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It does. They did a really good job designing it to be plug-n-play. A lot of the 4"+ fmics require cutting or other work to make them fit.

The only issue I've had is licp fitment and I took a 'bastard file' to the offending bracket while I was in there. I don't think it'll be an issue now.

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Stock or aftermarket LICP?

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UR. The stock one bolts to that bracket so obviously wouldn't be an issue.

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Alignment redux

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...alignment2.jpg

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Looks almost exactly like mine. ;)

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Have a tuning appointment with Shane on the 31st. We'll throw the ID2000's and a Primo intake on there and finally see what it has in it.

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^Good luck. You know all the pre-dyno checks I take it?

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Put in lots of oil so I can properly lubricate the dyno. :)

If the car stays together @BIR on the 23rd then it should be fine. If it doesn't then I have a week to fix it.

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Have only done a few things on the car this week...fiddled with the gauges (still don't work), installed Rexpeed carbon fiber hood vents (the usual, half-ass fitment), and used a tube of silicone on the fuel hanger cover. The pump was in & out of the car so many times that the black goop had no chance of holding it on anymore.

Front o2 still throws CELs...going to swap that out at Shawn's tomorrow. NAV is still flaky. I hate all this electrical crap.

The car itself is beast, though. Looking forward to BIR on Monday.

Primo has my intake mostly done so that'll be ready for the tune on the 31st.

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Bored and watching the DVDs that come with DSPORT. Thinking about doing this for my 2011 vacation. I normally go to Asia anyway and I've never spent time in Japan, just changed planes in Tokyo.

http://www.dsporttas.com/wp-content/...d_2011_710.jpg

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It looked nice when Jesse was finishing it while I was there on Wednesday. I think all he had left to do is polish it.

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Mike told me that they ordered a tool to roll the BOV tube but it'll take a few days to come in. I'll pick it up late next week, either way.

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I saw it when I stopped by the other day. Definatly looked like a quality piece!

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Most bizarre night ever. My brother drove up with me to Brainerd today. He brings another car so I have a place to store tools and everything else in the car since nothing can be in the car when on the track.

Last night at 3:30am my brother was woke up by cops. The ATM card that he'd lost two weeks ago somehow ended up under a woman's couch that lived in his apartment building. God knows how it ended up there or why the woman was cleaning her house and called the cops at that hour.

Anyway, chick's boyfriend calls up my brother's wife this afternoon and threatens her and my brother...reading off all kinds of personal information from their credit report, the cars that they drive, all kinds of stuff. Wife flipped out. My brother just left to make the drive back to the Twin Cities. Our best speculation is that this guy somehow got my brother's application/file from the apartment complex. Is he the one who took my brother's ATM card and is now playing a game? Who fucking knows.

Now I'm in Baxter by myself and not sure if I should just risk going to the track alone or go get drunk and just drive home tomorrow. I'm not keen about leaving all my personal stuff and tools just piled up in a parking lot at the track. This blows.

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Run out to target or somewhere and get some big plastic bins and maybe a tarp. Stuff that's well organized and covered isn't as likely to get snatched up. You could even talk to some of the organizers and see what their advice might be on where to keep some stuff. Usually paddok areas are pretty safe spots to leave a pile of tools and stuff when you're at a track, even if it is a parking lot. As long as you're around other car guys, make some friends and agree to look out for each other's stuff.

You've done so much and waited so long to get out on the track with a running car, don't let loosing some stuff stop ya :) If you run into major problems, there's more than a few guys on here that can lend a hand, go have fun!

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Ah, I'm busy all day tommorow too with looking at houses/Dr. appt's, otherwise BIR is only like an hour from me, I wouldn't mind seeing some road course action... :(

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Like said, get a storage tote or two. Then talk to Todd and ask him where to put it/where it will be safe(likely with his stuff) and enjoy the day.

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I wouldn't worry about your stuff too much. If needed, I am sure they will let you put it in the classroom or in the shop. I have done it before with my tools.

Go to the track and have some fun! Time is running out.

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I did go to the track...no indication of rain today so I just piled it up in the pit area. What the hell. Had an absolute fucking blast! Everything had started clicking for me near the end of my last day up there and today I was respectably fast. I certainly have a lot of things to work on...need to learn heel-toe asap. The two downshifts off the straight aren't doing my motor any favors.

