Cut. It. Out.
We asked James about the editing of the car and how the team knew where to say no to a few of the initial design sketches. James replied, "Any tuner, especially if you've been in the game long enough, especially in this type of competition where you have three-months and a budget and where they're going to audit you, you realize that time and money or availability of parts are going to be the deciding factors in what you can eventually put on a car...For some of us, we're used to taking our dandy-ol' time building a car, because we want to make sure it's the best thing out there. But we didn't have that kind of luxury this time. We had to balance time and budget. So if there's a part that takes three-months to get, we don't have the time to wait." hopefully James and Team hybrid will have more time and resources when they go for the three-peat at SEmA later this year.
Fast Facts
Scion xD
Owner Scion, Built By Team Hybrid
Under The Hood Performance Solutions Spec Garrett Turbo (GT2730), intercooler, turbo manifold, intercooler piping, down pipe, waste gate, oil feed line, cat delete, jic magic titanium exhaust x2 (dual custom titanium exhaust relocated to center), intake filter, battery relocation kit; GReddy B.O.V; DTm custom Painted Engine cover, SUN Automobile hyper grounding kit, voltage kit, inazma eco kit, gauss kit; NRG hyper Pocket kit, ground support kit; hKS oil cap
Rollers AmE Shallen FX 19" Stagger wheels; BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW-2 215/35/19ZR
Stoppers JBT custom 4 piston Big Brake Kit
Hittin' Switches Air Runner custom air struts, lines, tank and compressor
Outside iNGS+1 front/rear bumper, side skirts; DTm custom head/tail lamps, shaved rear emblem; custom shaved & pulled fenders; car Fashion rear hatch spoiler; house of Kolor Kandy Apple Green with Gold Pearl paint
Inside Status Racing Ring carbon Kevlar seats; TAKATA Racing 4-point harnesses; NRG Racing carbon/leather steering wheel, steering hub, quick release, shift knob, e-brake carbon handle; DTm custom center & door console; SUN Automobile pedals; Glow Shift custom boost/oil temp/exhaust temp gauge, warning light; custom suede dash, gauge cluster, headliner, pillars, visors
I.C.E. SoundStream PcA4.520 4 channel Amp x1, PcA1000D Single channel Amp x5, SPL-X 15" Woofers x4, TRc.6N Tarantula component x2, SST6.5 Tarantula Speaker x2, Vcm-151 10.7" LcD ceiling monitor, Vcm-81D 8" LcD monitor with DVD Player, VccD-2 Bullet Style color camera x1, VSV-78 7" Wide Sun Visor monitor x2, VVB-2 Video Output Gain control x2; creative custom fiberglass sub/amp rack enclosure, custom acrylic amp rack
Props To the co-leaders, members and hybrid hunnyz, may our tradition continue making history.
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