Scion FR-S & Subaru BRZ Owners Rejoice! Seibon is Here

Most of the hottest cars from SEMA 2012 included some form of Seibon carbon fiber. Our very own Project FR-S is no exception. Now it is time to get these products for your own FR-S or BRZ.

Seibon has finally made available their carbon line for these twins. Everything from fender vents to full carbon kits can be purchased at Vivid Racing. The highlights include carbon rear seat panels, dry carbon roof, wide body fenders, KC Style front lip, a variety of hood and trunk styles as well as carbon fiber rear diffuser cover.

Like all Seibon carbon products, the components are hand crafted with the best materials available. You can expect a consistent weave, excellent rigidity, and a clear coat that is chip and crack resistant.

Check out all of the Seibon products by Clicking Here!

Scion FR-S & Subaru BRZ Owners Rejoice! Seibon is Here

Vivid Racing Employee Cars: Spotlight Fit GE8 Sport

About a year ago we posted pictures of VR Sales Rep Sean McGill’s Honda Fit with an aggressive 18×8.5″ set of Rotiform BLQ wheels mounted, recently the Fit has gone a new direction for its final build.

Ditching the 18′s Sean opted to choose a more classic JDM style build with a lightweight set of 15×6.5 +35mm SSR Type-C wheels in their bronze finish, tires were addressed with Falken 205/50/15 to fit well within the previously rolled and pulled fenders while keeping full function without any rubbing issues. Getting the car closer to the pavement comes from help of Tanabe’s Pro S0-C coilovers, dispelling a popular belief that a firm or harsh ride is a sign of a performance suspension, the short stroke, shortened case dampener of the S-0C is unique in that its internal construction allows it to deliver superior handling without sacrificing strength or ride comfort.

With attention turned to the exterior and the limited availability of aero parts for the USDM GE8 Fit the mods were kept simple and clean. Mugen was chosen for the front lip to tighten the ground clearance bit more, Mugen-style vent-visors. For the bumper grill and hatch,  JDM Jazz badges took place of  the USDM Fit badges, and JDM RS badges were added to represent the monster of a 1.5 Liter L15A motor. All in all,  30+ MPG and simple add-ons its a clean daily driver with enough interior cabin space to fulfill your day to day needs.

 

Vivid Racing Employee Cars: Spotlight Fit GE8 Sport

Vivid Racing Employee Cars: Spotlight Evo 8

As you would imagine, interviews at Vivid Racing can quickly turn into an hour of car talk to be sure that we have the right candidate to service our customers with a level of expertise that our clients count on. When the story of  sales representative Arsha’s Evo came out we knew he would be the perfect fit.

Lucky enough to score his low mileage Evo in a wild GM Orange respray the Evo8 was destined for a big build and Arsha did not disappoint.  Keeping the stock bottom end, attention was given to the top end with ARP headstuds, Kelford‘s aggressive 272 camshafts pair with FP Beehive valve springs.  Up front the ETS Short route Intercooler piping and 3″ core helps to keep performance at its peak in our harsh desert environment. Power comes in with help of  FIC 1450CC injectors feeding  enviro-friendly E85, a Forced Performance FP Green HTA turbo and the indestructible Full-Race Prostock manifold, forcing boost through the Skunk2 throttle body into Buschur Racing’s ported intake manifold. Exhaust is removed with a custom 02 housing-back Agency Power exhaust system modified to fit with the JDM rear bumper.

All hands are on deck to keep a solid eye on the important functions of all this new power. Defi BF Series boost, oil pressure, and coolant temp gauges were added in a dash mounted pod. In addition to a AEM UEGO Wideband and Greddy Profec II Boost Controller to keep tabs on all the vitals.

Starting in the front exterior mods  include custom painted Evo 7 Headlights atop an Evo 8 Nose chopped front bumper to remove the Mistubishi emblem paired with a Do Luck Front lip. Out back  Evo 9 MR tail lights were added with the JDM Rear bumper and rarely seen Rexpeed Type-C trunk spoiler. Carbon fiber Ralliart mirrors Mitsubishi Rain Guards round out the mix in an all out refusal to leave anything OEM that didn’t fit the build. Up next,  Rota SVN-R 18×10 +20mm offset wheels are on all four corners with a 255/35/18 tire stretched over them to squeeze within flush to severely rolled and pulled fenders for fitment.  Camber and dampening is handled by Cusco Zero 2-RE W/ electronic dampening control and Agency Power Rear adjustable control arms.

Follow Arsha @vividarsha  on Instagram for more pictures and a peek into the VR daily life

Vivid Racing Employee Cars: Spotlight Evo 8

Whiteline Performance Products Now Available for Your Domestic

Whiteline is not new to the suspension and handling game. Their products are world renowned and provide some of the best improvements to vehicle balance, steering precision, and grip performance. What is new is their availability of products for the domestic market through Vivid Racing’s online catalog.

