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Old 03-10-2014, 02:07 PM   #1
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Old 03-10-2014, 04:29 PM   #2
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needs more turbo!
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Old 03-10-2014, 05:11 PM   #3
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needs more turbo!
i'll get right on that!
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Old 06-22-2014, 09:41 PM   #4
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needs more turbo!
Now with more boost, much faster and smoother at highway speeds




First under boost drive.
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Vids of full pull!
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Old 06-27-2014, 08:22 PM   #6
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Vids of full pull!
when I say much faster its still pretty slow, 11-12 second 0-60



Pretty much the end of the main project. I just put the 1,000 mile on the rx7 and its running better than ever, clocking about 40mpg mostly city. took practically four years from this





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