TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS @ HOT IMPORT NIGHTS: DALLAS (MAY 13, 2017)
STAGE 1: TOP QUALIFIERS
Voting Schedule: May 11 @ 12:00 PM - May 13 @ 9:00 PM CDT
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Pedro Olivares has always been involved in the Honda scene, which is where he learned of all the potential available to the Acura RSX platform thanks to a wide array of aftermarket support. With the K series engine from factory, he says it was an easy choice. Since taking ownership, he has used that wide variety of aftermarket offerings to transform his ride into a monster.

Owner: Pedro Olivares
Location: Murphy, TX
Vehicle: 2006 Acura RSX Type S
Horsepower: 325 whp
Club: Team Hi-Def

SOCIAL:
Facebook: Pedro Olivares
Instagram: @pedro_dc5s

Written by Adam Gordon.
Photography by ZeonPhotos, Alex Vo Photography.

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:
Innovative 60a motor mounts
Powdercoated gold valve cover by UnitF14
Skunk2 black valve cover washers
Skunk2 Alpha 74mm throttle body
FEELS Honda twin cam oil cap
FEELS Honda twin cam radiator cap
ARC spark plug cover
Hondata K-Pro V4
Hybrid Racing cold air intake
Hybrid Racing fuel rail
Hybrid Racing fuel tuck kit
Injector Dynamics 1000cc injectors
K-tuned black dipstick
K-Tuned map sensor delete
Ep3 eps steering rack
Merc Racing 3.0 boost pulley
Merc Racing overflow tank
Merc Racing atuo tensioner
Merc Racing heat exchanger
Merc Racing supercharger inlet
Jackson Racing supercharger
Vitviper Aftercooler core
Ford Escape hybrid electric water pump
Radium single catch can
Mishimoto aluminium radiator

EXHAUST:
Concept Racing race header
J's Racing Fx-Pro 60mm exhaust

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS:
Hondata K-Pro V.4
Brockway Engineering D-gauge

WHEELS & TIRES:
Volk TE37 wheels - 17x9 +22 (f/r)
Federal 595 Evo tires - 265/40/17

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
Tein Street Mono-Flex coilovers
SPC camber kit
Progress front sway bar
J's Racing strut bar
Buddy Club ball joints
Energy suspension control arm bushings

BRAKES:
TL-S Brembo brake set
StopTech brake lines
StopTech street brake pads

EXTERIOR:
Full Anointed Aero over-fender kit V1 (#4 of 20 front fenders)
Anointed Aero custom-spec carbon fiber canards
Anointed Aero carbon fiber mirror plate
Mugen front lip
Aspec side skirts
Aspec rear lip
Js Racing diffuser
M Racing Type 1 mirrors
FEEL'S Honda Twin Cam 1600mm carbon GT wing
Password JDM wiper blade delete plug
Seibon carbon fiber hatch

LIGHTING:
Vision Auto Works Rlx Jewel Eye retrofit #003

INTERIOR:
Dc5 ITR door panels with red inserts
EP3 hazard button
Dc5 red recaro's
Spoon blue rearview mirror (glass)
Twist shift boot
Burst craft shift knob
FEEL'S Honda Twin Cam shifter plate
Takata Drift ll series
Nrg harness bar
Brockway Engineering D-gauge
Momo Monte Carlo steering wheel
NRG short hub and quick release
Karo floor mats
False floor (made by Dc5Adam) 
Dc5 ITR push-start assembly
Dc5 Aspec trim kit
Dc5 ITR center console 
Honda Access Modulo trim kit

COMPETITION EVENTS, CLASSES & AWARDS:
Import Face Off Fall 2016 - Best Acura
HF Nation - Best RSX

FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
"The Rlx retrofit would have to be the best modification. The light itself changes the appearance of the car and makes it more aggressive but also clear and functional! Not only the lights make it more aggressive but the wide body made by Anointed Aero changes it to more aggressive style offering the vehicle to have more space for better wheel specs and bigger tire size! Both small companies that offer much that changed the overall appearance of the car!"

FUTURE MODIFICATIONS:
Bride Zeta seats
Milspec Harness
Methonol-Injection
Cage set up

SPONSORS:
Visionautoworks
SCW Performance
DRIVE Auto Appearance
E2Imagery
Ikigai Society
Vinyl-Spec 
Anointed Aero

SHOPS/MECHANICS:
SCW Performance