Everything from bushings, strut bars, control arms and sway bars are available for vehicles such as the Pontiac G8, GTO and Cadillac CTS-V.  Whiteline products provide automotive tuners, enthusiasts and racers with innovative solutions to suspension and handling problems while delivering proven performance & problem solving outcomes for many of the worlds vehicle platforms.

Take your handling to the next level with Whiteline products by Clicking Here!

Whiteline Performance Products Now Available for Your Domestic

Vivid Racing Employee Cars: Spotlight LS430

Working in this industry has its perks and downfalls. Although you meet and build relationships with different manufacturers there’s comes that choice you have to make when it comes to your own build. And with an employee parking lot like ours, its a constant struggle to keep up with the Jones’. Vivid Racing sales representative Scott Renner recently took the opportunity to showcase some of his modification choices for his recently acquired 2006 LS430.

VIP Style is not one that Vivid Racing is known for, although popular racing wheel manufacturers like Weds Wheels USA have many offerings, such as Kranze, Bvillens, and Maverick series in addition to the Super Star line up that includes the Leon Harditt and Pure Spirits. For the deep lip, hellaflush, stretch and poke connoisseur fans, these are a must have. For the LS430, Scott chose the newly released Weds Maverick 405S wheel in  20×9 +25mm offset front and  20×10+25mm out back in the  Shining Bronze Polish then carefully stretched 225/35/20 and 245/35/20 tires with a hope, a prayer, and crossed fingers to keep the rubbing minimal. Megan Racing’s Street LP Series Coilovers were then installed at each corner to provide the tightest clearances without requiring too much body modification to risk the Crystal White Lexus Pearl paint and ride quality you would  expect from your luxury platform.

 

Vivid Racing Employee Cars: Spotlight LS430

Happy Holidays from the Team at Vivid Racing

Where ever you are in the world, what ever you celebrate, there is one thing we all love, cars!  Vivid Racing would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year!  PS, the world did not end so you can keep buying car parts!  Vivid Racing Phone Sales/Support will be Closed Dec 24-25 and Jan 1.

Happy Holidays from the Team at Vivid Racing

Lamborghini Aventador Exotic Sounds and Stance with Video

The Lamborghini Aventador is a very impressive machine.  Who would have thought that the Murcielago could be out done.  But they did.  Equipped with a 6.5L V12 engine and a 7speed dual clutch transmission, the new stylings of the Aventador are amazing.  Though we have had the privelage in the past of working on several other supercars such as the Lamborghini LP640, Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster, Bugatti Veyron, and a heap of other Ferrari and Porsche cars, its not everyday that something the cost of a house you get to play with.  As an established customer having just modified his Ferrari 458 with a set of HRE Wheels, he was ready to make this Aventador simply stunning.

The first modifications we did was the Niche 1 piece forged wheels in 20×9 and 21×13 with Pirelli tires.  The cost of the tires fitted alone could have equipped several tuner cars needs!  The Pirelli were a 255/30/20 up front and a 355/25/21 in the rear.  With the dark tinted and brushed finished, the wheels matched with matte black finish very well while showing off the large yellow carbon ceramic brakes.

Because the Aventador already has some extreme styling, we wanted to give the rear end a stronger more aggressive look to follow the rake of the car.  We mounted a Mansory matte carbon wing to get this done.  The base of the wing replaces the factory part and then features 2 uprights with the top level wing blade.  This still functions with the hydraulic system that raises at a certain speed.  The precision and quality of the Mansory is amazing down to the engraved carbon fiber logo from Mansory.  Having done a previous Range Rover with a full Mansory kit, we expected nothing less.

The final piece to this upgrade kit was the Capristo Racing Exhaust for the Lamborghini.  Capristo has always focused on highly engineered and tested exhaust system for top level sports cars.  Their portfolio of exhausts fit everything from Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes, Bentley, and of course, Lamborghini.  The Capristo system for the Aventador is no different.  The factory exhaust is extremely heavy and definitely restricts the sound of the V12 engine.  Not only saving weight off the rear end, the exhaust system enables you to exceed the factory 700HP Lamborghini has given it.  Like every other Lamborghini I have personally heard revving up, its make any one in audible range stop what their doing to go see what this F1 race car like sound is!  Check out the photos and the 2 videos we put together on this completed project.

 

 

Lamborghini Aventador Exotic Sounds and Stance with Video

Injen's New Product Release Includes Dodge Dart and Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S

Injen specializes in building intakes that maximize performance without requiring ECU tunes and modifications. This week, Injen introduced a few new intakes including the Dodge Dart and Subaru/Scion BRZ & FR-S.

These intakes incorporate smooth mandrel bends to maximize airflow, dyno tuned/tested Mass Air Flow Sensor adapter, strategically placed step downs that prevent CEL. All of this is packaged in aerospace quality T6 6061 aluminum in a mirror polish.

When you are ready to enhance your performance without throwing check engine lights, check out the entire Injen product offering. CLICK HERE!

Injen"s New Product Release Includes Dodge Dart and Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S

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