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📌 Welcome to the General Discussion Hub
Whether you’re a club member, a guest, or just poking around… you’re in the right place.
This is the front porch of the Midnight Pretenders Motor Club — a place to hang out, talk cars, share your build, or just see what we’re all about before diving deeper.
Here’s what you can do in this space:
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Introduce Yourself
What’s your favorite modification you’ve done to your vehicle so far?
Doesn’t have to be the most expensive, the biggest power adder, or the thing that gets the most attention.
What’s the one mod that genuinely made you enjoy the car more?
Could be wheels, suspension, exhaust, interior, a shifter, a tune, some weird little custom piece nobody else notices… whatever made the car feel more like yours.
For me, those are usually the mods that end up meaning the most anyway.
Drop yours below and tell us why you picked it.
With all the work I’ve done this is a really hard one to answer as far as singling out a single specific mod. Especially because I was very specific about my parts selection, there really weren’t any oversights. Every part was purposefully selected for a specific reason and to work well together with all the other mods. That taken into consideration by far one of my favorite mods is my water methanol injection system. Mostly because the install came out so good/clean. A very oem+ finish. Unless you know it’s there and you’re looking for it you more than likely wouldn’t even notice it was there. Specifically my repurposing of the 12L Spec C STI IC sprayer tank for the reservoir. It’s just such a clean look if you didn’t know any better you would assume the car came that way. Even down to the arm switch that looks like an oem push style switch with matching red illumination with a turbo symbol that turns on when the headlights are turned on like the other oem switches and where it says turbo lights up when the system is armed. Placed where a dummy/blank was so it blends right in with the factory ones. Then collectively the turbo/inlet/intake/exhaust system. Such a perfect balance between everything (performance wise and aesthetically). All the sounds you want and just the right volume (for my taste and being a family/wife friendly daily). At idle and cruising speeds it doesn’t attract the wrong attention. Throttle response is perfect, much better than factory. I can’t wait until the kinks have been sorted out and I feel the boost above factory levels (we’re working on it). As far as driver mods/creature comforts the combination of Billetworkz short shifter/shifter plate/brass shifter bushing, HKS shift knob, overtake clutch delay valve delete, and blitz front and rear strut tower bars really make the car feel so much more fun, and just overall a way better driving experience over stock. Also because I waited to install everything and just collected parts for so long most of the mods were done in about a 4 month time span and not gradual over time and together made a really noticeable difference/improvement.
Hey everyone!
First off, we just wanted to say thank you to everyone who picked up one of the club shift knobs. We seriously appreciate the support and can’t wait to see them installed in your cars.
We’ve also had a few questions come in regarding thread pitch adapters and reverse lockout compatibility. Since this is something we want to keep improving with every production run, we’d love to hear directly from you.
If you’ve run into any issues, have suggestions, or have thoughts on how we can make the adapter and reverse lockout process smoother for future orders, please drop them in the comments below. Whether it’s fitment, adapter options, reverse lockout compatibility, installation, or anything else, we want to hear it.
Your feedback helps us make every batch better for the entire club. Thanks again, everyone!
Just got my shift knob and it looks great! Quick question however, what is the thread size and pitch for the knob itself? Looking to buy some adapters to put it on the Velo
My son and I are driving the Type RA to Chicago on 8/11 and 8/12. I’ll likely be setting up a Convoy Session in Velox so if anyone along the route wants to roll along for a bit, let me know and I can share the code! Also, let me know if y’all have any suggestions for pit stops, food, E85 options, etc.
Will Midnight pretenders be at Slammedenuff in Charleston
Alright everyone, we want to hear from you.
As the app keeps growing, we’re already working on new features, and we’d rather build the app around what you actually want instead of guessing.
If you could add one feature to the Midnight Pretenders app, what would it be?
A few ideas:
Better build journals with progress photos 📸
Regional event calendar
I like the idea of a regional event / meetup calendar that'd allow people to post up their local events instead of just seeing all the big shows or pay to enter events. Run into a lot of those in the greater Seattle area so I'd love to have a way to get the community together more often and announce people hosting smaller meets easier. Facebook and Instagram only reach so far since the algorithms push smaller pages down
Where Should We Host Our First National MP Show? 🏁
As Midnight Pretenders continues to grow across the country, we’ve been kicking around ideas for our first major MP-hosted show.
So let’s hear it:
If we were to host our first big event, where should it be and why?
We’re looking for locations that are:
Reasonably accessible for members traveling in
What's everyone thoughts on luovers
i am currently going to be putting them on the back window of my 2008 mits. lancer im trying to go for an look that not to many people do since it feels like they all look the same bodykits spoilers all of it idk just want something diffrent
A lot of us grew up during an era when cars had personality.
You could tell a car was a Supra, RX-7, NSX, Viper, Evo, WRX, S2000, or Mustang from half a mile away. They had quirks. They had flaws. They had character.
Lately it feels like a lot of manufacturers have been chasing the same formula bigger screens, more technology, and designs that all blend together into the same silver blob.
At the same time, there are signs that some manufacturers are starting to remember why people fell in love with cars in the first place. Toyota bringing back the Supra, GR86, and GR Corolla. Honda bringing back the Prelude. Nissan talking about the future of the Z. Enthusiast cars are still fighting to exist.
