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Old 02-11-2008 | 11:36 PM
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Hell yeah! Woodward will be Skeered when they see 3 FI camaro's rolling down..... The Subies and Evo's will scatter!
haha, roll past the hawthornes lot and let all the ricers know that not only do our engines displace 3 times as much as theirs, our turbos are twice the size.... Gregs turbo cobra will be on the road and Dans turbo hatch fox body will be out as well, should be a fun summer when cruise'n weather hits!

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Nice kit.
well wouldn't you know ... this is sean who did all the welding on my turbo kit!...feel free to snap more pics of the headers or anything else and post them up if you want to

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Old 02-12-2008 | 01:52 PM
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Looking at your pics I see the upper radiator hose comes off drivers side.. Is this typical of the griffen? Its just what I need to mount the turbo up by the battery tray.

By the way car looks amazing nothing like taking your time and doing everything right the first time
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Looking at your pics I see the upper radiator hose comes off drivers side.. Is this typical of the griffen? Its just what I need to mount the turbo up by the battery tray.

By the way car looks amazing nothing like taking your time and doing everything right the first time

Yes that is the way the griffin came. it's the one that summit sells, i forget the number or whatever, but it's the same one most turbo people on here use. it came the way you see in the pictures. but because my turbo is right in the way of the upper hose, last night we cut that off and made my radiator a dual pass so both upper and lower are now on my passanger side and there is a divider plate in between so the coolant goes through the radiator twice.
Old 02-12-2008 | 03:29 PM
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Like I said on Motown, looks good!
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any pics of the radiator setup?
Old 02-12-2008 | 03:40 PM
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Like I said on Motown, looks good!
Thanks, hopefully i can make some motown track rentals this season! should be a lot of fun!
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any pics of the radiator setup?
i'm at work right now. kinda slow here so i might take off, but i'm waiting on a few cars to be dropped off by a hauler. anyways, maybe sean or greg will snap a picture, if not i'll try later tonight when i'm up at the shop
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cool thanks as i'm thinking of maybe getting the same radiator as you.
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well not to much for updates, i was sent down to south beach miami last minute for work last thursday and I just got home. i ordered fuel parts on my way to miami (well gpowrie ordered the stuff for me while i was driving lol ) and it should be here soon. haven't even been around other then that. i gotta swing by the shop before i leave for ft. lauterdale saturday for my actual spring break
Old 02-22-2008 | 12:09 AM
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That intercooler support is amazingly bad ***. I don't see how you could drive with that windshield like that. I think that would drive me bonkers.

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At the end of the day something that is done with that much attention to detail is so much more enjoyable than something that is just functional.
I agree 100% There's a lot of little thing I've done to my cars that no one will ever see, but I still am happy knowing I did it.
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Originally Posted by Beaflag VonRathburg
That intercooler support is amazingly bad ***. I don't see how you could drive with that windshield like that. I think that would drive me bonkers.



I agree 100% There's a lot of little thing I've done to my cars that no one will ever see, but I still am happy knowing I did it.
Tinted everything is just the way i roll sumped tank, aeromotive eliminator pump, a couple filters and aeromotive rails are on their way. i need lines and some 96# injectors oh and a regulator and i'll be set in the fuel department. but i won't be around much until the beginning of march
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Any dyno graphs?
Old 05-22-2008 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Vetal
Any dyno graphs?
no not yet

i still need to get the BS3 wired in and a few other odds and ends to wrap it all up. but the past 2 months i've been working ~60'ish or more hours a week so i've had zero time for anything except work and a little bit of sleep here and there....

the entire fuel system is plumbed except for i need to shorten up my return line from the regulator...the muffler still needs to be welded on, and then just wiring. oh and i need to run the brake lines/line lock not too bad really. my initial goal date was may 31st but it looks like it might not be done for another month or atleast until i slow down at work some
Old 07-09-2008 | 07:11 PM
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few updates. everything is taking forever since i have next to no time to work on the car it seems. hell i even went out and got a YZF-R6 just to cure my speed fix till the car is done!

anyways. not much looks different but all the plumbing is done. the valve cover catch/breather can is hidden nicely in the passanger side fender well. all the lines are nylon braided so they don't scratch up my paint like the stainless counterparts and they look a lot sleaker as well. all the fittings are black as well. i finally got a few pics of how the radiator is now setup. all that is left is to get the BS3 and everything else wired up. my brake lines are all ran with a skinny kid racecars brake kit. -3an braided lines to all single flare. the line lock is conveniently hidden on the drivers side frame rail. that big ugly ABS block and everything else makes for a cleaner look. the batter box is also nicely planted in the spare tire area so it's hidden even!

threw in a few old pics from the fabbing stages!



Radiator lines. i need real couplers obviously but they're made anyways!

some of the lines hidden way back under the cowl. looking at the car you can't even see them...160# injectors


and how she sits as of now waiting for wires!

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Nice! Really clean set up! Get the wires here so we can see her run!
Old 07-09-2008 | 08:17 PM
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WOW! That is all I have to say!
Old 07-10-2008 | 12:02 PM
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Looks good man. Can't wait to hear it fire up soon! Let me know, I am just around the corner.
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Dammmmmn!

very nice build! maybe i didnt catch it, whats done to the 346?
Old 09-12-2008 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sidewayz28
Dammmmmn!

very nice build! maybe i didnt catch it, whats done to the 346?
just some pistons/rods/arp hardware and good bearings

the "might need your car for a weekend or 2" has turned into now 2 months since it went out to get wired..."supposidly" i might get it back this weekend...who knows though
Old 09-14-2008 | 07:24 PM
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What size IC piping is this? Where did you get those nice large-radius pipes?
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Sweet setup! It's come along way. I would love to hear the final numbers on it.



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