Built myself a front mount!

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Oct 8, 2008 | 09:13 AM

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Looks good. Clean the pipe and prep them really well and paint them with some VHT high temp ceramic rattle can paint, and it will suprize you how long it will last.

Oct 8, 2008 | 09:46 AM

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Good Job! My dads homemade kit is still running well!

Oct 8, 2008 | 09:49 AM

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i have a whole family of welders and pipe fitters............ maybe i should start makin some custom stuff

...... what are u guys welding with ???

Oct 8, 2008 | 11:09 AM

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Not too bad for home grown building. How is it running?

its running pretty good, boosts really quick, not fully tuned yet though.

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i have a whole family of welders and pipe fitters............ maybe i should start makin some custom stuff

...... what are u guys welding with ???

i just used a mig

Oct 8, 2008 | 12:03 PM

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i just used a mig

ok, then i guess tig will be better

i guess i could fab my own turbo setup when it comes to that...

Oct 9, 2008 | 08:55 PM

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if it runs good pop them off and get them coated.

I love DIY projects!

Oct 10, 2008 | 11:10 AM

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got it tuned to full throttle, it breaks em loose at 50km/h on a conservative tune, can't wait to get it all the way

Oct 10, 2008 | 12:11 PM

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got it tuned to full throttle, it breaks em loose at 50km/h on a conservative tune, can't wait to get it all the way

Nice work... How did you come about that cam in your sig? Did you pick it?

Oct 10, 2008 | 04:05 PM

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i found it on ebay from a company called predator cams

Oct 10, 2008 | 05:16 PM

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I just noticed the left exhaust bypasses the right manifold and goes strait into the turbo.... Interesting....

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