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harrisp
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22nd Jan 10 at 21:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote



Dappy approves.
Nic Barnes
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just made a mock up on paper of -6, -8, hose, fittings, unions, bends, bulkhead bits etc. rough list this, and christ there goes a weeks wage. ouch.
AK
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23rd Jan 10 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its crazy how much braided hoses and fittings cost
Nic Barnes
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yep, pure madness. i just hope if calculated correctly with how many and what i need.
Nic Barnes
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lol @ over 100,000 views.

tried my best at making up a picture to describe hopefully the stuff i need and how much of it and roughly where it goes.



probably missed some stuff off sadly.
DamoC
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dont be a tart , spend your money on making your car faster not on fuel cells and swirl pot ect ect , or are you going to be doing more track days ?
Rick Draper
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Its going to make it faster...
Nic Barnes
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24th Jan 10 at 12:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it would be nice if it made it faster although it probably wont. im not fussed. its fast enough for me already. id just rather stuff worked well, with good parts and safely.
DamoC
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i suppose i will all flow alot better with bigger pipes ect ect , how much is it going to end up costing for a set up like that ? 1000 ? and also what sort of pipe is it you use from your turbo to your air filter ? im stuck for what to use
Nic Barnes
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24th Jan 10 at 13:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
some brake duct flexi pipe thing from ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/102mm-4-Silicone-Air-Feed-Ducting-Hose-High-Temp-1m_W0QQitemZ140347479346QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item20ad5c9532

basically that sort of thing, but its a 2ply one that i have.
DamoC
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24th Jan 10 at 13:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers , basicley i need it to be 5 inch on the turbo end , but im still using afm as im only on 3.5 untill can afford after management , so i have got to fine somthing 5 inch what can bend 90degree , and then i need a 5 inch to i think a 3 inch reducer so can use afm
Kurt
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24th Jan 10 at 13:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nic what does the swirl pot acheive?
Nic Barnes
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sounds like its going to be quite costly to do that in bits of pipes.
DamoC
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
Nic what does the swirl pot acheive?


ruels out fuel starvation , i think
DamoC
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
sounds like its going to be quite costly to do that in bits of pipes.


yea i no , all the little bit are costing more than what the rebuild did
Nic Barnes
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24th Jan 10 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i priced up all the pipes and fittings to run that other fuel pump and they come to more than the bloody fuel pump was lol. i know your pain. i know your pain.
Nic Barnes
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29th Jan 10 at 19:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
started getting some bits ordered up.





i think the boot build will look quite good.
Olsrey
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29th Jan 10 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Coming together. You ordering the rest this weekend?
Nic Barnes
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29th Jan 10 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah after kfc.
matthew172
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kfc first, gotta get priorities right. hose fittings look cool nic
Nic Barnes
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yeah got the 8an ones and bulkhead connections to order later then hopefully will have enough bits ken.
matthew172
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oh good, will be cool as fuck when done
Jimbothebarbarian
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Looks fucking epic you ugly KFC munching barstard!

Swirl pot gives added interweb cool in the 'right' circles man..
Nic Barnes
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im just after internet coolness. Thats all it is.
SR91
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Nic Barnes is cyber cool

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