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  • Birthday 02/20/1982

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    '07 Spec.B 18g. Built. Cryo Tuned
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    R/C flying

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  1. I may have jumped the gun... admittedly I was a little cautious and over stimulated by any oddities since the engine rebuild, so when I heard the noise and saw the exhaust I assumed the worst. The stuff coming out of the exhaust was just water from washing the car mixing with the exhaust soot. The shop pulled the down pipe, there was no oil or any sign of failure. Pulled the turbo, both sides are solid. They buttoned everything back up, listened to the turbo run with a stethoscope, all is well. They then took it for a drive, was able to re create the noise I heard which only happens under load, but they couldn't pin point its origin, so on Tuesday they'll strap it to the dyno and have some guys poke around to try and isolate it. The mystery noise is still a mystery... but mechanically speaking, no one is concerned, so hopefully it's just a random vibration and I can chalk this whole thing up to paranoia!
  2. An unfortunate thing, having bad news to post, but such is life. Recently had my engine rebuilt, and while it was being done, I had my 18g sent in for inspection and rebuild as well. Bryan was quick and professional as always. It required a minor rebuild, so new bearings and whatever else is included. Everything was re installed at the shop, the system was primed (including the turbo), ran for 30 seconds, flushed, filled again, and I'm now about 450mi into the break-in. Noticed some light metal-on-metal scraping noise at certain partial vacuum levels. Further inspection discovered I was nearly a quart low on oil since the last time I checked (250mi), and oil misting/spraying from my exhaust at Idle. Needless to say I shut down and ceased driving any further. During the build the OCV's were inspected, I have the IP&T line/filter installed, brand new oil pump, pickup tube, cooler, and the turbo hasn't seen even a single psi worth of Boost. So what the Hell could cause a seal failure this early in the game??
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  4. Dave's great! Couldn't be happier w/ my BNR18G E-tune. I'll be coming back for more if I ever end up near an E85 pump...
  5. http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/F-111A/Large/ECN-2092.jpg
  6. http://newstime.co.nz/uploads/2011/07/Knights_Templar_2083_A_European_Declaration_of_Indepence_by_Anders_Behring_Breiviki_Oslo_Norway_Killer2.jpg
  7. Ha! Glad I can give you a warm n' fuzzy. I think most would agree, too. I can't speak about the Godspeed FMIC fitment w/ fogs, but flipping the IC upside down is possible, assuming you can fit the puzzle pieces together and get the piping to fit.
  8. The fog covers are a piece of cake, but FMIC install would be a good time to do it since you'll be messing w/ the front bumper as it is. The "cleared" reflector looks great on Silver, so you'd be headed in the right direction there.
  9. Are your headlights blacked out? Hard to tell. IMO Do the headlights, and plasti dip the fog covers black to match the grill and your front end will be as clean as the back!
  10. Nice. Clean. A little too low for my taste, I can't imagine what the ride feels like. Definitely needs more wide. Grill looks like it was done well, except a bit of filler and sanding could get rid of that center gap. The rear end is my favorite shot, though... Good choice on the de-badge. Cans look good!
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