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Old 08-22-2009, 08:55 PM
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Hey guys. Just wondering if anyone can give any ideas on little mods here and there to place in the engine. I already have the TRD oil and radiator caps and figure I'll add a diversion panel and maybe an AEM battery tie down. Any other recommendations that don't deal with performance or light mods? This is not intended to put more power, so not looking into headers or anything of that sort. Thanks for advance.
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A strut bar, and if you can find one for a decent price, an Arc induction box.
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Old 08-22-2009, 09:32 PM
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Uhh I have a TRD strut bar. For anyone who needs to know what I have inside the engine, check my car's mod list. But thanks for the 2nd item suggestion. Any other ideas?
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polished header or heatshield, polished valve cover, samco radiator hoses, weapon r coolant over flow tank and steering fluid reservoir
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DME radiator tie downs..really small edition but they look pretty good for what they are
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Old 08-23-2009, 02:35 PM
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oh yeah some NRG hood damper! hey where can I buy that dme radiator tie down, sorry too lazy to search
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nonstoptuning.com has them I believe
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Where can I find the DME radiator tie downs? Google search didn't do much luck.
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^^ like he said, nonstoptuning.. here http://www.nonstoptuning.com/DME/pRadiatorPanels.htm
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Thanks for all the help Ace. Just one more thing, where could I find the polished header/ polished heatshield and polished valve covers? After that I'm all set
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Originally Posted by tico4csun
Thanks for all the help Ace. Just one more thing, where could I find the polished header/ polished heatshield and polished valve covers? After that I'm all set
You generally polish them yourself, the best part of that is its basically free!
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i think scion_jon did a diy on how he did that to his header cover
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I know I've seen at other car shows custom made covers or different ones made for the headers.
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killerglass!

looks pretty good lit up at shows and such

paint your valve cover, or plastic engine cover, it really makes the engine pop!
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If you are planning on tracking your car, then stay away from killerglass. 98% of tracks dont allow cars on the track with killerglass products.
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No track for me. Any other ideas? Killerglass is a good one.
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WIRE TUCK!!!!!!!

ultimate mod engine bay mod, lol

but of course you have to either bite the bullet and DIY, or find some wiring Guru to do it for you, my guess is it wont be cheap, but damm it would look good!!

look for Yellowhoodie, he did his himself and it looks awesome!

look for Y
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