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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:07 AM
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Just finished swap from a Demon 750 with Edelbrock Air-Gap to the FIRST TPI setup with the Painless Performance Perfect system. Couldn't be happier with the look or performance.

Heading into the speedshop for fine tuning and dyno this week.





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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Looks great!

As a C4 guy too, I don't care how maligned TPIs are...

They just look Cool!



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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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It looks Good .....REALLY GOOD
What color is your car? It looks Corvette Bronze
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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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That's a sharp looking car.
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Looks great.
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It looks Good .....REALLY GOOD
What color is your car? It looks Corvette Bronze
House of Color Kandy Red over Orion Silver.
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Please share with us your tire/wheel combo and offset. That is the perfect stance.
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House of Color Kandy Red over Orion Silver.
How cool, you have the red version of Curt's green '74. His is House of Color Kandy Green over Silver.

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WOW! That looks great!
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How cool, you have the red version of Curt's green '74. His is House of Color Kandy Green over Silver.

I like the sidepipes...
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Please share with us your tire/wheel combo and offset. That is the perfect stance.
I'll need to dig a little into the offset. Will get this and the size specs posted as soon as I return from travel.
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Looks great and the paint too,i did a harley for a guy in same color.I like house of kolors stuff.
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Looks great and the paint too,i did a harley for a guy in same color.I like house of kolors stuff.
Very nice stuff $$$$... just don't scratch it. Can't be touched up. Will be a strip and repaint all the way to the nearest seam.
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Looks incredible. Congrats!
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TPI looks great...so does the paint! Now where have I seen that color before?
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