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Old May 13, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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Ah crud, the radiator/oil cooler is for GD+ applications. Me kint reed 2 gud.
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Old May 13, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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I have some jdm gc alluminum front control arms FS. You should buy them for your build!
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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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Updated the threads with the shortblock build.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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I have some jdm gc alluminum front control arms FS. You should buy them for your build!
Already have GD ones that are on the car...actually I have 2 pair...or as Nelly would say "2per"
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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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Ah crud, the radiator/oil cooler is for GD+ applications. Me kint reed 2 gud.
It does look like a nice solution for guys who just want to drop in something that will require minimal modification. I wonder if a FMIC would cause any problems with this approach? I don't really have a problem with modification, as the whole damn thing is custom
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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by GST Motorsports
Yea I think Mikey from FXMD mentioned that to me, I have to imagine that's a little of a convoluted setup and certainly not something I would even entertain doing on a track car. I think his remark on it was "F%$k doing that, I'll revert to what I know works"

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Do you have any experience with the syncronic wastegates? They look pretty good, although fitting two of those things down there might be tough
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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Hey doc.....take a look at the newer N/A pzev intake manifolds. They might just fit the bill for a reverse/v-mount set up.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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updated the thread. Pretty much finished the longblock.
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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While putting together the engine I noticed that some of my hoses were cracked. So I am going to get a full set of Samco hoses to replace the stock ones that I have. The question is what color to pick? I am typically a non-flashy guy, so black would be in order...but the STI already has a red intake manifold, so red might look good too. Anyone have experience or opinions about how the options would look?

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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned
Hey doc.....take a look at the newer N/A pzev intake manifolds. They might just fit the bill for a reverse/v-mount set up.
I have not seen what they look like...Do you know if they would fit??
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by doc_randy
While putting together the engine I noticed that some of my hoses were cracked. So I am going to get a full set of Samco hoses to replace the stock ones that I have. The question is what color to pick? I am typically a non-flashy guy, so black would be in order...but the STI already has a red intake manifold, so red might look good too. Anyone have experience or opinions about how the options would look?

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I would go with black, the samco red doesn't look like it matches close enough for my tastes. Subaru makes some nice red radiator hoses but they are ungodly expensive.
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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Black FTW. Stealthy looks much better IMHO.

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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by doc_randy
I have not seen what they look like...Do you know if they would fit??
2008 N/A intake manifold looks like it would work great for a reverse mount set up. Intake ports & bolt pattern is the same as turbo variant.
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