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That shit made it look mean af
You think about getting some revlimiter gauges? Would make an interesting install vid and they look amazing compared to the white gauges faces
What bov?
Running a bov delete!
Thank you so much for this!
Glad I could help!!
Hey, do you know anything about adding the rubber spring spacers on top of the coils for lift?
Why?
I was interested in lifting my fit, but I figured it out:)
How was your mileage and top end after this?
While I still had it, no significant change in mpg that I noticed and haven’t tested the top end much haha definitely more fun down low.
Great video! Also, the orange wire is for dimming, wire it in with your headlight fuse and it'll dim down when you turn on your headlights.
Please what is that steering wheel?
It’s a Key!s Racing steering wheel from Japan! Check out the video before this one, I show how to install it and wiring as well.
hey man! i have the manzo catback which is basically the same thing as this and i agree it’s a little too loud and the drone is pretty bad too. i want to install a vibrant ultra quiet but i’m not sure if i should install it into the same spot you did or the long mid pipe the manzo came with. what do you think?
Hey man! Good choice on exhaust haha I definitely liked where I had it cause it looked OE style and didn’t have to mess with hangers and such at all but can do the same, was just the easiest option removing the axleback instead if messing with the rest haha
Got mine done today. Thanks! your video was very helpful! Also would like to say for an NB1 I was able to get my SRS Airbag light to go away with 1x 3.3 ohm resistor.
Suoer glad I was able to help! My main goal with these vids haha. And cool deal I appreciate the note! Hope you enjoy the new setup 🤘
That was very helpful. I am thinking of getting blue LEDs for my NB. Quick question, cause I have no idea. Is the dimmer for the gauge cluster (on the left side, I believe all NBs have it) still works? Or LEDs cannot be dimmer or brighter?
I appreciate you checking the video out, glad I could help! And yup I still had dimmer functionality with the LED’s, just had a few “hot spots” is all.
@@dapetdetective Cool! Thanks for the answer. I cannot stand bright lights in the car at night and I was worried I wouldn't be able to dim the LEDs. I will order the LEDs and on my next day off they will be installed. Thanks again!
Honestly thanks bro
hey what wheels are those
What are thoooooose! So the original ones were a “Spec Miata” D-Force wheels thru 5XRacing.
Did all this make it awkward to reach the blinkers?
At first it’s odd for sure but I got used to it pretty quick!
@@dapetdetective I have an airbag light on and I'm looking to do a quick release to get rid of the issue. I was wondering if I'm gonna have to take my hands off the steering wheel to reach the stalks. It looks like there is no middle ground with this issue.
@@mihaiserbanescu8676 honestly I just had to reach a tad more than comfortable but if you run no quick release or also a flatter wheel, no issues there!
@@dapetdetective I was thinking to get the NRG short boss kit. I hope that will bring it back a bit to OEM spec.
@@mihaiserbanescu8676 yeah that should work great and not much difference I’m sure
Is the frs seat smaller or tighter fitting then the Sparco ?
FRS seat was definitely tighter but more forgiving material than the Sparco for sure
Ur forgot the washer after the stock bushing 😮
Oh no! 😟 rip that washer✌️😔
Your shifter turret is a bit dry. You should have added transmission fluid to it during your install.
Actually with the 6-speeds, there is no shifter turret-only fluid! Just normal filling is good. The 5-speed however do require separate shifter turret filling!
Thank you for making and posting this!!
Absolutely! I appreciate you watching! Hope I was able to help.
Hey man what is your instagram? the link is not working in the description
you should get 360 degree LEDs and there wont be an issue with the lit areas
Hola que tal va esa suspensión para el dia a dia? Que tal envejecen?
¡Hola! Perdón por responder tan tarde, espero que esto tenga sentido usando el traductor de Google. La suspensión ha resistido más de 5.000 millas y no tiene problemas con el ruido o el cambio de rigidez. Track Days, conducción diaria, muy cómoda y gran equilibrio.
@@dapetdetective gracias por contestar al final yo las compré también y van muy bien gracias
What do you click or hold to put the antenna down
No switch for the antenna specifically, basically goes up and down with the radio being turned on and off!
