NewZJ
I Don't Know
i should have done this a long time ago.
i have a 2012 Hatchback LTZ 1.4L Metallic Silver with light grey pinstripes
I bought the car in August of 2012, it had only 14 miles on it
shortly after purchase, somebody hit me in a parking lot. then a week later, a spare tire fell out of a vehicle in front of me and bit my bumper pretty hard.
i installed the Full Trifecta Tune first, then i installed a very crappy air filter setup with parts purchased through amazon.
I ported the Intake Manifold and installed 42# injectors.
I also installed shifter bushings, DDM Rear Brace, air dam belly pan, 12 inch JL audio subwoofer and Infinity 611a amplifier, Ultragauge, which i do not have pics for.
I started plastidipping the rear of the car, i think it looks pretty good and sporty.
my second biggest classifieds purchase were my wheels. here you can see my tard up on a lift with the wheel in the background next to it
I lent my car to my flatmate to use while she didnt have a ride. i got a call about the car not accelerating and having a terrible smell and lots of clouds coming from it in march of 2014. i found oil in the turbo intake and bad compression in one cylinder.
the bad cylinder
the good cylinders
The cause was a faulty compression ring on that bad cylinder, which is a rare but known issue and was taken care of with the warranty. The motor was almost fully rebuilt by a local chevrolet dealership that i absolutely enjoyed dealing with and will provide their info on request. The motor had 15k on it at the time.
This is how it looked earlier today in the sunlight
MPFab Intercooler and Anaconda pics
Beastlick Billet Grille installed
Mods Purchased and Installed
Tune, Legacy Elite Trifecta
Wheels, Moda MD-15 18x8 with Kuhmo Ecsta 4x 225/40zr18 no spacers needed
MPFab Intercooler
MPFab Anaconda
MPFab Air Intake System
MPFab DRS
ZZP Catback
18 inch resonator
Air Dam Belly Pan
Bypass Bypass Bypass
DDM Rear Brace
Ultragauge
DDM Shifter Bushings
DDM Short Throw Shifter
Ported Intake Manifold
42# Bosch Injectors
RS Steering Module Programming (Thanks to ScarabEpic22, in fact many of these mods were installed with him)
Tinted Windows
MPFab Intake honeycomb insert
Black Euro headlights with xenon bulbs, xenon bulbs for foglights too
GM Performance Lowering kit with RS Struts and Shocks and lowering springs
Billet Grill from Beastlick
DDM Coil Cover
BNR Shark Fin Antenna
Buick Encore front disc upgrade
Wideband o2
Purchased and Soon to be installed
AEM Water/Meth Kit
WaveTrac LSD
RallySport Mud Flaps
Mini H1 projectors and demon eyes
Black plastic front lip (donated by Barch88, thanks!)
Ebay Center Console
Hptuners pro suite
Not Purchased but will be installed when available
Whatever MPFab decides to sell, especially that turbo
i will keep this thread updated with my additions and changes.
i have a 2012 Hatchback LTZ 1.4L Metallic Silver with light grey pinstripes
I bought the car in August of 2012, it had only 14 miles on it
shortly after purchase, somebody hit me in a parking lot. then a week later, a spare tire fell out of a vehicle in front of me and bit my bumper pretty hard.
i installed the Full Trifecta Tune first, then i installed a very crappy air filter setup with parts purchased through amazon.
I ported the Intake Manifold and installed 42# injectors.
I also installed shifter bushings, DDM Rear Brace, air dam belly pan, 12 inch JL audio subwoofer and Infinity 611a amplifier, Ultragauge, which i do not have pics for.
I started plastidipping the rear of the car, i think it looks pretty good and sporty.
my second biggest classifieds purchase were my wheels. here you can see my tard up on a lift with the wheel in the background next to it
I lent my car to my flatmate to use while she didnt have a ride. i got a call about the car not accelerating and having a terrible smell and lots of clouds coming from it in march of 2014. i found oil in the turbo intake and bad compression in one cylinder.
the bad cylinder
the good cylinders
The cause was a faulty compression ring on that bad cylinder, which is a rare but known issue and was taken care of with the warranty. The motor was almost fully rebuilt by a local chevrolet dealership that i absolutely enjoyed dealing with and will provide their info on request. The motor had 15k on it at the time.
This is how it looked earlier today in the sunlight
MPFab Intercooler and Anaconda pics
Beastlick Billet Grille installed
Mods Purchased and Installed
Tune, Legacy Elite Trifecta
Wheels, Moda MD-15 18x8 with Kuhmo Ecsta 4x 225/40zr18 no spacers needed
MPFab Intercooler
MPFab Anaconda
MPFab Air Intake System
MPFab DRS
ZZP Catback
18 inch resonator
Air Dam Belly Pan
Bypass Bypass Bypass
DDM Rear Brace
Ultragauge
DDM Shifter Bushings
DDM Short Throw Shifter
Ported Intake Manifold
42# Bosch Injectors
RS Steering Module Programming (Thanks to ScarabEpic22, in fact many of these mods were installed with him)
Tinted Windows
MPFab Intake honeycomb insert
Black Euro headlights with xenon bulbs, xenon bulbs for foglights too
GM Performance Lowering kit with RS Struts and Shocks and lowering springs
Billet Grill from Beastlick
DDM Coil Cover
BNR Shark Fin Antenna
Buick Encore front disc upgrade
Wideband o2
Purchased and Soon to be installed
AEM Water/Meth Kit
WaveTrac LSD
RallySport Mud Flaps
Mini H1 projectors and demon eyes
Black plastic front lip (donated by Barch88, thanks!)
Ebay Center Console
Hptuners pro suite
Not Purchased but will be installed when available
Whatever MPFab decides to sell, especially that turbo
i will keep this thread updated with my additions and changes.
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