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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 09:58 PM
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my brother told me to run the same size pipe as the turbo outlet to the intercooler then go bigger on the outlet side..well i didnt listen to him of course but now im thinking hes right? i used 2.5 mandrel piping to do my charge lines and it seems to be a bit to big..i used to run a saab turbo with 2.0" lines now i stepped up to a turbonetics t3 super sixty and went with 2.5 all the way..it doesnt boost nearly as fast but comes on hard around 4,4500..used to come on around 3,5 should i change my charge line from the turbo to the intercooler to 2.0" therefore it will pressurize faster and spool quicker? i also managed to sqeeze a full mandrel 3" downpipe to a 3" cat and exhaust..with A/C im thinking the charge pipe size is where i went wrong?
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 10:02 PM
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i woudlnt worry about it, ---- we used 2.5 charge pipes on small *** T25's and RHb5's no problems... THe super60 is a rather large T3, that is why its taking longer to spool.

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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 10:08 PM
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so i should just let it be then and consider it the nature of the beast? thanks!
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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indeed!

Old Mar 31, 2003 | 07:35 AM
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YOUR BROTHER SOUNDS PRETTY SMART.
WHATS HE RUNNING THAT MAKES HIM SO SMART.
Old Mar 31, 2003 | 05:43 PM
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hes running this crappy beat up GTI with a rear spoiler that looks like it came off a US airways AIRBUS..and a set of those 15" five stars that where way so popular in the late 80's..usually you can find him hanging out at Wendys eating junior bacon cheesburgers and wearing his members only jacket!
Old Mar 31, 2003 | 07:24 PM
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lol, you can feel the family love in here...
Old Mar 31, 2003 | 09:24 PM
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i dont see the sense in running bigger pipe then your TB size. i mean if you go 3" all the wat from fmic to TB. it still has to slow down and get through the 2" TB..

Old Apr 1, 2003 | 08:43 AM
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AWW ARE YOU PICKING ON MY SPIOLER IT'S THE SAME STYLE FROM VW MOTORSPORTS IN EUROPE..LETS NOT FORGET TO MENTION YOU TURBOD 15 SECOND CIVIC HAS 2 SPOILERS IN THE REAR....2 SPOILERS!! YOU NEED TWO SPOILERS SO THE REAR STAYS PUT AT THOSE BLISTERING 79MPH TRAP SPEEDS.
AND YES I AM IN MY MEMBERS ONLY JACKET THE 300HP MEMBERS CLUB YOU CAN ONLY DREAM ABOUT.
I LOVE WENDY'S
Old Apr 1, 2003 | 08:45 AM
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FORGOT TO MENTION SHORTY'S POST MADE GREAT SENSE.



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