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    lol ill get rollin to post his M3, no I could never get you guys pix of any turbo because 1. No digital camera and 2. since hes got all the tools all the stuff stays at his house! he doesnt keep the M3 in the garage it lives outside cuz thats the way he sneeks out at night my mom doesnt care so I dont need to sneek out im 19 now.

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    ... what would the point of that be ?

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    i changed my name once,right at the start though.
    >>00 C43 Black w/birch Black. Immaculate
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    >>Old Turbo 2.3 History >>Old Turbo 2.3 Video

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    Who ever the hell you are i love your mod, and that header combo looks trick!
    Just remember to take it easy and dont run any boost until you get it on a dyno, u dont wana lean it out and pop
    -Logan-

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    ya thanks! LOL screen name is Remolexi, real name is Andrey, or my friends call me Drey .. its shorter.

    anyway, got the wastegate actuater and all the oil/water lines hooked up, everything is cleaned up and ready to be test bolted on. Ill give it a go next Wednesday. I wont run ANY boost, just have it bolted see how it spools, see if there is good clearence at all RPM ranges and check for any leaks that may occur.

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    Sounds good Drey,
    are you planning to tie the wastegate open for the test?,hope it all works out man!.
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    ya ill pop off the actuater and tie it completly open. its gonna be loud -since it will just be coming out of the dump pipe no exhuast yet ..

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    yeh man LOUD!
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    ill just tell people its a V12.

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    So was i right about the header?? Looks pretty dam close!

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    we will see just how close wednesday when we test fit it.

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    Originally posted by RemoLexi
    we will see just how close wednesday when we test fit it.
    You havent even bolted it up yet??

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    I have 23K's flange, I placed that over the Evo header to see how it lines up - the ports were perfect but I did have to drill extra holes . no I havnt got around to removing my stock manifold since the bottom last copper nut got stripped and I cant fit a socket down there ... I just have to reach down there and file it away I guess and its not easy since my car is my daily driver everytime I get home the engine is too hot to touch. Wednesdays I have days off so I can try to see what I can do.

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    Would you be willing to sell me 23k's old flange?

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    Heres pix of the intercooler, I had a tough time mounting it at my house - no tools at all!!!

    looks wack ill have a go at it tomarrow I need to raise it and get a new bumper ASAP thinking either a Lumma tuning or a reiger like Jstrat has.




    and theres my first car I had ... the SE-R Vspec

    loved her, but not a fan of FWD so my younger sister gets to keep it haha

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    Markland if i end up not needing that flange its all yours, $45 thats exactly what I payed for it.

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    alright, sounds good

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    uhh , ya I remounted my IC a lil higher and better, and spent my day working on Sacc230's car. I tried unbolting my stock manifold today but the nut in the very back bottom closest to the downpipe got stripped!! I dont even know how to get it off since I cant fit a socket of any size in there. i tried using a wrench but it just rounded off the sides of the hexagon .. What can I do now I cant reach in there and cut it off with anything!!

    next idea is bolt cutters while car is on a lift .. Pray to God i have enogh space for those in theres!!

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    Hey man,
    Is the thread stripped..or the outside of the nut?.
    ..if the outside of the nut is stripped maybe try using vice grips?!?.


    Please tell me you dont use one of these on your car



    if so definatly invest in a nice set of spanners,and a ratchet set like this is soo handy,especially tight manifold nuts.




    Great!,the IC's in!
    whats the dimensions of the IC core?
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    no i dont even have that adjustable wrech, I have a set of those other ratchets but i dont use hose either - I have enough space for a 12mm deep socket and thats what i used to get all of them out, till the last nut was very tight in there so I went underneath the car with a 12mm wrench ... it just got rounded off. im kinna pissed cuz thats thrwoing my project off

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    core is 21"x6"x2.5"

    overall is 27" long .... 2.5" inlet/outlet port to match all the pipe size im going with.

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    heat the bolt up with a torch, and try to only get the bolt as much as possible, then grab a pair of channel locks, and just squeeze like crazy, then turn.

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    just what markland said - could also clamp on vicegrips to try and turn it. the reason it got stripped is that its entirely common for the exhaust manifold/header bolts to shrink over time as they get cherry red from the heat.

    on the old chevy V8's i would work on, isntead of using a standard socket, you would sometimes have to hammer a comparable metric socket to get them off

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    Im going to be trying to use a small grinding tool and grind the side of the nut off and the chisel it out - they are copper so it shouldnt be too hard, but space is an issue.

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