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Thanks again JJ. No worries man, we're all here to learn. From how I understood in talking to JJ, it seems that while a turbo works harder at elevation, the air it has resisting its movement is thinner, therefore there is less resistance, leading to less energy being required to spin the...

Do you plan on replacing your dampers as well? If not, you're going to hit a bump and feel it for 4x longer than you should...

Wow... bit rich for my blood I would think. Definitely cool, but for that kind of money, I would probably buy a 1911 first. :)

So, that must make for an awfully busy August in ND... :p You know, even an expensive piece of gear is still a LOT cheaper (and more pleasant) than the hospital visit if you don't wear it...

I may have actually stumbled across your thread on CS when I was researching a 1j transplant into my Mk2. Realized I would have postponed my Mk3 completion far more than I would like, and the deal on the engine fell through anyway, so I changed my mind. Plus, I've got that Chevy to finish, so...

Oh sure, NOW you tell me... :p

You know, with what I have in mind with the widebody, it might look alright on my car. Just not my taste. Good luck though!

Very curious about this myself Dustin, if a plain (without reflectors) outer lens could be made... LED lights would be a relative snap to do whatever you wanted. Not sure how good it would look with everything in the guts of the light showing though.

If you can afford it and don't want the lag, ball bearing is the way to go. ;)

JJ, the guy I was arguing with was taking it all from the theoretical side, not taking into account the application. Throw a wastegate into the argument and it seems to change the argument as a whole... His argument was that a turbo engine at X psi will make more power at sea level than the...

If you don't mind my asking, what did you pay for this one? I know guns (especially older ones) can carry a decent price tag...

I would have one, just not as an only car. That can be said of most sports cars, to be honest. About the only sports car I would trust to be my ONLY car would be a Miata.

That's good advice for spirited driving in any vehicle I would think. I've taken a couple cars to 9/10ths, but I don't know that I have the capacity to push that last 10th, I have too much survival instinct I guess. :p Just surprised me the one time it happened to me, because it was across the...

No shit? :p Sorry... too easy man. :rofl:

Can't really put the intercooler too much more forward anyway, I would think. I would try a shorter height like you suggested you were doing. If nothing else, make some ducting to get air where you need it, fog light holes (well, fog light holes on the Mk3 area, never did figure out what was...

Did not know that, thanks for the clarification Poo.

Not to be an ass, but those look like ass. Definitely a one off, fortunately. ;)

I run Nitto NT05's in the not-snowing or really cold months, love them. Picked them up for $160ish each, and that was a 275/40/17 all around. For stock size, they're a bit cheaper: Scratch that, they're not available in that size. However, the Dunlop Direzza Star Spec tires, that would be my...

This is what I'm thinking, along the lines of the "turbo works harder at elevation" argument.

No worries man. I'm a little jealous of your canyons. About the closest thing to a canyon around here is 191 south to Vernal. It is an alright road though. I worry though, what do you guys do when you come up on the bits of gravel/sand on canyon roads? About scared the piss out of me when that...