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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 01:48 PM
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Definitely just accidentally spent the last 45mins reading this thread at work...

Good stuff man, I'm in the middle of rebuilding mine as well and this is good motivation. Maybe I overlooked this but what apex seals are u running? Sticking with the OEM ones from the reman?

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Old Jun 4, 2014 | 07:32 PM
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^ Thanks


I am running rx parts apex seals.


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Old Jul 21, 2014 | 06:37 AM
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Just gonna leave this here.......

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Old Jul 21, 2014 | 09:59 AM
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Ahhh custom.
Where's you scare up those clamps? Nice work in the lines etc... Borat says "very nice"
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Old Jul 21, 2014 | 10:05 AM
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Huge fan of the plumbed hard lines...looks so clean!!!
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Old Jul 21, 2014 | 05:04 PM
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Wait 'til you hear the video of the BigB machine running
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Old Jul 21, 2014 | 06:47 PM
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i am personally very ready for the video.
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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 12:26 PM
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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 01:38 PM
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It's pretty loud , whatever... Lol
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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 09:42 PM
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Sounds, well, like a bridgeport. Lovin it!!
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 02:17 AM
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Looks and sounds great .
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST
Ahhh custom.
Where's you scare up those clamps? Nice work in the lines etc... Borat says "very nice"
I bought most of them off of eBay. Some I had to buy retail.





Thanks for all of the compliments guys. I will be posting more pics and vids since I figured out how easy it actually is. lol
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 02:27 PM
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Do I spy Matt May's sexy torso in that vid ?
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 02:53 PM
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^ Yup.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdK07LcUiH8&feature=youtu.be
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 06:23 PM
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Rice rocket..
Post that video of you driving it, that actually sounded pretty bad ***..
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Old Jul 27, 2014 | 08:00 PM
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 02:53 PM
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Speedo not needed just says 0MPH or 0KPH
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Old Jul 28, 2014 | 03:03 PM
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Actually the big zero is gear. The speed is shown to the left of the big zero in smaller numbers.
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remove some of those data pages and your refresh rate will go up (haltech software)
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 12:46 AM
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Man that thing sounds amazing!
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 01:08 AM
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Actually the big zero is gear.
so you have the world's only cvt fd?
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
remove some of those data pages and your refresh rate will go up (haltech software)

I think the camera is making it look like there is a slow refresh rate due to the shutter speed. It is much faster in real life. But also, I datalog so I don't really care if there is a slight delay in the live stream.

Originally Posted by 4g63rotary
Man that thing sounds amazing!

Thanks it sounds great in person too.

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so you have the world's only cvt fd?

Yes I do, I am still calibrating my cvt shift points and spring rates. I am getting closer.

I need to enable the VSS in the haltech then the dash will display the gear. It worked last year I just have to check it out and calibrate it.
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 11:11 AM
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i gotta admit, this kinda makes me want a racepak dash.
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 11:47 AM
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It is awesome, and for the money it is a good deal for all of the information it can display.
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