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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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Wow...that's very nice. The Hippo is not hungry anymore with that huge FMIC.
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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Sweeeeeet.
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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SICK DOOD.. haha I think u might need a bigger FMIC!
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 12:52 AM
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wow, a very aggressive looking hippo
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 01:32 AM
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SICK DOOD.. haha I think u might need a bigger FMIC!
yea i think a bigger FMIC would look better........as how Unvme and Wxman has theirs....
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 09:30 AM
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this fmic is 24x11x5. rated up to 800 HP.

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yea i think a bigger FMIC would look better........as how Unvme and Wxman has theirs....
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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DANG!!! LOOKS GOOD!
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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is it hooked up to anything or just for show right now??
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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is it hooked up to anything or just for show right now??

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=150047
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 07:32 PM
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yes I know.. and was aware of that

my question still remains...

I've seen guys put on FMIC's just to show off before hooking it up to the rest of the parts.... ]

so howabout a REAL update? is the rest of the kit on?? or what??
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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it is a SC with 12# pulley. everything except the FMU is hooked up. awaiting the haltec's arrival. the belt is not on the SC yet so i am not boosting. but thanks for the concern Tsoprano.
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 13s_is300
it is a SC with 12# pulley. everything except the FMU is hooked up. awaiting the haltec's arrival. the belt is not on the SC yet so i am not boosting. but thanks for the concern Tsoprano.
exactly as I had thought just an interfooler at the momment
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by tsopranoMB
exactly as I had thought just an interfooler at the momment

did you think of that all by yourself. how clever.

btw i am doing the intasll. and waiting on the arrival of the haltec, and will be installed right after i get it. and then to tune. again thanks for all of the concern that you show. tsoprano.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 13s_is300
did you think of that all by yourself. how clever.

btw i am doing the intasll. and waiting on the arrival of the haltec, and will be installed right after i get it. and then to tune. again thanks for all of the concern that you show. tsoprano.
just busting ur *****.....just funny that you didnt just wait till you had all the parts and waited to install them all at once...

the IC does look nice, albeit a little too small for the hippo though...
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