So here’s today’s question:
If you could influence automotive manufacturers over the next 10 years, what would you want to see?
What Do You Hope to See More of in Car Culture Going Forward?
I’ll kick this one off.
Personally, I’d love to see more originality and less pressure to follow trends.
Not every car needs to be the lowest, fastest, most expensive, or most viral build on the internet. Some of the coolest cars I’ve ever seen were built because the owner had a vision and stuck to it, even if nobody else understood it at first.
I’d also love to see more people helping each other out. More sharing knowledge. More supporting small businesses. More encouraging newcomers instead of tearing them down because they’re just getting started.
At the end of the day, this hobby is supposed to be fun. Whether you’re building a show car, a track car, a drift car, a daily driver, or just trying to keep an old project alive, there’s room for everybody at…
You pretty much summed it up. Defiantly more originality with builds, the scene has kinda turned into a Harley rally where it takes you 5 hours to find "your custom black Harley". But also nailed it with helping each other out. That's what I'm trying to build here with the wisco chapter, monthly meetings and going to each members place to help with their current project. Then the next meeting helping with a different members vehicle.
Going off what Devan said, having people want to learn how to wrench on their own ride. I get everyone can't do what some of us can, but to me there's just a little bit more respect given to builds that were built in the owners garage.
📞 Community Check-In: Would You Join a Midnight Pretenders Club Call?
One thing we’ve been talking about lately is finding more ways to connect the club outside of comments, posts, and DMs.
So here’s the question:
If we hosted a community-wide voice call, would you join?
Not a boring business meeting. More like everyone hopping in, talking cars, projects, upcoming events, road trips, industry news, life updates, and just putting voices to names.
We have members from all over the country, and while the app has done an awesome job connecting people, there’s something different about actually hearing the people you’re building relationships with.
OK awesome thank you so much everyone for your input. We’re gonna see if we can get some kind of call scheduled for next month.🫡
Anyone live in the PNW? Just moved to Washington last week
We got some fun roads especially for the skyline, and loads of beautiful pictures spots with mountains and some city's with there cherry blossom trees
Recently had someone give me grief because my canards are “on backwards”. Yes, they technically are but I did so on purpose because in my opinion they have a sleeker look like this. I doubt these have much effect on overall downforce anyway but what is your opinion? Install by the book or customize to fit the build?
Hey everyone!! Idk if this is the place for this but I need some information!! I’m gonna be moving to Arizona in April and I’m just a bit curious on what the car scene is like down there. What are some good clubs to follow, good photo spots, etc. I live in Idaho rn and it’s alright (no offense to my ID people 😂) but I’ve heard Arizona is so much better!! Anything yall could give me would be greatly appreciated (especially popo wise, how mean are they??) thanks!!!
And here are some pics my friends took of my car at my work the other day for your viewing pleasure 😌
I’m picking up a z31 on Friday looking for places I can get trim for it and possibly quarter panels.
What is one thing you guys would like to see on the app? Something you may have noticed (aside from the login issue) that you think may work more efficiently, something we may have looked over or should be doing differently. Give us some feedback!
I would agree that engagement is the biggest thing that's lacking right now. It's awesome for still being so new, but it would definitely be cool to see more people jumping in and joining with comments and photos. Something I'd love to see is a "My Build" type of space. Not sure if that's a group dedicated to build threads or a specific/personal tag or what, but it would be cool to be able to keep running tabs on builds I'm interested in watching/following without having to jump around from post to post.
Hello fellow pretenders! Lotta stuff happening right now. I finally got my new setup for the Silvia, 326Power wheels wrapped in pirelli p zeros. Also I just found out I’m going to a new duty station in may! I’ll be moving to Fort Stewart Georgia, are there any members or anyone close by? Would love to get a meet going!
Where’s my SoCal members at? Let’s meet up!
Where in IE are you guys located? Maybe we can meet halfway sometime in the future?
Hey MP members! I wanted to touch base with y’all and get your opinions and feedback on the app - things you like or don’t like, ideas you think may be beneficial to add or change.
We understand we are having the issue of being logged out randomly and are trying to address that as quickly as possible to get it resolved. If anyone is having any other issues please do not hesistate to reach out to me or Trevor directly.
I feel the app is fine but I do see if we was on discord we can actually call each other if have meetings on there
Do we have any one else that lives here in SoCal that want to start meeting up and get this SoCal chapter going?
Let me know.
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everyone 👋👋
My name is Manuel, but I go by (Manny); that's what every friend calls me. I'M a Silver Tier member, and I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their rides.
I wanted to share the two projects that I'm rebuilding and bringing back to life. First, I have a 1964-1/2 Mustang, which I got last year in the summer of 2025. It was full of rust dents everywhere. It's been one year, and the progress has been amazing. And my 2nd ride and Daily is an EP3 ( 02 Civic Si HB), got it off the action for $800. Paint-wise, it's really bad; it has some rust, paint and clear coat are peeling. It has quite a few dents. The car wasn't running, but after two weeks I fixed and now it runs. Front suspension is new.
That's about it if I summarize it. 🤠🤪
Here are some pictures of both of them. 🔥👀