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capowered240
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I'm almost done. I've got a couple more things to do until its finished.


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capowered240
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I don't know how to put these pics together in same post.

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paint the pipe you BOV is on black. It breaks up the contrast being red like the hoses. Other than that very nische.

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Looks good man! I'm with TMS on the pipe, paint that sucker black. I still can't believe how much room there is in the engine compartment of a s13... lol

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I thought it kinda looked funny to but I only had red paint at the time, but ya I'll paint it black.

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adam-gtX
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sweet! HEy man maybe I can swing by to take a peak in person??

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capowered240
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Alright. The car is in florence right now at a friends shop. Also does that guy you know still want the transmission?

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Lol I love that pink valve cover!

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capowered240
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Not pink, just faded red. Well I was going to get them powder coated but I don't know what color.

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Im going to steal your idea actually, and get the vavle cover on my soon to be CA powedercoated pink.

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capowered240 wrote:Not pink, just faded red. Well I was going to get them powder coated but I don't know what color.
i say black... or stick with red, i love the red on the ca's with black coil cover. get some degreaser and clean it up... other than that... looks good.

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capowered240
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Hey, that wouldn't look to bad though. Pink.

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capowered240
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Ya I was thinking the same thing black. I know I need to clean it up. Is there anything that can't get wet before I wash it.

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he said he did I gAve him your # maybe u know him his name is brian he drives a white s14

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capowered240
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No I don't know him. Do you know manual, the one with the crx?

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i need to paint mine wicked bad. looks good man!!! props for not running power steering. pain in the butt!

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Thanks for the comments. I can't wait till I can get it on the road. I already took it for a short run just to check it out. MAN! Once that turbo spools up, it throws you to the back of the seat. I was going to clean up the wiring too.
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asher4857
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yea that was the one thing i see wrong with it, clean up the bay a little bit and itll be CA sex..

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capowered240 wrote:. MAN! Once that turbo spools up, it throws you to the back of the seat.
darn straight, when i went and test drove one a few days ago, I was so surprised on how hard it pulled.

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capowered240
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All I got to say about it is HOLY ????! Ive never been in a turboed car before.

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Ive drove turbo cars before, and rode in 500hp turbo cars before, but compared to my KA which is my daily driver i was holy shlting.

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capowered240
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I bet that felt like taking off in a jet plane.

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yea I know "chibi" manual hes a friend of mine me and him use to go to vans with his crx and my dsm, in fact we went to drift battles today in belton.

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Did you go to mean streets drift battle last year at expo center. I was hoping to have the car done so I could be in the drift battle this year but I guess I'll have to wait until next year.

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yea I was there as well. The drifting was much better yesterday in belton. Only prob was no ca's in sight , the car show was "ok" only sr's and rb's would have been nice to seen a ca maybe next time if im up and running I can join you. Also I was dissapointed and some of these tuners in that area thir was a vendor "deep stage motor sports " or something like that out of killen I was talking ca18det and these guys had no clue wtf I was talking about . I have never had that prob in Austin

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Engine looks good, maybe get a clean up done and some sexy powdercoating too. Sooo much room in the engine bay now. Cant wait til I get mine.

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i plan on making mine yellow and blk...but pink would look good how much is powder coating?


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