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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 03:17 AM
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One other thing I got to do while I was done in California was taking a look at the turbo kit that is going on my car and watching it get dyno'd. At 6 lbs you're getting 260 whp!! Great conservative boost, with impressive numbers. Here are some pictures of the turbo kit on an RS down there. Let me know if there is any interest in the kit, my car is going to be one of the few first cars with this kit on and it's every economical!

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Well, I was gone for a little more than a week. I went down to Southern California to vacation and RELAXXX. It was a sweet vacation, I hit up a lot of the touristy spots, with Mike and a few other friends. Went to Hollywood, Pink's hotdogs, Seaworld, the beach (Huntington Beach streetfair/Laguna), a couple Ferrari dealerships, In-N-Out, etc. I also got to drive a Superleggera for a week Thought I'd post up some pictures I took at Cars and Coffee in Irvine. You had to see some of the faces of those people when they saw a 20 yr old pull up in a Lambo There were a ton of GREAT cars, new and old. A Buggati showed up, but I didn't snap any pictures, I'm not too much of a fan, plus there was too big of a crowd.

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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 03:53 AM
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damn those are some sweet ___ rides
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nice!!!
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suede in that lambo was ballin
Old Aug 27, 2009 | 04:51 AM
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I really wish I got a chance to take more pictures of the interior of the lambo, but I didn't get around to it. The suede job was amazing. The stitching was a graphite color, however, you could order any color per your request. As for the rest of the interior, it was filled with CF work. One piece CF door panels, one piece center console, CF steering wheel, .... on and on, CF rear diffuser, CF side skirts, CF deck lid. Haha I was going crazy, then there was the color of the car
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i want that black porsche gt
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daaaaang!
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When I visted a Ferrari dealership down there, there was a custom neon orange GT in the showroom that was retailing for $800,000 that held a $300,000 body kit LMAO. The kicker was that the paint job was ____ty; the body wasn't perfectly flat. Gotta say, it sounded mean.

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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:44 AM
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lol luck a_ _ =P
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nice pics
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Thank you I am really trying to work on my shooting techniques. I know I have a couple with over exposure. Feedback is welcomed!! I loved shooting the yellow Ferrari, it turned out to have a nice contrast.
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^I'd recommend getting more shots of the cobra....
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I'm starting to miss California, who's up for a road trip?
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i may be road tripping down to cali in Dec.
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Welcome to the Turbo club
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WOW that red is beautiful! I so wish I woulda done red over silver... I know how i'm gonna mount my innercooler though!
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wow glad to see that more people are going turbo
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that must be one of the 2 cars in the world that has that ugly "Raven" body kit...blech
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Originally Posted by Kanchi
that must be one of the 2 cars in the world that has that ugly "Raven" body kit...blech
I resent that... You know his car looks sick.



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