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thatpoorguy
February 27, 2012
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blew one set of stock twins so just direct replaced them with a used set. as you can see from the pictures that was a bad idea. now I have two sets of fd stock twins sitting on a shelf to show how easy it is to go through that much money. last pics are from the tear down stage at banzai racing and all the damage the twins caused Read more ยป
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oh hey ma, I found the impeller blades!
oh hey ma, I found the impeller blades!
0 2012/02/27 08:11:53 thatpoorgu
washing out the intercooler of all the oil, coolant, and shrapnel
washing out the intercooler of all the oil, coolant, and shrapnel
0 2012/02/27 08:11:53 thatpoorgu
the turbine wheel for the primary turbo they found lodged in the midpipe of the exhaust
the turbine wheel for the primary turbo they found lodged in the midpipe of the exhaust
0 2012/02/27 08:11:53 thatpoorgu
both housings cracked around trailing plug
both housings cracked around trailing plug
0 2012/02/27 08:09:49 thatpoorgu
close up of crack
close up of crack
2 2012/02/27 08:09:49 thatpoorgu
oh herro chatter marks
oh herro chatter marks
0 2012/02/27 08:09:49 thatpoorgu
just backing it in the shop caused this much smoke after firing her up
just backing it in the shop caused this much smoke after firing her up
0 2012/02/27 08:06:16 thatpoorgu
uhm, pretty sure it's not supposed to do that
uhm, pretty sure it's not supposed to do that
0 2012/02/27 08:06:16 thatpoorgu
so much for the primary impeller
so much for the primary impeller
0 2012/02/27 08:06:16 thatpoorgu
what was running out of the muffler, fml
what was running out of the muffler, fml
0 2012/02/27 08:04:21 thatpoorgu
rolling her into the shop
rolling her into the shop
0 2012/02/27 08:04:21 thatpoorgu
before
before
0 2012/02/27 08:02:30 thatpoorgu
before pic of the rew
before pic of the rew
0 2012/02/27 08:02:30 thatpoorgu
before
before
0 2012/02/27 08:02:30 thatpoorgu
no power, no joy lol also a good pic of what happens when you hit a raccoon at 70.  no more lip spoiler and the paint's jacked up on the bumper
no power, no joy lol also a good pic of what happens when you hit a raccoon at 70. no more lip spoiler and the paint's jacked up on the bumper
0 2012/02/27 07:58:48 thatpoorgu
evening turned everything kinda blue to match my mood
evening turned everything kinda blue to match my mood
0 2012/02/27 07:58:48 thatpoorgu
wrecker hauling her off to banzai as I get ready to go to the desert on another deployment
wrecker hauling her off to banzai as I get ready to go to the desert on another deployment
0 2012/02/27 07:58:48 thatpoorgu
 
 

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