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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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I'm gonna venture a guess and say yeah
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged
The ball espaced, which we found...and the spring and collar remained in place. So all loose pieces have been accounted for.
Great !!!! I hate it when all is not accounted for
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 06:45 AM
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I can't believe I missed this thread when it was first posted. Damn Brent ... all I can say is it can only get better (actually now that you're in the right hands it sounds like it IS already a lot better).

good luck ... I bet you can't wait til your trip to Asia ...
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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Great !!!! I hate it when all is not accounted for
Trust me, when Devon first came over to ask Chris , 'Hey man, you know what this is?' while holding the bearing... I thought it was a joke... BUT Chris got up immediately and went straight over to the car and started double checking everything. Sharif told me it must have been a Joke (At this time it was already like 1 AM). When it was figured out it was found in the catch pan and no one had ever seen something like that before... They REALLY went over everything a third time.

Alright, I am checking mail in Singapore at the moment before heading to Philippines. I got an email from Sharif, looks like the engine is back up and running and they should be working on the tuning real soon. I expect Sharif to post #'s and info when available.

Mike: Sorry I have not gotten back to you, been really busy before leaving for Asia. Either PM me or we can talk when I get back in November.

Everyone: Thanks for the well wishes and I can only say I hope to have my car back up and running soon. As to the comments about expecting it to break... We all know you pay to play, but waiting/paying over 9 months and having the engine blow a gasket within 3 weeks of the new engine build WAS NOT in my plans... I figured if it blew we would be pushing the envelope, not running 9 PSI on the street.
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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Wow, Philippines? what will you be doing there?
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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Brent takes sanity trips to Asia where he produces nothing more than Illegitimate children and dead brain cells......TAKE ME ALREADY WILL U!!!!!
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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LOL... Yea lets just say I arrived at midnight, hit the hotel bar after cleaning up around 1 AM (bar stays open til 6AM) and by 3 AM I had 2 Korean chicks...
I drink, Dive and spend a lot of time in bed.... Not necessarily in that order.
Like Noah said, it keeps me sane and relieves a lot of stress Lord knows I need it after the last week I had... ARGH!!

After some R&R in Philippines I will be heading to Thailand for 'Same-Same, but different girls"... GOD, I love Asia...
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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Brent, you're a pimp. Next time you come back to Orlando, pack up me up in a box and take me with you to the P.I.
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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Brent, a trip to Asia...I can only imagine how much fun you are having!!!
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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I am only trying to live up to everyones' expectations
Really it is a great place to relax, your $$$ streches real far in SE Asia, much better then most holiday destinations.
It has to, everything else I make goes into that damn car..
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BamBam
I am only trying to live up to everyones' expectations
Really it is a great place to relax, your $$$ streches real far in SE Asia, much better then most holiday destinations.
It has to, everything else I make goes into that damn car..
Really? I've never really heard about it that way.
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by hurahn
Really? I've never really heard about it that way.
Then you've never been there...
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BamBam
Trust me, when Devon first came over to ask Chris , 'Hey man, you know what this is?' while holding the bearing... I thought it was a joke... BUT Chris got up immediately and went straight over to the car and started double checking everything. Sharif told me it must have been a Joke (At this time it was already like 1 AM). When it was figured out it was found in the catch pan and no one had ever seen something like that before... They REALLY went over everything a third time.

Alright, I am checking mail in Singapore at the moment before heading to Philippines. I got an email from Sharif, looks like the engine is back up and running and they should be working on the tuning real soon. I expect Sharif to post #'s and info when available.

Mike: Sorry I have not gotten back to you, been really busy before leaving for Asia. Either PM me or we can talk when I get back in November.

Everyone: Thanks for the well wishes and I can only say I hope to have my car back up and running soon. As to the comments about expecting it to break... We all know you pay to play, but waiting/paying over 9 months and having the engine blow a gasket within 3 weeks of the new engine build WAS NOT in my plans... I figured if it blew we would be pushing the envelope, not running 9 PSI on the street.
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Well, enjoy yourself B. After the last 9 months, you deserve it.

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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 02:30 AM
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I just had an idea...(I know, gasp and swoon!)

Remember when we were in college? Some of us still are but will be able to relate.

Every curriculum had a "weed-out" course. For those who don't understand, it's the course designed to separate those that have the potential to be successful at a major from those that were looking to get a degree in (insert major here), but weren't capable of making the grade.

I see correctly building the VQ35 as the "weed-out" course for shops within our community.

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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 12:02 PM
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I thought being a pimp meant that the girls payed you.....

Sorry......just stressed had to pay $1100 to get my car back after 3 weeks and the list of what had to be redone was so long I think I wanna vomit!!!
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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Car made some very good shake down numbers on the dyno.

Bambam...check your email when you get a chance.
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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Sharif,
Got the email and replied. Good starting point and good news the engine is holding up OK.

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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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Congrats Focker......wanna let me take her for a few test spins when your done making lil' Breants in the east?
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Because of my current trip and work schedule, I don't expect to get the car back until mid november.
Lets see what happens with the engine before we plan any fun in the waning fall sun...
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 02:55 AM
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Well, there has been some decent progress. The engine is back together Sharif has put a good solid tune on pump gas and is now working on a race tune. I will wait until he is finished to reveal results, but right now I can safely say we are already hitting over 500whp on a Dyno Dynamics.
So I am back to where I thought I was before. Now the hard work begins.
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