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silviaS13lover
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so i had my valve covers powder coated wrinkle red, and fmic plumbing and heat shield satin black..

wucha think?

before

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the pink was hotter........

the piping is gross....... need to rework it asap.

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I was going to say the piping needs more pie cuts and not such sharp angles.

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ca18detgabby wrote:the pink was hotter........

the piping is gross....... need to rework it asap.
psst hey gabby, you had some goofy IC piping too didn't you


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yeah she did. at one time i swore i saw an aluminum baseball bat in the mix of her bay

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i say ditch the fan clutch/shroud and go electric, otherwise looks good!

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my piping is beast..

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silviaS13lover wrote:my piping is beast..
for short term, i'd deal with it, but if i were you, i'd go to a muffler shop and have them bend some pipe to make it look really nice..i think it'd flow much more smoothly without the sharp corners in there.

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Everything looks good but the piping, the sharp angles make it look broken or something--but I guess as long as it works??

Keep the clutch fan, e-fans are a waste of money.

But overall, good job

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ragenasian wrote:
psst hey gabby, you had some goofy IC piping too didn't you
no sharp turns......... no flow was restricted.......... goofy? maybe lack luster, but it worked properly and aluminum IC piping VS intake piping is the exact same thing.

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I approve of the color change

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Guys, it's not like the car won't run that way, it just won't make as much power as it might otherwise. REGARDLESS, I'll bet you this setup isn't as restrictive as the itty bitty stock SMIC and air box.

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float_6969 wrote:Guys, it's not like the car won't run that way, it just won't make as much power as it might otherwise. REGARDLESS, I'll bet you this setup isn't as restrictive as the itty bitty stock SMIC and air box.
i agree with everything said here.

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i may be going with a different intercooler set-up soon. so until then, the pipes stay. i don't think im running enough boost to even make a difference in power, also if any power loss, it would only show up on the dyno. as of now it makes 201 whp on 10psi.

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silviaS13lover wrote:i may be going with a different intercooler set-up soon. so until then, the pipes stay. i don't think im running enough boost to even make a difference in power, also if any power loss, it would only show up on the dyno. as of now it makes 201 whp on 10psi.
stock CA T25?

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sr t25, gtr fuel pump, fmic

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silviaS13lover wrote:sr t25, gtr fuel pump, fmic
hmm..i wonder how much i'll get with the CA T25 at 11psi lol.

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maybe you should wire your bay properly instead of half assed.


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sjbsuperman1425 wrote:hmm..i wonder how much i'll get with the CA T25 at 11psi lol.
Not much. I managed a whopping 198rwhp on the CA T25 @ 15psi w/10:1 compression and a standalone. AND that was on a dynojet, which read high.

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what is the deal with everyone b1tching today? lol

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float_6969 wrote:Not much. I managed a whopping 198rwhp on the CA T25 @ 15psi w/10:1 compression and a standalone. AND that was on a dynojet, which read high.
damn dude. frontmount im guessing?

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silviaS13lover wrote:maybe you should wire your bay properly instead of half assed.
that top drivers side corner is my wideband...... I wasnt going to cut and splice that.

the others circled are test wires we were in the process of wiring my AC in. as you can see the battery charger is on the passenger shock tower and the battery isnt even plugged in


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ca18detgabby wrote:
that top drivers side corner is my wideband...... I wasnt going to cut and splice that.

the others circled are test wires we were in the process of wiring my AC in. as you can see the battery charger is on the passenger shock tower and the battery isnt even plugged in


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