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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 12:36 AM
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It seems like the more things I do on my turbo setup, the longer my list of things to do gets!

When the project started out it wasn't too long, then came twin turbos and the list started to grow, now that all the hot pipes are done, and the intercooler piping is done, bigstuff3 works, the list is just huge!

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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 05:40 AM
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yup tell me about it, ive come to the realization that i will be working on my car till the middle of summer
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 06:33 AM
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I cant imagine what you have spent....I know what I have had to spend just getting 4psi out of my D1.

I WANT MORE....but the money says no way.
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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yup tell me about it, ive come to the realization that i will be working on my car till the middle of summer
I'm afraid I'll be in the same boat.

I keep trying to tell myself that I can get it to 9psi and just drive it around a little by half assing a few things but then I slap myself and keep working on it the right way.
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 01:08 PM
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but then I slap myself and keep working on it the right way.

Good man. Hey, how's the BS 3 workin' for ya? Cost? Compared to FAST pros, cons, likes dislikes? You running it stand alone or piggy backed and if piggy backed how's the work with a car that would still have to be OBD 2 scanned for emissions, like here in the east? Meany is a magician
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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I have not ever used Gen7 or F.A.S.T, but I like BS3 so far, the car is not really running enough to tune it or anything yet though. It is running as a true standalone.
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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It's worth it though. I was down for just over 3 years.
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I wanted to start putting everything together this spring. But I can't stop adding to list of things I want. Now I am thinking into the summer. My wife is going to kill me after everything is added up.

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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Boostaholic
I have not ever used Gen7 or F.A.S.T, but I like BS3 so far, the car is not really running enough to tune it or anything yet though. It is running as a true standalone.

Care to give a quick explination as to how it runs as a standalone? Can it be piggybacked? Does it use any of the knock sensors to manage the engine or is it all in the flash?
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Periodically I think about how much my project has changed/grew since the last time I sat down and thought about it. This has happened probably 4-5 times now, and I am wowed each time. 1.5 years and running...
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I believe in drawing a line in the sand, and then not crossing it unless you have to fix that part of the build.

I could have recently tortured myself by maybe upgrading my 9" but I'll live on the edge this summer.
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