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02-22-2003, 01:26 AM

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02-22-2003, 01:31 AM

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Inferno = Ladies Man

I hope I'm consciou enough tomorrow

02-22-2003, 08:31 AM

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Ugh my head...

02-22-2003, 08:34 AM

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Inferno, you got a water hose at your place? I thinking of washing the car a bit.

02-22-2003, 10:02 AM

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Inferno, you got a water hose at your place? I thinking of washing the car a bit.

Mantis, we all know why you want a water hose out there . . .

You are in serious need of rehydration after all the

last night.

Ruf

02-22-2003, 12:11 PM

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Ya Baby Now we talking some smack.

So how many of you AEM guys are going to want to switch if that proves out on the automatics?

BTW - Danny, don't let me forget to give you your Acura special edition pen back.

Ruf

I think I'll just keep the AEM. I love the sound of it. And even if it only gives 8hp, that would mean I'd be paying $250 for an extra 8hp.

Ruf, you didn't think i was gonna let you keep that expensive

Acura collectors pen did you? :P

02-22-2003, 12:13 PM

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I'm about to head out, just burned me a new CD for the drive. I'm gonna pick up my friends nice Craftsman socket set, and a couple of radios and I'll be on my way. See ya fellas...

02-22-2003, 12:27 PM

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Come on over. The weather is great, I have a water hose, and I have Speed channel on the TV! DuckBlue, I will PM the location of the party tree! (for those that don't know, that is the place all the dogs were driving to in the children's classic, Go Dog Go!, one of my personal favorites).

02-22-2003, 12:53 PM

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DuckBlue, I have PM'd you the info (address, directions, and cell number). Inferno

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ooh ooh, where da party at?

after reading that post about 16/16 gain, i may have to jump in on this

02-22-2003, 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by RUF87
We are still on for this afternoon CDT (2/22)

There are 3 of us, all TLS Automatics.

One has C/T Headers already
One has no mods
The other one has OBX headers, plugs, and maybe something else, not sure.

Anyway, we should have a good feel for gains across the board.

As for dynos, don't know when we can get those done, but 2 of us did have baseling dynos done a few months ago.

So depending on our schedules and funds we plan to get another one done.

We also have recent time slips so we can compare those at sometime as well.

I'm hoping to hit 14.5. And that would be with just the Ice Box. Headers will be a while.

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We will be starting in about an hour. I think we will be scheduling a dyno run with Ruf and I no mater what. That way we will have a stock baseline, a just ice box, a just Comptech header, and an ice box plus CT header set. We will post these dynos but don't start bitching because we don't even have the day set yet. The place mostly is a Mustang shop, but we know a guy.

Inferno

We are going to do another dyno!!! Inferno

02-22-2003, 01:01 PM

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Man, I forgot I had to help someone move this morning, I woke up at 9:00 thinking I could lounge around until 2:00 and then I get a call. :o

Moving other folks stuff sucks. See you guys in a little while.

02-22-2003, 01:33 PM

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Man, I forgot I had to help someone move this morning, I woke up at 9:00 thinking I could lounge around until 2:00 and then I get a call. :o

Moving other folks stuff sucks. See you guys in a little while.

What come around, goes around. Sounds like good karma, dude!

02-22-2003, 08:33 PM

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Ah....at least something good came from today

See more here: http://www.pickeringworld.com/newhome.htm

02-22-2003, 08:42 PM

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Congratulations Chris!!

02-22-2003, 09:31 PM

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had a fun meet for installs~
thx again to inferno for letting us use his place

initial pics are up
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/truckglue...order=&.view=t

i had to shrink them to 640x480 cuz i'm running out of free space on yahoo
if you want full size, gimme your email and tell me which ones, and i'll attach them

02-22-2003, 10:16 PM

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congrats Chris, awesome house!!! Can you get me a job? :P

02-22-2003, 10:18 PM

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i posted all my pics in a thread in car talk. You guys can go post your impressions of the performance and stuff over there.
Ice box thread.

02-22-2003, 10:38 PM

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here's that thread about the cusco fstb group buy, I don't remember who was asking about it. Cusco.

02-23-2003, 12:07 AM

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DAMN!!!!! I MISSED A LOT!

Oh well, at least next time I'll have all of my shit done with, thats what I was taking care of this weekend. Let me know when the next meet is, then Chris and I can join and that will be 2 more 1st Gens.

Looks like you all had fun..

02-23-2003, 12:56 AM

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Quote:

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here's that thread about the cusco fstb group buy, I don't remember who was asking about it. Cusco.

That was me. Thanks for the help today Danny.

