The JDM Appreciation Thread...

[vts_saxo]

yeh saw your thread and commented, tbh, i have seen the hispec kits first hand along with the ksport/d2 kits and tbh if your just using it for fast road the d2 is prob gonna be ok for you, i dont like the hispec kit as tbh it doesnt seem any better than the d2 stuff... plus i hate atomic rex (currently taking them to court!!)

on the rx7 club (american site) there is some info that evo 6 (i think) calipers (brembo) fit straight on! im pretty sure you could get calipers disks pads and lines for under 400 and i would have a shed load more faith in the brembo's than anything else for similar monies... either that or get on yahoo japan auctions saw some grex calipers go for 500 the other day with new disks and pads!

Malice I know the thread you mean, they dont fit straight on, not sure if the guy ever got them finished.

I have bought hi-spec brakes before and the quailty seemed really good imo, but everyone has different views on all manufacturers.

 

[vts_saxo]

Keep the thread going;

 

[Turkish]

Ow Sh*t.



More on this now please.

 

[Turkish]

 

[Turkish]

 

[Englebert]

<3

 

[Turkish]

 

[Seedy172]

OMFG!! Good finds again Turk. God that 350's nice.

 

[MaLicE]

if i ever sort my self a big enough garage to store the rx7 and a second car im gonna get a mark1 mx5 and stick a rotary in it!

 

[Christopher]

That Mk1 is too awesome

 

[bomber]

if i ever sort my self a big enough garage to store the rx7 and a second car im gonna get a mark1 mx5 and stick a rotary in it!

Having now bought a house with a garage for the clio and enough space for a project.....it has me thinking similarly!

 

[Christopher]

Perfect.

 

[MaLicE]

Having now bought a house with a garage for the clio and enough space for a project.....it has me thinking similarly!

if you do i will come help! still cant belive i havent seen you around lol!

 

[Bjorn]

 

[Gaz.]

"Slamburglars", love it. Actually really like that MX5.

 

[fmp_]

lol the fact of the matter is companies like d2 and ksport are ok if you are just wanting a simple cheap product... i have driven on k sports etc, compare these to parts that are made by good companies and there is a HUGE difference, went in a rx7 on k sports, then fitted ohlins to my rx7 the difference is actually completely night and day... same with brakes compare k sports or d2's to alcons or ap's or brembo's there is a HUGE difference in quality, there have been reports of d2 and k sport discs exploding, calipers getting hot then seizing and not working when needed! or calipers cracking, blowing seals, pistons corroding and sticking solid inside the calipers...

2 most important things on a car is steering and brakes, why the f**k would you put cheap suspect parts in these areas?? if you are upgrading power to a level that you need to upgrade the brakes or steering do it propperly or upgrade the brakes etc first thing i learnt very quick with my 200, do it cheap do it twice... simple as buy cheap parts they 90% of the time fail and need replacing alot quicker than premium brands, some people may say its badge whoring but if you look at cars that carry all major manufacturer parts, they very rarely fail... compared to cars with the cheap parts on.

**same with rota rims**

couldnt agree more.

Just never experienced problems with K-Sports on the Impreza side of things. Plus a fair few time attack cars run them.

No doubt i will replace mine at some point... when i have a spare £5,000 for a Project MU or Endless set-up!

 

[MaLicE]

5k?! lol more like 2-3k lol

 

[Remedi]

^^gotta include JDM tax though lol

 

[fmp_]

5k?! lol more like 2-3k lol

guy on Scooby Net just bought a front PMU setup from the UK supplier (whitter Racing or someone), 6 pot setup and that was £3,000, so easily anothr £2,000 for rears.

hence my £5,000 guesstimate.

not that it matters really!

Will be putting my k-sports through thier paces this year on various track days, so will see how well they cope!

back on topic mind............

 

[Turkish]

 

[Englebert]

 

[S23]

Perfect stance. Just spot on really. Like this alot

 

[Turkish]

 

[Turkish]

 

[jmanmartin]

my old civic JDM YO!!

 

[MaLicE]

except thats a uk civic?

that zenki looks nice except for the missing indicators and the bonnet... and the YEAH BUDDY! lol

 

[Turkish]

 

[Remedi]

except thats a uk civic?

that zenki looks nice except for the missing indicators and the bonnet... and the YEAH BUDDY! lol

Zenki?

Lightweight baby! nuttin but a peanut lol

 

[Christopher]

Zenki... 1st Gen. As in S14. The S14A would be Kouki.

 

[Nafoff]

yum

 

[MaLicE]

Zenki... 1st Gen. As in S14. The S14A would be Kouki.

correct young padawan.

i japan zenki is classed as early model and kouki is classed as new model... so a phase 1 clio is a zenki and phase 2 is kouki lol.

guy i know has just started his own garage and is giving me sponsorship he has 2 skylines he is using for drifting he is using his r32 and said i can use the r33 just at dwyb days to begin with and he is gonna use my rex for development parts

starting with a rear harness bar and full strip, paint and polybush all the arms and rear subframe etc, im paying parts prices and labour is free and can use his garage any time

 

[J0sh]

I think I like this... im not sure. Trying to decide how it would look with the spoiler.

 

[D4N13L]

Oh my i do like ^^^^

 

[S23]

I think I like this... im not sure. Trying to decide how it would look with the spoiler.

I don't think it would look quite as aggressive? Reckon it looks better without for some reason. The lines of the car without the spoiler suit the wheels like that? I dunno. Think it does anyway. :S lol

Looks awesome anyway!

 

[jonnyRT]

 

[Moby]

I'm sure a4ndy won't mind me posting this - just wish I'd got more and more interesting angles!

A stunning machine.

 

[J0sh]

 

[MaLicE]

j0sh is that s2k a uk car? if so im pretty sure one with that plate was stolen a few years back?

 

[guysy]

S2k is sexxxyyy.

 

[Moby]

One digit different ...