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Old 01-21-2012, 02:59 PM
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From day 1, I have never had screeching or anything that loud. I've driven them normally and on the track with no weird noises. Just like performance tires are a bit louder than stock or a performance intake is louder than a stock one, these are louder than stock, but not ear piercingly loud and most people wouldn't even notice a difference.

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Thanks go to Aztcrs801 (I think...) for taking the killer pictures. All we need is a fancy watermark for the corner and the pics would look all professional! Anyway, he took other great pictures too, but I didn't want to post all of them up in my thread.

@Scott and Chris: Maybe next time you'll come out!

Maybe I'm weird, but I kinda like the creepy, stalker pictures.







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Old 01-21-2012, 07:08 PM
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Very tastefully done! Two tC2's really done right
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Old 01-22-2012, 01:35 AM
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goddamn, Paul's car is ALWAYS SO ____ING CLEAN AND SHINY!
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LOL, thanks. Hand wash once a week with the occasional California Duster part way through.
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make a video!
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Old 01-22-2012, 03:06 AM
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Awesome pictures man. Really like the mirror picture
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Old 01-22-2012, 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Scion202
make a video!
Of what?
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Hey guys heres the link: http://s1153.photobucket.com/albums/p518/AMRodr21/
Check em out!
BTW im Aaron haha aka AzTcRs801
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wow, u guys went really crazy with all the angles haha

my personal favorites are the close and far shots
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Pics came out awesome guys!
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Old 01-25-2012, 01:23 AM
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Nice pics guys, Great location. Maybe someday when the coil overs come in my car will appear in the next shoot.
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Old 01-25-2012, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MightyP
Of what?
u detailing the car, urs is JUST THE CLEANEST ONE ON HERE! ALWAYS!
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Originally Posted by Scion202
u detailing the car, urs is JUST THE CLEANEST ONE ON HERE! ALWAYS!
Dude... You just made my day. So I really only spend about 1 hour per week cleaning my car, including washing, drying and cleaning the inside.

And I do need to get my car professionally detailed soon. I just can't get some of the cone rash off with wax anymore.
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you'd be a perfect leaser haha, you'd return a car in a better condition than it was originally!
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Originally Posted by MightyP
So I have a question for you SL tC2 peeps out there. What CF pieces would go well with our car that aren't currently in production?
Here's an interesting thought... You could mock up your own Ram Air intake setup, get some form of a scoop made from the lower fog grille or something to that effect... it is one of the two intakes I was debating between for my Passat:

http://www.goapr.com/products/intake...nio_20tsi.html

Not sure how feasible it would be, but heck... why not?
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It's something I've tossed around before, just never taken the time to really do it.
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Parts I have on hand waiting for good weather and time off.
http://www.spectreperformance.com/#CATALOG.8741
the site won't let me link to the exact parts. Basically it's a 3" to 4" flexible duct, two rubber couplers and a plastic flange that can be mounted anywhere you choose. I have been considering cutting a hole in my lower bumper insert to mount it there. I mocked it all up very easily. The coupler will fit over the existing hole on a stock air box where the snorkel sits. Costs about 20-30 bucks at a local O'Reilly's. I am just afraid of "ram airing" water into the engine, rains a lot here.
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That is a possibility I suppose. And I don't know how you'd avoid it.
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Pics looks really good Paul!!! Damn... I forgot what my magnetic gray looks like for the last 9-10 weeks! Living in St. Louis during winter months you tend to forget the true colors when your car is covered in winter slush. You can wash it, but will only be clean and shinny for maybe a week until snow or sleet hits the roads again.
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