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Old 09-18-2006, 11:43 AM
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Old 09-18-2006, 11:50 AM
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Very cool. How does it handle?
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Old 09-18-2006, 11:53 AM
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Thumbs up Looks nice!
Any performance issues?
How is your boost holding up?
Have you made any engine mods?

so many questions.... sry.
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Originally Posted by XDEEDUBBX
nice sleeper
Ditto...
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Originally Posted by RealityRx8
Any performance issues?
How is your boost holding up?
Have you made any engine mods?

so many questions.... sry.

Handles great, I've had no traction/handing problems.

Boost is better than I thought... I am holding 9 without any major tuning that I have done....

No other engine mods besides a MS cat back, still adding more, I just started.
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Old 09-18-2006, 12:19 PM
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Have you hit the dyno yet? If so what are you putting down?
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Old 09-18-2006, 12:22 PM
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No not yet. Other 8's I've seen with similar set ups were around 280-300, I don't think it's too much less than that...
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Old 09-18-2006, 12:39 PM
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Did you dyno before by chance?

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Unfortunatly not... Other people say the stock 8 has 180rwhp? *shrug*
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Looks nice. Thanks for being a test mule for us future modders. :-)
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whoa, sleeper....
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major "sleeper"
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Old 09-18-2006, 02:28 PM
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Old 09-18-2006, 02:31 PM
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coming next week to the dyno/show meet in PA?.....bring it!!
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I say paint the intercooler black and re-circulate the bov and you'll have the OEM appearance completed.
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Originally Posted by Red Devil
I say paint the intercooler black and re-circulate the bov and you'll have the OEM appearance completed.
YOu do know that he will have decrease in cooling if he powercoats (or ... "paint" ) the itnercooler? people have done that and they experience higher temps.
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Love it... no exterior mods! perfect.
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Where at in PA? Hopefully it's on a Sunday lol.

No, the next mods are: Midpipe, Pulleys, New plugs/wires, then by then I should need a new clutch.

I'm not really doing anything else to the outside....
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Old 09-18-2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Devil
I say paint the intercooler black and re-circulate the bov and you'll have the OEM appearance completed.
black obsorbs heat. if anything paint it white or chrome to deflect the heat obsorbtion.


looks like a killer set up! sleeper mode FTW!
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Old 09-18-2006, 10:05 PM
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Wow thats a really nice sleeper...very low profiled to the untrained eye
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This thread sucks without videos
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This thread sucks without videos
I concur
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
YOu do know that he will have decrease in cooling if he powercoats (or ... "paint" ) the itnercooler? people have done that and they experience higher temps.
I've seen arguments that go both ways on this. Basically it came down to what kind of paint you are using and how evenly and thinly it was applied.

I would not just go out and get a can of black spray paint. But I would research the topic and find out more information.
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