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Old 08-06-2007 | 01:38 PM
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This is way cool, good job.
Old 08-06-2007 | 04:32 PM
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Can't wait to hear more about it and a few stories. Any way he can make it out to sevenstock with you in September?
Old 08-06-2007 | 06:02 PM
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http://www.wgtndailynews.com/article...news/news2.txt

here is the actual article in wellington DN - funny
Old 08-10-2007 | 01:42 PM
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We will be getting some vidoes and more pitures early next week.I will post them up.It was funny, one of our customers with a Porsche 911turbo said this RX-8 blew his doors off at one point on the way to Vegas!


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Old 08-10-2007 | 03:28 PM
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Straight from the Volvo-R team:
Proof you don't have to be intelligent to drive a car.
Old 08-18-2007 | 09:47 AM
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Congrats and I hope the Rex stood up well to the big guys, like a midget in a bar fight!
Old 08-18-2007 | 10:28 AM
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I actually went on vacation to San Diego last week, and while I was there, I made a little visit to SFR, great guys. I met TurboTim, and a few other guys (didn't catch their names). Great guys, very nice. Tim gave me a little look around, and showed me some of the cars there, including a widebody BMW!! Thanks again Tim, hopefully I'll be stopping by again, soon, this time to purchase your kit...
Old 08-18-2007 | 01:31 PM
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i'll be getting the SFR turbo as soon as mazda warranty runs out.

it does invalidate the warranty, right?
Old 08-18-2007 | 01:38 PM
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On the engine, tranny etc., yes.

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Old 08-18-2007 | 01:47 PM
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get n.o.s and if anything happens rip it out
Old 08-20-2007 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by nelsonrx8
get n.o.s and if anything happens rip it out


NOS is cool till yopur bottles runs out right when you need it or until it blows your car up while you are sleeping I seen a Maima whos car blew-up and part of the guys house while he was sleeping because something happened to his bottle or the warmer or something to that nature.Pretty horrifying.



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Old 08-20-2007 | 02:23 PM
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Oh yeah I remember reading about that one.
The guy left the bottle warmer on, while went inside the house to take a nap.
The thermostat did not work right, and so didn't the releave valve (which is supposed to pop at 3500 psi). The bottle got very hot and pressure went up so high that it ripped the bottle apart along with the car and half of the house.
Good thing no one got killed.
Old 08-20-2007 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by rotorocks
Oh yeah I remember reading about that one.
The guy left the bottle warmer on, while went inside the house to take a nap.
The thermostat did not work right, and so didn't the releave valve (which is supposed to pop at 3500 psi). The bottle got very hot and pressure went up so high that it ripped the bottle apart along with the car and half of the house.
Good thing no one got killed.

Thats the story.I seen the pictures online.It was pretty crazy.


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Old 08-22-2007 | 09:58 AM
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Are those videos available yet?

I am eager to watch them!

Cheers

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Old 08-22-2007 | 10:02 AM
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i saw the pics big mess
Old 08-24-2007 | 12:04 PM
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put up some pics/videos!!
Old 08-24-2007 | 01:57 PM
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I have been waiting for the customer to send us the pics and videos.
Old 02-20-2009 | 09:15 AM
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Was this ever on TV. We have a new series of Bull Run on Speed and these cars aren't on it.

Edit: My mistake, this was the Great American Run. Not Bull Run. It looks like they are organizing a 2009 version.

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Old 02-20-2009 | 04:19 PM
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haha awesome....can't wait for vids

+1 on the some people have too much money, but what a good way to blow it, rather than buying a huge chandelier or some **** like that.....
Old 02-21-2009 | 09:06 AM
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What ever happened to more pics and vids?
Old 02-21-2009 | 01:07 PM
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I'd like to see some as well. I've already paid for an SFR kit and will be installing it when I get home. Cant wait!!
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