Hearing that starter turn over, and the exhaust note that followed after 2-3 revs brought something outta me man. My Dad drove a 240sx for 19 some odd years, and I was old enough to remember the night he brought it home. Early 2000's were a trip, getting picked up from school in that car, then later that night going to the movie rental place, and then drifting the entire way back. It's a special kind feeling when you can look at a picture of the car, and you can just hear it turning over, sitting there idling afterwards. Only two times in my life I've ever seen my Dad dry was when his brother passed, and then when he was finally forced to sell his 240. So many wild memories, and an equal amount of broken engine parts, because damn did he drive it like he stole it. Yours sounds exactly like what used to wake up the neighborhood at five in the morning for so many years. Big of a Toyota guy as I am, the 240's got a special place in my heart. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.
Wow thoroughly enjoyed the TED talk! We really feel the nostalgia and just feels coming from a trip down memory lane there. Honestly, not the best for their exhaust now, but very prominent and also fairly turkey mortar for the side being a 2.4 ha ha plus the HKS. Definitely missed this car sometimes, even with the RB swap, although if I were to do it again, I will probably have just kept KA and went turbo. I’ll become a Toyota guy myself, but absolutely agree with you with the 240 having a special place!
Is your car lowered or is that stock? I’m trying to see how much clearance I’ll have
Definitely lowered on FM’s Track Pack VMAXX coilovers! Also running their recommended height as well with some light rake.
@@dapetdetective I appreciate the info and the video showing the before and after because I’m getting the exhaust to add noise but don’t want to make it too loud since I have neighbors that have kids .
@@wedlake9257 no problem man! I appreciate you watching. Also very cool of you to be considerate of other people for an exhaust haha
Might be a serious silly question, but when I go to the Sparco website and was to get these does it come with a set of 2 or literally just one seat?
All good! Usually it’s one seat sadly. These were $450 I think locally, with shipping may be a bit more online.
@@dapetdetective okay thank you and I’ve seen you mention how there’s a V1 and V2 of the seat, is the one that’s automatically available on the site the V2? I’ve seen ones online that are like leather looking and different from the ones you posted and some others posted.
@makaveliba4243 absolutely! So yeah V2’s should be the current ones available since it has the “updated” foam. Just double check part numbers. As far as materials go, V2’s can come in vinyl or leather options I believe!
how did you fit a clutch fan? i thought at least on my s13 they wont fit..
Used the stock RB20 clutch with an RB25 fan! Had zero fitment issues, may be different for S13 fitment but the clutch fan was LOADS better than the efans I ran
@@dapetdetective ah i see on the 13 im pretty sure ill have to trim my rad support a little
So the “after” portion showing your angle is using the grip hole and not the drift hole?
So the after at the end should be the drift hole, using Q45 inners for the added length necessary.
@@dapetdetective how are the q45 inners holding up?
im see so many different degrees of angles from everyone with a rcc. from mega lock to not even more than rack spacers alone@@dapetdetective
@@aksfactory so I no longer have the car but when I did, they did amazing! As long as you keep the steering bump stoppers on the control arm, zero issues
@@driftingbrandonc.6480 I feel that haha all in the steering setup but overall should be similar cause tie rod length wise is mainly what will kept with the amount of steering unless you go extended control arms too. Also which position you utilize for the drift or grip setups.
How you changed the climate control ?
I actually haven’t even tried yet haha I’d like to change them to blue as well!
@@dapetdetectivehow did you change it to red ?
Thank you for making this video
It’s my pleasure! Hope I was able to help. Than you for watching!
I remember watching your 240 exhaust video when I had a s13, now here I am watching the miata exhaust video as I'm looking for a miata lol
Haha wow that’s awesome, I appreciate you watching and coming back man hahah good choice on a Miata, so much fun and fairly simple cars to work on!
What ohm resistance were those resistors you installed. 19:32
Been a while but if I remember right, should be 2 3.3 ohm resistors!
@@dapetdetective thankyou!
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Yeeeeeeeeees!
i test a same oil pressure set up ,, in my NA miata and it worked fine. and after installing it in my turbo NB miata it dose not read anything just says 0.. any ideas?
