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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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Patrick, you need to park in the shade and set your camera to overexpose to get a good shot of the diffuser.

Or, you could post process your pictures and increase the gamma.
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by patrick323
The fitment? The fitment is perfect. Because it was trimmed to be perfect. Once it's trimmed it's a flat piece attaching to a flat piece. It's centered perfectly and it fits perfectly on the tank cover. If you can put a square block into a square hole you can get it to fit perfectly.

Had you commented in a constructive way, I might get into why I chose this subtle mod but a comment like your's deserves nothing but perhaps a lesson in manners.

Maybe just a few moments of premeditation, spent contemplating how your comments will reflect upon yourself, might bring you to the realization that when you have something negative to say; The only way you'll be taken seriously or have your opinion valued in any single way is if you do so constructively and in a less abrasive way. I could, without-a-doubt, find a lot of dislike in quite a lot of peoples' choice of modification design/planning and post short, rude snippets like the many you run around posting on this site but that would just make me an ignorant punk. Wouldn't it? Of some of the comments I've seen you post in threads..maybe use "not for me" instead of "lame." Consider "I personally dont like this" instead of "weak." Or "I question the fitment of this part" instead of "looks TERRIBLE."

Perhaps I let comments like this get to me but, wow!

Patrick, don't let guys like this get to you ~ their cars are usually filled with nothing and just like to put up these comments to kill time.

Frankly I think many of the useless JDM curtains and other whack mods are ridiculous too but I always try to refrain from commenting if possible.

An important thing to remember is beauty is in the eye of the beholder so every person mods cars their own way. This is why you see those horrendous Corolla's with fake side gills, huge spoilers, rusted 6" exhaust tip, broken Altezza lights, and Type-R badges running around with proud owners! (trust me here in norcal there is a ton of them running around south SJ in the swap meet areas )
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Infra
Patrick, you need to park in the shade and set your camera to overexpose to get a good shot of the diffuser.

Or, you could post process your pictures and increase the gamma.

Are you in DFW? Do you own a professional camera by chance?
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by s4play
Patrick, don't let guys like this get to you ~ their cars are usually filled with nothing and just like to put up these comments to kill time.

Frankly I think many of the useless JDM curtains and other whack mods are ridiculous too but I always try to refrain from commenting if possible.

An important thing to remember is beauty is in the eye of the beholder so every person mods cars their own way. This is why you see those horrendous Corolla's with fake side gills, huge spoilers, rusted 6" exhaust tip, broken Altezza lights, and Type-R badges running around with proud owners! (trust me here in norcal there is a ton of them running around south SJ in the swap meet areas )

I know. I know. If I see this guy has like...a camo wrap on his hood or powder blue wheels then , it's on haha.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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Here's another angle:

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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by brociouz
Here's another angle:

Is your exhaust new? If not, what do you use to clean out the inside of the tips? Nothing I've tried has worked.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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Rick - when are you going to spend the 6 figures and produce one for generating downforce? I need one and soon. A real splitter would also be helpful...maybe 200 lbs of downforce on both ends of the car at 100 mph? Please????
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by patrick323
Are you in DFW? Do you own a professional camera by chance?
Nope, sorry.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by patrick323
Is your exhaust new? If not, what do you use to clean out the inside of the tips? Nothing I've tried has worked.
Just use mothers Mag & Aluminum polish. Didn't wash or wipe my exhaust tips for 1.5 years but after using the polish just once, made it look just like new again .
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by patrick323
Is your exhaust new? If not, what do you use to clean out the inside of the tips? Nothing I've tried has worked.
It has 1-2k miles on it. I use Turtle Wax Premium Grade Chrome & Metal Polish. Works wonders!
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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Our diffuser is strictly for cosmetics however I have heard of a few of our clients who have ran their cars over 100mph with no problems
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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Looking for a local norcal IS owner that has a GFX oem lip to test the diffuser fitment..................PM me
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by s4play
Our diffuser is strictly for cosmetics however I have heard of a few of our clients who have ran their cars over 100mph with no problems
Definitely no problems at 100. BUt it wasnt exactly for more than a mile or two.
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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^ Yes, I can confirm that the diffuser holds on fine at 110 for 2+ minutes.
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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I'm driving my car from Texas to northern MN this week. I'll let you know if it still stays on past 110 hahaha
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