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Old 01-14-2010, 07:59 PM   #1
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But I built the system [body/engine/gearbox] in Ca. Then it may as well be domestic US...

No one will ever look for a Lotus in the JDM section....
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Old 01-14-2010, 08:08 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by the ronin View Post
But I built the system [body/engine/gearbox] in Ca. Then it may as well be domestic US...

No one will ever look for a Lotus in the JDM section....
Never?

I think you are 100% right there.

So tell us what you've done to get 550 rwhp into that bloody fast exige?
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Old 01-14-2010, 10:05 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by nthfinity View Post
Never?

I think you are 100% right there.

So tell us what you've done to get 550 rwhp into that bloody fast exige?
Take a closer look at the engine pic and video....It is compound charged, supercharged and turbo.... MP62 SC and GT3076R turbo total 30 psi. with air/water chargecooler...
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Old 01-14-2010, 11:58 PM   #4
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Take a closer look at the engine pic and video....It is compound charged, supercharged and turbo.... MP62 SC and GT3076R turbo total 30 psi. with air/water chargecooler...
That's an awful lot of boost in there! Are you running C16; i'd say definitely not CA 91 octane!

Nothing like blue printed, polished, balanced engine... cams, etc. etc. ?
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Old 01-14-2010, 09:43 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by the ronin View Post
But I built the system [body/engine/gearbox] in Ca. Then it may as well be domestic US...

No one will ever look for a Lotus in the JDM section....
Your exige is closed to jdm because of it's japanese toyota engine
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