Later

02-23-2003, 01:03 AM

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Thank you guys for coming up, for helping me, DeezNutz, and RUF, and for not rubbing it in when Mantis had to call Acura Roadside Assistance. RUF and I also found out we needed an extra bolt, so thanks for picking those up. We can settle up over coffee at Starbucks, soon, OK RUF? Bluesman, I love those tires, by the way!

So when do we hit the dynos and the track?

Inferno

02-23-2003, 01:07 AM

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Also, here is the Comptech dyno that shows a peak gain of 14 hp and 12.8 tq, but with big gains across the whole power band in both hp and tq. I know we have all seen this, but I thought I would repost it until we see our own dynos!

Ice Box Dyno (Comptech)

02-23-2003, 01:15 AM

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Thanks again for hosting, Inferno.

My CL-S sure runs strong now. Stupid speed limits...

I would love to shoot for a Friday, March 7th track night.

02-23-2003, 02:19 AM

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That meet was a blast, I can honestly say we have the best group of guys around.

Can't wait till we meet up for the next track and maybe dyno meet.

I'm a little toasted right now (god I love gret goose), I'll post pics tomorrow.

02-23-2003, 05:42 AM

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OH MY GOD!! MY FRIEND JUST GOT A 350Z!! HOLY SHIT ITS FAST AS HELL!! IM STILL IN AWE!

02-23-2003, 12:04 PM

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That meet was a blast, I can honestly say we have the best group of guys around.

Absolutely! I can say that I was never concerned about having this group over to my house--very respectful folks with everyone pitching in to lend a helping hand. There was no trash left over, we finished on time, I didn't get in trouble by my sweet, sweet girlfriend

(she thought everyone was very nice, by the way), and my only disappointment is missing the group photo at the lake. You guys are really a class act. Cheers, Inferno

02-23-2003, 12:06 PM

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And don't forget to sign up for The Drivers Edge if you want to go in April. I have details if you need them.

02-23-2003, 01:02 PM

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that was definately a fun meet. Now we all need to buy sways and have a group sway install.

02-23-2003, 01:05 PM

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That was me. Thanks for the help today Danny.

Later

No problem, thanks for letting me play with your car.

02-23-2003, 02:53 PM

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I asked my neighbor about the header install, and he said his shop couldn't do it cause they don't have welding capabilities. But then when I assured him that it's all bolt-ons he said that might be something him and I could just do in his driveway. He told me to just let him see them when they come in so he could get a feel for what we'd have to do.

I hope this works out.

I really wanted to put them on myself but didn't want to screw something up since I have no experience. But this way I'll get to watch a pro put them on, and learn from him.

02-23-2003, 03:45 PM

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Inferno, found this pic of the SSR comps and brembos and thought you might like to take a look.

02-23-2003, 05:06 PM

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I asked my neighbor about the header install, and he said his shop couldn't do it cause they don't have welding capabilities. But then when I assured him that it's all bolt-ons he said that might be something him and I could just do in his driveway. He told me to just let him see them when they come in so he could get a feel for what we'd have to do.

I hope this works out. I really wanted to put them on myself but didn't want to screw something up since I have no experience. But this way I'll get to watch a pro put them on, and learn from him.

Danny, they are easy to put on, just time consuming. You need a good jack for the downpipe to cat part, but everything else is just a little elbow grease and some tight spaces. Using a socket set is all you will need.

02-23-2003, 05:51 PM

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Neat Meet

Hey guys I just draged my lazy ass off the recliner after watching the NASCAR race and came in to read the latest. Thanks to Inferno for hosting. Crisb congrats on the new house. I realy enjoyed you guys company. Danny I want to watch that header install.

02-23-2003, 06:47 PM

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Bluesman, hopefully this will work out, I'll let you know and you'll be more than welcome to come watch or help if you want.

02-23-2003, 08:51 PM

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OH MY GOD, I AM I LOVE!!! Dean can get me these wheels for $375 each (shipped) and the Brembo's for $2,065 shipped. I really, really want those wheels before spring. I told you they were 14 lbs but I was wrong: they are 12.9 lbs each!!! Thank you for this picture--I am saving it for nights I am home alone and need something to help me go to sleep...

Danny, thanks again for all your help on Saturday. I think these ice boxes are the real deal. Inferno

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02-24-2003, 07:18 AM

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Wow guys, great meet! Thanks again Inferno for hosting and thanx to you guys for lettin the Nissan help

.

For all of you who came to the Nissan meet saw some "interesting" cars to say the least yet showed up a bit too late and missed the Skyline.

As far as a Track Night/Dyno Day, the Nissan ppl and I are going to wait until the spring so that there is a little warmth in the air which will be better for our tires but not too warm which will be better for our engines

.

Casper