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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 09:55 AM
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My FD With V Mount!
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 10:43 AM
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cool. how long to take shop to fab this V mount?
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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Nice work. How much did this cost, and have you taken it for a ride yet?
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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Not yet. Have not receive the bill yet. Car is getting paint now. Will post more finished pics.
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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all that work and the stock radiator...tsk tsk tsk
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 02:13 PM
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all that work and the stock radiator...tsk tsk tsk
Thats what I was thinking, thats crazy. Let those plastic end tanks explode then you'll feel crunchy.
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Yeah I agree, spending money on a custom V-Mount setup and not upgrading the stock radiator to a koyo or something is kinda stupid IMO, sorry bud. It does look good and probably works fantastic, but come on you can't leave the stock radiator in there. Spend the extra $250 or whatever it is for an aftermarket!
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Agreed. At least he doesn't also have the stock IC

Seriously, you are going to need some shields. On the sides and top of the IC, to keep air from following the path of least resistance and just going around the IC.
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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Who,s the shop?
can they give me the plans for a 2 row and a Koyo rad?
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 05:26 PM
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yeah, the plans would be wonderful, Id pay for it even.
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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How many cars do you have dude?
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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Looks good, but I agree should have gone with a better radiator.
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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looks nice! but i agree radiator should have come first.
are at the same time
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Nice setup just need to upgrade the radiator
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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Thanks guys. I'll put SR motorsports big radiator soon.
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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Very nice, and I agree with the above, it would've been a good idea to have done the upgraded radiator at the same time, but, the SRM one should fit in the new location anyways. Good luck with the rest of the project, Josh
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has anyone had any good/bad experiences with rs akimoto's flex tubing? I saw it and was thinking it would be decent enough in designing a custom fab system. Any feedback would be welcome.
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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Thanks guys. I'll put SR motorsports big radiator soon.
Waste of money for the name. Its exactly the same as the Koyo I beleive.
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Old Jul 13, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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"Waste of money for the name. Its exactly the same as the Koyo I beleive"

I don't think so. I'm using the thicker one they have.
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Old Jul 13, 2004 | 12:45 AM
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"Waste of money for the name. Its exactly the same as the Koyo I beleive"

I don't think so. I'm using the thicker one they have.
Someone here did a comparison (also check the thread on the koyo) I think if its bigger its honestly VERY small, I think clayne mentioned it.
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 11:59 AM
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any update on this? what size core is it?
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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why use the stock radiator
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 05:37 PM
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the SR motorsports radiator is just a KOYO...
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 07:20 PM
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looks nice and clean...
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