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Cool beans. I've had a set of those exact ones (but two fewer  ) sitting in a rail on the shelf for a year or two now.  |
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iansane
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Since I probably won't have a factory hood latch anymore...
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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The upper side of a set of flush-mount locking hood pins.
You can see one of the lower pieces in the background of the picture. |
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iansane
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QwkTrip
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Alphius
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Mmmm... hellafunctional mods are the best. 
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Think about what he's building, Jon. Think about a large aluminum thing that might go where the hood latch is.
Ian I am curious how you like those. I should be able to keep my hood latch due to massive underhood space in front of the veesix but you know I am a sucker for some weight reduction. |
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Alphius
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| aaron_sK wrote: |
Think about what he's building, Jon. Think about a large aluminum thing that might go where the hood latch is.
Ian I am curious how you like those. I should be able to keep my hood latch due to massive underhood space in front of the veesix but you know I am a sucker for some weight reduction. |
Might make more room for an intercooler too. Couldn't you lose the support bar if you do that? Even though I know we already had plans for that.
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | Think about a large aluminum thing |
| Alphius wrote: | | Might make more room for an intercooler too. |
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Alphius
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | aaron_sK wrote: | | Think about a large aluminum thing |
| Alphius wrote: | | Might make more room for an intercooler too. |
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D'oh. 
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QwkTrip
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:28 am Post subject: |
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| Would water intercooler bypass all this trouble? |
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Alphius
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| QwkTrip wrote: | | Would water intercooler bypass all this trouble? |
An AWIC (air-to-water intercooler) can use a smaller radiator than a regular intercooler, but you do still need to find somewhere for an additional radiator.
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iansane
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | I should be able to keep my hood latch due to massive underhood space in front of the veesix but you know I am a sucker for some weight reduction. |
Actually, I think I'm dumping the top of the radiator forward a ton and THAT'S what is going to make the hood latch a difficult proposition. The intercooler should be able to fit down in front of it but I don't know with how thick it is.
| QwkTrip wrote: | | Would water intercooler bypass all this trouble? |
More plumbing than it's worth (to me) on a daily driver... |
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aaron_sK
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@ Jon: For a daily driver you want an air-to-air charge cooler anyhow so it wont heat soak.
Air-to-water is for drag guys who want to be able to be in boost while the car isn't moving yet and who are only in boost for a few seconds at a time.
@ Ian: Is that to run a front and center turbo setup? |
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iansane
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | @ Ian: Is that to run a front and center turbo setup? |
Exactamundo.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Cool beans.  |
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iansane
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Where I ended today.
Looks a bit close...
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Twilightoptics
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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Is that a fixed reservoir or is that just where the divorced unit is mounted?
Either way maybe a PS cooler in your future. |
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