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Old Mar 26, 2014 | 12:39 AM
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Ill stop by to watch.. again.. lol
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Old Mar 26, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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1 me paid
2 tony paid
3 brian paid
4 rx-4 paid
5 bill paid
6 eric
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Old Mar 26, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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Wow, Way awesome. I have been waiting a long time for this moment, Finally. May have to celebrate after. Thank you for putting this together
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 10:24 AM
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i dont know how this is working with who is going when and what not but i would like to get my car in on saturday if possible instead of sunday? also what time are we going to start the day of tuning so i can figure out when i will need to leave from here?
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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 10:51 AM
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You and Bill are the only out of town guys, so I will accommodate when ever you guys want. I would suggest both of you go Saturday morning, so if you have a problem you might have time to fix it.
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Old Mar 31, 2014 | 10:39 AM
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Sounds great! That's exactly what I was hoping we could do. Do we have a set time to start on Saturday yet?
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Old Mar 31, 2014 | 12:12 PM
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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whats the address for black widow performance?
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 09:21 PM
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center point ia
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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 10:16 AM
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perfect i am going to try and leave friday night after work and stay at a hotel to be there bright and early sat morning. i will know forsure next week on when i will be there on sat.
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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 02:16 PM
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hey ryan, if i get a hair up my *** and get my motor rebuild quickly you think i could sneak in?
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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 07:56 PM
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hey ryan, if i get a hair up my *** and get my motor rebuild quickly you think i could sneak in?
Ya, we should have room.
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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 11:20 PM
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I hooked up Steve with some usable rotors btw
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Old Apr 19, 2014 | 07:20 AM
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I hooked up Steve with some usable rotors btw
Good deal thx
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 10:56 AM
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Just for planning curiosity how long does the tune take on the dyno? Just trying to figure possible end cost and timing.
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 10:12 PM
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1-2 hrs depending on your setup and if any issues arise.
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 02:27 PM
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ok its official i am leaving here fri afternoon staying at a hotel fri night and will be there bright and early sat morning! so if 9am sat is still open i would like to request it or whenever sat is good with me!
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Old Apr 29, 2014 | 08:19 PM
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You and Bill are the first 2 on the rollers.
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Old May 1, 2014 | 06:08 PM
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Need some help... I was checking over the car today and found that one of my wastegates is leaking exhaust around where the valve stem is . Is this normal for external wastegates???
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Old May 1, 2014 | 07:45 PM
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You mean internally into the gate?
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Old May 1, 2014 | 07:54 PM
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With my wastegate it has an open space between the diaphragm and body. It is leaking to the atmosphere on the body around the valve stem.
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Old May 1, 2014 | 08:42 PM
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They usually leak a little.
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Old May 2, 2014 | 12:48 AM
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I ended up finding another wastegate to put on and not nearly as bad but still has a small leak that I can see but if its normal I won't worry right now. As long as a small leak doesn't affect getting the tune that's all I care.
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Old May 3, 2014 | 08:21 AM
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I'm running behind schedule and won't be in till around 10 I believe
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Old May 3, 2014 | 09:13 AM
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