What did you do with the stoptech BBK? Also, I'm thinking about changing my front bumper to the Kuruma Z Urethane, is it like the stock one as to where you doing have to worry about it cracking if the car dips down too low???

 

BBKs are still stacked up at home. I'll put them on soon.

The KZ bumper is lower than stock but the poly one is nice to have as you don't have to worry about cracking it. I had the nismo v3 bumper which is lower and hit a few things with no structural damage to the bumper other than paint.

 

Thanks for the information.

 

first off your car looks hella sexy and sounds awesome. how well do you think this kit would work on a 3.5de with high compression? i have a buddy whos running this kit on his hr and love the power and sound of it. im doing a high comp build now and may jump to this afterwards. just wondering how well it works with the high compression

 

Thanks for the compliment. It's hard to say since I am not at a point where i feel 100% with this setup.

 

what all you looking to do to try and get to that point?

 

I'm planning to test a different pulley again and perhaps change cams. If that fails then i'll leave the setup the way it is, run it for a while and plan for another project next year.

 

Some update. I'm off to Asia again for a month so I dropped off my car to Zcargarage to get some work done. Don't think they will have time to finish all of this but this is what they have on their plate

Maintenance/Preventive Actions
• silence the BPV
• replace leaking mishimoto radiator with koyo 36mm vcore
• install JWT oil spacer and drain plug
• install Cosworth oil baffle
• replace exhaust hangers
• install poly rack/pinion bushing
• replace SPL solid diff bushing with Whiteline poly bushing
• install Berks HFCs

Upgrades
• install Stoptech trophy BBK
• install RJM clutch bracket
• install Nardi steering wheel and Works hub, relocate cruise control
• install ST800

Sensors
• remove the Greddy Infotouch and all its sensors
• install additional PLX sensors (AIT in manifold, EGT to driver side, oil pressure and temp, water temp pre radiator, boost in manifold)
• install Nexus 7 as main gauge display
• relocate 60mm PLX gauge next to the rear view mirror

Performance
• test the 96mm pulley again
• contemplating change to tomei 264 cams
• rewire the Racelogic harness

 

Hello there, ive been reading the posts on this thread, and this kit has caught my attention.

Can this be mounted on the car using the stock front bumper? In respect to the oil cooler and inter cooler?

Or is it necessary to change or modify the front bumper aka cutting bits out of it?

Im talking about the 07 coupe sports package front bumper.

 

I'm almost 99% sure you can use it with the stock bumper, however you do need to remove the foam pieces found on the crash beam.

You can double check with GTM.

 

Came back from Korea last week and picked up my car from Zcar garage. Got a few misc things done before we tackle the performance aspect of things.

-Installed Personal steering wheel with WB quick release - grip feels nice and the slightly smaller diameter needs some getting used to.


-Installed Stoptech Trophy BBK on all four corners - tested them around the road and the feel is much more linear with less initial grab compared to the OE brembo and you can't beat the looks.






-Replaced the Mishimoto radiator with Koyo 36mm radiator - eventhough they were the same thickness the Koyo kept my water temp lower then Mishimoto, at around 210 max vs 225.
-Replaced the GTM TP with Berk HFCs - car is much quieter with less rasp and drone. Doesn't seem to have affected power much or any at all.
-Replaced SPL solid diff bushing with Whiteline poly bushing - this was a great decision for a weekend car. I like the SPL but the whining noise on decel was annoying me. This got rid of all those unwanted NVH.
-Replaced the OEM TC bushing with Whilteline poly bushing - didn't know I needed to replace these until zcar installed the BBK. I use to have this strange vibration while going down hill and turning right aggresively. I initially thought it was an alignment issue but this got rid of that.
-Replaced the OEM exhaust hangers - One of my exhaust tips was higher than the other side and touching my bumper. This fixed the issue.
-Replaced the OEM rack/pinion steering bushing with Energy poly bushing - Not sure whether it was the steering wheel, these bushing or both that change the feel but there is definitely more feedback coming from the ground to your hands. Something I also need to get used to, but so far I'm neutral about the feeling.
-Installed JWT oil spacer - this extra qt of oil in the pan made a big difference for temperature. Temp stays well below 215F vs 230F.
-Installed Cosworth Oil Baffle - can't say much about this. I decided to get this since it was cheap and the oil pan was out.
-Installed the RJM clutch pedal bracket version2 - great modification when the car is warmed up. On cold start the engagement point is extremely low and short, after running the car for 5-10 minutes things are much better compared to stock.

 

lookin' awesome as usual