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Santa "SPEEDCRAFT" came today

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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 04:59 PM
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Default Santa "SPEEDCRAFT" came today

My kit is finally in. Great quality. Here are some pics of the kit. Thank's Todd for all your help.
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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 05:09 PM
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Looks like well made stuff. All these turbo kits sure have restrictive looking exhaust manifolds. Ever look at one on an F1 engine? I'd think there's lots of HP to gain there if anyone ever takes the time to do it. In a production street driven vehicle I realize the issue is probably space. Anyway, not to say anything bad about your kit - I am impressed. After a lot of sweating and time (even if you don't do it yourself) you should be very happy (and fast).

P.S. If you decide it's too tough to install, or just decide you're satisfied with 14 second 1/4 mile, send me the cooler!!!
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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 06:06 PM
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HMMMM words that come to mind....Jealous...Envious! Lets see about 6 thousand for the kit and another 33 for the car and say 2 thousand to install.....For 41 thousand its still an awesome deal. Still cheaper than a porsche boxster or an m roadster...hell it still cheaper than an 3.0 z3. Good luck ...Would love to see pictures
and any difficulties after or during installation.......Good luck...drooling bad over here.
...p.s. Tell Santa I've been a good boy. Also his elves make nice toys!
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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 06:13 PM
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congratulations godreau2029. the kit looks beautiful. i wish i had the money to get one of those speedcraft kits. i'm sure you will be thrilled with your increase in performance. keep us posted!

-steve
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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 10:17 PM
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oh my... your S is going to be even more sweeter now... dont forget to post more pics after the kit is on...

JFY
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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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congrats. I'm still trying to convince my wife to let me go FI. 6 months of nagging...I wonder how much longer she can put up with it.

Jaykkub
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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 10:32 PM
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how much is the kit? expensive, huh?
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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 11:09 PM
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Originally posted by seung
how much is the kit? expensive, huh?
$6200.
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Old Jun 12, 2002 | 11:24 PM
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the kit looks good overall. but i thin they could have done a much better job on the manifold. the design looks pretty shitty, and it looks like it costs you a good amount of horsepower, torque, and spool up time. also, the placement of the wastegate doesnt seem optimal.

here is a pic of what a properly designed turbo manifold should look like:



(HKS T04R turbo manifold for an MKIV Supra)
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Old Jun 13, 2002 | 04:14 AM
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That is a thing of beauty! Can I show my ignorance here and ask why this kit is so expensive? Does it come with something else not in the pictures?
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