EUROstuff Magazine #109E | Page 45

EUROstuff Magazine First up, the exterior. To give his white car an added air of menace, he fitted on a blacked out honeycomb grille and Audi logos, along with Vertini Magic 19-inch wheels for that deep concave look. Then it was time for a colour upgrade, a friend with a sticker shop stepped in with a day’s job for his frozen blue body wrap, along with a distinctive “dragon fish” emblem to the rear, which signified his long history with the Japanese cars. By far the most striking part of this car externally would be its hood, complete with vents and bonnet catches. WX explained that this was more in line with Japanese modified car practice, and another example of how he differed from his fellow car enthusiast friends, who keep their hoods stock or at most, fit those with subtle bulges. As for the engine, on top of the MTM stage 1 engine tune fitted, he went ahead to installed a blow-off valve and a K&N air intake, which were essential to accentuate the fine sounds produced by the engine and the Jetex exhaust system. In his words “the Audi’s quiet cabin means you can choose what you want to hear, and in this case, I chose the sound made by the blow-off valve”.