Pics of my new Remus exhaust + Genius Wheels + Benz Bling

[pmolink]

[Bum-bling-B]

Out of all the wheel designs offered, the Genius is at the top of my list for what I like the best. There's a few out there in a VERY close second.

The rest of the car is looking good. Might want to reduce the size of your pics. It takes a while to load.

[forestacademy]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

Out of all the wheel designs offered, the Genius is at the top of my list for what I like the best. There's a few out there in a VERY close second.

The rest of the car is looking good. Might want to reduce the size of your pics. It takes a while to load.

+1 Still waiting for them to load

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Finaly, looks good

[NukleoN]

Exhaust and wheels look great. Not sure what those Hershey's Kisses are on the rear bumper but they seem to be extraneous to me.

Did you notice any nice snappy performance improvements after you added the Remus exhaust?

[pmolink]

Originally Posted by NukleoN

Exhaust and wheels look great. Not sure what those Hershey's Kisses are on the rear bumper but they seem to be extraneous to me.

Did you notice any nice snappy performance improvements after you added the Remus exhaust?

So, you think that $200 stainless steel Hershey's Kisses are extraneous? That never occurred to me.

As for performance enhancement, in addition to the Viagra prescription, I have done three things so far. I will rank them from highest to lowest bang for the buck.

1. Smart Car Performance cold air intake VII. $350 from SmartMadness. You can feel the increase in power across the entire power band. Eliminates about 20 pounds worth of ugly stuff from your engine bay.

2. ECU Remap from Veloce. I got it on sale, but it was still expensive. Big difference in torque. The car has much more punch in the mid rpms.

3. Remus Exhaust. I can feel the improvement most in the higher RPMs. It sounds great. Much lighter than the stock unit.

With these three mods, the car now has plenty of power. My wife didn't like to drive it when it was stock. She loves to drive it now.

[fm.illuminatus]

LOL @ the 'benz bling'...

Really good looking wheels though.

[foyfarlow]

yeah nice wheels .. what size are the rear tires ?

[NCC1701]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

Might want to reduce the size of your pics. It takes a while to load.

Originally Posted by forestacademy

+1 Still waiting for them to load

Wow, are y'all still using dialup?

[NukleoN]

1. Smart Car Performance cold air intake VII. $350 from SmartMadness. You can feel the increase in power across the entire power band. Eliminates about 20 pounds worth of ugly stuff from your engine bay.

2. ECU Remap from Veloce. I got it on sale, but it was still expensive. Big difference in torque. The car has much more punch in the mid rpms.

3. Remus Exhaust. I can feel the improvement most in the higher RPMs. It sounds great. Much lighter than the stock unit.

With these three mods, the car now has plenty of power. My wife didn't like to drive it when it was stock. She loves to drive it now.

Awesome. I am considering all of these mods too. I like that the Remus has a sporty note but isn't overly-loud, and doesn't need body mods to fit. I love the idea of a turbo but DMV smog tests in CA complicate this add-on, though if I had enough extra scratch I'd probably go for the turbo anyway.

Oh, I like the idea of the cold-air intake removing a lot of stock parts it replaces...I wasn't even thinking about that. Nice added-value. I wonder how much the side-scoop helps with air-flow or a Venturi-type effect with the cold air intake?

I think someone should design a fake-exhaust or some kind of fun-looking jet exhaust to go where those stainless-steel spikes are (same mount point). There are a ton of possibilities for that area.

Very cool!

[SergMadness]

Originally Posted by pmolink

With these three mods, the car now has plenty of power. My wife didn't like to drive it when it was stock. She loves to drive it now.

Did the ECU flash modify the throttle response?

I love the wheels on the car....one of my favorites...it goes well with basically any color smart and looks very classy.

Are you thinking about picking up the MDC cruise control? The throttle lag elimination is great and I feel the cruise is an added bonus for the units price.

Nuk - you also may want to consider our new silicone intake pipes (frees up some power and eliminates the baffle) with a drop in filter (frees up a little power and very cost effective)