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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 06:39 AM
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please keep us informed of the results form the dyno! be nice to see how the kit holds up to some use!

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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by presto_z
well this sat at 9am mike norris will be tuning it so if your in the ft. myers area stop by aftermath performance (formerly revx and proautotech) ill post up numbers and pics.. i cant wait to see what it will do....

I AM THERE. sounds liek a cool set-up. cant wait to see it saturday. good luck.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 10:23 AM
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Does he already got money for new turbos when those chinese ones go which will not be long. Looking forward to the numbers nonetheless.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Does he already got money for new turbos when those chinese ones go which will not be long.
well he's been driving the car with a partial tune for about 400miles and everything seems to be holding up good so far.. no smoke, oil, or vibrations.. we will see how long they last


EDIT: im also gonna bring some parts of my turbo kit (same company as the vette kit) to get some opinions.. so if ya wanna see them they'll be there too
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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well he got the tune today.. she did pretty well.. it put down 398.90 rwhp and 439.69ftlbs on 5 psi. its an automatic and his only mods are the turbo ond B&B catback.. he didnt have the boost a pump installed so he didnt up the boost any more... hopefully we will soon get some numbers soon with the 7lb springs the highflow cats and there is talk of a 50 shot
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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pretty good numbers considering the mods and the boost. Curious what she will put down with hi-flo cats and 3 lbs more boost which should be 75 more rwhp in itself.
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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i gotta see if he got a dyno sheet so i can scan it and post it up (i left a little early).. i have a pic on my camera but its kinda shatty quality...
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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Hey presto,

It was good seeing you today and the manifolds you had today looked nice. I would still suggest some kind of bracket to help support the turbo for sure to aid against stress and cracking.

The TT Vette did decent considering the boost level. It would hit 5psi and then drop to 4psi. I fattened her up a bit to handle the 7psi springs and i guess we will see what comes after that. Still a fun car to drive and Chris had a nice smile after the road test

Talk to you guys soon and thanks for coming out.

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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 10:54 AM
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sorry I couldn't make it. I really wanted to see the hot parts off the car, but oh well.

What kind of heads are you going with presto Z?
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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hey mike, that big grin on his face made me want to get mine finished asap..... im glad you thought the headers were pretty good (the rest of the piping is of the same quality) im glad roy and jeremy liked um too....

i cant wait to ride in the vette with the 7lb spring..



other mike.. im not sure what heads im gonna go with as of yet
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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ya jeremy told me the hot pipes looked like they were good quality.
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 01:10 PM
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gotta love that first grin when you feel the power and sound for the first time its instant addiction.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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well he has over 1,000 miles on the kit and everything seems good.. his only problems so far is a burnt plug wire (to close to the header) and there is a very small amount of oil in the intake tube which is a fairly common problem on any turbo/supercharged system..

he's going to install an oil restrictor and a catch can and hopefully that will alleviate the problem
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 09:59 PM
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Have it dynoed yet?
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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ya on 5lbs it put down 400/440 with only a catback

he also had the fuel increased 5% since he was switching to the 7lb springs and hiflow cats.. so hopefully next dyno will be 440/4??
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 01:39 AM
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that good news mate. glad its holding together for him.

tell him to get a forged block and turn the boost up some! then you can prove just how good, or bad, those chinese turbos really are!

Chris.
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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It's great to hear things worked out for you.
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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yes glad everything worked out also! Let us all know how she does on 7 lbs with the high flow cats. Should be about 470 rwhp.
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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Thanks for all the support. The kit works great. The car ran alot stronger with the 7lb springs and added fuel settings. Thanks to Mike Norris for a GREAT job on the dyno at Aftermath, Ft. Myers. Wish I could have made your grand opening. Work got in the way. Rear tires are down a little but that's what happens when you hit the fun pedal. Got to dust a Suzuki Katana and I think he was a LITTLE suprised. I did wind up wrapping the headers combined with the ceramic coating done by FX in Oviedo, FL. It has ran over 3,000 trouble free daily driven miles. The kit has proven to work fine so enough said. I'm happy with the results and don't care how much bashing is done just because the turbo units don't have a company's name stamped all over them. The turbos were balanced and are tighter than dick's hatband. All in all, a lot of bang for the buck. What matters the most is that it works and works well. I set up a photo bucket page for those interested in seeing the stages and final product. Again, thanks for all the support and advice.

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