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This page will document my modifications, reviews, and breakages that are bound to happen with a car like this.

How To's
Clear front parking/running lenses
Relocating your battery to the trunk
Clear rear blinkers
Full write up on swapping a 5-speed transmission
Installing a B&M LSD insert
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ACT 2100 6-puck clutch
This is an awesome clutch. I picked it up for about $280 brand new. I installed it without any problems, bled the clutch and took it for a test drive. I started to get lots of chatter, which I thought was normal for a clutch like this.  Well a few miles away from home, I couldn't shift anymore. When I pressed the clutch in, the transmission lifted away from the engine. I towed the car home and pulled the tranny.  Turns out I forgot a bolt or two, tranny mount and a dowel pin.  Anyways, I fixed those problems, and the clutch has been great ever since.  You do need to slip the clutch around 1000-2000RPM's to get a smooth transition off the line, or else the car will jerk jerk jerk.  My rear main seal blew and soaked the tranny and clutch with oil. Well a few hard runs and this baby burnt the oil right off and it was grabbing like new again.

Starion FMIC
I picked up this intercooler from a buddy for about $100.  It took a little finesse to make it fit, but I was able to connect everything with stock 1G and 2G rubber intercooler pipes.  Right away I noticed that the car pulled harder on the top end and there was no heat soak.  Boost seems a bit laggy as well, but I'm not complaining. When I become rich I'll pick up a nice Spearco unit or NPR intercooler.  I know this is not the best front mount, but it was cheap and worth the upgrade.  It is possible to weld on 2.25" - 2.5" outlets as the pipes are 1.75".   Besides, it looks cool stuck on the front of the car :)

Big 16G
A beautiful upgrade! This turbo gave me much more pull at all RPM's. The turbo whistle is also deeper than the 14B and has more of a whooshing/sucking noise. Listen here to see what I mean. It bolted right in, and I traded it straight up for an old 6-bolt and head in need of a rebuild.  Bartering and trading is very nice. More power = more wheelspin of course.  I really needed to upgrade my suspension now. I picked up a set of wider front tires and threw in KYB AGX's in the rear.  Helps to keep the car planted with all this new power.

ACT 2600 and Xact flywheel

More clamping pressure, less harsh than the 6-puck.  I can actually slip this clutch.  I love it!  The lightweight flywheel really revs up and down quickly.

Indy Race Core FMIC (spearco)

Forced Performance 3065 BB turbo

What can I say?  A great intercooler that keeps intake temperatures to near ambient with my massive turbo  Looks menacing too.

A big turbo! I don't think I need anything bigger than this hehe.  Not much to say about this mofo.  Watch some videos to see it in action