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Old 09-19-2010, 06:52 PM
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Im gonna be re-doin my engine bay here pretty soon and im looking to dress it up a bit. Not over do it though. I was wanting to get that Arc Box soley because it looks so sick!

Also is anyone running that with a turbo car? if so, any ups or downs?

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needs to be in drivetrain/power thread.
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moving to engine/drivetrain. If you are looking for one, create a thread in the wtb section
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...ok...
So anyone using on a boosted tc?
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I haven't seen anyone use it on a boosted tC but maybe take a look atthe descendant kit. It uses the stock air box and (to my undrstanding) the arc box just replaces the stock one.
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i know of 3 people who have/used the arc box, 1 is supercharged and he likes how it looks but as far as performace he really can't say there was a big difference. 2 ran it with a turbokit and 1 was ok with it and the other wasn't and then switched to a regular oil filter and there was a difference. i plan on getting one if i do S/C my tc but we'll see how that goes...
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yea.. if I lose a lil hp, im fine with that, actually that will help me cuz im kinda pushin it right now anyway, thanks though
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I had the intake for almost 2 years, and its a dope-___ intake but mostly just for looks. ive seen a couple of tCs with them and turbo, let me see if i can find a pic...
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^the five axis tc has the arc box with a greddy turbo kit
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Taek (Tony) was running the ARC with his turbo kit. I used to have a pic, but not anymore...
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nice... i'll prolly pick one up then. thanks!
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