First few things I did was put on my Strut Bar and do the DYI BOV mod. I know it's more like a BPV, considering the diaphragm in use.





Next I put on my Rally Armor UR mud flaps. Didn't have any factory mud flaps.





I also put my custom lights back in. I'm leaving them blue, but will be doing a modification to them to increase the eye liner LED count. These are the Korean OEM lights so they don't have the separate LEDs the NA Turbos have in the eye liner. It's the same eye liner as the NAV.


Things are already on order
Resonator Delete on order and AEM Intake also, on order. They should be in here in a week or so. Things that will be coming in the next couple of months include an exhaust and some blue metallic matte vinyl wrap for the side skirts, front lip, and rear diffuser.

 

Nice VT. I just picked up a New 2014 Model VT That is the same color as yours. I would like to see what yours looks like once you get the vinyl wrap on there.

 

Thanks. I got the vinyl sample in the mail today. Here's what it would look like. I think I like it.



Intake should be here by the weekend.

 

Wait until u hear the woooosssshhh w/ ur new intake, u will b in love!

 

Great color choice! Welcome back and excited to see what you do

 

Well look what the Fed Ex man just brought me. Gonna get some wooshes today.

 

I couldn't wait. 35 degrees out. Not as bad as others but damn it was cold. Lol.

 

Nice choice. I have the AEM one too but its chrome not black.

 

I had a chrome Injen in my NAV for quite a while. It was difficult to maintain that original shiny finish. That was only a small part in the decision to get this color, tho. Since, I've got a black car, I figured this would look better, especially with the blue I'm planning on doing to the engine cover. Need to wait til it's a bit warmer tho.

 

Is it the gunmetal? Thats the color mine is. I love my aem.

 

Yes, it's the gun metal. I was actually surprised by how much the stock intake tube weighs just by itself. I think I lost about 15 pounds removing the stock intake system. Weight Reduction!!!

 

Hells yea! I love the gunmetal color

 

Turbosocks resonator delete just came in the mail. And I got a sticker. Yay! I'll get it installed soon.

Anyone have one of these? If so, any suggestions or words of wisdom? I know it goes under the car as I've seen the install guide. Some people have had problems with the OEM clamps not working after removal.

 

Ya. Get two 2.5" hose clamps from Home Depot. Words of wisdom? Vice grips. Rip the cap off the stock hose clamp and make it easier. Socket size is 5/16" if you cant get to it with a flat head.

 

Finally got around to installing the Turbosocks resonator delete pipe. It was a bit challenging until I figured out the the other end of the resonator hose needed to come off first to get to that blasted compression clamp on resonator. After that it was a walk in the park.

Also, installed my Active Sound Design delete mod. No more unnecessary competing engine noises in the cabin when I listen to my music. It's just me, the intake, and turbo all bouncing along to the BPM station.

I have some Sickspeed horns and rigid collars to install now. Hopefully I get to those this week or even the weekend. Life is getting in the way of mods. Lol.

 

Got a few more things installed. Bought a HKS style BOV and some Sixspeed Super Tone horns. Also happened to find a radiator cover already cut for the BOV. That's a win win. Got those installed this past weekend.

Top shot


Here's a head on shot showing the height of the BOV over the radiator cover.


Here's a shot of what the Sickspeed horns look like installed. I've already scared the the $#! + out of some careless drivers. They correct real quick now when I remind them the lane is already occupied. Lol



Also added a couple stickers on the back window. +10hp.

 

Awesome build. Would love to hear the horns

 

I'll see if I can get a video tomorrow. They're actually not too loud in the cabin, but God help you of you're in front of me. Just blipping them in the garage is painful. Lol.

 

I really want to switch out my horns..the stock sounds so embarrassing.. I need a manlier horn, was it easy to install? I was holding off on it because it seemed a bit complicated..

 

Wow...Car's coming along nicely!!!! BTW how did you cut the hole for the BOV? I've been wanting to do that, but wasn't sure how people were doing it?

 

He bought it already cut from someone on VT.org I think.

 

That's what I did. I didn't want to cut mine. Call me selfish. Lol. It was a pretty easy to replace the radiator cover. It was held together by probably about 16 to 20 screws, tho.

 

I know I didn't cut the hole, but if you want to do yours, the best thing to use would probably be a jig saw, a drill bit, and the hole template from Turbosocks. Trace out the hole from the template using an exacto knife to create the hole guide line. Use the drill bit to create a pilot hole for the jig saw. Just a little bigger than the jig saw blade's width. Then using the exacto knife line cut the hole to size. Based on the cut I saw in mine, you'll run into the lower radiator cover as you round the corner to cut closer along the grill, which will make for a bit tougher cut right there. As far as securing it, you can probably have friend hold the radiator cover steady while you cut. Obviously far away from the cutting line or someone might lose a finger. Also, this should be cut with the bumper off. Probably don't need to say that, but if it's not said... well you know how that goes. Lol. There are saw blades for cutting plastic that have finer teeth than the typical wood saw blade. The finer teeth will reduce the shaking caused by the jig saw's motion. The big wood teeth would probably shake the cover violently and make it more difficult to cut. All of this is based on previous experience in cutting various materials using a jig saw over my life. I'm not an expert, but I have some experience there.

 

^^^Yeah that's how I figured it was done...Now I just need a jigsaw

 

Harbor Freight! Starting at $30

 

Coming along nicely Briansid!

To give the edge a better finish, hit it with a sand paper bit on a drill or some sanding and polishing bits on a dremel then add a bit of edge trim.