Rajicase's First Turbo Build, Ballin' On A (Nonexistent) Budget

[someguy2800]

I know you street racer types like HP and traction than anything else, but every 100lbs you take out of the car is =~25hp and will make your driveline that much more durable as it's under less strain to accelerate less mass.

Its a lot easier to make 100 hp than to loose 400 lbs.

[doktor b]

Its a lot easier to make 100 hp than to loose 400 lbs.

you're not wrong.
but losing weight [generally] doesn't make the car less reliable (or more likely to blow up).

[Robocop]

so what happened?
i read this thread from start to finish
is this story finished?

[Mklock]

Lmao, have not seen this thread in a loooooong time.

[Da Infammus 1]

so what happened?
i read this thread from start to finish
is this story finished?

I was wondering the same thing the other day, wonder what happened.

[Robocop]

i think something really bad happened

[bmw328m52]

We need updates...


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[GG///M3]

i think something really bad happened

Why do you say that good sir


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[Robocop]

na i'm just super interested
but his last post was almost a year ago.

[Mklock]

He's fine. Pretty sure car is still eating up locals till this day.

[lbennyboobool]

he hasn't been posting as much on Facebook either, but I see him pop up from time to time

[milKt]

He joined a Block of Russian ISIS Election Horticulturists
and now drifts East, Beyond the Pale.

[GG///M3]

He joined a Block of Russian ISIS Election Horticulturists
and now drifts East, Beyond the Pale.

Or he may have gotten a job with a Ukrainian gas company thru a family connection, and is banking 80k a month?


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[milKt]

Or he may have gotten a job with a Ukrainian gas company thru a family connection, and is banking 80k a month?

Says the Mayor who's First wife was his Second cousin.

[GG///M3]

Says the Mayor who's First wife was his Second cousin.

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[mjungbluth]

Hopefully enjoying nursing game as well.


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[rajicase]

Damn it has been a minute guys.

I honestly haven't done a lot with the car.. Local racing scene has gotten stagnant. I actually just started driving the car again last week. It had been sitting in my garage untouched and undriven for almost six months. Last week got the itch, fired it up and have burned through a few tanks of E.

I did get the car vinyl wrapped an obnoxiously bright blue, but that is about it...
Pics incummmmmminggggggg.

[rajicase]

Few pics.. New tag

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[jakermac]

I love the wrap. How much does something like that cost? I've been seriously considering a wrap for my 325is. MAYBE not quite such a flashy color. I'm liking the deep blue that I see on 2018-2019 Silverados and Sierras.

[rajicase]

I love the wrap. How much does something like that cost? I've been seriously considering a wrap for my 325is. MAYBE not quite such a flashy color. I'm liking the deep blue that I see on 2018-2019 Silverados and Sierras.

I paid $2500 for the wrap. Honestly I have mixed feelings about it.
I went with flashy because I figured its a wrap, semi-temporary... if I get tired of it in a few years its pretty easily reversible. BUT I am really digging the color.
If I had painted the car I would have stuck with the original Boston Green. In fact, in a few years when I get tired of the wrap/it fails I will end up respraying the car BG.

[milKt]

Someone suggested that a vehicle's paint surface has to be in pretty good condition in order to do a WRAP, properly.

[rajicase]

Someone suggested that a vehicle's paint surface has to be in pretty good condition in order to do a WRAP, properly.

It really does. Any clear coat failure will cause the wrap to lift. I sanded my entire car before the wrap.

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[Robocop]

still thinking of dynoing it?

[rajicase]

still thinking of dynoing it?

HAH.
I've been saying that for years. I really do want to do it, I got the new bigdik walrbro 525 fuel pump sitting in my garage I wanna drop in soon and see if that affords me a little more room to turn up the wick.. after I get that in I'd like to see if I can make it to the dyno.

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[et89]

Wrap is cool and all... but I really like the stance of this thing.
looks soo serious! Good to see your still around! learned a lot from this thread!