BIG RED's build thread
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So the turbo isn't blowing any oil??
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Not that I can tell yet, no. I'm gonna pull an IC pipe this weekend and check it after driving it for a week.
Thanks buddy....me too! LOL!!
Thanks buddy....me too! LOL!!
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I wish I could stay in the house until Spring! LOL!! I have too many things to do for that though. Gotta do head gaskets on my daughter's Subaru, I'm buying a Subaru that is supposed to need head gaskets also, my son's '96 PSD needs put together and get it running and driving, I got a 2000 SD sitting in front of my shop to work on for my cousin, I gotta get my skid steer running, and I'm building a log splitter that need to get finished. That's just the stuff off the top of my head! LOL!!
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I wish I could stay in the house until Spring! LOL!! I have too many things to do for that though. Gotta do head gaskets on my daughter's Subaru, I'm buying a Subaru that is supposed to need head gaskets also, my son's '96 PSD needs put together and get it running and driving, I got a 2000 SD sitting in front of my shop to work on for my cousin, I gotta get my skid steer running, and I'm building a log splitter that need to get finished. That's just the stuff off the top of my head! LOL!!
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Well while your at it, come down here and work on one of my trucks. The easier of the two would be the SD. HPOP install, full fuel system, T4 turbo, possibly headstuds, B&W hitch, new headlights, LEDs for the Amp steps, '08 tailgate, and full audio system. If you could make that happen, I'll come to RRE.
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Deal?
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I tell ya what....you drive it here the weekend before RRE.....bring all the parts with you and be here on Friday night July the 12th.....I'll put you up in your own room and feed you, and by the time we leave to drive down to RRE on Thursday.....that will all be done. Deal?
Deal?
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HA! If we were to make that deal, we shouldn't even have that much to do. My tax return should be pretty nice this year, so I should be able to knock a lot of stuff off the list before long. The biggest thing is just figuring the turbo setup out if Clay can't find me a Turbonetics kit. Plus, I just caught wind of another S300 based turbo that blew my skirt up even more than the S365 FMW does.... I literally knew nothing about it until like 5 days ago and it could be an absolutely insane towing turbo for 160-238cc of fuel. Hoping some people try it out and give me some info before long. Sounds like it will make even more wind than what I have planned already.
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If I get my hands on one it will be tested with 160/100s initially and then possibly bump up to some stroked A codes or hybrids if I decide to drop head studs in it. If it runs like the specs suggest it will, it will push quite a bit more wind than y'alls cast 66s are. Even more wind than the 65 FMW.. Yet still spool up similar to y'alls 66s and cost shouldn't be insane either. I'll make that decision after the rest of the build starts taking shape. 65 FMW will be a fall back if initial testing with this other charger doesn't work out well. The 65 FMW should still flow a bit more air than the cast 66. People gotta give me time to do some turbo testing and stop producing more stuff. They're blowing my mind with all these newer turbos hitting the market. LOL
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If I get my hands on one it will be tested with 160/100s initially and then possibly bump up to some stroked A codes or hybrids if I decide to drop head studs in it. If it runs like the specs suggest it will, it will push quite a bit more wind than y'alls cast 66s are. Even more wind than the 65 FMW.. Yet still spool up similar to y'alls 66s and cost shouldn't be insane either. I'll make that decision after the rest of the build starts taking shape. 65 FMW will be a fall back if initial testing with this other charger doesn't work out well. The 65 FMW should still flow a bit more air than the cast 66. People gotta give me time to do some turbo testing and stop producing more stuff. They're blowing my mind with all these newer turbos hitting the market. LOL