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Old Dec 17, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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now, i blew off my intercooler piping again last night,and when i lifted the car tocheck it out and fix it, i noticed this.........now keep in mind i bought this car with the intercooler on it, this piping was not my work,nor did i have this work done,it was already there......check this out!!, no wonder the car spooled so late
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Old Dec 17, 2006 | 03:18 PM
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AHA! I knew your car had a problem! Good find... Now check the rest of your piping... Happy boosting
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Old Dec 17, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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dirt dauber welding 101
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Old Dec 17, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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yeah you said check for vacuum leaks....and um....I THINK I FOUND ONE
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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haha! WOW! Ya that might cause some spool problems
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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wow...good thing you found that. I would be worried that something might have gone into the motor.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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hahah tell me about it....spooled at 4000....
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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I cant believe it spooled at all-- I had a hole the size of a quarter in the intercooler piping on my civic and when I fixed it it felt waaaaaay faster than I expected... as stated you might want to check the rest of the welds too, who knows what you might find???
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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i did the rest of the piping myself, this is what the guy before me did, im replacing it today
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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wow how was it spooling with that hole . .
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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no clue....
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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what a quality weld. . .
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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4000??? Damn, boost leaks FTW!
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 12:19 AM
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What the **** happened to your pipe? Looks like you have scraped and dented the **** out of it.. I don't know if you can really blame it on the weld. Where is it pre, or after interooler?
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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i bet its after the intercooler .thats a critical point for the sc,s
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