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Originally Posted by sen2two
and just to be clear, im not trying to battle it out with you. but you seem to have a little hater-ade in a lot of your posts. here and other places. never really see anything you like besides what you do... not open to new ideas???
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I'm just stating my opinion...
What you think of my opinion, well...
I mention the difficulty in (TIG) welding cast aluminum, because...
I guess you can liken it to welding cast iron, but most weldors will not usually bother TIGing steel / iron - most would either blast it with a MIG or just stick it.
Due to the porous nature of the cast aluminum, TIGing this kinda material is not for the faint hearted or novice.
Blowing holes through cast aluminum, especially of this thickness (thinness? Is that a word?) is very easy, unless you really know what you are doing - you make it sound like any Joe Schmoe off the street can do it?
NO used shit - most expert weldors will agree that used welding equipment is a gamble.
This does not get you a tank - more money to buy or rent one...
Filling the tank with gas - more money...
Cart - well, I guess you can lug the entire welder around if you got the muscles for it...
http://www.millerwelds.com/products/tig/diversion_165/
The website lists it at a little over $1,600.
Looks like Miller dropped the power on their entry-level TIG.
Lincoln used to offer a TIG 175, but they don't list it on their website.
Miller used to have a 180 TIG?
http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/15631
But it looks like it got replaced by that 165.
20% rated duty cycle?
Geez...
Got bucks?
Go ESAB...
http://products.esabna.com/EN/home/a...ig_1500i2200i_
Back to the topic...
Seriously...
Not many of us can do such mods on their FC's like this.
That includes me.
That's my point.
Now, if you're going to offer the modded throttle body, couplers, and pipes for like $100?
I don't know why you're arguing about wrong pipe size and such?
That's not my problem.
If you're slapping on bad equipment on your car, it's your fault for doing so.
For the other guy who's claiming an aftermarket top-mount IC is superior...
Give me numbers.
"Cool to the touch after a hard run" doesn't tell me jack shit.
Sorry, I don't believe in butt dynos...
I can make your car "more responsive" just by changing the pressure in your tires.
Get the dyno numbers and we'll see how much of an advantage it is.
Right now, you're just telling us it-just-feels-better?
I'm just telling you to prove it.
Call me hater or whatever, but I wanna see numbers.
Sorry, I'm not into believing every Tom, Dick, and Harry's claims on the InTerNeTz...
-Ted