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Old Nov 16, 2017 | 05:15 PM
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Yeah, if the car is that grippy, you should be running a full cage, containment seat, harnesses, etc. Not much a creature comfort street car any more at that point.
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Old Nov 16, 2017 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by RJones
Might be seen as unpopular opinion....but if you're at the point that you're considering a dry sump, you probably are too far gone to even be worried about AC.
+1. Point of no return. Though AC is really nice to have at the race track.
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Old Nov 17, 2017 | 09:44 AM
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That's what my truck is for...lol
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Old Nov 17, 2017 | 05:36 PM
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That's what my truck is for...lol
I like A/C for pre-staging, etc. Anyywhere It's okay to have water on the ground.
It gets hot in thurr..

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Old Dec 12, 2017 | 12:25 AM
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Count me in! Watching closely for updates! Dumped the AC many summers ago.
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Old Dec 12, 2017 | 08:11 AM
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It just gets too hot in Vegas for that. Maybe when one day when I have something else for a street car.
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Old Dec 12, 2017 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by letsgetthisdone
It just gets too hot in Vegas for that. Maybe when one day when I have something else for a street car.
Oh, come on. What? 115*? 118*, maybe? Psh.

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Old Dec 12, 2017 | 08:29 PM
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Throw a bag of ice one your head, maybe grab a slurpee, you'll be golden.
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 08:07 AM
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I prefer to blast the AC...LOL
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Old Dec 13, 2017 | 12:39 PM
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It just gets too hot in Vegas for that. Maybe when one day when I have something else for a street car.
Yeah it is. but once you go racecar you can take it out at night when its cooler and better turbo weather and slum around during the day in something else
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Old Dec 14, 2017 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by V.8MR
Yeah it is. but once you go racecar you can take it out at night when its cooler and better turbo weather and slum around during the day in something else
Have you been in 'Vegas at night time, during the summer?
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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 10:39 PM
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Yeah, after a 110*+ day at 1am the pavement is still 125* and it's still 95*+ out side lol
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by xsesiv
Sorry no real updates, waiting on a custom carbon/billet inlet manifold to arrive, turbo and some CNC bits like cam sensor housings, coolant adapters etc.

Here's some more pics...





Love the revised cam sensor covers, way cleaner, i have the same fuel pump setup,im a little surprised you left the alternator up front when you've deleted all the other accessories unless youre keeping the OEM power steering, you have to use an electric water pump with the Bullit block right?
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 10:36 AM
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Beautiful....
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 12:23 PM
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This is awesome news!
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