all4degame

a few more pictures from a few weekends ago.

Ace83

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looks nice man, i love your wheels... any future mods?

crush02342002

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x2 on the wheels

all4degame

A clutch and flywheel sometime in the next future, i'm not sure when. I have to redo my interior suede this summer, and maybe a sub. I'm going to have to call it quits on my car soon, i've dumped every extra penny i've had into this car since I was 16. I think its time to start saving up for bigger badder things.

scikotictc232

what might those bigger and better things be ? I have dropped all my money into my ____ too, its kinda scary when you add it all up and think wow I had that much money at some point. its crazy man.

all4degame

I'm going to cruise and enjoy my completed tC for a little while, and then upgrade to a white IS250, dump it on coils, and then throw some work VS-XX on them. Call it a day. It'll be a little while, a little after I graduate. Time to start saving though.

all4degame

Got my dp in today, 4 bolt to v band flange conversion 3" dp that i've been waiting a little while for. I spoke with Todd earlier and he said it was basically a one off piece he made himself.

The flange itself was a nightmare to put onto the turbo, the bolts had a little play to them. After an hour i manage to get the flanged on, dodging my wastegate, hotside piping, and radiator with my 13mm wrench. I put the downpipe on and it looked like it was dead on, I was psyched!

I then tried to bolt the spipe on to the down pipe. Nope, not even close once again. The bend on the spipe is off. Funny how a TT downpipe won't even fit on a TT spipe. I brush it off as I was planning on going to the exhaust shop in the morning anyways. I was just hoping that the spipe will actually fit on the downpipe thats all.

After that fiasco, I tried to bolt on my dump tube that I had been waiting a few weeks on. To my amazement, it didn't fit either. Why you may ask? Well, since I have a one off down pipe, it gets in the way of the dump tube. grrrr...

Here I sit now, Mr. Todd. You have officially broke me. I raise up the white flag and surrender. I can't do anything else but smile and laugh. Being ____ed off just doesn't work anymore. I'm about half an inch off from pulling the plug on this project and going back to NA.

Its really funny how things work out, doesn't it? I wait 9 months and this is what I get. Thanks Todd.

Regards,

A-not-so-happy Kevin

dave2610

sucks dude dont go back no na boost is so much fun

crush02342002

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crap kev...im sorry to hear it bro...if it helps i could send you the first dump tube i ever made...looks like hell but with a little sanding and paint it wont be to bad...hollar at me if you want it...free of charge for a brotha

CarbonXe

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That really sucks dude. And here I thought the fitment of my kit was bad...

all4degame

Jon, you win the wager. How would you like my v2.1 one kit as a prize? hahaha.

Boys, I just don't know what to do anymore. I thought boost was suppose to be fun, but what I've endured over the course of 9 months, I'm not sure if it is worth it all.

And chris, I appreciate the offer. I may have to go down to houston this summer to get a dump tube made from you. That is if I keep this kit.

I am beyond speechless right now. I just got up and left the garage.

crush02342002

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idk if my old dump will fit but its worth a shot...if nothing els just cut it down so it atleast directs the exhoust down...its whatever mang...again im sorry youv had to go through soo much trouble bro...your gonna make me want to come up there with my welding machine and show you how its done......lol...anyways you can get away with not having a dump tube for a while...well iv done it for like two weeks

crush02342002

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just let me know and ill put you at the front of the line on making dump tubes

all4degame

Thanks chris, I appreciate it man. I'll probably head down there and have you personally make me one.

CarbonXe

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Lol, no thanks. I'd be afraid that it wouldn't fit.



Oh and boost sucks. It's fun for a while, then it gets old. I love it, but at the same time I hate it.

I just can't wait until I buy my Harley and Camaro SS. My tC has shown me the way of the V8 and all it's torquey awesomeness.


As hard as it might be, I'd honestly say just stop modding the tC and start saving up for the IS250. If I had known I was going to fall in love with the Camaro, I wouldn't have boosted my car, wouldn't have redone my entire interior, etc...However, it's a great learning experience and a great foundation for starting a life towards modding cars.

jsg93085

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CarbonXe

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What kind of mid-pipe do you have Kevin? If your midpipe mated to the stock s-pipe, and the new s-pipe should mate to the stock midpipe...that means there should be no problem mating the new spipe and your current midpipe.

all4degame

Unfortunately, I did not bolt anything to the exhaust. I was just trying to get the downpipe to fit with the spipe, nothing else. I can't get it to fit in any direction at all. The S pipe is just off. Todd just said he would send me the s-pipe he used to test my dp.

fiasco man. fiasco.

jsg93085

it happens... just be glad nothing major has happened... like my fiasco with the radiator or with the boomslang PnP harness... it took 3 trips to UMS and a 4 hour call to AEM to figure out that there was a resistor where there shouldnt be

all4degame

I have a custom 3" vband mid pipe from playinwithfire. I bought the ptuning exhaust from him. he modified it to vband. I wasn't even trying to make the midpipe fit. DP and Sp will not mate.