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TwitterOften times enthusiasts will purchase suspension parts for their cars, without thinking of the attached strings, such as added noise, vibration, and harshness. Or for some, they knew there will be added NVH once the part is installed, but the handling benefits outweigh the comfort factors. I happen to fall into this 2nd category myself, [...]
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Whiteline Rear Strut Brace for the GD STi
Posted by Acejam on May 15th, 2009
Posted in Reviews, Suspension 
Tags: rear strut brace, STi suspension, strut brace, whiteline, whiteline rear strut brace 
No Comments »PDE Camber Plates – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Posted by Acejam on May 5th, 2009
For the past 2 years I’ve been running RaceComp Engineering Tarmac 2 coilovers. I’ve been using Cusco camber plates out back, paired up with a set of PDE camber plates up front. The PDE plates are an absolutely excellent product. Their build quality is incredible, and they fit perfect. Their unique design sets them apart [...]
Posted in Reviews, Suspension Tags: bolts, camber, coilovers, pde, pde camber plates, PDE tophat bolt, PDE tophat nut, PDE tophat stud, RCE, studs, tophat nuts, tophat studs, whiteline 7 Comments »Hawk HP Plus Brake Pads – Street, Autocross, and Track!
Posted by Acejam on April 14th, 2009
I’ve been writing up quite a number of reviews lately, based on products that I’ve purchased for my STi. One area that is often overlooked in the car tuning world is brakes. Sure, your car can have great power, but none of that matters if you can’t slow down in an appropriate manner. (and by appropriate, [...]
Posted in Articles, Reviews Tags: autocross, autocross brake pads, brake pads, brakes, brembo, hawk, hawk brake pads, hawk hp plus brake pads, hawk hp+ brake pads, hawk hp+ pads, hp plus, hp+, sti, street, tirerack, track, track brake pads 8 Comments »Tire Rack Closeout Sale: Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R
Posted by Acejam on April 1st, 2009
It appears Tire Rack is making way for the new Bridgestone Potenza RE-11. The RE-11 is the proposed successor to the RE-01R, and Tire Rack must make room for the new model. Therefore, they’re having an incredible closeout sale on remaining Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R inventory. At the time of this post, currently remaining inventory is as follows: [...]
How To: Fix & Refinish OEM BBS Wheels
Posted by Acejam on January 7th, 2009
First off, let me start by saying that I have never done any type of custom automotive bodywork prior to this project. To be completely honest, I wasn’t sure how this was initially going to turn out, but I said to myself “they are my winter wheels; I don’t care what they look like!”. Now, [...]