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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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Looks good Nuke! I like the black charge piping!

I see a lot more people now are pulling the firewall material. It's amazing how much better it looks when you do it. Even on a Ti Grey, I thought it wouldn't matter that much since the material is pretty much the same color as my paint, but WOW is cleans it up a lot.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by chickenwafer
Looks good Nuke! I like the black charge piping!

I see a lot more people now are pulling the firewall material. It's amazing how much better it looks when you do it. Even on a Ti Grey, I thought it wouldn't matter that much since the material is pretty much the same color as my paint, but WOW is cleans it up a lot.
thanks man.

yeah mine started getting rips in it so i had enough. pulled it all out. damn it was a bitch, but worth it.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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fail
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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I pulled mine out after seeing Angeljoelv's engine bay,,,
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
fail
shows up on my computer and everyone else's. your computer fails.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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^it shows on my computer... it was posted on the previous page.... FAIL not because the photobucket error.. but FAIL because its ur engine bay and remember i had asked for the pic? and yet you dont tell me about it?




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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
^it shows on my computer... it was posted on the previous page.... FAIL not because the photobucket error.. but FAIL because its ur engine bay and remember i had asked for the pic? and yet you dont tell me about it?
check my thread dude.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by chickenwafer
Looks good Nuke! I like the black charge piping!

I see a lot more people now are pulling the firewall material. It's amazing how much better it looks when you do it. Even on a Ti Grey, I thought it wouldn't matter that much since the material is pretty much the same color as my paint, but WOW is cleans it up a lot.
I was tempted to do that as well, but just not sure if the heat would affect inside the cabin...
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SiLVeRE8
I was tempted to do that as well, but just not sure if the heat would affect inside the cabin...
no it won't. its for sound insulation. i have a midpipe on my car so i didn't notice any difference.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nuke0907
no it won't. its for sound insulation. i have a midpipe on my car so i didn't notice any difference.
Thats good to know! I guess I will remove it today... Thanks!
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SiLVeRE8
Thats good to know! I guess I will remove it today... Thanks!
the sides are easy. the back one is a bitch. you will have to cut it up in pieces to take it out.

...or you could just remove your engine to make it easier.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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^can u do it for me?
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
^can u do it for me?
sure, if you drive your car to VA.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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^ok sounds good... ill just pic up a NAWZ kit from BHR in AZ and run three tanks of NAWZ and i should be there in no time...
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
^ok sounds good... ill just pic up a NAWZ kit from BHR in AZ and run three tanks of NAWZ and i should be there in no time...
you gotta drink NOS too.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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^oh yeah almost forgot about that tooo... damn it...
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by nuke0907
the sides are easy. the back one is a bitch. you will have to cut it up in pieces to take it out.
yeah it is,,, it took me two hrs and I was all dusty and itchy after cutting it up tinto pieces,,,
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotr8
yeah well Im sure you know Roar and all the 8s in Koni are using that not for the color,,,

But if you did, you did,,, personally if I used it I would tell people that I am using it for its functionality not for aesthetics,,, the best aesthetics on any car are those that are purpose driven anyway, once you start leaving that arena thats where terms like "rice" start sneaking thier way into peoples vocabulary...
Fully aware and all of mine do serve a purpose. However I like aesthetics very much. That's why I enter my car in shows and win every time. People love the gold film and flock to it. Most of all I like it.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotr8
yeah it is,,, it took me two hrs and I was all dusty and itchy after cutting it up into pieces,,,
I cannot get the last part out in the lower middle. How the heck you get your hands in there?
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Nemesis8
I cannot get the last part out in the lower middle. How the heck you get your hands in there?
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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Ah hahaha

I need some longer scissors maybe.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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I used my exact-o knife and brute strength to get the firewall piece out.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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My under hood, yes, it needs a bath.


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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Yeah the rear part of the material is a BITCH!! Plus, be careful as some of the edges and areas that secure the mat down have some VERY sharp pieces, I sliced my thumb pretty good in a rage of ripping stuff out.

It helps to pull the UIM to get better access but be positive to block up the intake ports in the LIM, you don't want any of that material or dust getting in your engine.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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I did mine a while back, the back is a bitch took me like 30 min to do it. just started to rip it off lol
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