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GdayI picked up a 17 LE to get back into a light(ish) RWD platform.Im keeping it stock......soooSo far I have replaced the Michelins with some Hankook RS4's, 215/45 17, I'm keeping the OEM rims, from my experience at picking the brains of some of the guys at local tracks, any bigger and the extra weight is a big down side, hell the car would need alot more balls to overpower the little 215's RS4's anyways.I put on a X Force cat back so I can at least hear the engine, that added a massive 0% increase in performance, as expected, and only a very slight increase in noise, nothing like what expected from the sound clips on the X Force site, I believe what they advertise as a cat back is in fact a header back, or, headers and full exhaust. So, I added the header back front pipe, it's still pretty quite, the stock cat in the header and the high flow cat in the front pipe keeps alot of the noise down, still sounds nothing like the cat back sound clip. So, I may get catless headers...Also got some camber bolts, maxed them out to get a disappointing -0.5, so much for the advertised +/- 0.75.As for the future, it's staying NA, I've had my share of breaking modified cars with turbo's.I'm getting a tune, mainly for cleaning up the OEM tune, and the Racerom features that are available with ECUTEK, I am a massive fan of the rev match feature, I'm rubbish at heel toe.I will most likely get the header prior to the tune, that should at least get me the sound I want, hell, isn't that what tax returns are for.Apart from that it's now looking like alot more parts to get the alignment settings I want, everything I require is in the whiteline catalog, the OEM adjustability is rubbish.I'm liking the OEM shocks and dampers on the LE, and the Brembo's are excellent, sadly as I've stated the OEM adjustability is the only real let down.As for the elephant in the room, power wise it wouldn't pull the skin off custard, but that's not the point of it for me.I'm more interested in making it handle, it's the twisties where the real fun is.It is always fun when you grab a new platform, looking at all the things that make them go, corner and stop.Oh, and all the stupid things people do, and their outrageous claims, are also a interesting read.Anyways, I babbled on enoughEnjoy