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Old Jan 30, 2015 | 11:07 PM
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Nice work, what do your knuckles look like??
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Old Jan 30, 2015 | 11:21 PM
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Like it destroyed the world.
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Old Jan 31, 2015 | 11:12 PM
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Intercooler mock up.
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Old Mar 12, 2015 | 03:42 AM
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You've got an awesome build going there! Sub'd for updates. Out of curiosity, what compression ratio did you settle on and how many lbs of boost are you planning on? Should definitely put down some tasty power numbers! And thank you for your service too!
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 04:25 PM
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a little update on whats been going on and everything.

ill post up more later on.
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 08:11 PM
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Thanks for checking in, it appears to be getting very serious
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 06:17 PM
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If I remember correctly it should be stock compression. I think. I honestly don't know. Let me ask my friend who did the engine set up for me. For the boost, I was thinking somewhere from 15-25 lbs. When I had my old set up at 10 lbs it was making 536whp. So I can only imagine what it would be at 15 being very conservative.

I'll let you know more as the progression slowly moves forward. It's been in the shop for now 3 years and counting. The bill is not looking pretty either =(
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 08:13 PM
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3 years! Wow, you're a more patient man than I am. Should be pretty magical when it's done, though...
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 09:34 PM
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I hope it doesn't blow up in my face as we turn on the car after three years. So many unknown factors at the moment.

Kind of worried to be honest. No one has done what I'm doing and sometimes I question why I even started this... lol oh the struggles of building a car... oh well, **** happens.
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Old Nov 3, 2015 | 10:14 PM
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Here's a little update.

Created the down pipes and X pipes. Had to create a custom thing to hold the power steering together and everything.

This car has been a pain in the ***.
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Old Nov 3, 2015 | 10:24 PM
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Interesting choice in turbo placement. I totally hear you about the PITA part, but hopefully when the turbos spool you will forget the struggles!
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Old Nov 3, 2015 | 10:45 PM
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did you make your headers.? im pretty sure alot of people would be interested in those headers. makes TT our Gs alot simpler
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Old Nov 3, 2015 | 10:50 PM
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I wanted a top mount turbo set up. One was not available in the market so I dumped a lot of money into R&D for one.

Don't ever R&D something. It's a money pit and years of headache. sigh.

Yeah we custom built turbo manifolds. It took a ton of remakes. The problem wasn't making them to fit, the problem was making them and seeing if it would hit anything after heating up.

We had to do a lot of calculations if it were heated at all types of temperature. That was a pain in the ****.

Sad news for now. None of these parts will be made for the public. It's simply time consuming.
Someone in Florida offered 150K, but declined it. Sorry.
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Old Nov 18, 2015 | 10:47 PM
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More delays.....

Well guys I'll be back again next year or so. This build is a damn headache.
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Old Nov 20, 2015 | 06:03 PM
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well got the exhaust and the x pipes going on.

Redoing the manifolds, again. So when that's finished the car should be fired up after 3 years of collecting dust, and having a bunch of ****s drawn on my car.

Oh the joys of the marine corps.
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