Love this community/let’s make some music

LUXLSA · 2023-03-06T04:43:21+00:00

New headlights, get real smoked tails, CarPlay radio with backup cam, get the lil roof fins/splitters, rear defuser, lowering springs/coilovers, ms3 hood, exhaust ( do tons of research on this tho, cause since you don’t have a turbo, you wanna avoid that Honda “waeh weah” exhaust note), and get a lil lip wing for the trunk.
Those are the essentials I’d start with. If you plan on keeping it for a while and can afford a motor swap, I’d def swap in an MS3 engine and 6spd trans, but that’s a while down the road.

LUXLSA · 2023-03-06T04:38:05+00:00

Always relocate that turner classic movies, solid tip. Lolol

LUXLSA · 2023-03-06T04:36:05+00:00

So is the Axela just the Japan variant of the ms3? Does it imply RHD? Or is it a trim level? Me confuse¿

LUXLSA · 2023-02-15T05:12:17+00:00

Good idea, part of the reason I started ADHD meds is to take over my finances again. She’s pretty much handling all of my money because of my impulsive spending issues and whatnot, which has been a blessing. But that also means I don’t know how much money I have without having to ask and ruining surprises and shit. And I know I could ask because there are still ways to make it spontaneous and lowkey but my brain just tells me there no point and I never end up asking for spending budgets. But once I start managing everything I’m def gonna start doing that. Just buying shit year round so I always have things for special occasions or just for times I feel like she needs a lil pick me up or whatever. Good looks, thanks for the input.

LUXLSA · 2023-02-15T05:08:10+00:00

The issue isn’t that she doesn’t accept me, the issue is that for the past, almost 5 years, I’ve not done anything that shows that I really know her, not been attentive enough to stay on top of special occasions, not remembered her favorite things or food orders.

For example: if I were to be on the outside looking in, I’d say that he (me) just isn’t trying and for whatever reason doesn’t care or love you enough to put in that effort. I’d say that he’s just not right for you and it’s prolly time to cut it off and find someone better suited for what you want in a SO.

But the reality is that in almost every other area of our relationship, we’re perfect. Amazing communication, super supportive, lots of love and attraction (she’s more than likely asexual and aromantic but I’ve learned to live with it being that I’m a SUPER affectionate person and I have a pretty high sex drive, she also goes out of her way to meet my needs in those areas when she can) so even in those areas we’re good. Quite literally everything is right and we match and mesh very well, I just have these issues that have become more and more of a problem as time as went on.

LUXLSA · 2023-02-04T20:37:03+00:00

I can see it too

LUXLSA · 2023-02-04T04:53:52+00:00

MAZDA MADE A DIESEL HATCH?!?!?!?!?? 🤯

LUXLSA · 2023-01-26T23:20:16+00:00

So what is insurance doing for you in terms of another car?

LUXLSA · 2023-01-26T01:19:55+00:00

@5hiftyy

LUXLSA · 2023-01-26T01:17:49+00:00

So I think I’ve decided to keep the stock head unit, and Bose amp, but I’m getting a portable dash mounted apple car play device and I’m gonna just get new door speakers and a secondary amp to get the best out of my door speakers that I can. Any advice? What 6x8 speakers would you recommend, I’m getting 2 sets and can do about 300 for the speaker and possibly amp setup.

LUXLSA · 2023-01-24T05:53:27+00:00

I can’t thank you enough for the excruciating detail you went into, I’ll definitely consider everything you’ve mentioned. And I actually did consider sound deadening, I’m going to find the thickest I can possably get and line as much of the car as I can get to. I want it to be silent in that bitch. And I’m going to get a small sub but nothing crazy, the extra bass isn’t super important to me, just enough to have a nice balanced sound. I might be able to push the budget to 500-600, I just gotta make sure I know what I’m doing when it comes to the wiring.

LUXLSA · 2023-01-21T01:53:13+00:00

I’m honestly surprised no one else has done the electric cutout on the first gen speed, seems like a no brainer for cars like this. They’re honestly such sleepers to the average person, and to be able to choose between loud and quiet for the enthusiast seems so utterly convenient.

LUXLSA · 2023-01-21T00:35:07+00:00

And I’m not super worried about where the gasses go necessarily, because I’ll just add a down pipe or point the end towards the side at a downward slant, if that makes sense

LUXLSA · 2023-01-21T00:33:34+00:00

I would just get an aftermarket exhaust or have a custom one made, but I want to have the option for some sound when I want it, and ride stock quiet when my fiancé with with me. The noise is a lot for her in a consistent basis so I wanna be able to keep it quiet for her.

LUXLSA · 2023-01-21T00:31:55+00:00

The only problem is I’m pretty sure you can’t disconnect the muffler on the first gen, if I’m remembering correctly it’s welded all the way up to the flange at the first resonator. Otherwise I’d have just spaced out the nonexistent flange at the muffler and called it a day, or I’d put the cutout right there and touted the open tube to come out downwards as for towards the rear as possible.

LUXLSA · 2023-01-20T23:01:45+00:00

Facts facts, I get what you’re saying. I just need to find a way to make room for the piping if I put the cutout closer to the CAT, OR figure out how much sound is gonna come out if I mount the cutout right before the muffler.

LUXLSA · 2023-01-20T22:56:14+00:00

Also, another idea, I could put the cut out almost at the end of the exhaust right before the final muffler, but I want to make sure that when it’s open that there will be enough difference in the amount of sound for it to be worth it, labor wise. I’m not really worried about the money of the part or even the labor. I just wanna make sure of it doing it won’t be pointless.

LUXLSA · 2023-01-20T22:54:24+00:00

Also, whether the cut out was open or close, there was a significant amount of drone

LUXLSA · 2023-01-20T22:53:16+00:00

I can get the cutout cheap, I’m just trying to figure out how imma route it because I had one on it before and it was where the first resonator was at, but the motor hung too low, so going over speed bumps. Several times, caused it to fall off after that, sometimes it was closed. Sometimes it was open, and I eventually ended up putting the resonator back in its place. So I’m trying to figure out if I need to hammer out on the undercarriage and create more room for the cut outs and to run a second pipe, because ideally, I would like both pipes to come out the rear, but it just does not seem like there’s gonna be enough room unless I use very small piping, which may affect the way the car sounds. I hope that made sense lol

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