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Old Jun 2, 2016 | 08:33 PM
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haha, I've been asked the cost of painting the inner spokes a few times already. The blue on the inner spokes is actually just a hallmark design of Weds. They do that with a lot of their wheels.
Gotcha. From the pictures, the blue on your wheels looks very well matched with your F's USB that I had to have thought it was custom done. I got fooled there haha keep up the great work on your F!
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Old Jun 4, 2016 | 04:38 PM
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Here's a few more photos of the fitment.
Sits as flush as an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten










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Old Jun 5, 2016 | 01:01 AM
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Looking good Pehat!

Perfect choice for your car my friend.

Nicely done!
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 09:41 PM
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Looking good Pehat!

Perfect choice for your car my friend.

Nicely done!
Thank you, Pete
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Old Jun 13, 2016 | 09:54 AM
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What's the side skirts/extension you've got there? looks perfect with those Wheels!
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Old Jun 13, 2016 | 12:54 PM
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What's the side skirts/extension you've got there? looks perfect with those Wheels!
Toms side skirts sir. :P

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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 05:07 PM
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I decided to remove ~30 lbs of dynamat from the trunk that I installed over a year ago. I can honestly say that I've never performed a more grueling procedure. I would discourage anyone from installing dynamat (it filtered out higher frequencies...too bad the ISF isn't a high revving V12).

I subsequently installed a Cusco rear shock tower bar given that the trunk was bare (slight carpet cutting required). For some reason, when I took the car out for a drive afterwards, it felt different. I attribute this to "breaking in" the Toyos a week ago: I doubt a chassis stiffening bar with pivots contributed to the "planted" feeling. Well, I did in fact put in new lock nuts on the shock tower mounts...



The car has never felt better...track days coming up in July



I also cleaned up both cars: a rare, once-in-a-year occurrence!
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 06:35 PM
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Damn that USB looks good after a decent cleaning, I love how deep yours looks. I need to detail mine.

I'm curious about how you got the same plates unless you did no and n0 ?

Also, who's the student??
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by lolfunxion
Damn that USB looks good after a decent cleaning, I love how deep yours looks. I need to detail mine.

I'm curious about how you got the same plates unless you did no and n0 ?

Also, who's the student??
Correct, number vs. letter
Ask me how confused police gets...hehe

I would've had two student driver frames, but that's TOO obnoxious. I'm just a little obnoxious with the plates
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Old Dec 25, 2016 | 11:05 PM
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I tested an RR-Racing prototype tuned intake a while back, and now I've purchased the finalized product
Of course, I kept with the heat-reflecting gold foil theme for the MAF housing. Need to remember to get a vacuum cap for that vacuum port too (I believe it is 3mm).
However, that's not the exciting part. Currently, I believe I am the first ISF to be running full E85. It's in the test phase, but things seem to be promising. Will be going in for a dyno tune at RR-Racing within the following week.

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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 12:26 PM
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whoa... full E85! Subscribed Your ISF looks great btw.
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 01:01 AM
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any updates on the full e85 tune?
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 08:25 AM
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Yea update plz

Rafi said you were suppose to dyno last Friday but you couldn't make it down?

Anyhow said you were going to the dyno this week??!!Don't hold out on us, what's the 411 yo
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Sameer89
whoa... full E85! Subscribed Your ISF looks great btw.
Originally Posted by SlowXIsf
any updates on the full e85 tune?
Originally Posted by MileHIFcar
Yea update plz

Rafi said you were suppose to dyno last Friday but you couldn't make it down?

Anyhow said you were going to the dyno this week??!!Don't hold out on us, what's the 411 yo
Hi guys. I just got back from vacation last week (didn't fit in the dyno before leaving), and I sent out my steering wheel for alcantara work. Waiting on receiving it, and then the ECU has to re-learn since I disconnected the negative when taking out the wheel.
Butt dyno says gains, but numbers will tell. I'll give the car an ample amount of cycles so when I do go to Rafi, the car's parameters are all in check.

Here's the wheel!



Looks great, done by Dallas Custom Steering Wheel.
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 09:36 AM
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In for full E85 results...exciting!
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