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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 12:20 AM
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Hey everyone. I'm new to tuning TC's. I've had mine for 3 years now but I've just recently taken an interest in tuning it. I ordered the car with TRD springs and struts and a TRD exhaust. Other than that my car is bone stock.

I'm a former Honda tuner. I had a '97 Civic HB with an Integra Type R engine in it. It ran 13.7 in the quarter with the ITR engine pretty much stock. The last few weeks I've been bitten by the need to get another toy. So I started looking around for parts for the TC. Then it happened. My girlfriend, Sarah, told me she'd buy me a CF front lip for my upcoming birthday, and then preceded to tell me I could buy a turbo kit if I wanted to. She had seen me checking them out almost every night for a week. I've never done boost so I've spent the last week or so reading whatever I can about turbo kits and TC's.

So that's where I'm at. I'm trying to find out whatever I can about boosting and I've been working OT so hopefully I can have my car boosted and tuned by spring. Tuning....it's a horrible disease, but it's so much fun! Looks like I've been bitten again!
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 01:58 AM
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there is a subforum that is labeled as "forced induction"

there you'll find many options as well as information about boosting and the necessary work to achieve a good setup.
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Welcome and good luck!
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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there is also a york, pa thread. i go to school in lancaster, maybe you can hit everyone up at a lanc meet sometime!
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by slow06tc
Hey everyone. I'm new to tuning TC's. I've had mine for 3 years now but I've just recently taken an interest in tuning it. I ordered the car with TRD springs and struts and a TRD exhaust. Other than that my car is bone stock.

I'm a former Honda tuner. I had a '97 Civic HB with an Integra Type R engine in it. It ran 13.7 in the quarter with the ITR engine pretty much stock. The last few weeks I've been bitten by the need to get another toy. So I started looking around for parts for the TC. Then it happened. My girlfriend, Sarah, told me she'd buy me a CF front lip for my upcoming birthday, and then preceded to tell me I could buy a turbo kit if I wanted to. She had seen me checking them out almost every night for a week. I've never done boost so I've spent the last week or so reading whatever I can about turbo kits and TC's.

So that's where I'm at. I'm trying to find out whatever I can about boosting and I've been working OT so hopefully I can have my car boosted and tuned by spring. Tuning....it's a horrible disease, but it's so much fun! Looks like I've been bitten again!



i dont think i have ever seen your car around in york and i have had mine for 2yr now. anyways loke xdevious said check out that york pa thread we usually meet at dennys on the last saturday of every month.
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by xDevious
there is also a york, pa thread. i go to school in lancaster, maybe you can hit everyone up at a lanc meet sometime!
I'll have to check that out. I've seen some pretty nice TC's around the area but haven't actually gotten a chance to talk to anyone about mod's or anything.

I'll post pics when I get a chance. My car is pretty much stock so not much to look at. Once my CF lip comes I'll take some pics and see what everyone thinks.

Are there any boosted TC's in York? I haven't seen any yet.
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[Are there any boosted TC's in York? I haven't seen any yet.[/quote]




yes 2 that i know of and one in lancaster.

A Black tc with an ebay turbo set up, and also tourqe tc that is super charged. the guy in lancaster has a black cherry pearl tc that has the turbonetics kit.
hopefully next year ill have a rado kit.
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Hey Crazyedie19, I actually spotted you earlier today. I just checked out your myspace and I'm almost 100% sure it was you. It was by Round the Clock at 11:30 ish this morning. You were headin toward lancaster. Nice ride man.
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Yup. I boost! You should come out to the end of the month meet. I was hanging out with Dustin this weekend (black cherry w/ turbonetics kit) at the Mt. Wolf show, I brought my streetbike up and left my tC at home.

If you see mine out, its nautical metallic blue. I dont drive it much.
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by slow06tc
Hey Crazyedie19, I actually spotted you earlier today. I just checked out your myspace and I'm almost 100% sure it was you. It was by Round the Clock at 11:30 ish this morning. You were headin toward lancaster. Nice ride man.



Thanks. yeah i was header to work at diehl toyota.
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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Here are some pics of my TC. Like I said, pretty plain. I'll post more when my CF lip comes in this week.











And here's one of my old sleeper hatch with an ITR engine in it. ;-)





Enjoy!
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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nice i want your seats! were did you get them done?
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 01:26 AM
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psh... you should have done a full rebuild on the hatch and leave it looking like that
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by crazyedie19
nice i want your seats! were did you get them done?
I got those out of the demo car at diehl toyota. The backs are the same style only without the stitching.

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psh... you should have done a full rebuild on the hatch and leave it looking like that
I know. I miss that car. It was one of those things where I was living with people and it wasn't workin out so it had to go so I could get out on my own. The guy I bought it from blew it up 3 weeks later. I loved that car. It was the ultimate sleeper. :-)[/quote]
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 02:52 AM
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shame that would be a fun little sleeper to play with.......
Old Aug 21, 2008 | 05:22 AM
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Hey dude. I'm right in Harrisburg. You let me know if there's anything you would like to buy out of my car. ;) Send me PM.
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 01:11 AM
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those seats look damnn good man.
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by frankensteinwill
those seats look damnn good man.
Thanks man. I've thought of gettin rid of them because I don't care for leather as much as I thought I would've, but I like the fact that they are different.
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 01:44 AM
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Holy cow, I was scrolling through the pictures fast and i thought you had a TC with a honda engine in it. I almost had to call the police on your a**. I'm glad it was just my eyes being stupid

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