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Old May 12, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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first is about the Tanabe exhaust....
I left for So Cal saterday to visit my grandmother and came back last night.... this morning when i went down stairs to take my sister to school my battery was dead.... i had my mom jump me and when the car started the exhaust sound...didn't sound the same? at start up after that, the note wasn't as deep... and driving the sound is really faint.... at first i thought that it was because i sprayed a little water in there the day before i left when i was cleaning my car...but wouldn't it just dry up?...just seems strange....

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can anyone school me on coilovers? different brands and types of springs? same goes for sway bars etc......i was interested in the fsport stuff because of the color...but...yeah...

thanks
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Old May 12, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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the tanabe is quieter than usual when first started..or during cold start acceleration. maybe you are used to the sound when you cruise 400 miles+ to So.Cal? this is becoz I noticed the exhaust is louder when it's hot..or parked under the sun for long.

about the dead battery..how could it be dead that fast? did you accidentally spray water during cleaning?

btw how's your wald's front going? bought from that crazy guy already? lol
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Old May 13, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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oh... i didn't drive it down there i lefted it inside while i was gone...

and yeah i'nm getting that lip from him... i might do thatr custom rear with him just gotta talk to him....

any one got answers to why its like this? maybe its just me?
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Old May 13, 2008 | 11:12 AM
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My guess is that your battery was dead because you didn't quite turn the car off completely. I've done this several times by hitting the Start / Stop button before shifting to Park.

Regarding the exhaust, I think you are just getting used to it. The water wouldn't cause an issue, and would be boiled away very quickly while driving.

Regarding suspension mods, please use the search feature. Your questions have been asked and answered hundreds of times.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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want more noise out of the exhaust then remove the 2ndary cats and put in a mid pipe
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Old May 13, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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lol, whats with the sig and the age?
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