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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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Just got this back today. We should have the motor back in the car this weekend if some of my parts come in.





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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Looks Badass!!!
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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DAMN! is that a direct port nitrous setup? that looks like a piece that belongs in a museum.

EDIT: ok i see that it is. didnt know that it also sprays into the TB.
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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dude where did you get them hard lines??? i want hard and ive got a ton of air fittings that look like that at my work...are thy alike?
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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That looks amazing.

Just a question. Why do you have nozzles in front of the throttle plate when it is set for direct port?
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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looks like two stages of the happy stuff
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Dang, thats nice!
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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damn that thing looks cool
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wow nice!
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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Looks great. A big improvement
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ttranssam
looks like two stages of the happy stuff
Correct two stages one wet kit and the direct port.
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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f-ing bad azz man what did you make them lines out of ??? i just (an hour ago) got a dual wet kit and i hate soft lines...the hard look good
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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damn nice....where did u get the hard lines 4 it?
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ttranssam
f-ing bad azz man what did you make them lines out of ??? i just (an hour ago) got a dual wet kit and i hate soft lines...the hard look good
The lines are stainless steel tubing.
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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Stunning.....
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 08:21 AM
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damn......thats purrrty
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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looks awesome. Hard line is the only way a nitrous system looks good under the hood IMO
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by unSStoppable
looks awesome. Hard line is the only way a nitrous system looks good under the hood IMO
tru dat...it looks tough...im pretty sure i have all the fittings needed here at work to do em id just need the tubing...
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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nice but if i was still in the nitrous world i would have done braided lines. changing out those jets with hard lines begins to suck.
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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amazing set up!
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