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Old 03-31-2008, 07:09 PM
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So finally I ordered some piping from cxracing and got my intercooler done. It worked out real well no problems at all. Heres some pics I took this morning.


-And its straight to!
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-Still using that Greddy bull **** pipe until I figure something out.
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-My neighbor made me this bracket and it was perfect. The only thing I bought were the washers and bolts. And everything lined up just right.
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-Some pics of how i went around the Radiator.
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-Found out my blow off valve was leaking and thus i had idle dropping issues so my friend swapped me for his knock off HKS for my knock off Greddy. Now my idle is perfect and for some reason he likes my Greddy. So it all worked out. + I like the sounds of this one better!
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Nice man, looks good! I got some pipes from them as well. I just need to get a new IC and mock up my pipes. I'm going to have a friend that owns a welding shop weld all of mine to cut down on blow out spots.

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Nice radiator overflow.... gatorade is it in...miata?
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Were the holes for the bracket in the radiator brace there or did you drill em?
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ur motor looks alot like mine 14-2.gif


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i just noticed this, but, ur frame is white, body panels are red, and the car is flat black?
am i correct?

and y?
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Originally Posted by Vashthestampede
Nice man, looks good! I got some pipes from them as well. I just need to get a new IC and mock up my pipes. I'm going to have a friend that owns a welding shop weld all of mine to cut down on blow out spots.

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-Thanks its actually a lot Easier then i thought it would be. I just used a hack saw to cut my pipes.

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Nice radiator overflow.... gatorade is it in...miata?
-lol good one! i have the factory tank but there no cap so im just waiting on a friend to see if hes got any caps in his junk miatas

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Were the holes for the bracket in the radiator brace there or did you drill em?
-Those are factory holes and there so perfect!

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ur motor looks alot like mine




-Yours is a lot cleaner though

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i just noticed this, but, ur frame is white, body panels are red, and the car is flat black?
am i correct?

and y?
-This miata was put together by me after i totaled my white one. So theres a lot of parts from different miata. Its really really UGLY right now, but after a n expensive paint job it should look good. Now that i got the car running decent the Next step is to paint it.
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Originally Posted by mike_671
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-This miata was put together by me after i totaled my white one. So theres a lot of parts from different miata. Its really really UGLY right now, but after a n expensive paint job it should look good. Now that i got the car running decent the Next step is to paint it.
do they have macco where ur from?

a friend of mine had a 700 dollar paint job, and its amazing
its all in the prep work, so if u prep it very well ur self, it should come out great
then just buff till it looks like a show room car

ps, what color would u go with?
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Hey man, looking good! You're taking care of the important stuff before the show.
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Looks good to me, great job man. Did you paint the pipes or get them coated? The finish looks real even on them all that I can see from my quick look.
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Why did you both keep the question-mark pipe?
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looks nice. I cant wait to turbo.

Any plans to eliminate that greedy ? pipe?
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Originally Posted by urgaynknowit
do they have macco where ur from?

a friend of mine had a 700 dollar paint job, and its amazing
its all in the prep work, so if u prep it very well ur self, it should come out great
then just buff till it looks like a show room car

ps, what color would u go with?
The quotes im getting is pricey. Its because theres some body work and the both fenders have to be re shaped. Thats why its expensive, but theres no palm sized dents anywhere and no holes from rust. The color im thinking is Black or White. Just want to keep it simple then put a track dog lip on there to make look good.

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Hey man, looking good! You're taking care of the important stuff before the show.
Thanks, that intercooler wasn't to important to since the car was only on 5 psi (for now) , but i just hate coming home and looking at that thing sitting in my room so i just decided to order my pipes and get it done.

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Yea if i had to do it again i would of went with the one that Brain went with.

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Looks good to me, great job man. Did you paint the pipes or get them coated? The finish looks real even on them all that I can see from my quick look.
Yea they came painted. Some of the pipes have a gloss look because those were pipes that i had a while back that fitted without cutting, but its not really noticeable between the gloss ones and the flat ones.

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Why did you both keep the question-mark pipe?
I don't know why. I don't have a perfect shaped pipe and Im tired of using couplers Ill look into it later tho. I don't think theres a gain of hp if i delete it or not. (i might be wrong idk)
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Originally Posted by 91NApeewee
looks nice. I cant wait to turbo.

Any plans to eliminate that greedy ? pipe?

I was the same!

Yea ill delete it soon.
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Originally Posted by kotomile
Why did you both keep the question-mark pipe?
Originally Posted by 91NApeewee
looks nice. I cant wait to turbo.

Any plans to eliminate that greedy ? pipe?
for better or for worse, im guessing he was in the same boat as me
run out of pipes, and just wanted the car to run
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Did you buy a "kit" from cx racing off e-bay or just specific pipes/couplers/t-bolt clamps from them. I just went with one of there "kits" off e-bay and am hoping ill have enough pipes ect to finish the job off.
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Originally Posted by mike_671
Yea if i had to do it again i would of went with the one that Brain went with.


it's plenty big, remember at 12-15psi I was only seeing a 20-25°F delta in boost.
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Originally Posted by thesnowboarder
Did you buy a "kit" from cx racing off e-bay or just specific pipes/couplers/t-bolt clamps from them. I just went with one of there "kits" off e-bay and am hoping ill have enough pipes ect to finish the job off.
Yup, I just bought the universal piping.

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it's plenty big, remember at 12-15psi I was only seeing a 20-25°F delta in boost.
Yea I just like the look of the miata when the mouth is full.
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Originally Posted by mike_671
Yea I just like the look of the miata when the mouth is full.

yep, if i a wasn't a ***** id get a 20x6x3 or something and fill it up and i wouldn't paint it this time. since i went bigger and offset i went black.
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