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There's a reason I've waited so long to post my Vibrator here. Wanted to wait and hide my shame, do something before I showed it off.

And here it is.
2003 Vibe GT, built in 02/02, 340,000km, second owner (gifted from father), no accidents, good shagin wagon.



Keep your pants on, those are just my winters. Took that photo yesterday.

You'll want a list of specs I assume?

Currently

1. KW lowering springs
2. Custom short ram Intake
3. Custom axle back (no system made a noise I liked, so I welded my own together)
4. Speed Source shift bushings
5. Energy Suspension control arm bushings
6. DC Sports strut brace
7. Stickers. A (removed) load of stickers

Future Mods (within the next year)

1. Custom fabricated intake manifold - Follow my progress here > 2ZZ-GE Performance Intake Manifold
2. Greddy e-manage Blue piggyback ECU
3. TurboKits.com Complete turbo kit
4. Apexi turbo timer
5. MWR Gorilla Clutch
6. MWR lightweight flywheel
7. MWR short shifter
8. Energy Suspension engine mount bushings
9. Hallman ES boost controller
10. Enkei EV5 18" bronze rims
11. VIS carbon hood

THANK GOD FOR AN ENGINEER'S SALARY

OH GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!?!



Current Project:
- Porting and polishing my exhaust manifold
- CAT delete



Here's how she sounds now:
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Questions, comments, concerns?

Nice Ride you got there. It's even nicer due to your engineering mindset and the fact that you have the ingenuity and resources to create whatever mods you feel your Vibe GT will need I'll assume you are in the Mechanical Engineering field? If so, my hats off to you for choosing this rewarding & demanding field. From one Mechanical engineer (some 30 years ago when I graduated) to another ... keep up the good work

tpollauf wrote:Nice Ride you got there. It's even nicer due to your engineering mindset and the fact that you have the ingenuity and resources to create whatever mods you feel your Vibe GT will need I'll assume you are in the Mechanical Engineering field? If so, my hats off to you for choosing this rewarding & demanding field. From one Mechanical engineer (some 30 years ago when I graduated) to another ... keep up the good work

I'll be graduating in mechanical engineering at the end of August. It can't come any sooner! Probably the best field of work there is.

I kind of like the black on black steelies look. Just need a good coat of glass black, and maybe some trim rings.

How do you like the energy suspension bushings in the control arms? Did you put them in yourself?

arrowracer76 wrote: I'll be graduating in mechanical engineering at the end of August. It can't come any sooner! Probably the best field of work there is.

Freshman of mechanical engineering right here. I'm looking forward to getting more experienced!

KITT222 wrote:I kind of like the black on black steelies look. Just need a good coat of glass black, and maybe some trim rings.

How do you like the energy suspension bushings in the control arms? Did you put them in yourself?

arrowracer76 wrote: I'll be graduating in mechanical engineering at the end of August. It can't come any sooner! Probably the best field of work there is.

Freshman of mechanical engineering right here. I'm looking forward to getting more experienced!

That kind of makes me want to paint my summer rims black... I've got the 17" sport package wheels back home. Wonder how they'd look in a gloss black.

The difference between the Energy Bushings and stock is quite impressive. It is a massive improvement on initial turn in and helps reduce wheel hop on launch. Great way to spend $60 or so. Yea, I threw them in myself the other day while installing my lowering springs. My old bushings were FUBAR so it took no time to pull them out. Installation was quick and painless. I cringe at the thought of letting a shop touch my car. Nothing against them, I just trust my work because I know what I did. Far more rewarding too.

It's worth it man! Engineering is an amazing field.

Can anyone see the images I have posted? Because I can't....

I don't see them...