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Old 03-19-12, 06:49 PM
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Thank You Daimhin for posting the video!!! I am not a great camera man!!
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Thumbs up It's ALIVE!!!
Congrats Nick!!! I know that is a great feeling, it's like hearing the heartbeat of a new born for the 1st time.....

Great Accomplishment!!!
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Thanks Manny... I will be doing that soon too!!! Thats one of the main reasons i am truing to get this car finished
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Wow...congrats x 2! Wouldn't it be a hoot...like when the baby is up at night and the only way he or she will go to sleep is if you had to drive him or her around in the 3 all over the neighborhood...?
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O wait...you got a Holley on there...never mind...you won't know if the baby is sleeping or passed out from the fumes of running rich...lol. Seriously though...good job on both counts!
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Thank You Daimhin for posting the video!!! I am not a great camera man!!
Glad to help. It's great to see and hear it running. You are really close now.
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Old 03-19-12, 11:17 PM
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thats it? How this appointing, you only rev it around 3,000 RPM

just kidding. I didnt forget about you, just havent had a chance to dig in my pile of junks for the stock harness. Darn Socal rain and Daimhim
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always been a huge fan of these, cant wait to see it finished!
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Wow...congrats x 2! Wouldn't it be a hoot...like when the baby is up at night and the only way he or she will go to sleep is if you had to drive him or her around in the 3 all over the neighborhood...?
we can only hope
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Wow Nick that's cool bro, congrats on the other heartbeat!!!!
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It looks like its coming out great.
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omg where did you find this lol its really nice I hope you restore it! also good luck with finding parts I havn't seen any of those in a long time
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omg where did you find this lol its really nice I hope you restore it! also good luck with finding parts I havn't seen any of those in a long time
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My favorite build so far lol for now anyways
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My favorite build so far lol for now anyways
Thanks man... Im glad you like it
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Quick update...
I completed the disc brake conversion using the older model brackets from REspeed..
I have all the thick walled piping (11 gauge) and all the mandrals to complete my exhaust. I will be going to have it all put on this Saturday!!! I still havent completely figured out exactly how the exhaust will be done but its looks like for now something very similar to RB street port long primary up and over the rear and collecting into one 3inch muffler??? kinda scared of it being too loud but Im hoping that the thick walled tubes along with the 2 RB pre silencers it will be tolerable??? any ideas are welcomed
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Dual or single? If dual with presilencer on each pipe and 3" muffler will be loud, annoying sound if you have a dynomqx
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finally out of the garage
drove it down and loaded it on thr trailor today!!! open header!!! going to get exhaust tomorrow!! here are some pics
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What configuration did you settle on for your exhaust system?
Long primary, two RB presilencers and a 3" main muffler?
See if you can get the tube lengths to the presilencers to be equal. They have an anti-reversion chamber on the inlet side that becomes the exhaust tuning point.
What are you going to use for a collector?
Here's the RB specs for your reference:
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yes!! I have the RB road race header, street port center section modifyed to fit the rx3. We hacked off the back flange and welded the 11 gauge pipe up and over the rear end then collected into a single 3 inch Hushpower muffler with a 4 inch dumpy tip... I am VERY happy with it. I tried several other Mufflers out back including the RB rotor shaped one. The Hushpower sounds and looks the best. Really nice deep tone. Its a little louder that the full RB system but it flows way better... I will post pics shortly
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