dr_sharp

Wow. was the turbo like that when it was put on the car? Or did more damage occur after it was installed?

Are you upgrading for performance or as "preventative maintenance?"

That sucks, I was hoping for 20+. Ohwell, every bit helps!

I might get the RHD version for the passengers to look at.

How much does it weigh? Do you still have it laying around to toss on a scale?

the 4 stage automatic vacation

What's up with the 52 in those pictures??? Looks like dents???

Completely understandable just looking at the 2 above. That's good to know for those looking to go BNR... all of the sudden blown VF40 prices double on the LGT forums...

If that's the case, I'd much rather have the 40, because it clearly has bigger diameter tubing for flow... strictly speaking of the housing.

Post #3, Picture #2.... VF46 on the right and the BNR turbo on the left...

 

The housings are not the same - they are similar, but not identical. What gives?

Hahaha... speaking of trolling and blowing motors... that reminds me of my favorite youtube video ever:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_gNQLmTM0]YouTube - A ricer destroys an engine.[/ame]

Its been awhile for this thread, so I'll contribute:

 

The instructions in the pdf that is circulating the forums say to loosen the spring after torquing the nut.

Is this like the new mustang where you can cycle through 7 different gay colors??? Or is it actually cool?

Interesting... I think it'd be badass if you reformed/reshaped the hood.. with just a bulge in the center near the scoop...

Its alive!!!

 

Does the hood even close?

 

Are you keeping the hood scoop?

I like "accelerating" with the slow ricers because you can put your foot on the floor for 3 seconds and be 10 car-lengths ahead of them. They get the point after that happens

 

I agree, the "close-contenders" are hard to turn down, though

That sound would probably be eliminated by proper installation.

An email from a craigslist scammer. Keep in mind that I am trying to sell a wardrobe for $200.

 

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:09 AM, scammer wrote:

 

Hello,

Due to shipping and insurance that a mover company is coming to pick

up from you the cashier`s check you will be receiving will be in the

amount of $1950 the shippers fund will be added to it..So this is what

you are going to do.After you receive the cheque and cash it you will

deduct your own money $200 plus a commission of $50 for keeping the

item for me then you will assist me in forwarding the rest money to my

moving company via Western Union to the mover who will be coming to

pick up the item, and this must be done in good faith.I believe that i

can trust you with the rest money. I will like to read from you back

today so that i can contact my shipping company to get ready for the

pick up.Thanks and more blessing. Awaiting your response today

 

And my response.

 

I'm sorry but I'm not comfortable handling your money. Please send only $200 if you wish to purchase the wardrobe. Where are you shipping the wardrobe to? I can ship you the wardrobe for cheaper than $1700, I'm sure. You do realize that the wardrobe itself is only worth $400 brand new, correct? The wardrobe will be empty, it will not contain any valuables such as lions or witches.

 

Best regards,

-Marshall

Haha... I love the blackout mode toggle.

That was a great write up. The pictures were very informative. At least the ones in the OPs avatar. Now what was this thread about?

I rarely drive this car and have not been launching from stop lights.

Yes, I have tracked the car once some 70k mi or so before this happened.

 

So we go from "rarely driving" to taking on a track at 120+mph with only 20k on the odometer? Thanks mom!

 

:lol:

dr_sharp

06/02/2010

1.8633

13.3353

102.79

San Antonio Raceway

1000 ft. (complete guess)

80°F

2007

6MT

Stock Turbo

93 Octane

No Water Injection

No Nitrous

Stock RE050a at 30-32psi

ERZ Catted DP, Stage 2 Awdtuning tune, Kartboy short shifter and front stay bushing, Bilstein HDs with Tein H-Techs, Magnaflow CBE, Weight reduction (approximately 250lbs lighter than stock).

Two engineering students were biking across a university campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?" The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want." The first engineer nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice: The clothes probably wouldn't have fit you anyway."

 

 

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To the optimist, the glass is half-full. To the pessimist, the glass is half-empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

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A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with those guys? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!" The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such inept golf!" The priest said, "Here comes the green-keeper. Let's have a word with him." He said, "Hello, George. What's wrong with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?" The green-keeper replied, "Oh, yes. That's a group of blind firemen. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime." The group fell silent for a moment. The priest said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight." The doctor said, "Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he can do for them." The engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?"

 

 

 

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Three engineering students were gathered together discussing who must have designed the human body. One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints." Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections." The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?"

 

 

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Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

 

 

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An engineer was crossing a road one day, when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog, and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn back into a beautiful princess and stay with you for one week." The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for one week and do anything you want." Again, the engineer took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess and that I'll stay with you for one week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?" The engineer said, "Look, I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog - now that's cool."

You're making pretty quick progress out of this. I'm guessing that the body panels will go quick (since they are mostly large flat objects) as long as you don't have any problems removing and replacing the panels from the car.