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February Member's Car of the Month:  Kevin Beane

  

Name: Kevin Beane
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Occupation: Sr. Systems Engineer
Interests: See picture
Why I bought the car: Fun, fun, fun

 
Mods:

o 2003 Silver Streak bought in Nov of 2002, proceeded to void warranty ASAP
o 2ZZ-GE with Monkeywrench Racing (MWR) titanium valves and springs, ARP studs, ported and polished, balanced and blueprinted, painted red, MWR chromoly flywheel, 6 speed, Little Rocket swap header, TRD 160 deg. thermostat, Moroso oil pan -- all installed by Little Rocket
o Lotus valve cover covers
o Corky and Company Front Member Brace, Midship Member Brace, and Rear Member Brace
o TRD front STB
o Power FC auto-tuned using Copilot, revs safely above 9K (but rev limit was lowered to about 8600 just to be safe)
o HP TR3000 Tablet PC with shock-mounted hard drive, custom-made tablet PC mount by Corky (my design)
o USB devices: Datalogit, 5Hz GPS antenna, Phidgets 3-axis accelerometer, Phidgets digital/analog I/O, Phidgets relay outputs to control fan and warning lights, Innovate Motorsports LC-1 wideband, Total Bithead headphone amp/external sound card
o 8-button Hand Controller
o Innovate Motorsports XD-16 AFR gauge
o Audio: Panasonic noise-cancelling headphones used with tablet PC and headphone amp
o Unibrain Fire-i firewire camera
o Maxbore bored out throttle body
o Bosch oil temperature sender
o Earl's 16-row oil cooler with Spal fan controlled by Copilot via a relay, turns on/off based on oil temperature

o Radio, ashtray, cupholder, storage bin doors, speakers, heat shields, drip tray, diaper, visors, power antenna, and misc. other nonessential parts deleted
o Recaro seats from an EVO 8
o DWM Center Console with warning lights controlled by Copilot
o Custom made Engine Start switch ("JETTISON") using aircraft parts
o JNZ Tuning decat pipe, Team Moon single SS exhaust (to be replaced soon with a custom Borla 2.75" ID all the way through)
o BC Racing coilovers, TRD front and rear sway bars
o SSR Competion wheels in 16" and 15", Yokohama S.drives, painted calipers
o Stoptech cross drilled rotors, stainless steel brake lines
o Custom made (my design) intake air scoop, ITG foam filter, custom (Corky's and my design) made aluminum 2.75" ID intake tube with honeycomb insert
o C-One side vent covers with inside fender mods to direct more air into the engine bay
o C-One (Beatrush) front underpanel
o "Beane Rush" (my design) rear underpanel
o CF over FG hood painted to match body color with hood pins
o Pre-facelift front bumper
o AeroCatch hood pins
o Midship Runabout spider steering wheel badge, one of a kind "Powered by Little Rocket" badge, YAMAHA badge, Mk1 MR2 nose badge, Tail of the Dragon decals, Gregg's bling plate
o Clear side markers
o Lightweight Hawker Genesis G13EP battery in custom made battery box designed by Corky and me
o OEM hardtop
o Spoiler Depot spoiler (not shown)
o Bama wind blocker
o Hella horns
o TRD quick shift kit, TRD duracon shift knob
o JNZ Tuning Mk1 design billet oil filler cap
o Inverter and power strip, powered USB hub
o VVTL-i sticker (adds 5HP)

Future plans:
o turbo
o install iPod adapter

  

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