What did you do to your Emira today?

[RyanGphoto]

Some pics of installing the 3rd Cat Delete and Valve Controller on a friend's car.. We wrapped the VC with gold foil to combat the exhaust heat.. Took WAY longer than expected because the 3rd Cat delete pipe wasn't the proper size.. I had to use an expander to expand the GRP pipe to make the pipe bigger to make a snug fit. That took A LOT longer, trying to expand it and then it gets smaller when you take it out of the pipe so that was a back and forth.. added 2 hours or more to the install (we had to goto Autozone to "rent" the expander) so that was 45 mins round trip and then man expanding it took a LOT of effort. You will Def need a 'cheater' bar.

Seems like the circumference for some was perfect and then we had a BIG difference in size..

Overall worth the upgrades for him.. I will post my thoughts in a separate thread.

Ryan G

 

[scc.131.fe]

Some pics of installing the 3rd Cat Delete and Valve Controller.. I wrapped the VC with gold foil to combat the exhaust heat.. Took WAY longer than expected because the 3rd Cat delete pipe wasn't the proper size.. I had to use an expander to expand the pipe to make the pipe bigger to make a snug fit. That took A LOT longer, trying to expand it and then it gets smaller when you take it out of the pipe so that was a back and forth.. added 2 hours more to the install (I had to goto Autozone to "rent" the expander) so that was 45 mins round trip and then man expanding it took a LOT of effort.

Seems like the circumference for some was perfect and then I had a BIG difference in size..

Overall worth the upgrades.. I will post my thoughts in a separate thread coming up real soon (today maybe).

Ryan G

Good stuff! That's when it really starts to feel like your car!

 

[RyanGphoto]

Good stuff! That's when it really starts to feel like your car!

Agreed.. He loves it. I have some decals and things that make it my car.. Which I love and sets it apart.. I am about too paint the shifter "R" and the line yellow to match the inside of the car as well. I might be doing the grp short shifter and Def doing a dashcam next weekend.

 

[RyanGphoto]

I just gotta say.. Thank you @Dragoon for the videos.. They helped us SOO much.. We def wouldn't have known to use the pipe extender and this was a HUGE help..

I might be attempting the short shifter and Def doing a dashcam next weekend.

 

[GlobalPilot777]

Im gonna pick up on the idea of painting the seat centre stripes in yellow! Soon will show pictures

 

[RyanGphoto]

Im gonna pick up on the idea of painting the seat centre stripes in yellow! Soon will show pictures

I would love to see this and know what you use to do that. I like the black, but would really be interested in what that looks like.

 

[RyanGphoto]

@GlobalPilot777 try the steering wheel as well.

The center and bottom are both decals.

I also did the seats with decals.

I bought extra if you are interested happy to pass along the cost.

 

[allenyao09]

Some pics of installing the 3rd Cat Delete and Valve Controller on a friend's car.. We wrapped the VC with gold foil to combat the exhaust heat.. Took WAY longer than expected because the 3rd Cat delete pipe wasn't the proper size.. I had to use an expander to expand the GRP pipe to make the pipe bigger to make a snug fit. That took A LOT longer, trying to expand it and then it gets smaller when you take it out of the pipe so that was a back and forth.. added 2 hours or more to the install (we had to goto Autozone to "rent" the expander) so that was 45 mins round trip and then man expanding it took a LOT of effort. You will Def need a 'cheater' bar.

Seems like the circumference for some was perfect and then we had a BIG difference in size..

Overall worth the upgrades for him.. I will post my thoughts in a separate thread.

Ryan G

I was planning to do the 3rd cat delete and valve controller myself but this got me worried.. What does a "cheater" bar do btw?

 

[Dragoon]

I was planning to do the 3rd cat delete and valve controller myself but this got me worried.. What does a "cheater" bar do btw?

A cheater bar is usually an extra-long wrench or a piece of pipe that slides over your wrench handle to give you extra leverage.

Here's an example of an extended-length wrench that I use.

Amazon.com

 

[Eagle7]

I was planning to do the 3rd cat delete and valve controller myself but this got me worried.. What does a "cheater" bar do btw?

If you're going to do any of your own wrenching, it's worth it to go to Harborfreight and get a breaker bar. I have two; a 1/2" and a 3/8". They're easier to use, and don't risk ruining a ratchet. I even bought a set of impact sockets so I don't have to worry about ruining one of my regular ones. All of that including sockets was less than $100. Well worth having when you need one.

 

[OppositeLock]

I replaced the annoying touch controls with proper physical buttons.

Before:

After:

 

[EZcheezy]

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[Eagle7]

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Yes, but can it play reindeer games?

 

[Tomwa]

Yes, but can it play reindeer games?

Clearly not. It has a red nose.

We all know the red-nosed genetic outcast is not to be played with in case the syndrome is contagious.

 

[RyanGphoto]

I was planning to do the 3rd cat delete and valve controller myself but this got me worried.. What does a "cheater" bar do btw?

As others have said.. It's an extra long bar that goes over your wrenches to give you more leverage.. I had a 4ft one and I really had to use a TON of effort to get the pipe extender to expand the opening of the GRP so it fit snug..

My friend did buy me lunch and I got to work on the car and learn a bunch as well.. So it was worth it.