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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 07:35 AM
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I have pics and vids for you, but I need to focus on getting this motor build. Want you to make the meet.
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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 07:35 AM
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Very good answer, but they serve as an combustion face too.
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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 07:35 AM
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Very good answer, but they serve as an combustion face too.
combustion faces? I didnt know that I thought they just acted as an earlier opening port
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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 07:47 AM
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combustion faces? I didnt know that I thought they just acted as an earlier opening port
By removing metal from the rotors you give more combustion area to space. Like water mods tricks you have to increase flow, so by cutting fins into the rotor housings you are increasing the area.
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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 08:02 AM
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By removing metal from the rotors you give more combustion area to space. Like water mods tricks you have to increase flow, so by cutting fins into the rotor housings you are increasing the area.
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Old Oct 13, 2013 | 04:17 PM
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Let's keep this tread alive.




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Old Oct 13, 2013 | 04:33 PM
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Old Oct 13, 2013 | 04:35 PM
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I like that paint scheme
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Old Oct 13, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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yeah it looks great !

Thanks chris you are doing an awesome job!
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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 08:53 AM
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I'll have some pictures to update with some work that I did this weekend on the interior , But its been overshadowed by the fact that the ENGINE LOOK ITS THERE ! haha
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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 09:55 PM
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This was during this weekend

My dad's a marine electrician so , he was giving me a hand with soldering and such
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all the wires passed though

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Finished product

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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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Now for some UPDATES FROM TODAY WITH CR7684

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Proposing to the Iron , Putting the rubber ring on her

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SHe said YES

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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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Magic Hands

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Ready for stacking

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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 10:04 PM
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Let's get that thing in the car already! It'll be the 6th motor I've installed in the past 2 months
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 11:27 PM
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I screwed up , lost some bolts and forgot to put the heatshield on the turbos so I have to take them off again tomorrow and fix all that mess
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 11:30 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 06:48 PM
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looks like its comin along very nicely! have never seen that paint scheme and I really like the aggressive look with your intercooler rims and paint!
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 08:49 PM
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looks like its comin along very nicely! have never seen that paint scheme and I really like the aggressive look with your intercooler rims and paint!
wheels will be a different color nothing to go with the bronze ,

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engine is home still has a few things before its complete But that shouldnt take long .
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 10:42 PM
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Looking good, can't wait to see this thing fire up!
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Old Oct 17, 2013 | 10:45 PM
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nice build!
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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Looking good, can't wait to see this thing fire up!
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nice build!
Thank you , and I cant wait either I wanna hear what the Racing beat exhaust port / pineapple med street port combo will sound like . I'll try and make sure to record it haha .

Picking up a new transmission on sunday , and going to try and drop the current trans out as well ... if I'm extremely lucky motor may be in the car by sunday night . but I still need to hook everything up and load a new tune to work on .
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Old Oct 18, 2013 | 04:30 PM
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subbin..didn't know u had a build thread!
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 12:14 PM
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Dropped the transmission yesterday , installed a short shifter on my new trans , and took a nice shower in the rain while doing this . at least it cleaned some of the dirt off .
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Old Oct 22, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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ITS HOME!! , just have to put the car back together now . thats all thats left lol


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Old Oct 22, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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