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Well said Craig, f##ks me why people want to keep re-inventing the wheel...

Why believe anyone who's done EXACTLY what you're gonna do? What would they know anyway?

didnt someone re invent the wheel?

to make it BALL BEARING! Thats what i did :) :)

didnt someone re invent the wheel?

to make it BALL BEARING! Thats what i did :D:)

Just seems to be a contingent that keep going "blah blah from such and such, says blah, so why would a dump pipe do anything?"

There's a crapload of evidence that says a dump pipe is seven shades of awesome; so why argue, just benefit from the research & investment of others. Never once seen a dump pipe on a factory car that couldn't be improved on.

sure thing!! at the rate we're going now i am going to make more than enough.. i am not sure we will do this again, so i will have some spares for a few latecomers, i've also noticed in the last 5 months a bit influx of volvo owners so we'll try cater for them too.

picking up flange today.. so we're getting closer to starting!

Just seems to be a contingent that keep going "blah blah from such and such, says blah, so why would a dump pipe do anything?"

There's a crapload of evidence that says a dump pipe is seven shades of awesome; so why argue, just benefit from the research & investment of others. Never once seen a dump pipe on a factory car that couldn't be improved on.

ive got my dump sitting in the boot, Scott NM35 made me one.. just waiting for it to be fitted. hope i notice a difference.

ive got my dump sitting in the boot, Scott NM35 made me one.. just waiting for it to be fitted. hope i notice a difference.

If it is anything like the beastly unit he made for me or the even larger (!!!!) dump pipe he put on his own M35, you will certainly notice quite a difference :P

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If it is anything like the beastly unit he made for me or the even larger (!!!!) dump pipe he put on his own M35, you will certainly notice quite a difference :P

He said its bigger its virtually a 3.5" from the mouth of the weird looking flange, to 3" connecting to the rest of the exhaust..

what do you think I should notice?

1. Definitely the response from the turbo. With little to no restriction on the exhaust side, it will come on boost harder and earlier.

2. More power throughout the rev range as well although it will be more noticeable in the low and mid revs.

Only down side (if you can call it that) is that you may have a little trouble with your turbo getting enough air from the intake... I know I did.

Maybe hit him up for a suction pipe as well while you are there on Saturday.

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He said its bigger its virtually a 3.5" from the mouth of the weird looking flange, to 3" connecting to the rest of the exhaust..

what do you think I should notice?

I'm pretty sure thats about the same size we've used before.

sure thing!! at the rate we're going now i am going to make more than enough.. i am not sure we will do this again, so i will have some spares for a few latecomers, i've also noticed in the last 5 months a bit influx of volvo owners so we'll try cater for them too.

picking up flange today.. so we're getting closer to starting!

So, another week has passed. How is everything progressing? I know everyone's busy and it's only going to get busier as we get closer to Christmas.

Do you think an ETA of late this month is acheivable? (Can you tell I'm keen to get mine...? :) )

Cheers

haha yes can tell your very keen, i am off work at the moment and i'm getting everything i can organized to get it started..

however my friend who will be doing all the fab is very busy when hes not working his 9-5.. after work hes usually found working away on his new set of monkey bars..

I'll keep pestering him tho! and try aim for end of this month or early December

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haha yes can tell your very keen, i am off work at the moment and i'm getting everything i can organized to get it started..

however my friend who will be doing all the fab is very busy when hes not working his 9-5.. after work hes usually found working away on his new set of monkey bars..

I'll keep pestering him tho! and try aim for end of this month or early December

Cheers Angus. I'll leave you with it for a while and keep an eye on this thread, or check in with you again in a few weeks.

BTW, that looks like an interesting project you've got going on in the pic.

Cheers Angus. I'll leave you with it for a while and keep an eye on this thread, or check in with you again in a few weeks.

BTW, that looks like an interesting project you've got going on in the pic.

No sweat,

yer thats the guy's car who will be doing the welding for the dumps.

the car hes doing there is insane! cant wait for it to be out on track. k24a with twinscroll gt35 in a sprinter.. well whats left of a sprinter anyway. full Irs suspension and moar.

haha how wierd.. wht510.. i am in the same boat. ive put a deposit down on a m35 thats still in customs.. though i already want one of these dump pipes..

and wierder still i got a Datsun 1600 SR20 too! ;)

btw is it approx $400 delivered?

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