Mimosa's Juicy Street Build

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The Remark sounds incredible with the AA catted downpipe. I have the AA downpipe and thinking of going this route since it’s sporty without being obnoxious with the valve open.

Any drawbacks that you can think of so far?
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The only thing I had to do was adjust one of the rear hangers a little bit to get the tips to level out a bit. My wife couldn't notice it lol. But I did. It only took a $2 hose/worm clamp wrapped around the rubber hanger to adjust the Tip.

No issue at all so far. It's so much enjoyable to drive now and the system can be fairly quiet when you need it to be.
Drone at all?
 
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Drone at all?
It's about the same as the stock exhaust. In normal mode and allow the car to shift itself there is no drone. In sports mode and if you're shifting manually the exhaust is more pronounced, but there isn't a loud headache inducing hum in the cabin.

The notes from this exhaust set up are very pleasant if you're looking for something a little more aggressive, but not obnoxiously belligerent.
 

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It's about the same as the stock exhaust. In normal mode and allow the car to shift itself there is no drone. In sports mode and if you're shifting manually the exhaust is more pronounced, but there isn't a loud headache inducing hum in the cabin.

The notes from this exhaust set up are very pleasant if you're looking for something a little more aggressive, but not obnoxiously belligerent.
Seems about perfect then
 
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Without bolt-ons I was seeing 375hp and 384tq. Now I'm seeing 387hp and 405tq.

So about +12hp and +21tq after bolt-ons and no tune. Aslo tq is hitting max at 2450 RPM where before I think it was 2800 RPM.

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So my car's build date is July 26th 2020 with a 06/06/2020 ECU. It can't be unlocked :(

Seems like cars with build dates before July 20th and June ECUs are ones that can possibly be tuned.

Seems like Mission Performance is making headway with unlocking this ECU.

For the time being I'll finish up suspension and cosmetic work for the car.
 
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Brace is back from getting powder coated.

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Here's a pic from the initial dyno over at National Speed.

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Without bolt-ons I was seeing 375hp and 384tq. Now I'm seeing 387hp and 405tq.

So about +12hp and +21tq after bolt-ons and no tune. Aslo tq is hitting max at 2450 RPM where before I think it was 2800 RPM.

20210726_172550.jpg


So my car's build date is July 26th 2020 with a 06/06/2020 ECU. It can't be unlocked :(

Seems like cars with build dates before July 20th and June ECUs are ones that can possibly be tuned.

Seems like Mission Performance is making headway with unlocking this ECU.

For the time being I'll finish up suspension and cosmetic work for the car.
Not bad for the gains! Hang in there, only time will tell when someone can finally break into the ecu for tuning
 
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Got the harness brace installed.

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I also put a video of the baseline pull on the Dyno.




Not anything to do with the car, but the video was in pretty bad shape and low res. I used Adobe's AI solution to reconstruct the video and remove the horrible grain that was around it. It's not perfect, but it's pretty amazing how far image and video production has come.
 
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I got my plaques in today. I had one fabricated from brass for my Instagram handle when I go to Cars and Coffee. And I had another one made from aluminum with the name of the car/project. It's German for "Black Silver" for those wondering.

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Let's go!!!!... Just waiting on tires :(

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Nice. What wheels ?
They are SSR Professor SP1.

Front lower control arms were installed today to allow for camber adjustment. Now the car can be properly aligned.

AMS Gloss wind deflector installed. This was done a few days ago.
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Any chance of the manifold going on without being able to tune? *I think* I remember them stating there were small gains even without one...? Could of been another brand though.
 
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Lower control arm installed:
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SSR SP1 with TPMS actually mounted normally instead of strapped to the barrel. They machined the hole to accept the bigger valve. Thanks to Joshua @Meraki Autoworks forgetting this package together.
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Any chance of the manifold going on without being able to tune? *I think* I remember them stating there were small gains even without one...? Could of been another brand though.
It's being installed on the 26th without a tune.
 
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Lower control arm installed:
SPL.jpg


SSR SP1 with TPMS actually mounted normally instead of strapped to the barrel. They machined the hole to accept the bigger valve. Thanks to Joshua @Meraki Autoworks forgetting this package together.
SSRSP1-6.jpg

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It's being installed on the 26th without a tune.
They look perfect. Just the right stance for your car
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