The guys that run BIR Performance are pretty cool. You could go up there and spectate/snag a few rides as a passenger whenever you like.

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...02010/car1.jpg

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That's awesome. Car looks good. Your wing is bigger than his.

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There was a black E30 track car with a pretty impressive wing. It was flat and wide, whereas my APR has a curved design. A good driver/fast car.

There was a red Evo 8, the STi next to me, and at least one GTR. The 8 was moving pretty good, obviously cammed. The gentleman introduced himself as Peter and was there to show his teen son how to drive it. Didn't really get a chance to chat with him...hung out with a couple Porsche owners most of the day.

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Awesome man! Maybe you could look into a small pop-up tent (with some good weights on it) that you could put up over your parking spot. I always feel more comfortable leaving a pile of stuff like that under a tent, looks more established and people are less likely to just walk up and rummage. Plus, gives you(or your car) a break from the sun if need be.

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Hopefully your pedals are set up well for it. It appears to be impossible with the stock pedal configuration in my car. The brake pedal is much further ahead of the gas pedal. I talked to a few other local viper guys who go to the track and they have had issues trying it as well on a GTS. I haven't practiced it or tried to apply it at the track. So far, my gear box has held up.

I would be more worried about the tranny than the motor.

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Jesse told me yesterday that my intake was being polished and would be ready today. Their bead rollers came in this morning so they decided to use them on my intake...it didn't go so well. Would have been nice if I'd known that before driving over.

Situation normal.

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You have some crazy luck man.

How long until they get another one done up for ya?

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They are going to cut a piece of it off and weld on another one. Jesse was working on it when I came in. I assume it is going to suffer cosmetically but maybe he has some mad skillz. I told Mike I'd come by on Friday to pick it up.

I still love my Evo despite all of this (it's a fucking blast on the road course) but I'm leaning toward a Porsche next time. Buy something that I can rock stock.

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I thought your evo was stock :D

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scheides' car is mostly stock. :lol:

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Not exciting, but a video that starts with Peter's car, then the Boxster owner that I spent much of the day talking to (Oster?), the nice BMW with big wing, and I think the last car was Todd's.


http://vimeo.com/14467835

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Time to go put some of Shawn's detailing wisdom to good use. I got the wheels nice and dirty at the track last Monday.

Primo intake...bead rolled!

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...10/intake1.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a.../intake2-1.jpg

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Very nice! Amsoil filter?

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Wow Props to Primo that piece looks AMAZING!

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It's an AFE, i got the same one, copied him :)

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Get some in car video with you driving!

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I stuck with aFe. I liked the quality of the drop-in that I use to have and you and scheides think highly of them.

http://afepower.com/shop/details_new...artno=21-35010

The oiled filters would have matched my color scheme better but I feel better running the Pro Dry S to avoid any MAF problems.

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Thank you for everyone that voted for me at the Cookout. I know it's no big deal to win 1st out of 5 cars...especially when most of the other contestants are friends that spent 1/2 the money. lol

It feels good anyway. My build was always intended to be 1/2 show and 1/2 track. This small bit of validation is appreciated!

I look forward to going to Factory MOD in Illinois next month and thanks to those of you that have helped me get to this point.

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...10/trophy1.jpg

I didn't take a whole lot of pics, but here is the album.

http://s959.photobucket.com/albums/a...ut%20-%202010/

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^^ Nice pic.

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Seeing your car in person says more about it than the pics I've seen. Looks very clean and every part was thought out.

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When I was on the stock tune I had bolted on the AMS 3" intake and drove it to DB to drop it off...no big deal. I installed the Primo intake and drove it to DB tonight and the car was really pissed off. I guess I should of just thrown it on in his parking lot but I knew I wouldn't be getting there until fairly late.

We'll see what he can do with it tomorrow. It's a lot of work so I wonder if he'll have enough time. He'll be scaling the 3.5" MAF, installing the ID2000's, and doing two tunes that can be map switched. One will be similar to what it has now -- 25psi and 400whp or so. The other tune will be whatever she's got at 30-32psi. I asked him to give psi-based boost control a try if he has the time.