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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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im ordering an FP red in the near future, so should i save my $95?

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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by black_beauty
im ordering an FP red in the near future, so should i save my $95?
yes and have someone else port it.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 03:02 PM
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i dont know about that my black was ported good. but if you want more down time then send it to ppi or ER or map im happy with my port job from fp . when in doubt you can always buy another 10.5 hotside and get another porting job done
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 03:26 PM
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i dont know about that my black was ported good. but if you want more down time then send it to ppi or ER or map im happy with my port job from fp . when in doubt you can always buy another 10.5 hotside and get another porting job done
I am pretty sure the hot side is machined for a larger wheel, so buying another 10.5 wouldn't really be an option. Trust me, MAP won't let you down.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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One of my friends does great porting work. Hes blind in one eye and only has 3 fingers on one hand, but man hes sick with it. Send it to him! Only $12.99



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I am pretty sure the hot side is machined for a larger wheel, so buying another 10.5 wouldn't really be an option.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Svendiesel
One of my friends does great porting work. Hes blind in one eye and only has 3 fingers on one hand, but man hes sick with it. Send it to him! Only $12.99
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rawkus
I am pretty sure the hot side is machined for a larger wheel, so buying another 10.5 wouldn't really be an option. Trust me, MAP won't let you down.
Dan
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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Actually, I do! but I'm not a Vendor so i'll stick to locals.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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We port all of our FP Blacks in House.. Didnt seem to slow us down as the Quickest / Fastest Fp Black to date..

Mike
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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MAPerformance port work FTW!!
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Svendiesel
One of my friends does great porting work. Hes blind in one eye and only has 3 fingers on one hand, but man hes sick with it. Send it to him! Only $12.99


that's hilarious! Some heads that come into the shop look your friend and Stevie Wonder got together.



and let me get this straight..all the shops mentioned charge under or around $100 to port both sides of the turbo?
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by HeadGames
that's hilarious! Some heads that come into the shop look your friend and Stevie Wonder got together.



and let me get this straight..all the shops mentioned charge under or around $100 to port both sides of the turbo?
how much you charge to port a 10.5 housing.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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Generally, they only port the hot side.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Viciouslord
FP is good for turbos not porting. i've seen the pathetic excuse of a port job, and honestly you can pay someone else to do it better.
FP now has their porting done by CNC (at least on the exhaust side), and it's very nice on the FP Black that I received from them.
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 08:06 AM
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Thanks for all the kind words guys
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