Very odd! Did you test signal continuity from at the sensor plug? Would make sure the sensor is getting proper voltage. Then would test the sensor as well, assuming you definitely do have oil pressure haha.
Make sure that the sensor is grounded, that was my issue. The sandwich plate has a rubber o-ring so it doesn't ground to the block. Had to add a ground strip to mine.
Nice vid! Is this the 19mm or 21mm (sry i might have missed it in the vid)? How has it held up so far?
You’re good man! Sorry for late reply haha. I went with the 21nm, I believe the stock shifter size is 22 so it fit perfect. Has held up great, no issues besides occasional tightening up for noise. Also the rubber bit tore but was able to get a replacement thru DriftHQ.
How comfy are these?
I’ll be honest they were pretty stiff haha, but I believe there’s a V2 out now that’s a bit better.
How is shifter noise now? On mine increased 😢
Honestly hasn’t changed too much, there’s actually a hex bolt on the right side of the shifter base that you can tighten which helped my noise a lot whenever it starts to get noisier. Give it a shot!
How much torque for the center nut? I tried to find some figures but no luck. Installing my wheel in a few days. Thank you so much for explaining everything so well in your video love it 🙌🙌
Thank you so much and for watching! Glad ai could help. So I found 36 ft-lbs floating around as spec but personal I feel better a bit higher so maybe 40-50 ft lbs to be safe? Just be careful with some lower quality hubs being probe to cracking from over torque. But I’ve never had issues with my Momo hub in any vehicle I’ve had.
@@dapetdetective thank you so much, I've got a luisi mirage wheel and hub so really good quality, will probably use 40 and if it feels not enough might as well use a bit more. Looking forward to new videos of yours. 🙌🙌
Too much NVH honestly that would be kinda annoying
It’s actually not too bad once you get used to it’ but indeed redlining is annoying 😂
You gotta work on those rev matches other than that great video
I appreciate your input, thanks for watching! I personally thought my rev matches were great altho the one at the 12:53 mark was a bit rough haha.
Dang those look great, might get some for my Mr-s
Thank you!! Love emC did you end up grabbing a set yourself?
@@dapetdetective no not yet, that’s next on the list. Had to spend money on paint first
Did the hardware and Allen wrench you used to install the steering wheel come with the hub or your wheel?
The wheel hub does come with the hardware and wrench required but I bought the fancy blue color ones for aesthetics separately!
Hey, thanks for making this!
You’re absolutely welcome! If I could help one person, mission accomplished haha. I really appreciate you watching!
Look at Mr. Fancy... "I think these are 10's" *reaches for and finds 10mm socket* 😂😂 Great work Ace!
Hahaha I appreciate it man! I’ve done the impossible.. found my 10mm 😂 hope you been good!
what year is your Fit and do you need camber and toe kit after lowering?
2009! And if your coilovers are slotted where it attaches to the knuckle, no need for camber bolts! But if it doesn’t, definitely recommend. And no toe issues after alignment so no need for toe kits or anything like that, you do need adjustable sway bar links tho!
You went really stiff and rear is stiffer than front. 9 front and 11 rear. Looked at the default spring from fortune auto and they have 6 front 4 rear
Give us an update, fren: how is alllll gooing with your Fit? Any changes?
Absolutely! Sorry the reply is a tad late haha. So long story short, my driver/ front coilover had completely broken in half up top where the top hat bolts down to the strut. Thankfully, FA warrantied it without a hassle and questioned initially possible install error but thankfully I had this video to show em haha. I’m thinking a random casting or manufacturing error or perhaps due to some evident rusting caused by having no way to torque down the top strut bolt properly and having to use a vice grip. They suggested me use some locktight this go around and has been good for nearly 8-10k miles now; otherwise, no other issues besides how stiff the rears are haha. Handle awesome tho!
@@dapetdetective Good to hear, mate!
Great video….I put coilovers on my 2008 fit..and then put on the sway bar in the rear…the sway bar made it horrible…how did yours do?
Sorry for the late reply! The RSB is actually on my list to do next! She definitely oversteers a tad when pushed as she is due to how STIFF the rears are which is fun but terrible ride for the street haha. I know it will only make the stiffness worse and if I’d do it again, I’d sacrifice some rear stiffness for comfort and add the RSB for that little bit of rotation I’d want. How bad did your car end up feeling street wise?
