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Old 06-05-13, 04:30 PM
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I don't get it. How so?
Old 06-06-13, 05:11 PM
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Measured my sway bar end links, rears are 9 inches long, fronts are 12 inches long
Old 06-10-13, 07:21 PM
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picked up my 2013 Acura TL last week and enjoyed it for a few days =]
Finally got all my cars out on saturday for a mini photoshoot. don't worry, the ES is staying and getting more upgrades!








next car i buy is gonna be in another color lol

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Old 06-10-13, 09:22 PM
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Very nice, only new acura ive driven besides the MDX is the RLX and it really was a great car, much like the RL that came before it. Its a shame they aren't as popular as they should be, or maybe its a good thing.
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Looks very nice. I love the square stance of your 2ES, it has a muscular presence to it.
Old 06-11-13, 06:49 AM
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i re-finished my Work rims to hyper silver. looking pretty good
i've put them up for sale in case someone wants them. if they do sell, i guess i'll be shopping for a new winter setup lol
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there were 78,564 ES300's sold in the US during 1992-1993 ES 300, there were only 2,194 sold with the M/T option! That's less than 2.77%, but if you factor in the ES300 sales from 94-96, that’s approximately 200,000 units sold all together which makes the M/T ES300 as rare as 1.1% of all the second generation ES300

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Engine & Drivetrain:

3VZ-FE 3.0L V6 Iron Block
Rebuilt Cylinder Heads
Custom fitted TRD M62 Supercharger @ 8 PSI
Custom short ram intake with HKS mushroom foam filter
AEM Meth/Water Injection
Custom Tubular Sidewinder Exhaust headers and 30 degree merge Y-Pipe
Custom 3.0" Catless Exhaust
XForce Varex canister type muffler with electronic volume control
2JZ-GE 300cc/min “Maroon Top” injectors cleaned and flow matched
Turbosmart 800 FPR
Walbro 255LPH Pump
Custom SS fuel lines
E53 5-speed transmission (open diff) swapping to E153 with Quaife Helical LSD soon
ACT XTSS clutch 500 lbft torque rating
Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel
K-Tuned stainless steel one piece clutch line
Speed Source extended slave cylinder pushrod
Speed Source solid brass shifter cable bushings
Full polyurethane transmission and engine mounts (all of them)
Trunk Battery Relocation with 0-gauge wiring and kill switch
EGR delete
Cruise Control Delete
GReddy E-Manage Blue piggy-back ECU
Tuned by Dynamotorsports

Suspension & Brakes & Wheels:

BC Racing BR Type Coilovers for 96+ Camry
Swift USA Springs 7kg F 5kg Rear
Moog “ProblemSolver” Front and Rear Sway Bar Links
Whiteline Polyurethane suspension bushings (LCA, Trailing Arms, Steering Rack)
Whiteline Front and Rear Anti-Sway bar
Custom MKIV Supra TT front brake rotor conversion
XtremeStop cross drilled and slotted brake rotors F&R
Vortex brake pads
StopTech SS brake lines all around
99~01 ES300 Twin Piston Front Brake Caliper Conversion
06-07 Subaru STi BBS forged wheels 17x8 53ET with 25mm spacers
225/45/17 Falken 452 tires
Winter wheels: Work CR-Kai 17x8 ET32

Interior:

Black interior conversion from reddish brown
Full white LED cluster back lighting, dome light, door lights, keyhole light and map lights
95-96 radio/hvac conversion with external temperature reading
AEM UEGO Wideband Gauge
AEM Digital Boost Gauge
WheelSkin wrapped steering wheel
RAZO 395g shift ****
Ralco short throw shifter
Si Red Stitching Shifter Boot
Full carpet replacement
Foam Undercarpet installed over floor pans
BoomMat Sound Proof Floorpan Spray


Exterior:

Starfire pearl white paint single tone
Black Front Grille with 2 slot design
Custom Headlight Lenses
Clear Projector Lenses Swap
6000k low beam HIDs
3000k high beam halogens
Celica radio antenna base conversion + Honda Element antenna
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I assumed you were going to ditch the 2ES after getting a new car... (like most would do) but I'm glad you'll be slapping more goodies in! For a 20+ year old car, it still looks fantastic parked next to new vehicles especially the way you pampered your 2ES
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took my sweet *** time and hand polished my spare front valve cover. it's still far from perfect, but my fingers are hurting real bad. arthritis runs in the family urgh

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Old 06-29-13, 09:03 AM
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another wheelskin install, retired my camry steering wheel lol

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finally a video


enjoy =]
Old 07-08-13, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by EEngineer
Wow nice pull, I love it. No traction at all in first gear. Whats the weight and size of those wheels u have for sale, I really like the 2 es.
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bought another toy today.
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99 Solara SE, V6 5 speed manual. just rolled over 100k miles and needs a little work like tbelt, plugs, etc. i'm gonna pretty her up and make her my new daily. TL got boring sold it LOL, guess i can't do hondas
Old 07-17-13, 03:07 PM
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es is down for big overhaul, making it ready for track, solara is getting some love from me for now.
solara interior
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did a few things to the solara, ventilated seat covers, wheel skin again, tints and replaced broken cluster lights, re-installed oem muffler, made a short shifter for it and ordered t-belt and shifter bushing kit
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just came back from a 3 week vacation and the first thing i wanted to do was to drive my Lexus.
went to track with the ES for the first time cuz my suspension overhaul is finally done. the suspension is so tight right now, it's great!


car understeers badly though, that is just the nature of our cars. but at least it was fun pulling away from those 4 bangers on the straights. see more videos in my channel.


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