Custom V-mount with Cold Air Ducting

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Mar 22, 2009 | 12:11 PM

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Unfortunately that V mount is mostly useless without ducting to control air flow. It's been 'working' not because of the design but simply because of the sub zero ambient temps, the charged air is obviously not putting any heat stress into the aluminum.

Not syaing it's a bad job, just an unfinished one. Come the warmer temps and you will notice a rise in water and charge air temps over the OEM setup.

Duh? I wanted to drive the car so I put ducting on hold lol.

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Mar 22, 2009 | 12:50 PM

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Ya knowing Dave, he wouldn't let you do that without ducking it properly. Heck he still tell me tape up every single gap that i can find.

(Hey Marco, do you know if Dave got my Calender in? All first gen Calender)

Mar 22, 2009 | 12:59 PM

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No idea.

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Mar 22, 2009 | 02:21 PM

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Took some pictures of the finished setup (without ducting) for your viewing pleasure.

*Click for HIGH RES

And some fresh pics of my car

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Mar 22, 2009 | 02:44 PM

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car looks hot.

Mar 22, 2009 | 05:49 PM

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I like the wheels...

Nice work Mister

Mar 22, 2009 | 09:30 PM

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That's a nice machine!

Mar 22, 2009 | 11:55 PM

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Thanks guys. Can't wait to see what the ducting and air box will look like

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Mar 23, 2009 | 08:51 AM

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Lookin good marco!

Mar 28, 2009 | 12:10 PM

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Yesterday I got off the Allen southbound at Lawrence at about 9:45am. I was waiting at the light to go east and you drove past as you were already eastbound on Lawrence. Light change was too slow for me to catch you. Car looked great in motion.

Mar 28, 2009 | 12:21 PM

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Did you notice my homemade cardboard oil cooler blockoffs

. I was taking it to get the ducting finished on the v-mount

. Hopefully it will be done this weekend. Thats a pretty cool coincidence, I was still kind of in sleep mode though ^_^

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Mar 31, 2009 | 12:47 PM

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Nice setup, sweet car!

Here is a few pics of my v-mount setup:

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Apr 1, 2009 | 02:54 AM

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Thats technically an Hmount (like in my display pic) but because you have a 3 rotor and giant dual oil coolers, we'll let it slide...hot car!

Apr 1, 2009 | 07:04 AM

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Nice setup, sweet car!

Here is a few pics of my v-mount setup:

Very nice. Would be interesting to see a pic of your hood ducts. Those oil coolers are HUGE lol

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Apr 1, 2009 | 11:06 AM

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your car is HAWT.

trade for a GTR?

did you cut the bottom off of your front plate

Apr 1, 2009 | 11:24 AM

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your car is HAWT.

trade for a GTR?

did you cut the bottom off of your front plate

Naw thanks, I already have one

I didn't cut the plate, just bent it in.

Marco Jorge

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Apr 1, 2009 | 11:27 AM

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Waiting for a test drive

Apr 1, 2009 | 11:41 AM

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WTF...you have a new GTR also???? GEESH Marco....business good or what

V Set up looks good!

Apr 1, 2009 | 11:46 AM

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Well its not mine, its my parents. But they're scared of driving it. My mom hasn't touched it (even though its in her name) and my dad drove it for 5 minutes and then told me to drive, so I've been the only one that has really driven it. We only got it on Monday and I've been waiting to get my FD back to take some proper pics outside hehe. Already 223 km on the clock

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Apr 1, 2009 | 12:04 PM

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Time to clean and organize that garage....or im going to have to come over and buff the scratches out from that falling ladder!

Apr 1, 2009 | 12:06 PM

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if you need a place to keep the GTR marco, I have some space, just leave me the keys

Apr 1, 2009 | 12:07 PM

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LOL, you have no idea how much **** we already took out of the garage. There was even a fridge in there! Those pics were taken right after we finished taking the stuff out and put the car in for the first time haha. They make room for the GT-R but not the FD