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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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and a turbo xs exhaust to top it off
Old Mar 22, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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haha, I almost put that in my original post!!
Old Mar 22, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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Tim: what time are we starting on Saturday?
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Danny: New mods are on the way!
I called and got the order updated this morning AND I ordered that other accessory we talked about.

Thanks!
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
Danny: New mods are on the way!
I called and got the order updated this morning AND I ordered that other accessory we talked about.

Thanks!
What am I missing out on?
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by newcastle
What am I missing out on?
Jedi's NEW Super Top Secret Mod.... I think I'll be the first guy on this ENTIRE forum to have it... Don't bother guessing, I won't tell you guys what it is until it actually gets here (or till it's installed) You guys are gonna dig it...
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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^^^Wing sized strakes to test out for bryan
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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Nice Jorge!!!!!
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
Jedi's NEW Super Top Secret Mod.... I think I'll be the first guy on this ENTIRE forum to have it... Don't bother guessing, I won't tell you guys what it is until it actually gets here (or till it's installed) You guys are gonna dig it...
I know!!! I know!!! CF hood?
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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I know!!! I know!!! CF hood?
wow, that was a horrible guess...hahaha
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
Jedi's NEW Super Top Secret Mod.... I think I'll be the first guy on this ENTIRE forum to have it... Don't bother guessing, I won't tell you guys what it is until it actually gets here (or till it's installed) You guys are gonna dig it...
quad turbo?
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by XDEEDUBBX
wow, that was a horrible guess...hahaha
I wanted to say CF truck, but for some reason I typed hood.
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RX OCHO
I wanted to say CF truck, but for some reason I typed hood.
Dude! I want a CF truck!
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ac3mastuh
Dude! I want a CF truck!
I want a CF hood!! maybe for by birthday....
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 10:23 AM
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I wish I had a carbon fiber truck as well! I would even go as far as installing a lift kit!! LOL
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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lol, I want a carbon fiber jeep
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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Hello waiter! I'll take a plate of carbon fiber medium rare, with a side of carbon fiber, i'll also have a large glass diet coca carbon as well.
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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So I've discovered a way to overdrive our factory HID ballast

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boosted:
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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WTF! won't that shorten the life of the bulbs if you've got them cranking out that much light?
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
WTF! won't that shorten the life of the bulbs if you've got them cranking out that much light?
Short Answer: yes

Long Answer: Over driving them reduces their life by 20%-30%. The rated life of our bulbs is 3000 hours. So even at 30% life loss, you're still talking about 2100 hours of use. (thats a lot of night driving) Compare that to the 350 hours halogens are rated to last.

I'm still experimenting. The picture above shows the ballast overdriven by about 30 watts. With the right resistors I could easly increase the power to any number. I'd like to start at 7watts, that would create 42watts total and increase power by 20%.

This would result in about 25%-30% more light becuase the lumen output for the bulbs is not linear.

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