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Hey thanks for the compliments guys! Got some good and bad news though....I was rear ended pretty hard late last week. There is a bit of quarter panel damage and the bumper/crash bar are toast. Should have an adjuster coming down to look at it tomorrow. Anyone know where I can get a nice silver OEM rear bumper for a 03? The good news is that I'm good friends with my body guy so i'll probably trade work to fix it up and might have enough left over for a K24......maybe.
On topic. I really wanted to try a Pre-turbo water injection system, in theory they sound great! So I have my charge piping setup to just loop back to my TB. I logged quite a bit of normal driving and IAT's got a bit hot. They tended to stabilize at around 130 degrees once the turbo and everything heated up, however this is with an intake pulling hot air plus without any coatings or shields on the manifold or turbine housing. My plan was to use a 250psi Devils Own progressive kit that turned on around 3-5 psi. Anyway I thought you guys might like to see what the most simple charge piping ever looks like, haha.
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I'm still working on the Water to air and I think I decided to use a Treadstone Air to Air but I really would like to take a sneak peek at fin quality and density first.
I also was able to get my hands on a RevHard cast manifold to do some back to back CFD testing. And if there is enough interest I might do real back to back dynos with the revhard as well. It looks like only minor changes would be necessary since the turbo sit in almost the same spot.
P.S. - Bender is my buddy. Helps with my game when I bring girls back to the shop, haha.
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Im currently using the treadstone, completely satisfied.
TRV185
Overall Size 20" X 12.25" X 3.50"
Core Size 18.48 X 6.00 X 3.50
2.50" Inlet/Outlet
Polished endtanks
720Hp efficient
http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...33-4-large.jpg
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Very Cool, looks like the old FR top mount manifold.
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Treadstone IC and ID1000's on order!!!
Thanks for the info monjarassi, thats exactly the one I was looking at!
From the pix I saw of the old Full Race topmount I'm glad I never had to build one when I worked there, haha. The primary size and runner geometry is quite a bit different, placement looks to be close. My manifold much more compact and has better wastegate location for chassis fitment. I don't believe their manifold fit in ep/rsx's.
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this all looks really good so far, do you have a deadline set for when you expect everything to be done
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Hmmm. If I don't get sidetracked too much with real work I'm hoping it will be ready to tune by the end of May.
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loving that hood exhaust setup!
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Tokin_Buds
What if it rains?
he lives in arizona haha.
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Tokin_Buds
What if it rains?
he already said he would be building a traditional down pipe instead of the hood exit. i'm sure he just went with the hood exit for the cool factor.
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Yeah also my hood has a small dent in the front and I hope to be replacing it with a carbon one soon so a hood exit hole wasn't a big deal if things didn't turn out well.
lol, so I get bored sometimes and with a fully furnished fab shop at my disposal things get can get a little crazy.
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sweet sound setup! do you play guitar?
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Haha, thanks! I don't play but have always wanted to learn, in fact the artist chick is trying to teach me a bit here and there. As far as sound goes i need MORE POWER!! Been looking into some professional quality sound stuff but I have no idea what I'm doing.
Fab shop during the day
Club when the sun goes down
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