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Old 04-07-2005, 11:02 AM
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Finally received my Turbo

I got my turbo after waiting 2 months. i got everything with it nothing missing ... we will start the install this weekend ... hopefully all goes well ... i took pics of it all but when i hit "manage att" my comp freezes ... its a POS work computer ..... i will post pics soon though and i will also take pics during install and after ...
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Good Luck! It is like night and day
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Well the install is almost done ..... and the only problem is we stripped the upstream O2 sensor ... so we are waiting till tuesday to get that .... keep you all posted and will have pics tonight

shane
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"Got your turbo?" Care to tell us WHICH turbo you got?
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Everybody seems to strip the O2 sensor. My mechanic did it on my install, & reading about Phiodox's install in RX Tuner they did it on his as well. Welcome to the FI club.
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thanks fanman ..... so far the car runs great on ideal ... we have not ran it yet have to wait ... Here are pics
Shane

Sorry If the pics are not clear ... i had to take the pic on digital ..... print them out then scan them back on to get them to work .....

Shane
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Old 04-10-2005, 07:36 PM
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arggggggg!!!!!!!! i hate u~~~~~
you are the tatoo guy on route 40 right?
i definitely recognize that phone number on ur windshield, your eyelid, and most of all Gucci interior!!!!
I live very close to your work, and I see ur 8 parked at ur work all the time.
I'm the asian guy in the gray 8 u've seen at the bowling alley, not sure if u remember..
gratz on ur turbo~~
i'm saving up to get one also.
we should definitely meet up for a drive or something!!
btw, nice lip spoiler and carbon hood u got
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gucci interior? post pics!!
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What interior? Gucci. Yeah i need to see pics of that
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LoL i will post pics tommarow at work of the interior and.... evil bada ....if you could stop by sometime at my tattoo parlor and see me and we can deff meet up and go out one night i like to goto northern parkway at night .....

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hahaha nothern parkway is great at night ( no cops )
also try belair road or something near white marsh
i always find people to race after the movie
i'll definitely stop by this wednesday or so,, u'll be the great person to learn from
before i do my turbo setup :P
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Originally Posted by evilbada1
hahaha nothern parkway is great at night ( no cops )
also try belair road or something near white marsh
i always find people to race after the movie
i'll definitely stop by this wednesday or so,, u'll be the great person to learn from
before i do my turbo setup :P
Hope i find any of you out there.Costco in whitemarsh for some nice money runs.Wont have the APS single till may though.
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Yea im on 40 .... and on wensday i leave at 5 .... my car should be done by then b/c i am still waiting for the O2 sensor .... here is a pic of my interior sorry only have one .....

Shane
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Old 04-12-2005, 12:53 PM
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geez that real???????
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Yea its real gucci ..... And fanman or Jeff or anyone for that matter ....I dont have my O2 sendor yet but i reeved up the car and moved my car into the shop from outside and it was breaking up reeaalllll bad ...... do you think it is goin to be a problem or what ....... Im nervous about it now ... i think it also could be maybe loading up alittle ...... please let me know ....

shane
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Have you loaded up jeffs map?
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No ryan ... i dont have any of the software yet

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