I just tried to put my steering wheel on and looking at your video what I did with the horn was cut the green connector off and make a wire and attach it using a quick disconnect as power am I wrong and the green wire is ground and the wire inside the hub will connect to the button and work
You know if I can do that with a 08 is250 awd?
As far as I know, this is is only good for the 1IS! All other gens I would doubt it would fit, especially for AWD applications as this swap is RWD specific!
Sounds absolutely fantastic with the resonator, and I'm pretty sure this is what I'll end up buying. I feel like I've watched every "NB (insert name) muffler" video on KZread at this point, yet this is the only one that truly sounds good in my opinion. The stock Megan/Manzo/Malian axleback is just too loud and ricey, the Cobalt muffler seems to have QC issues and some sound like cheap eBay mufflers, the M2 performance muffler is far too quiet, etc (I'm forgetting the rest, I've been researching for hours on end). How much quieter is the car from the outside with the resonator? I want some noise and the deep tone, but I don't want it to be obnoxious even for old people. I've heard a few Megan/Manzo/Malian axlebacks from like 100ft away and they sound horrible, almost like a civic with a straight catback. Also, does it scrape on speed bumps? It looks super low
I appreciate the notes man! Thanks for watchin haha. I agree, lots of people go for the loud and it ends up being pretty raspy. Love what the resonator ended up doing - louder than stock but not much drone and not annoying haha. I would say it reduced sound by a good 30% or so, still loud enough to know you’ve pulled up to the gf/ bf’s house but not at all obnoxious! Also zero scrapes or anything on bumps, my stock bracing tends to hit before ever the exhaust anyways. I will say I had lots of side ways banging tho due to worn stock hangers so some poly ones solved that and sucked the tip up to the bumper nicely as well.
@@dapetdetective Sounds good man, thanks for the tip about the poly exhaust hangers, I'll grab some of those too. Does the muffler sit lower than the front bumper, or is it roughly similar? I plan to set-up my ride height to allow the front bumper to clear large speed bumps, which should still be low enough to have nice wheel fitment.
@@nb8c_fd no problems man! Let me know if you want more closer up pics. I do need to do an update video on the exhaust broken in and with the poly hangers as well. The tip sits literally a finger below the bumper, looks great and what I was after, a wee hit of scuffing on the bumper from the exhaust being hot and me hitting bumps on highway but very minimal and can’t see it. Funny usually the bumper’s alright and the chassis bracing hits before anything but if you have a bumper lip, it’ll scrape unless you keep it a finger ish height high. I’m running FM’s suggested height from my coilovers video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mI52udiin7K5e7g.html and rub a bit here and there and scrape on bumps if I don’t angle it right so definitely suggest an inch or two higher than that hahah. Exhaust wise those poly hangers will help, running FM’s, they specify for NB’s btw and usually need 4, one at the midpipe and 3 for axle back.
@@dapetdetective Yeah I'd love to see an update video on the exhaust. I plan to get MeisterR Sportive coilovers myself, and I'll likely run them at about 13" front and 13.5" front (some nasty bumps where I live, can't go too low). Are you running your VMaxxes at 12" and 12.5"? Do you find the exhaust tip to be the first thing to scrape even with the poly hangers, or is the chassis bracing still lower? Also to add to that, should I be concerned about the chassis bracing going rusty due to scrapes? Last question, what were the specs of those wheels you got for free? (Just for reference, struggling to decide on offsets)
Sorry for the late reply man! So the fronts are 12”, rears at 12.5”. FM suggest deviating no more than 1/2” from there to not have any binding issues. Exhaust tip is actually the last thing to scrape for me since it’s angled upwards, the front and rear bracings are always the first to hit. As far as rusting goes just keep an eye on it from time to time but shouldn’t be bad, just coat with some spray paint or touch up if need-be. And the original wheels were 15x7 +30 if I remember correctly.
A torch and heat will take that bolt off brother. Use a wet rag to keep the rubber boot from burning.
I appreciate the input! I wish I had a torch on hand haha such a pain to fix it but got lucky enough to be able to! Been missing this car more lately for sure but also sometimes not! 😂