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It's lowered just a touch, maybe an inch or so. It's on OEM supra springs and supra bilsteins. The car does actually sit a little lower than that pic suggests. Just when I take it off jack stands the suspension must still be pumped up higher. One drive around the block and it sits a little lower. You can actually get a better representation of how it sits on the dyno picture rather than the plastidip pictures. The dyno pic is it's normal stance.

I have thought about putting it back on some eibachs though. But honestly it already feels really low getting in/out of it, and going up curbs, so I'm not sure I really want it any lower.

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It feels low cause you drive a monster truck for a DD ;)

Hopefully getting new drivers will fix the issue! that really stinks. If it doesn't fix it, do you plan on going to AEM or a different standalone?

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Getting old! cant bend that far. Try getting out of Andrews noble. lol

I vote for moar low! Pro kit engage.

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Haha. Just heard back from DIY, they gave me the text book answer of "replace the whole MS3x card, order it on our site. Thanks".

MS is cool and all, but just seems like vendor/product support leaves a lot to be desired. Then again I've never had AEM, Pro-EFI, etc so I don't have anything to compare it to. Maybe they're all like this. I still like MS, just anyone else considering it I think should be aware that it is very much DIY oriented, and expect to figure shit out yourself with minimal support. If it wasn't for Jordan in Florida that has done this a million times and helps me out, I'd be up shit creek.

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How much does that card run?

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$100 + shipping. I think all I need are two small chips however, probably a buck a piece. Wonder if I can just source some myself.

The two tiny black components (Q1 & Q2) soldered to the board are what I believe I need.

http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/i...qmod-k_med.jpg

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Considering it is DIY, and those look easy to remove, Id just replace them.

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Yep, since MS3 is built to handle 8 cylinders, I'm going to replace the bad ones with the 'spare' ones to get it back on the road asap. Then probably figure out the manufacturer part number and see if I can't just order up some more and install them in the 2 spare slots later.

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oh noes.

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Fingers crossed that this works.

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It's alive!

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Woot!!

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Some pics a fellow SC'er took of my car at this weeks UMMO meet. Thanks again Curt for putting this on, and letting us non-Mitsu's still come and partake! Thought they were probably the best pics anyone has taken of my car. Wish I had camera skills.

FYI wheels are plastidipped Anthracite metallic currently. Not sure if I'm digging it, may re-dip them in their silver metallic instead.

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Looks good.

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I didn't think the wheels looked half bad. Was good chatting last night! I have to get out to more of these.

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From the pics, the wheels looks good this way.

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Cool, thanks for the feedback. Im putting the center caps back on too which I think will look better also.

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Looks good to me, I like the dark look. Hard to make the stockers pop really, they are a very subtle design and they arent very big. Needs more low and a size up :)

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I agree with you bman, they don't look right I think I liked the silver better.

I think maybe because it represents a cleaner OEM style look to the car and the car is damn clean and has a sporty OEM look to it with the mods you have done.

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I think I agree with you Aaron, but it'll have to wait until next year. Done dinking around with them, just going to continue to enjoy this thing until the snow flies!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzBmQMyYDBk&hd=1

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Got a spare hour to goof around?
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Got a cabinet full of PlastiDip?
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Got some 88 cent deck's of cards from Walmart?
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Project goodbye chrome trim
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I'd call that a success.

Thanks to FSUsucks1 from CL for the motivation to do this :)

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dude from craigslist motivated you? O_o

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Club Lexus

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Good stuff! Need that tint now to get the full gangster look

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Purchased a set of Corbeau LG1's (black cloth) that should arrive in a couple weeks from MAP! I chose these because I was looking for a balance between Weight, Comfort, Cost, quality. Corbeau usually makes a seat that's more budget friendly than the other big names, while still maintaining quality standards. The LG1's are regarded as one of the most comfortable seats offered by Corbeau, this is still a Lexus after all not a real race care! And they weigh a fraction of the stockers. I could have gotten some cheapo ebay ones for a better price, but I think I'd be sacraficing quality and possibly comfort. I could have gotten some Sparco Milano's but that'd be coming at a big price. So I think this was the perfect choice for my goals.

This ended up happening a little sooner than I planned (planned to do this over the winter), but I have plans to go to the track in about a month and I would like to take advantage of the weight savings.

So, ditch both heavy ass front seats which weight about 75lbs each from what I've gathered. Replaced with these which are 26lbs each + maybe 10lbs for each bracket. Overall that's right around 78lbs shaved off the car in street form which I think is awesome. At the track I'll remove the passenger side so that'll actually be another 36lbs removed for a total of about 114lbs saved in track form. That's like removing a Tauni, I think I will definitely feel the difference!

I will try to weight the components I take out, and the new ones I'm putting in so I have more accurate numbers.

Trying to think of some other areas I could reduce the weight without sacraficing the quality/comfort of the car much. Things like a CF Hood, but for the price it doesn't seem like you actually save a ton of weight. $700 to save maybe 15lbs I'm guessing? Doesn't seem like I'd notice that reduction much, so not sure it's really a good use of money at this point.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/s...1btgS&usqp=CAE

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Those look nice and comfy. How were they priced compared to a set of Evo seats?

Also, The gunmetal plastidip looks nice on the trim. I love how easy it is to just spray something like that up!

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Looks nice! LOL at removing a Tauni.

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Love the wheels, but I might be partial to anthracite gray just a bit, although mine's a bit more permanent. :D

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HOLD THE PHONE@@

You didn't buy EBAY seats?

man you are getting old or something. Also track day?

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^LOL!

Trim looks good. Can't wait to see this with the seats installed.

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Lolz brown, cold day in hell I suppose.

I kind of gave up on evo seats as most of what I kept seeing were 8 seats in crappy condition. This way I'll know they're in good condition since they're new, probably about similar to some decent 8 seats price wise. And I think these are supposidely a bit lighter too. So I think this was a good choice for me.

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Also rosey, that's black dip, not gunmetal. Camera kinda makes it look gunmetal but it is standard flat black dip.

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ahh yes, it does look black in the pictures, I think I was thrown off by the cans.

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Cans been throwing dudes off since the beginning of time.

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Nice on the seat upgrade, do love a good race seat that's still comfy.
If you're looking for cheaper weight savings, a small lithium battery is a good place to save about 30lbs in the $200 range. Mine always worked well in the Lotus, thinking about doing the same on the Noble.

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I already run a smaller lawn mower battery. I wonder what it weighs. Do you have a link to the one you're talking about?

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Ah, most of those mini batteries are in the 15lb range.
I was happy with my Shorai, http://shoraipower.com, many are in the 3-4lb range.

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Damn that's light, will have to check it out. How long do they last? In my Talon I had used a lawn mower battery, usually had to replace it every year. Decided to go to what I thought was a more legit batter setup with an Odyssey. That battery lasted me a year too and was way more expensive. So decided to just go lawn mower again on this car and get a new one every year for $25.

If these are that light though, and last at least a few seasons, I'll have to consider it, thanks!

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I have a small Deka brand battery, you might find some info in my thread, but it was $52 shipped to my place and I've drained it and recharged it plenty just fine.