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So many of the stock parts have also been discontinued
Posted by
ZXoltan
on May 29, 2017 at 8:13 PM
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Sad to see the end of an era like this. (n/m)
posted by Inzane
on May 29, 2017 at 06:10 PM
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It will be getting more and more difficult to restore these cars. Its getting to the tipping point where it wont be worth messing with them soon. Despite the love affair, the values are just too low.
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PSA: Mike Smith is Dis-Continuing his MSP manifolds....
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
13:21:51 05/26/17
:'-( (n/m)
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ForceFedTT (SoCal)
13:36:20 05/26/17
Oh wow. Glad I got a set for my Silver TT.
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MixManMash
15:46:24 05/26/17
Ash manis are crap. No comparison to MSP. (n/m)
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ConVerTT
17:27:17 05/26/17
Uh oh... (n/m)
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MixManMash
19:00:04 05/26/17
Huh? They outflow the MSPs and are more consistent across
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Ash's Z
19:46:39 05/26/17
Re: Huh? They outflow the MSPs and are more consistent across
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Bad Fish
21:15:51 05/26/17
:: grabs popcorn :: (n/m)
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ForceFedTT (SoCal)
21:18:00 05/26/17
Popcorn and a drink ?? ?? for sure!! (n/m)
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Obsolete84
14:58:06 05/27/17
I haven't heard any thing from him either...
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Ash's Z
03:22:50 05/29/17
guess you don't need any more of my money ...
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ConVerTT
07:06:03 05/29/17
I agree. The customer is always right. (n/m)
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MixManMash
07:36:16 05/29/17
Well, not always :-) (n/m)
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ToolInAVerT
09:02:03 05/29/17
'tool in a vert'? hey, that's not fair...
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vorpalZ
09:16:16 05/29/17
I kinda like the new moniker...
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JustSomeToolInAVerTT
09:34:37 05/29/17
oops, looks like my resale price just went up with that
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vorpalZ
09:39:24 05/29/17
;-) (n/m)
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JustSomeToolInAVerTT
10:00:56 05/29/17
Re: I haven't heard any thing from him either...
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Bad Fish
11:08:39 05/29/17
The quality of finish, fitment and hardware isn't even close (n/m)
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ConVerTT
22:49:26 05/26/17
Ding ding ding (n/m)
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Drk93TT
23:26:21 05/27/17
And you think that your critique actually carries weight...
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Ash's Z
23:52:47 05/28/17
Hater? I have supported you vociferously for 14 years...
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ConVerTT
07:00:25 05/29/17
and yes I will post pics to back up my claims
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JustSomeToolInAVerTT
11:53:56 05/29/17
And smaller Turbos (Sport530s for example) will not fit
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JustSomeToolInAVerTT
11:09:02 05/29/17
And bending an S into the dipstick tube is tricky without
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JustSomeToolInAVerTT
11:11:58 05/29/17
and three 4 inch strips of wire to secure the blankets?
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JustSomeToolInAVerTT
11:15:12 05/29/17
You post to tt.net like I text
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Drk93TT
20:13:15 05/29/17
Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered several sets. (n/m)
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ConVerTT
17:26:32 05/26/17
Ordered. (n/m)
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Boosted1
18:33:59 05/26/17
These are selling quickly.....
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Greg D. (Specialty-Z)
19:31:12 05/26/17
I am doubling my order ...
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ConVerTT
22:28:48 05/26/17
I hope Mike feels the love and changes his mind (n/m)
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ConVerTT
22:58:53 05/26/17
Sad to hear it. (n/m)
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OverZealous (CT)
21:25:24 05/26/17
You guys should start producing your own, again :) (n/m)
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Stanky (BC)
21:46:10 05/26/17
I don think you fully understand the coomplexities of having
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Ash's Z
03:26:03 05/29/17
lol
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Stanky (BC)
21:00:24 05/29/17
Pretty sure this wouldn't be an issue
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BlackholeZ
12:36:01 05/27/17
Ah yes. Him and his shill.
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MixManMash
14:14:48 05/27/17
This.
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Stanky (BC)
14:26:06 05/27/17
Schwing and a miss :( (n/m)
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Gold Z
20:37:38 05/27/17
Whelp... you got me! I'm in. (n/m)
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devil2960
14:36:46 05/27/17
This sucks to hear. Mike is such an awesome and selfless guy (n/m)
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outkaZTT
19:36:16 05/27/17
Not surprised at all. Sad, but glad I got mine years ago.
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BigTDogg (MA)
21:38:22 05/27/17
Meh, I think you're being too easy on them.
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MixManMash
08:32:55 05/28/17
lmfao!
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OverZealous (CT)
15:31:40 05/28/17
Happy to have had mine since '11
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Drk93TT
23:24:59 05/27/17
Re: PSA: Mike Smith is Dis-Continuing his MSP manifolds....
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DPHOUSE
12:32:07 05/28/17
The pie is plenty big enough for us all.....
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Ash's Z
23:59:57 05/28/17
In Addition.... >>>>>>
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Ash's Z
03:41:02 05/29/17
So I bought 10 sets of MSPs, just in case you don't either (n/m)
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ToolInAVerT
09:08:33 05/29/17
Sorry to see this, but not at all surprised (n/m)
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aliaZ
09:04:07 05/29/17
In for a backup set - Thanks for the heads up! (n/m)
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BoneZ (MD)
12:30:13 05/29/17
Sad to see the end of an era like this. (n/m)
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Inzane
18:10:58 05/29/17
So many of the stock parts have also been discontinued -
ZXoltan
20:13:02 05/29/17
If only politicians and society as a whole could understand
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Inzane
21:47:54 05/29/17
Sorry to hear this, but I get it.
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induetime
20:50:59 05/29/17
Cast inlet piping... (n/m)
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MixManMash
06:37:01 05/30/17
His turbo inlet pipes that replace the Oem kinked piece?
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Inzane
12:12:10 05/30/17
Yep. (n/m)
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MixManMash
22:13:17 05/30/17
+2 for MSP Cast Inlet run (n/m)
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BoneZ (MD)
12:32:05 05/30/17
He decided not to make those when Ash came out with
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ZXoltan
13:54:59 05/30/17
I have Ash's inlet piping.
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MixManMash
14:42:36 05/30/17
Re: I have Ash's inlet piping.
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Bad Fish
16:09:00 05/30/17
Yeah, certainly seems like quality went from job #1 to about
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MixManMash
16:40:58 05/30/17
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