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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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Well its back finally its been one heck of a long road but its almost done, here are some photos.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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This is one of the culprits that caused the problem in the first place. they have now been replaced with low compression forged pistons.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:35 PM
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Another Shot Of The Culprit
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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WOW that engine looks like going to be really strong... I assume you did everything ie. internals heads etc.... I'm not sure what needs to be done but from what i can see its been worth the wait.. GOOD luck and Congrats
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:38 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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Very nice morris...Twin turbo i see.. Looks Great
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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hey Morris any idea of when you might fire that bad boy up.

Looking awesome

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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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Nope its a single turbo, the red things are the timing covers that I had powdercoated red. They got it in the car today, I am hoping to fire it up on Monday or Tuesday.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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Engine cleaned up real nice, So you are doing a single Turbo experiment? I didn't know that, I thought you could only do a TT on the gs4? You think you'll be ready for Nopi? I would love to see this monster in person.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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Yea I had the single turbo going before I broke the piston, it was going pretty strong too. So its no longer an experiment
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 07:11 PM
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Looks awesome, Morris!

Really looking forward to seeing how the big test run goes! You've got amazing patience! Especially now I know what you've been driving while your car's been 'on blocks'.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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Thanks man, I cant wait to ride in something with more than 60hp. Heck I had Jaime take me for a ride yesterday just so I could feel the power again.
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