miksfield
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I've had my Apex Blue Integra Type S for a couple months now (thanks Acura of Ramsey) and I'm loving it more and more. After a couple mods, my car has proven to be the almost perfect roadtrip car.
A little background on me and why the ITS has proven such a good fit. I currently own an ND2 MX5 (ohlins, tomei exhaust, etc.) and until a couple months ago owned an Ariel Nomad. I've also previously owned a Porsche GT4, a '73 Corvette Stingray and an '85 Hachiroku (among others). This is all to say that when I bought the ITS, I wasn't looking for a sportscar because that itch is already being scratched. I was looking for a car that I could go on long drives comfortably and then still having some fun in the twisties.
This is what I think most of the naysayers don't understand about the ITS. The ITS has proven to be the perfect "5 hour drive on the highway and drive a fun twisty road on the same day" car. A quiet, comfortable cruiser, a fantastic manual shifter and power and suspension for when you want to have fun. I don't expect my ITS to be a sportscar and so I've modified it to become the perfect roadtrip/daily driver. I focused on trying to lower the road noise, improve the stance, and having it be as carefree of an experience as possible. Here are the list of mods that I've done so far and what I'm planning to do.
1. PPF
2. Ceramic window tint
3. Power folding mirrors
4. Dashcam
5. Power tailgate (writeup here)
6. Spoon rigid collars
7. Bonoss spacers
8. H&R springs
9. Alignment
10. Various viny overlays (tinted the orange in the front, tinted the third brakelight)
11. Acura roof rack and roof box
12. Rear wheel arch sound proofing (Resonix)
13. Carbon Fiber Center console overlay (might get the Overland Alcantara center console in the future)
14. Lloyd Ultimats Floor mats
15. Wrapped the cargo cover in "Velvet" - I'll have to do a writeup on this but it surprisingly helped with road noise
16. "winglet" attachments to front A pillar - I'm pretty sure this does nothing but it also didn't hurt so I left it on.
17. Pedal dance sticker
Mods left to do
1. Spare tire
2. All season tires
3. Maybe 18" wheels
4. Vanity license plate
5. Later I might consider changing the backseats into 3-people seats as well as adding rear vents and USB charging
6. Other possible mods include an intake, cooling mods, RMM, shifter bushings etc.
Why is the car "almost" perfect? Well no car is really perfect but there are two things that I found in the ITS that I really wish it had. Namely, no moonroof and the backseat height is a little lacking. Otherwise, I can't think of anything else.
Picture from last month's roadtrip to Pittsburgh
Roofbox and tinted orange front reflector
"Winglet" that may or may not be useful
CF overlay (and red vinyl S)
Power liftback and "velvet" covered cargo cover
A little background on me and why the ITS has proven such a good fit. I currently own an ND2 MX5 (ohlins, tomei exhaust, etc.) and until a couple months ago owned an Ariel Nomad. I've also previously owned a Porsche GT4, a '73 Corvette Stingray and an '85 Hachiroku (among others). This is all to say that when I bought the ITS, I wasn't looking for a sportscar because that itch is already being scratched. I was looking for a car that I could go on long drives comfortably and then still having some fun in the twisties.
This is what I think most of the naysayers don't understand about the ITS. The ITS has proven to be the perfect "5 hour drive on the highway and drive a fun twisty road on the same day" car. A quiet, comfortable cruiser, a fantastic manual shifter and power and suspension for when you want to have fun. I don't expect my ITS to be a sportscar and so I've modified it to become the perfect roadtrip/daily driver. I focused on trying to lower the road noise, improve the stance, and having it be as carefree of an experience as possible. Here are the list of mods that I've done so far and what I'm planning to do.
1. PPF
2. Ceramic window tint
3. Power folding mirrors
4. Dashcam
5. Power tailgate (writeup here)
6. Spoon rigid collars
7. Bonoss spacers
8. H&R springs
9. Alignment
10. Various viny overlays (tinted the orange in the front, tinted the third brakelight)
11. Acura roof rack and roof box
12. Rear wheel arch sound proofing (Resonix)
13. Carbon Fiber Center console overlay (might get the Overland Alcantara center console in the future)
14. Lloyd Ultimats Floor mats
15. Wrapped the cargo cover in "Velvet" - I'll have to do a writeup on this but it surprisingly helped with road noise
16. "winglet" attachments to front A pillar - I'm pretty sure this does nothing but it also didn't hurt so I left it on.
17. Pedal dance sticker
Mods left to do
1. Spare tire
2. All season tires
3. Maybe 18" wheels
4. Vanity license plate
5. Later I might consider changing the backseats into 3-people seats as well as adding rear vents and USB charging
6. Other possible mods include an intake, cooling mods, RMM, shifter bushings etc.
Why is the car "almost" perfect? Well no car is really perfect but there are two things that I found in the ITS that I really wish it had. Namely, no moonroof and the backseat height is a little lacking. Otherwise, I can't think of anything else.
Picture from last month's roadtrip to Pittsburgh
Roofbox and tinted orange front reflector
"Winglet" that may or may not be useful
CF overlay (and red vinyl S)
Power liftback and "velvet" covered cargo cover
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