Sometimes you just have to know when to start over...

Nismo · 11-19-2009, 07:38 PM

Ahhh well it's easier to build my own IC and ducting off a hood I buy

but yours is Sexy.

I'm likely going to go with a Shine hood, and go from there I have a nice core that's 12x12x3.

***TitaniumTT*** · 11-19-2009, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by WE3RX7

^ Good luck... I've been waiting on my shine hood for quite a while now (the panspeed model) - did you get in on the GB?

Brian - I never read that plug thread before, lol - I guess I'm not the only who seems to piss Ted off so easily!

Ted has always seemed to disagree with me, even when I can mathematically prove him wrong in certain 6-spd swap threads. The guy knows his stuff, no doubt, but... well....

Eager to see this build's progress though. It'd be nice to have three 13B RE FCs at DGRR in 2011 (mine wont make this year - no way in hell since its taking FOREVER on parts)...[/QUOTE]

BAH!! Failure Bill!!! This is why I build my own parts. No waiting on anyone but myself. Now I just need to get back into that, "I only need 4 hours of sleep a night" mode

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Originally Posted by Nismo

Ahhh well it's easier to build my own IC and ducting off a hood I buy

but yours is Sexy.

I'm likely going to go with a Shine hood, and go from there I have a nice core that's 12x12x3.

Double BAH!!! That's blasphemy Kevin! That's saying form over function! Build the intercooler the way you want it to be with the emphasis on ducting from the front. I noticed a minimal decrease in AIT's when I finished my hood. Mainly becuase I was seeing close to ambient temps with the stock hood due to the ducting in the front. The only large benefit was heatsoak while at idle or after shut down. That and the heatsoak dissipated more quickly with the vented hood. My hood doesn't vent any engine bay heat, or any apprechiable amounts of it anyway. So in that regard, the D-Max Sexy style - which I found angular and not sexy at all - shine hood would be a better choice, but at the same time, I take the approach that one piece should do one job and do it best, hence why I made mine the way that I did.

Think about it though, we need projects and clients and thanks for the sexy comment

WE3RX7 · 11-20-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

BAH!! Failure Bill!!! This is why I build my own parts. No waiting on anyone but myself. Now I just need to get back into that, "I only need 4 hours of sleep a night" mode

Unfortunately, I cant make a bumper or 2 way LSD

Its all good though - I told ya, I'll be down to have you make a nice four post strut bar when my car's mobile again

Not a big job, but hey - its something. I'm still waiting on the shine hood as well even though they are supposedly "done" and one has already been delivered....

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