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PHR33K
07-01-2007, 12:39 PM
Howdy Everyone,

Finally getting around to my first post :D
Thought I should hold it off until i had something of relative intertest to say.

Have had my KR for roughly 8 months now and have had no major problems with it at all and getting the RWC was one of the easiest that i have ever had done. But now comes the time where i have lost my license and i'm finally getting off my rear and doing some nice work to the car.

Hoping to do a full rebuild of the engine, will be supercharging as well as a manual conversion also looking for a nice dual exhaust but cant be to loud, as for the body well be respraying in stock Straeco Grey Pearl and lowering with SuperLows, as for the interior i have already painted the console and dash parts in sky blue although i will be doing it again in an electric metallic blue instead becuase it should look alot better. Sound has already been looked after with a Panasonic H/U Kenwood 6" fronts and Xplod 6x9s Powered By A Rampage 2Channel, Bass Is Provided by an Xplod 15" powered by a Jensen 650RMS POWER Mono Amp. Although looking to get 2 12" Pioneer Subs. The whole car has been covered in Brushcote SoundDeadener and the difference is remarkable.

What i really could use help with is, while the engine is out what could i do to make it a bit sportier and really enhance it. Also superchargin is something i've only looked into and have never really done personally.

Any help that you guys could give would be really great, considering some of the great minds that i have seen around this place:)



Regards
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PHR33K

EDIT: Pics

[TUFFTR]
07-01-2007, 02:09 PM
Welcome and show us some piccys of ya ride mate:)
I would get the heads ported.
Maybe think about a more agressive cam aswell.
Extractors are a must.

JEDI
07-01-2007, 02:48 PM
cool man keep us all updated!!
I also have a KR tht i have spent a bit of money on (too much i now think).
lowered , mags , stezza , extractors , throttle body ,exhaust blah blah.

the prob is i cant be bothered maintaining it anymore and it has gone to sh t .
oh well , its good to see someone with the same passion i USED to have :D

ps: dont even bother trying to find a body kit for it unless u are prepared to go custom.
the Veradas all have wider front bars than the magnas and no one has yet made a kit for them as far as i can figure out.

pps: welcome to the club man
*edit*
ppps : dont go superlows on the front unless you are prepared for a Very Rough Ride.
I am hitting the bump stops at the slightest imperfection in the road. I am suprised that nothing is broken yet. As far as i know anyway. I work up north and dont drive it that much so im not too worried really :-)