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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 03:11 PM
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Dang, dude... I read this from beginning to end and you did a fantastic job Curry figured out how to polish a turd.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Just curious is that the xs power kit pretty sure it is if so how is it?
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TRD_Power
Dang, dude... I read this from beginning to end and you did a fantastic job Curry figured out how to polish a turd.
Thanks! We all had a great time putting this thing back together. Like I said earlier. The only thing I would have changed was the weather. Cold was pretty motivational though.

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Just curious is that the xs power kit pretty sure it is if so how is it?
Yea it is the XS kit. I've been running it for a few months now, almost 3,000 miles on it and its doing great. It pulls great, the response is good but im almost certain its going to get better once the exhaust gets done properly. Its a bit restrictive right now. I've gotten it a little past the 7psi mark and man oh man this thing screams.

I haven't been doing much with the car lately since I've had a lot of other things taking up my time... (fishing ) But over the winter ill have some new stuff going on with it.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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But over the winter ill have some new stuff going on with it.
Damn, working on your car in the winter in NY? How is that?
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Curry
Yes... Its still auto... No plans to go 5spd any time soon.

My reasons for keeping it auto.

1. I'm lazy

2. Daily Driver ( I can't daily a 5spd in NY. No way. lol)

3. I'm lazy
reasonable, haha either way, still a beast
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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I been fishing tooo lol in cali!!!
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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barely ever seen anyone with the same color combo as me, spruce silver and grey interior ftw lol, amzing work man, ive been following this thread for a while, car looks great
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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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What do you fish for in NY? i have been fishing also twice a week lol
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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by OneJay
Damn, working on your car in the winter in NY? How is that?
Very very cold.... lol. Dressed in layers so it really wasn't too bad. We got lucky that there was barely any rain/snow this year.

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reasonable, haha either way, still a beast
thanks bro.

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barely ever seen anyone with the same color combo as me, spruce silver and grey interior ftw lol, amzing work man, ive been following this thread for a while, car looks great
Thanks. Actually I found out my color isn't silver spruce... Its bluish metallic gray. Paint code is 182. I realized this after buying the wrong touch up paint. haha.

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What do you fish for in NY? i have been fishing also twice a week lol
Bluefish, fluke, sea bass and striped bass. Yea im managing about 2 trips a week or one boat trip a week. I prefer the boat over the pier cause I actually catch fish on the boat. LOL
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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Finally got the LS brakes in. Wanted this to be the first mod to the car but I never got around to it. Once I get the pads, rotors and paint them ill throw them on.

Did some leak testing and fixed only half of what I had, made a very very big difference. Car pulls smoother under lower rpms, boost goes much higher and builds WAY faster than before. Engine temps even cooled down. Guessing less load on the turbo. Still gotta finish the rest up.

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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Curry
Finally got the LS brakes in. Wanted this to be the first mod to the car but I never got around to it. Once I get the pads, rotors and paint them ill throw them on.

Did some leak testing and fixed only half of what I had, made a very very big difference. Car pulls smoother under lower rpms, boost goes much higher and builds WAY faster than before. Engine temps even cooled down. Guessing less load on the turbo. Still gotta finish the rest up.

Mines LS400 is still sitting on the shelf and the Supra TT rims are in the basement. A year or so now. I still have to buy Rotors & Pads & Tires.
So what's good with you and Travis? I need to sample those Fine & Fast cars that you guys are building
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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So are you going to put on the Supra TT Rear Brakes like Travis???
He said that this Brake COMBO made a huge difference to his car.
If you want too GO FAST you need to STOP FAST
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by TURBO819
So are you going to put on the Supra TT Rear Brakes like Travis???
He said that this Brake COMBO made a huge difference to his car.
If you want too GO FAST you need to STOP FAST
I'm gonna try to do the rears eventually. My main concern is getting the fronts done, especially since the boost is kicking in even earlier now. I have almost no brakes on there now. LOL. I don't really drive around much though. Just to work and back.

You gotta come by and take it for a spin, its def. gonna make you finish your car twice as fast. lol.
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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Your Walbro 255 how do you like it? I am planning on using the Supra TT Fuel pump. Is the Walbro 255 real noisy? I also have to do a Fuel Return Line so I am trying to do a little Research for the parts I need. What was the price
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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It does the job but it is noisy. Doesn't really bother me now, music or radio usually drowns it out. I paid about 100 bucks shipped.

Finished painting the calipers today. Needs another coat and some touching up but overall it came out good. I would have done silver but I just stuck with the red.

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