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Old May 7, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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yup. Excellent tire for daily driving at a reasonable price.
just put a new set of em on mine.. and i've gotta agree..
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Made some brackets out of aluminum and attached them to the the frame rails where the orig exhaust hangers went. I just need some longer "plastic rivets" or push-fasteners to secure the diffuser to the bumper.

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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:37 PM
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I plan to extend those brackets literally through the diffuser and drill a bunch of holes so you can slide the diffuser up and down, changing the angle.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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Looks good man. Shorten that battery cutoff handle a bit!!!
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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In to view latter
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Old May 11, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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sweet

are you leaving the exhaust outa there? (if so, time to get to work on that bumper )
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Old May 11, 2010 | 09:15 PM
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good to see someone actually putting ideas into motion... hows it feel driving around at highway speeds (or faster?) now?
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Old May 11, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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nice work man! I'm curious to see how it preforms in your opinion
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Old May 12, 2010 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Irish350
are you leaving the exhaust outa there?
Right now it is dumped before the axle. I am building a 4" over axle exhaust which will dump right after it bends over the axle and before the diffuser

Originally Posted by bill12690
good to see someone actually putting ideas into motion... hows it feel driving around at highway speeds (or faster?) now?
Well I finally had a chance to take it up to 90mph. Car feels very stable at speed. It seems from 65+ it almost pushes the car forward.

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Old May 15, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by InsaneAuto86
Well I finally had a chance to take it up to 90mph. Car feels very stable at speed. It seems from 65+ it almost pushes the car forward.
bad *** man.. any idea how much $ you've got in the whole thing?
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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very interesting idea! how much weight did you move? (ex removed then replaced with diffuser)
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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freaking awesome!
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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Ive always wanted to do this with my T/A...except I imagined it coming from the gas tank, under the muffler and right after the muffler bending up to the rear bumper, then having a couple fins that are the height diff of from the muffler to the back bumper. And have it even across the entire back bumper and under the tips to "enclose" them in, like some AMG mercedes, Bentleys and so on and so forth have. Anyone good at photoshop? lol

Your fab looks really good though. This thread is about 7 months old, anything new?
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 04:06 AM
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awesome man! it looks super clean now! i want to make one as well! and yea its pretty old thread. and OP what kinda 6.0 you have on you 1995?
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 04:03 PM
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looks sweet bro . im thinking of recreating mine once i re do my dual exhaust set up .
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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Thats awesome! Good work.
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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i wonder if were gonna have to wait till hes done w the engine before we get to see more of the car

who drives a vert in this time of the year in pa anywho?
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Considering the thread started in April and finished in May...he might not see it at all.
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by FBodyPerformer
This thread is about 7 months old, anything new?
Car has been in storage since I got married and moved in June.

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and OP what kinda 6.0 you have on you 1995?
Will be a stock LQ9 with .030 milled L92 heads, LS3 intake and a healthy cam. Build will start as soon as my LT1 sells!

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i wonder if were gonna have to wait till hes done w the engine before we get to see more of the car
Yup!! Dont worry, I'm dropping a fuel cell in the trunk and putting a borla xr-1 race muffler with 4" piping in place of the stock fuel tank. The diffuser will tie everything in very nicely! Pics to come when the engine build starts!

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Considering the thread started in April and finished in May...he might not see it at all.
Just waiting to sell this LT1 and the demolition/reconstruction begins!
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Originally Posted by SIK02SS
by creating an aero problem I am referring to the fast air under the car creating lift in the rear. We already have a light rear end stock, by creating a "lift" from faster air moving under it you're making the rear even lighter from aero. Adding a spoiler like one from LG or ACP would solve that problem. The parachute effect you're speaking about that we have from the factory actually helps keep the rear end planted by catching air in there; the opposite of what you will be doing with a diffuser..
not at all in this situation.. When the air under the car speed's up it helps create a lower pressure which sucks the car to the ground.
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