight housing simultaneously
-TSW Nurburgring in matte gunmetal or TSW Trackstar 5 either in 18x8 +35
-Unknown high perf tire
-Window tint 20% maybe? More likely 35%. Don't want to give the police any further reason to harass a red sports car
-Grazio black chrome Toyota T badges and remove all other badges

Interior:
-hardwired radar detector
-Pioneer nav head unit
-replace factory speakers with unknown high end product
-JL bass wedge with single 10" W6
-already own JL 500/1 and 350/4 amps
-remove spare in attempt to compensate for added weight
-perhaps LED interior lighting

Engine:
-SRT header back exhaust
-unknown headers most likely SRT if of the same quality as the exhaust
-unknown intake most likely SRT if of the same quality as the exhaust
-Perrin crank pulley
-lightweight flywheel? Need to research
-ECU tune for the above

Suspension and brakes:
-high perf rotors and pads
-SS brake lines

All of this is subject to change given future products, reviews, results, innovations, and available funds. If I ever go FI it will likely be a supercharger in an effort to preserve throttle response as best as can be done.

Stock suspension satisfies me. I know a lot of folks complain that the car is very high and needs to be lowered. I don't know what they are smoking. I saw a comment that it looks like a 4x4. Coming from, most recently, a jeep I find this funny. I believe these folks are actually focusing on wheel gap which is high. I feel that this car sits extremely low for a production car and folks tell me that all the time as I introduce them to it. I want to preserve my ability to make it in and out of driveways/parking lots with any sort of slope, clear dead animals and other debris, and go over speed bumps all without damage.

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