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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 12:15 AM
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here are a few quick crappy pics from my phone of my car's PT88 build.

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LME 370
truck manifolds
75lb injectors
TH400
Bradco converter
T4 PT88



if you want anymore details fell free to ask, and im going to try to get some better pics as soon as its running again


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and my favorite part of the whole car...the downpipe out the front bumper...and dont worry were cutting the tip down




sorry for the quality again...more to come
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 12:25 AM
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i like the downpipe idea, its gonna be a loud ****, good luck with the build
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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i have had it that way for a while. Its loud, but not obnoxious, and the cam sounds really good. It has a dynatech 6" round case muffler in it.
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 12:32 AM
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what kind of times you looking for?
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 12:35 AM
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its still on stock heads, i have hopes of getting out of the 6's in the 8th, but thats not gonna happen this go round. Im just happy to have it back, haven't driven it almost 6 months.

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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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nice!
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by coop5885
its still on stock heads, i have hopes of getting out of the 6's in the 8th, but thats not gonna happen this go round. Im just happy to have it back, haven't driven it almost 6 months.
i dont see that being a problem
nice set up.....one day
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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Looks cool. What tensioner are you running for the main belt?
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Nice looking build. Did you neck the DP from 4 inch to 3 inch?
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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the tensioner is a stock unit replace with "some" shims.

The dp is 4" and necks down to 3.5 at the muffler
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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Question why are you keeping the mass air on there with a 88mm turbo and not going SD????????????
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sweet man...
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Originally Posted by 1INSANEGTO
Question why are you keeping the mass air on there with a 88mm turbo and not going SD????????????

its getting a 3bar SD set up, just have not rebuilt that pipe yet
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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Nice I like the DP dump in the front Are these truck manifolds or custom manifolds?
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looks killer man, i cant wait to do my own
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Originally Posted by frcefed98
Nice I like the DP dump in the front Are these truck manifolds or custom manifolds?
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truck manifolds
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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I am about to post up some pics soon of my DIY truck manifold kit also . But I am having trouble finding what alt and bracket set up to use with this .

Can you help ?
Anyone?
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PM SmokinHawk. I think that how it's spelled. He makes a Alt relocation bracket that is pimp.
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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nice, good to see something different
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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Thanks for all the kind words guys, like i said she is still about two weeks out. Once its done and out of the shop i will get good pics not taken with my phone.

my alternator is bolted to the pass. side head, and my mechanic made a support brace that comes off it and bolts to the block(IRRC). No kit or anything used
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