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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:40 PM
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Why does that look suspiciously like a front plate and intake manifold setup from a 13b?

Edit: I see the triangular filler cap.

******* rotards.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:42 PM
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No idea?
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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FC parts.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:56 PM
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Another episode of Erin posting oversized pictures of a project that will never finish

Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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Oscar, what's the fun of a project if it ends! :P

...at least my car has driven in the last year. :P
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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blablablabla
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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Going to be and epic build ;]
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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You better order like 10,000 apex seals. Also get apex seals for your apex seals.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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In for fail.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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What are all those strange things in the picture surrounding that megasquirt.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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They're to get rid of a truck engine.
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Originally Posted by Nagase
They're to get rid of a truck engine.
truck engine dont you mean container ship engine??
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 10:06 PM
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You know what would really protect the apex seal you're going to blow? Pistons.
Good luck with build
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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It's ok, I'll still have my piston car. I'll have something to drive between 200k rotary rebuilds. :P
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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200k rotary rebuilds a year? Damn man, you must have some serious cash
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by shuiend
What are all those strange things in the picture surrounding that megasquirt.
He just hasn't had a chance to visit the scrap metal recycling yard recently.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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Ok I'm apologizing right now for this. But a guy I knew always joked about rotary's as being a wobbly triangle or a dorito. So I searched Doritos on google and got this:


You could apply it to Piston / Rotary. Same concept.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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Doritos aren't necessarily always fail...
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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Goals:

Rear heavy miata
230whp
100k between rebuilds, including track days

Shouldn't be too hard.



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