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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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Thumbs up Advance Powerhouse

recently took my z in to get my fenders rolled, coils, camber and rims/tires installed with ed @ advance powerhouse and i was pleasantly surprised that they took such good care of my z.

not that i was expecting anything less, but i've been to MANY shops around the GTA and it's quite obvious that ed and his entire crew are very meticulous in their actions and are equally as **** retentive as me when it comes to keeping their shop clean and organized.

and they were quick too! i've never seen a shop work so diligently and efficiently in my life it was like watching a group of santa's elves working in their workshop, every person with a purpose and task. when one person left a station, another interchanged and picked up the slack, it was really quite funny actually

didn't really have time to take any pictures (or give my z a good wash after the rain we got yesterday ) but here's an extreme myspace angle shot!



so thanks ed, brian and alic @ advance powerhouse for installing my parts with no drama, and also a special thanks to frank @ speedstar for sourcing my parts and listening to me complain while they were arriving

more pics to come! (mbb hock! it's picture time )
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 01:23 AM
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i still cant believe u got rims...
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 04:01 AM
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MBB! I don't know about you but I love how our rims turn black at night...its like...batmans out baby to kick ***! ;p
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 04:39 AM
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I want to see !!!!! Stupid rain!

Congrats bro! I knew Ed wouldnt let you down!
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 04:48 AM
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have you "tested" out the new setup yet?
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:27 AM
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sexy rims.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by noodleman
have you "tested" out the new setup yet?
unlikely with the rain...
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:33 AM
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it dried up for a bit in the evening :P
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by mikhe
i still cant believe u got rims...
it's essentially because of your v2 that i got rims you know so in a way, you're responsible for all of this
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:44 AM
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MBB! I don't know about you but I love how our rims turn black at night...its like...batmans out baby to kick ***! ;p
they're a bit too flashy already. as i was leaving ed's shop, i had two cars stop and line up beside me. one dude asked me to race his POS z24 and the other yelled "nice rims" but gave me this "i'm going to jack your car" grin

suffice it to say, i twerboo'd my way out of lawrence and dufferin area ASAP
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Originally Posted by goneinsixtyseconds
they're a bit too flashy already. as i was leaving ed's shop, i had two cars stop and line up beside me. one dude asked me to race his POS z24 and the other yelled "nice rims" but gave me this "i'm going to jack your car" grin

suffice it to say, i twerboo'd my way out of lawrence and dufferin area ASAP
You freaking pooC
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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I want to see !!!!! Stupid rain!

Congrats bro! I knew Ed wouldnt let you down!
i told ed that if something went wrong, i'd send you in for surprise buttsekz, so that may have helped the situation
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by goneinsixtyseconds
they're a bit too flashy already. as i was leaving ed's shop, i had two cars stop and line up beside me. one dude asked me to race his POS z24 and the other yelled "nice rims" but gave me this "i'm going to jack your car" grin

suffice it to say, i twerboo'd my way out of lawrence and dufferin area ASAP
haha glad this doesn't happen to me yet...they alrady know i'm a slowazz driver by my driving behaviour.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by noodleman
have you "tested" out the new setup yet?
not yet, but the feel of the car has definitely changed. yes, there's more traction and cornering seems flat, but steering response seems more sluggish so far. i'll know more after i give my z a good wash and take her out on a nice day (hopefully sometime this weekend).

btw, having coils around markham stinks. i had to turn off steeles because of the crappy, uneven pot-holed roads
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:56 AM
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Looks good J you Ricer haha

j/k
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haha...avoid the bus turn lanes for sure! On yonge I have to like...turn into the plaza and take one of the plaza's exits because all the turn lanes have been fuked up by the weight of the buses. :*(
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Originally Posted by Smasher
Looks good J you Ricer haha

j/k
yeah J, you ricer
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 06:48 AM
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haha...avoid the bus turn lanes for sure! On yonge I have to like...turn into the plaza and take one of the plaza's exits because all the turn lanes have been fuked up by the weight of the buses. :*(
i did some clearance tests yesterday by driving over some speed "humps" and some full speed bumps at pacific mall. so far so good, no scrapes or bottom outs, but i wonder how that'll change with the v2 on
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saw some daylight pics that ed posted up on fb, looks good

as for steering feeling sluggish, I wonder if ti's due to the extra 60mm total of rubber grip, or the heavier rims, or both...

The steering is abit heavy for me, but still feels pretty responsive when i bumped up to 255 up front.
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Originally Posted by goneinsixtyseconds
i did some clearance tests yesterday by driving over some speed "humps" and some full speed bumps at pacific mall. so far so good, no scrapes or bottom outs, but i wonder how that'll change with the v2 on
v2 = no PMall speed bumps
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