Car
1997 Acura Integra GS-R
(less than 25,000 miles in September 2002!)
Engine
-B18C1 1.8 liter DOHC 4-cylinder with VTEC (unmodified)
-Setrab 17-row oil cooler with remote filter
Brakes
Rotors:
-Brembo vented discs, front (OE replacement part)
-Nisin solid discs, rear (original OE equipment)
Pads:
-Carbotech Panther XP9 race pads, front
-Performance Friction Carbon Metallic street pads, rear
-Goodridge G-Stop metal-braided brake lines
Suspension
-Koni Sport single-adjustable coilover shocks (about 2.5" lower)
-Faulkner springs (550lbs front, 850lbs rear)
-Ingalls rear camber kit (-2.5 front, -2.2 rear)
Driver convenience
-Sparco Evo2 seat
-Sparco "Ring" wheel
-Sparco aluminum pedals
-Aluminum panel featuring Auto Meter oil pressure, oil temperature, and water temperature gauges
-AMB TranX260 DP direct-wired transponder (timing & scoring)
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Fluids
Radiator: Distilled water & Redline Water Wetter
Engine: Mobil 1 15W-50 synthetic
Transmission: Redline MTL
Brakes/clutch: Motul RBF 600
Fuel: Chevron 92 octane
Intake/Exhaust
-AEM V2 cold-air intake (basically a more free-flowing version of the OE intake)
-MagnaFlow stainless-steel cat-back exhaust (2.25" pipe, 4" tip)
Wheels & tires
Wheels:
-Kosei K-1 TS aluminum (dry; 15x7JJ, 10.6lbs each)
-Kosei K-1 aluminum (wet; 15x7JJ, 13.5lbs each)
Tires:
-Toyo RA-1 (dry; 205/50, shaved to 4/32")
-Toyo RA-1 (wet; 205/50, full depth)
Safety
-Bell Vortex helmet
-Sparco Sponsor 5 suit
-Sparco headsock (Nomex)
-Sparco socks (Nomex)
-Alpinestars gloves
-Alpinestars F1-T shoes
-TIG-welded, 6-point safety cage (1.5" diameter, .120" wall; 131.25lbs) with anti-intrusion bars from Cascade Autosport
-Glass moonroof replaced with metal panel (beautifully done by Peter Emhoff [Peter's Restorations, 206-560-2405], who also painted my car)
-Willans 6-point harness
-F & N mesh window net
-Sparco stainless steel hood pins
-Sparco cutoff switch
-Phoenix 11lb Halon fire system (3 nozzles)
-2.5lb AFFF fire extinguisher
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