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Old 10-08-2008, 09:13 AM
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Looks good. Clean the pipe and prep them really well and paint them with some VHT high temp ceramic rattle can paint, and it will suprize you how long it will last.
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Good Job! My dads homemade kit is still running well!
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i have a whole family of welders and pipe fitters............ maybe i should start makin some custom stuff ...... what are u guys welding with ???
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Old 10-08-2008, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by chevytruck
Not too bad for home grown building. How is it running?
its running pretty good, boosts really quick, not fully tuned yet though.

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i have a whole family of welders and pipe fitters............ maybe i should start makin some custom stuff ...... what are u guys welding with ???
i just used a mig
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i just used a mig
ok, then i guess tig will be better i guess i could fab my own turbo setup when it comes to that...
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if it runs good pop them off and get them coated.

I love DIY projects!
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got it tuned to full throttle, it breaks em loose at 50km/h on a conservative tune, can't wait to get it all the way
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Originally Posted by t_thall
got it tuned to full throttle, it breaks em loose at 50km/h on a conservative tune, can't wait to get it all the way

Nice work... How did you come about that cam in your sig? Did you pick it?
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i found it on ebay from a company called predator cams
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I just noticed the left exhaust bypasses the right manifold and goes strait into the turbo.... Interesting....
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