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Old 03-09-2012, 11:06 PM
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How you guys like the black heat shield on the turbo instead of the gray It had?

Once you go black...... JK it looks better


you dont come back?
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Old 03-11-2012, 10:35 PM
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are you still using 5W-20?
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Old 03-11-2012, 11:09 PM
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are you still using 5W-20?
I actually use 5w-30
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Old 03-17-2012, 08:53 PM
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Its alive. Started up today after a Haltech was installed.
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Old 03-18-2012, 09:07 AM
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Love when you put the matte black on the blue, but just not feeling the murdered out look, just my opinion.
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Old 03-18-2012, 09:10 AM
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looking good!!
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Old 03-18-2012, 09:33 AM
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Love when you put the matte black on the blue, but just not feeling the murdered out look, just my opinion.
Your imput is apreciated.
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Old 03-25-2012, 08:58 PM
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Fixed some things.
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Old 03-25-2012, 09:03 PM
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Sounds good, seems to rev pretty quick too.
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Old 03-26-2012, 08:29 AM
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Old 04-05-2012, 05:07 PM
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angel any updates on your 8??
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Old 05-09-2012, 10:07 PM
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nothing really. Been working on other stuff lately.
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Old 05-10-2012, 04:20 AM
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any plans on taking it for a dyno?
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Old 05-10-2012, 07:48 PM
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We will be taking the 3rd gen the 2nd gen and the rx8 to the dyno. One trip
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Old 05-11-2012, 09:40 AM
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We will be taking the 3rd gen the 2nd gen and the rx8 to the dyno. One trip


Damn son...you always got to one up me. My FB looks no where near as nice as that. And my 12A makes 90hp...haha

Very nice!
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Old 05-11-2012, 09:43 AM
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always great to see your cars angel. why no tint?
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because tint doesn't make the car faster.
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Old 05-11-2012, 10:02 AM
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but he lives in fla iirc and it looks soooo much better
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A coolant hardline(matte black of course) would look sick, the corrugated line doesn't seem as stealth as the rest of the parts.
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Old 06-08-2012, 09:17 PM
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I think im going to get the 8 ready for HIN miami..
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Old 06-09-2012, 12:30 AM
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hey joel what is your current TQ/HP numbers? just curious
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Old 06-10-2012, 10:53 PM
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Still to this day I havent Dynoed the car..
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Still to this day I havent Dynoed the car..
Do it!
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Old 06-12-2012, 11:59 PM
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