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Originally Posted by Z06ZN6
Yeah, I bought my car last year with the exact same intent, black with bronze TE's. I was really disappointed after I had the car and was shopping for TE's and saw what had happened to them with the engraving and such. Who could mess up an icon like that....but I guess they gotta do something different with all the reps out there. Given the time frame, I probably snapped up the last set from System Motorsports right before you. Sorry, but man do I appreciate them even more now. Thomson at SM really made it possible for me to own a set for this car. The guy is top notch in my book and I want to give him more of my business in the future.
I don't post a lot in these forums and don't have a build thread. I enjoy reading more than posting. I'm probably just a little more active posting these days due to the lockdown as it fills in some of the time. I do enjoy looking at everyone's build threads though. I threw a couple pictures of my car below. Maybe sometime I will take some proper pictures and make a quick build thread. It's a 2017 AT with an E-force, DT tune and their e85 flex fuel kit, FT86SF header, HKS exhaust, and 4.30 final drive. The suspension is HKS Hipermax Max IV-GT with Whiteline front geometry corrections. There are a lot of little things done to the car inside and out but that's the basic build list. It's my daily.
Oh, before I forget, I wanted to give you some info. I weighed my 18x9.5 "OG" TE's with Michelin PS4S 245/35 in front and they were 40.8lbs ea. With 255/35 in the rear, they were 41.2lbs ea. My OEM 17" wheels with stock Michelin tires were 41.1lbs ea. When the motor was stock, I could not feel any negative effects in acceleration or otherwise with the TE's (none was expected given the near identical weights). In contrast to that, I have some Motegi/Blizzak winter wheel/tires (for my snowboarding addiction), which were something like 5lbs heavier than stock. I can't remember the number exactly, but those really make the stock engine car feel sluggish on initial throttle tip in.
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Looks so good! I'm jealous man.
When exactly did you get those wheels from SM? I think it was July when I got the car and within a few weeks I tried to get a set of the OGs.
I am going to do 255/35 square. The SLs are supposed to be slightly lighter. I'll make sure to post up some weights when I get a chance.