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Old Apr 24, 2005
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Wow, aerodynamics

Well, I finally got the front lower splitter installed after having it stashed in my condo for like 6 months. Looks great (pics when the weather clears up), makes the car look MEAN. Thanks RW_Blaze! However, I didn't think it would really do ANYTHING for performance. I bought it for show (hence my "Crossing the rice line" tag in MSN for the last few days), but as soon as I got it on I had to drive to Hamilton and it was a little windy. There was a marked difference in feel when I got on the highway and climbed up to about 110+. I would say the car is more stable when switching lanes and whatnot, but at the same time I found myself getting blown over to the side a little more than I'm normally used to (and it wasn't THAT windy). So yeah I can see why these are on all the GT cars and such, but I'd have to say if you're putting this sucker on yourself, be absolutely sure you've got the stabilizer rods set to push the splitter down, otherwise you'll catch air underneath the front bumper and that's no good for grip or handling. Updates when I get the canards on next weekend.
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Oh and another thing, the freakin splitter now blocks the holes under my bumper for my neon tube and the intake filter....gah.
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Oh what the hell...a couple of pics:


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I see something added and something missing

Looks definitely unique TeLLy, but hey, if it actually does something rather than just being flashy its not really rice
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um.. it is rice :P everyone knows it... but sorry *****, i must say its probebly just your imagination that its doing something.
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looks good now you can plow your drive way when you move to a house... PS, Help me!
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Old Apr 25, 2005
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Sorry I had to bail man, I was at the shop till super super late then had to take care of woman biz.
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u ****er..haha, stole my idea...i've always wanted to do it, but never had the opportunity, what brand is that?
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Old May 1, 2005
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Silly Patrick, this was MY idea. This isn't a particular brand, it's a universal I got from RW_Blaze, which my bodyshop cut and bolted to fit. Oh and also....




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so telly, when is this ugly **** coming off ?
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i'm digging the lip, not the side splitters tho...i was never a big fan of those...
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I'm the new rice king, bow down and bring me some chopsticks, bitches.
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daddy, ur my hero!
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Ricer!

j/k, not really a fan of the canards, but as long as you like them thats all that matters.
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Ya know, I expected more people to come on here hatin on the canards. They're WAY over the edge but I needed something to differentiate me from the other 1.7's out there who are starting to figure out that RSX lips fit on these cars...but you know, they have totally killed any kind of cleanliness on my car. I'm just glad they don't have hug gaps. But looking at the car dead-on from the front, the canards look like whiskers. Even my buddy at the bodyshop said "Now your car looks mad at you." To which my gf replied "Cause he put those things on her, ha ha ha". Then I smoked up and drove away.
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it looks good on an angle...
take a pic of the front i want to see these so called whiskers.
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Telly is HOT!!!


Opps i meant your car is hot
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uhh ... I've never seen an Acura EL before ... but .. EL headlights > Civic headlights
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