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Old 01-29-08, 01:21 AM
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just looking for comments good or bad?
here's some pics of my fc..

mods include:

1989 s4 GTX body
13b s5 rebuilt and bridge ported
manaul steering rack, wind up windows and no wiper and washer rear hatch.
gt3540r turbo
2x 1000cc hks injectors
4x 550cc injectors, two with custom fuel rail over manifold
turbo smart pro fuel reg
standard fuel pump filling a 4L surge tank
boosh 044 fuel pump
custom alloy radiator with 16inch fan
turbo smart 50mm wastegate
3inch exhaust with 2 mufflers then spliting with twin 2 1/2 inch dump mufflers
greddy bov
hidden front mount intercooler
3inch intercooler piping

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Work Meisters
18x10 rear
18x9 front
both streched with 225/40 18's

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Old 01-29-08, 01:49 AM
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Looks great to me. I like the auxilary injector setup. You dynoed it yet?

plans?

go get some videos of it. I want to hear what your exhaust sounds like.
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Old 01-29-08, 02:12 AM
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cheers.. its still in the build.. but just little touches here and there are needed..

has not been dynod yet.. only had a base tune.. with the mirco tech.

i will try and get some videos asap..
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why did you go with that upper radiator hose?
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Old 01-29-08, 02:30 AM
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thats the only hoses i could get too fit with the radiator..

what do you think i should of done?
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Old 01-29-08, 02:45 AM
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i dunno, i assume you put a pipe in between in order to clamp it like that but just keep an eye out for leaks.

If you couldn't find a hose/pipe to fit then that you did was the best option.
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Old 01-29-08, 03:15 AM
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tomorrow i will be buying a adpator for a thermo fan switch so soon you will be able too see where the two pipes join.. but i was also thinking of choping a bit off the end where it connects too the thermostate housing.. unsure yet.
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Old 01-29-08, 11:14 AM
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crazy with the fuel system, but looking good
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Old 01-30-08, 04:03 AM
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Can anyone tell me where to get that pulley set up? That **** looks sick.
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Old 01-31-08, 12:41 AM
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Can anyone tell me where to get that pulley set up? That **** looks sick.
go on too trade me .co .nz, they are made and sent from aussie.
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Old 01-31-08, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by FuStEr
crazy with the fuel system, but looking good

crazy in a good or bad way?
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Old 03-23-08, 08:08 PM
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video of vehicle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haY5277MkZQ
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Your car looks great. Good luck with it.
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Damn that's loud. What exhaust are you running?

Car looks/sounds great!
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just running a single off the turbo into one bullet packed muffler then splits off into two 2 1/2 inch's over the diff with twin x force dumpy's at the end
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looks fantastic, great work, good job!
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cheers guys.
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looks OK to me!!
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that belt system is called gilmer drive. hope that helps
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Old 02-06-10, 05:52 PM
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looks great.... just get a lip it on it
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I second that lip idea, could rival Rotarybeat's car as best S4 lol
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-non-technical-pictures-198/diffuse-not-884833/
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Old 02-06-10, 06:48 PM
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Beautiful car, S4 ftw . Those Works are awesome.
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With a black lip your car would be gorgeous. You get my approval very nice
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Looks & sounds good to me. Gilmer drive sets are the ****.
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