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Old 07-15-2004, 10:38 AM
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finallly got alll my clutch issues worked out now im running a ram 910, i got the new bigger turbo in the car and it made a world of differnce, the other turbo all the blades where all eaten away. so im going to the track tonight on 4 psi im hoping for low to mid 12's at 115to 117mph on street tires
with the old turbo on 3 psi eaten away turbine blades first pass missed 4th ran 12.9 @102 next pass blew the paper FLP header gasket out ran 12.7@112 on strret tires trapped 91mph in the 1/8 wish me luck
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Good luck, nice to see you post up again its been a long time.

on a side note, why did the turbine blades get trashed out?
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Because the was a piece of metal in the backhousing sticking out(Bad weld or somthing) and hitting the fan as soon a we started the car we hurd it hit
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why only 4lbs? why not the 6-8 they reccomend?
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stock fuel stock tune 8psi=
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which turbo and exhaust housing are you running now?
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He could run 8psi with the meth inj on it with stock tuning. just might want some bigger injectors.
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good luck, i hope it does good.
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<waiting for results
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Well , Come On Tell Us Already.
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TRack got rained out
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huge surprise. any pics of the kit installed the way you drive it on the street?
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so you dont have meth injection?



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