# Hello from Rochester (lots of pics)
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 12, 2010, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109 "2010-01-12T10:49:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/1 "2010-01-12T10:49:47Z")
I’m currently living in Henrietta and going to RIT, but I grew up in Clifton Springs. I’m a Mech Engineering major and on my 4th year. Look forward to checking this place out.
Anyway, on to my car, I have a '98 Cavalier Z24, and I’ll let the pictures do the talking… let me know what you think.
And these are my winter wheels…
**Engine:**
- Cold Air Intake
- 2.5" Stainless Catback
- TTR Upper Mount
- RK Sport Lower Mount
- Prothane Transmission Mounts
- Relocated ICM
- Relocated MSD coil
- Walker Quiet-Flow3 Camaro Muffler with Dual Exits
- Oil Catch
**Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:**
- Custom K Bar
- Convertable Strut bar with 2 firewall mounts
- Custom Rear strut bar
- Trunk bar
- KYB struts
- Brembo Slotted Rotors
- Wagner Thermo Quiet pads
- Prothane Control Arm Bushings
- Energy Suspension Sway Bar Bushings
- Grand AM GT 3 Spoke Alloys
- Pirelli Winter Carving Edge Snow Tires
**Interior:**
- Short Throw Shifter
- Custom wired 03+ Electric Trunk Release Button
- Blue and Red back lit Cluster
- GlowShift Black 7 Series Oil Pressure Fuel Pressure and Voltage Gauge
- 3 Gauge Pod
**Exterior:**
- 2 tone red over black
- Night Shaded 03 Tails
- Night Shaded Corner Signals
- Night Shaded Bumper Lenses
- Cobalt Bowtie
- Chrome Exhaust Tips
- Custom Made Shorty Antenna
- 6000k 35w DDM Tuning HID High Beams
**Audio:**
- Panasonic CQ-C7303U Head Unit
- JL Audio 500/1 Amplifier
- 2 JL Audio W1v2 Subs at 2 ohms
- 2 Infinity Reference 4x6’s
- and 2 Infinity Kappa 6.5’s both at 2 ohms
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### Author:  [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/2 "2010-01-12T10:53:33Z")
Welcome.
How come it looks like your hood is an inch too long?
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### Author:  [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/3 "2010-01-12T10:56:52Z")
Welcome! lets race
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### Author:  [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/4 "2010-01-12T10:58:26Z")
> [@jt76](#):
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> Welcome! lets race
That wouldn’t be fair. How about he races my Neon? :lol:
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### Author:  [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/5 "2010-01-12T11:02:04Z")
hullo 👋
so… why a cavy?
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### Author:  [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/6 "2010-01-12T11:12:31Z")
Welcome and nice ride!!!
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### Author:  [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/7 "2010-01-12T11:36:10Z")
> [@glitch](#):
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> Welcome.
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> How come it looks like your hood is an inch too long?
It was in an accident with the first owner, passenger side crush support was replaced and it’s now about half an inch short, so it’s really hard to get things aligned right. It’s been on a frame machine and everything is straight. I’m planning on having that fixed this spring.
> [@jt76](#):
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> Welcome! lets race
Lol, no thanks
> [@glitch](#):
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> That wouldn’t be fair. How about he races my Neon? :lol:
If it’s an SRT I won’t have a chance, lol
> [@pirite](#):
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> hullo 👋
>
> so… why a cavy?
Well at first it was because it was cheap, gotta put myself through school, and it’s cheap and easy to fix. But since then I’ve really grown to like the car, and dumped way to much money into it, haha.
Thanks everyone
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### Author:  [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/8 "2010-01-12T11:47:27Z")
haiii, i have a cavalier too! however it’s a base model and pretty lame, and stock lol
you need to get some ground control coilover sleeves, or lowering springs or something
and someone is prob going to make fun of you on here… just :newman: them though :tup:
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### Author:  [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/9 "2010-01-12T11:52:16Z")
I’m a fan of anything clean without a hideous body kit. :tup:
A lot of people here like to judge based on your car instead of your automotive enthusiasm, so just put newman on ignore right away. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/10 "2010-01-12T11:55:14Z")
KYB AGX’s were just delivered today, and it’s being lowered on the Pro-kit, but there is no sense in making my front lip a plow until the spring, lol, so it won’t be lowered until then.
And yeah I’m used to it, it’s an econobox, can’t get around that 🙂
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### Author:  [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/11 "2010-01-12T11:57:17Z")
> [@Transporter7220](#):
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> KYB AGX’s were just delivered today, and it’s being lowered on the Pro-kit, but there is no sense in making my front lip a plow until the spring, lol, so it won’t be lowered until then.
Nice, I got some KYB GR2’s to drop my car 2 inches but they were blown. I’m dumb for buying used struts out of state.
:rubicant:
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### Author:  [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/12 "2010-01-12T11:58:05Z")
Nice winter beater, welcome
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### Author:  [@JACKtheRIPPER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JACKtheRIPPER)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/13 "2010-01-12T11:58:15Z")
Lower it
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### Author:  [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/14 "2010-01-12T11:59:46Z")
GR2’s are OEM replacement only, they will blow with any drop, let alone a 2 inch drop. If you want to drop it that far your best bet is Koni Yellows.
> [@38stang](#):
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> Nice winter beater, welcome
Har har
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### Author:  [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/15 "2010-01-12T12:06:49Z")
> [@38stang](#):
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> Nice winter beater, welcome
The KBB value is probably more than your stang.:cockblock
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### Author:  [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/16 "2010-01-12T12:07:12Z")
Is this the 2.4 or 2.2?
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### Author:  [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/17 "2010-01-12T12:08:13Z")
I was bored, So I made you a signature.
its nifty. Could have been better but I dont have hardly any fonts to work with on this pc, and I didnt have a very good distance image to start with, all the pics were too close haha
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### Author:  [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/18 "2010-01-12T12:08:55Z")
> [@Transporter7220](#):
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> GR2’s are OEM replacement only, they will blow with any drop, let alone a 2 inch drop. If you want to drop it that far your best bet is Koni Yellows.
They came with the springs too, that’s probably why they were blown, lol. I was thinking of some Tokico’s as I heard they were better than KYB’s for my car and can handle a slight drop.
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### Author:  [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/19 "2010-01-12T12:12:44Z")
Nice clean car.
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### Author:  [@Transporter7220](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Transporter7220)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-rochester-lots-of-pics/78109/20 "2010-01-12T12:13:17Z")
> [@Mankthetank19](#):
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> Is this the 2.4 or 2.2?
2.4, LD9 \> Eco, lol
I’m working on finding a W41 head, with a bit of machining the cams will bolt in, and the stronger valve springs will allow me to up the limiter so I can rev as high as the cams make power.
> [@Just Karter](#):
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> I was bored, So I made you a signature.
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> its nifty. Could have been better but I dont have hardly any fonts to work with on this pc, and I didnt have a very good distance image to start with, all the pics were too close haha
Thanks for the thought, but I’ve already got a couple, my account doesn’t have full privileges yet, so I cant edit any of my settings.
> [@glitch](#):
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> They came with the springs too, that’s probably why they were blown, lol. I was thinking of some Tokico’s as I heard they were better than KYB’s for my car.
Yeah that would be why. Not too many people run the Tokico’s, Koni’s are better for a large drop. But the Pro-kit is only a 1.4" drop, and it puts the control arms level, so that’s what I’m going with. KYB made the AGX’s just for the Pro-kit, so they work great together.
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