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Aug 23, 2010 | 04:51 PM

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From: Willis Texas

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Make no mistake, you guys are heads above me in the automotive fabrication department. But the charge pipes merge at the throttle body looks kinda funky. Was that the best way to do it because of your routing? Or do you think it wouldnt matter if the merge was done through a longer transition further upstream? I dont mean anything by it, just an observation.

We think alike. The pipes had to merge there becasue we had to bring 2- 3" pipes over the radiator/core support. We couldnt take the 4" over the radiator as the hood wouldnt close. Josh is building a carbon fiber shroud to cover the opening around the charge pipes, it will look much better with it installed.

Aug 23, 2010 | 04:52 PM

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It looks like a mock up from the tack welds. I can hear the brain chattering on how to make it better from 900 miles away lol.

Aug 23, 2010 | 05:00 PM

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There is still quite abit of finish welding to do.

Aug 23, 2010 | 05:01 PM

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U have less than 24 hours to post a vid on the first start up.........

Aug 25, 2010 | 03:30 PM

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U have less than 24 hours to post a vid on the first start up.........

LoL, Dont hold your breathe, everything is sent out to get coated. It will be at least a week before we get it back.

Aug 25, 2010 | 06:43 PM

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Who do I have to pay to get it expedited, I am having withdrawals....lol

Sep 3, 2010 | 12:15 PM

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More goodies showed up this week....

Sep 4, 2010 | 01:18 AM

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Is this going to be ready for the Texas Mile next month?

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Sep 13, 2010 | 10:13 AM

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the vette should fly up in the air

Sep 14, 2010 | 04:52 PM

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Hey rcc, any updates? I'm sure lots of people watching this thread!!

Sep 14, 2010 | 07:44 PM

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Fab work is 90% completed. Got the engine back together today and it is going in tomorow. PolyDyne is kinda jacking us around on the coating. The stuff was supposed to be done in a week.. two weeks ago. Now I am also waiting on some of the 20-an fittings for the A2W intercoolers. Other than that I am ready for final assembly

Sep 14, 2010 | 08:17 PM

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what is this

Sep 14, 2010 | 08:19 PM

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what is this

A1000 picks up the fuel and the weldon boost it to the front or is the car going to have another smaller tank at the front? (haven't yall done something like that before?)

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PolyDyne is kinda jacking us around on the coating. The stuff was supposed to be done in a week.. two weeks ago

Have you used their coating before? I had my kit done by them and it didn't last at all. My manifolds are rusting through and the stainless up pipes turned brown.

Sep 14, 2010 | 08:22 PM

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Those are the two fuel pumps and the voltage controller that I am using on this car. Yes I use their stuff all the time and have no problems with rust or flaking. You just have to know what temp coating to get. Some of their stuff wont hold up to temps that turbo kits get to.

Sep 14, 2010 | 10:11 PM

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I thought they told me the coating I got was good for around 2100*F. What do you usually go with for future reference?

Sep 19, 2010 | 06:09 PM

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LMR is doing the final assemly on my car now. Im hoping to have a running car very soon. The build got put behind schedule due to some unforseen problems but its very close.

Heres some pics of the piping after the coating was done.