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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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Default CRAZY rear mount set-up!!!!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/800-H...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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Its different, that's for sure!
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It may just be the picture but that turbo looks like it came off a friggin big rig.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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That thing is baddass.... I would sell my car for it.
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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thats sick! im not diggin the t/a spoiler..looks a lot better in the pic with the formula spoiler
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 02:35 AM
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It sounds decent in the vids. Wastegate placement is :
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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I saw a link to this stuff on trs..
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that intake manifold is bad ***
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Looks sick with the intercooler
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Nothing about that car is rice......Thanks for posting the vids...Now I want it even more...
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ewwwww, i would hate to have my wastegates right there. Terrible placement
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the ghetto little tip in the rear is pretty ricey....and the WGs are also kinda out of place right there.
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I like how the licensce plates mounted allmost looks like it shoud be there...
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Changing or cleaning the air filter would be a real pain in the *** and would have to be done very often.
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Changing or cleaning the air filter would be a real pain in the *** and would have to be done very often.
Yeah but that would be basically all rear mount turbo's.
I think it would look alot better if the wastegates were tucked up inside the bumper.
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"rebuilt with stock parts" wtf? Maybe I misread, but if youre in there that deep, why replace with stock crank and stuff?
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i'd like to know who has been 8's on a 4l60e
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f- all the **** talking nothing in this world is perfect. But all I can say is that biatch is clean n I'de roll it any day...
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i'd roll it too... right into eagle mountain resivoir...
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