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Fidostudio
CAMM Pro
Location: Mt. Prospect
Posts: 776
 |  Subject: Engine upgrade finished  8th December 2011, 8:21 pm | |
| Finished changing out the engine bay for the winter. Got sick of all the scratches and having to clean the stainless so went with CF  |
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vagrant
CAMM Member
Location: SillyNoise
Posts: 242
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 8:22 pm | |
| Extra sexy! Nice work Tom!
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jontoad
Founding Member
Location: Naperville, IL
Posts: 3436
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 9:03 pm | |
| is it wrapped or hydro-dipped or what? i see your engine cover is updated too. nice. _________________  2006 black /SRT//8/12.521 @ 112.263 MPH (corrected time) 2nd place SRT8 shootout Great Lakes Dragway 2008 / 2nd place Maywood Park AutoX 2009http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjQeby5cB1Q / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0So5e-GGXM |
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Fidostudio
CAMM Pro
Location: Mt. Prospect
Posts: 776
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 9:07 pm | |
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Bulldog
CAMM Pro
Location: Cornfield
Posts: 270
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 9:28 pm | |
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Shawn1112
Founding Member
Location: Hater Proof
Posts: 8657
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 9:36 pm | |
| Not a fan of carbon fiber, but it looks great. Love the new engine cover!!!!!
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jontoad
Founding Member
Location: Naperville, IL
Posts: 3436
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 9:37 pm | |
| | Fidostudio wrote: | | All carbon fiber now |
yes, but what method? they are obviously still the 3g parts. what was done to them to make them carbon?_________________ 2006 black /SRT//8/12.521 @ 112.263 MPH (corrected time) 2nd place SRT8 shootout Great Lakes Dragway 2008 / 2nd place Maywood Park AutoX 2009http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjQeby5cB1Q / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0So5e-GGXM |
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Shawn1112
Founding Member
Location: Hater Proof
Posts: 8657
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 9:42 pm | |
| | jontoad wrote: | | Fidostudio wrote: | | All carbon fiber now |
yes, but what method? they are obviously still the 3g parts. what was done to them to make them carbon? |
Looks like vinyl wrapped to me
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jontoad
Founding Member
Location: Naperville, IL
Posts: 3436
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 9:50 pm | |
| | Shawn1112 wrote: | | jontoad wrote: | | Fidostudio wrote: | | All carbon fiber now |
yes, but what method? they are obviously still the 3g parts. what was done to them to make them carbon? |
Looks like vinyl wrapped to me |
yea its got that matte finish to it. i was thinking that or 3m Di-Noc._________________ 2006 black /SRT//8/12.521 @ 112.263 MPH (corrected time) 2nd place SRT8 shootout Great Lakes Dragway 2008 / 2nd place Maywood Park AutoX 2009http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjQeby5cB1Q / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0So5e-GGXM |
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Fidostudio
CAMM Pro
Location: Mt. Prospect
Posts: 776
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 10:43 pm | |
| Yeah, It's Di -Noc...Not 3g parts though, they're ACC and got the Carbon Creations Radiator shroud now. It covers more. |
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firestartr420
CAMM All-Star
Location: Niles, Illinois
Posts: 1364
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 10:44 pm | |
| looks badass Tom!!! I really like that new engine cover!!! |
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Fidostudio
CAMM Pro
Location: Mt. Prospect
Posts: 776
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 10:46 pm | |
| Thanks Tom...Yeah I decided it was time to get rid of my homemade one and spend the money on 3g's....got it on a really good sale though. |
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Illinois Chaos
CAMM All-Star
Location: On The Highway To Hell
Posts: 4588
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 11:00 pm | |
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Fidostudio
CAMM Pro
Location: Mt. Prospect
Posts: 776
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 11:11 pm | |
| Cooler pic  |
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firestartr420
CAMM All-Star
Location: Niles, Illinois
Posts: 1364
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 11:28 pm | |
| i might be the only one... but i think you should think about doing away with the red coolant... I like the tube... but with blue would look better |
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Fidostudio
CAMM Pro
Location: Mt. Prospect
Posts: 776
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 8th December 2011, 11:31 pm | |
| I know...that will be a spring project because I'll have to drain all the fluid. I think there is a BMW coolant that works in our cars that is blue. Way ahead of ya!  |
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Headtripp
Founding Member
Location: McHenry
Posts: 2310
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 9th December 2011, 10:34 am | |
| | Fidostudio wrote: | I know...that will be a spring project because I'll have to drain all the fluid. I think there is a BMW coolant that works in our cars that is blue.
Way ahead of ya! |
You should make it etched like a Kryptonite crystal that would be cool_________________  2006 Daytona GoMango #3918 2009 Challenger R/T |
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Hypnotiq
CAMM All-Star
Location: Lake in the hills , IL
Posts: 1137
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 9th December 2011, 10:38 am | |
| Looks great tom!! A 3.5 supercharger would be sweet in your ride! |
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Fidostudio
CAMM Pro
Location: Mt. Prospect
Posts: 776
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 9th December 2011, 11:02 am | |
| Supercharger would be cool!! Hmmm... |
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moros323
CAMM Member
Location: Chitown western burbs
Posts: 215
| | Subject: Re: Engine upgrade finished 9th December 2011, 11:37 am | |
| I think it looks awesome real nice job!! |
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