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Old 08-07-2006, 02:54 PM
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well this weekend was nopi xbox cup at new england dragway in epping,nh...and it was so sick..well i ended up meeting chris rado..for those of you that dont knowhim he was the first pro drag racer to have the fastes tc omn the track 7 sec 209 mph set this weekend at new egland drag way..but anyways..we were talkin and garrett turbo is makin 5 protottypes and chris has one on his personal tc and 1 other...well he ended up bringin me in his trailer to show me a couple of videos of him racen and smokin i mean smokin the crap ouyt of a z06,evo,m3,sti, and a ferrari yes i sai dferrari if you go on his site world-racing.com go under multimedia and is the last one on the bottom..shows him racing on the cours smokin those cars..but back on the subject..lol...he wants to tak emy tc to his shop in penn state in 2 weeks and install the garrett turbo...8 psi 320 whp 330 ft/lbs...no internals..upgraded ecu and fuel system..the turbo kit with intercooler will hold 550 whp...the best part is he is sponsoring me..i dont have to pay for a thing..so just wanted toi let you guys now that if everything goes good with this turbo kit it is getting mass produced and should be for sale real soon...but i will deff keep you guys updated on the progress...here is acouple of pics of his drag tc...




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wow...congrats man, thats really cool...good luck with everything and keep us posted
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thanks man,,,i cant wait it will be soo sick..but i wish more people would leave comments..lol...thanks again
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Nice, also check out this thread..
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=114523

I will be up to dyno my car at their shop, hopefully I can get some pics. :D
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Isn't Chris Rado behind the World Descedent turbo kit?
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
Isn't Chris Rado behind the World Descedent turbo kit?
World-Racing is his company..yes.
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Originally Posted by zer0
Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
Isn't Chris Rado behind the World Descedent turbo kit?
World-Racing is his company..yes.

yeah, that's what I thought. Hey insanetc, go to the link Zero posted, there is a thread on all of what you saw and info on the kit.
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hey thanks ..thats it i juts cant wait..hey zero are you one of the tc he was telling me about taht only 5 are made and only 2 or 3 have them including his tc...i just cant believe im goin to be 1 of 5 tc in the world to have the garrett turbo until they are mass produced...i just talke dto chris himself...he talked top his crew cheif an dhead mechanic and they are starting my turbo 2day....so hopefully everything goes as planned...if you ever meet chris he is the most craziest individual i have ever met not in a bad way but he is so into his tc's...but the first step is happening so i will keep you guys posted...
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SWEET!
Right place...right time!
But those pics are from Rado's car, right? Not the kit he's putting in yours? Your getting a street kit?
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oh yah bro those pics are on his tc...when we were talkin he todl methe silver drag tc his first one..they didnt like the chassie so they dont use it as muych the black that i have pics of is his new tc an dactually when i was talkin to his crew cheif they picked up a new tc 2day so i cant wait to see that one...but yes i will hjave his street kit...and get this i also was talkin to him about his wide body kit...he asked me if i had bought wheels to go with the kit yet i said no and he says he had 2 set of the wheels taht are on the tc in the mags he will sell to me he paid 10 grand for them i will pay 5 for them....but we ecided to do the turbo for now...
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PM me when you are in Reading, Ill stop by and check it out.
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damn, lucky!
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Good Luck with the new kit and sponsorship!!!

Keep us posted!!
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zero..i deff will...like i sadi he is in atl right now he flew out at 9 this morning for the nopi nationals...but he said in like 2 weeks..just becaus ethe basicly have to built form scratch...because they are not masss produced yet obvioulsy...but i deff will...i just cant wait to blow z06 an dm3 out of the water..oh my buddy just bouht an sti rally edition an dhe thought he would be smokin everyone...he is ____ed at me becuase im goin 2 smok him..now he wants a tc..lol...
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Why exactly did they pick your car for this project? Do you have a lot of mods, lots of knowledge about turbos and tuning? Or was it a right place, right time kind of thing?

Either way, congrats
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WELL I HAVE ALOT OF MODS..BUT I THINK IT WS RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME...WE JUST ENDED UP SHOOTN THE SH** AND HE LIKE DME AND HE SAT IN MY CAR AND STARTED TO TAKE STUFF APART TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WOULD FIT AND HIS TV CREWS WERE FOLLOWING US AND EVERYTHING...BUT THANKS BRO..
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congrats. Watching to see this beast.
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watching! AAAAAA... too much turbo!!!
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Originally Posted by insanetc
well this weekend was nopi xbox cup at new england dragway in epping,nh...and it was so sick..well i ended up meeting chris rado..for those of you that dont knowhim he was the first pro drag racer to have the fastes tc omn the track 7 sec 209 mph set this weekend at new egland drag way..but anyways..we were talkin and garrett turbo is makin 5 protottypes and chris has one on his personal tc and 1 other...well he ended up bringin me in his trailer to show me a couple of videos of him racen and smokin i mean smokin the crap ouyt of a z06,evo,m3,sti, and a ferrari yes i sai dferrari if you go on his site world-racing.com go under multimedia and is the last one on the bottom..shows him racing on the cours smokin those cars..but back on the subject..lol...he wants to tak emy tc to his shop in penn state in 2 weeks and install the garrett turbo...8 psi 320 whp 330 ft/lbs...no internals..upgraded ecu and fuel system..the turbo kit with intercooler will hold 550 whp...the best part is he is sponsoring me..i dont have to pay for a thing..so just wanted toi let you guys now that if everything goes good with this turbo kit it is getting mass produced and should be for sale real soon...but i will deff keep you guys updated on the progress...here is acouple of pics of his drag tc...




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LOL.....congrats and goodluck....cant wait to see the results!
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Originally Posted by soros151
watching! AAAAAA... too much turbo!!!
are you serious bro..you can never have to much boost kid...lol..but thank sguys for the support i absolutly cant wait...and see the results...
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