Mods Phase 2
This is call the ugly phase of the car. Did you notice the splitters? Those things must be the ugliest mod I have ever done to the car. I was inspired to do it because I wanted the Hamann front splitter look but as it turned out, it was a really bad decision. Good thing those splitters were cheap and they stayed on a car for a couple of months only before I had them removed and sold. The lesson learnt here is that you can never duplicate a Hamann front splitter with a cheap splitter, it just does not work.
You would also notice the new shoes. Those are ROH 3-piece rims, shadow-chrome, 19", 275/30 behind and 245/35 front. It came shod with Pirelli P-Zero Russos. One word to describe this set-up: awesome. I get stares everywhere I go. Once, at a traffic light, some Caucasians in a cab were gawking at my rims. The ROH rims may be 19-inchers but they are so incredibly light. Of course, they were a bit softer too because it gets chipped rather easily. The Pirelli P-Zero Russos are the best tyres for all driving conditions. The only setback is that they are so bloody expensive and they don't last more than a year. These tyres will announce to you that it's time to change because they make horrible sounds when that time comes around. I love the ROH rims because they are different from the Hamann, AC Schnitzer, BBS, etc, etc. I never wanted my car to look like the next guy and the ROH rims made that difference. I don't care that it is made in Australia. At least it has an original design and it is not an imitation like so many other who has Hamann, ACS, etc but are made in Taiwan, Malaysia or Indonesia. I never would want to put things like that on my car unless it is the real stuff. If you cannot afford the real stuff, don't buy a copy, that's another principle I try to follow.
The Remus exhaust has 2 x 84mm pipes. Those are the biggest pipes you can ever installed. My opinion of the Remus is that if you want a loud exhaust, this is definitely not for you. I never wanted to install the Remus in the first place. I happened to be at the exhaust shop shopping around. The dealer convinced me that it is good stuff and offered to let me return it if I did not like it. My other choice was Supersprint. Anyway, I went ahead and had the Remus installed. It did help save some weight in the rear but performance-wise, it is really nothing to brag about. I did get better pulling power in the mids and highs but other than that, it was quite normal. Those pipes attracted a lot of attention due to the size. Some time down the road, I had them removed. More details later.
posted by gabey @ Saturday, April 15, 2006
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