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How about 420whp sti ra box and a ej257. July is the delivery date of the kit not sure hope to be on the road for txs2k15

 

I knew you were talking about it but i didnt know you pulled the trigger!!! Did you get an 818S or an 818R? I can't wait to ride in this beast once its here/together!!!

 

Building it in your garage?

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It will be built at ips by myself and others. I really wanted something quick and honestly once you driven 800+ hp it's hard to be satisfied.

 

Once it arrives I promise to document to build :). It was ordered mid last year.

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Yes....

 

As reliable as any 20 year old turbo car that has been beaten to death it's whole life.

 

Buy DSM and rebuild everything and it will be awesome, just like most cars.

 

My turbo AWD talon never left me stranded....

 

They are unreliable from 17 year old kids trying to crank the boost.

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This was on the same truck as some of our cars. Just thought I would share. Not a bad look.

 

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/23/ynapa9em.jpg

 

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/23/ne7yga6e.jpg

 

Needs more racecar stuff on it.

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This was on the same truck as some of our cars. Just thought I would share. Not a bad look.

 

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/23/ynapa9em.jpg

 

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/23/ne7yga6e.jpg

 

Still not sure why anyone would spend the money to build this over an SL-C. The proportions just seem off and I've read a lot of nightmare stories from people that were building them.

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Maybe the $20,000+ price difference?

 

The base price is higher on the SL-C, but ask anyone who has built a Factory Five GTM and they will tell you about all the extra parts, sanding, trimming, and fiberglass work they have had to do that drove the price up to equal or higher than the SL-C. The SL-C has none of those issues, a lot of guys don't even paint the body (just leave the gel coat), and it's been proven on the race track. Troll the SL-C forum and you'll find multiple people that abandoned FF due to build issues and have nothing but good things to say about the SL-C. All of them say the FF cost them more in the long run and the SL-C was better quality.

 

I hope the 818 is a better experience than I've seen from those guys.

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I believe that extra work was mostly associated with the newer first gen GTM models. Haven't heard anything about the 818 in particular yet. But fwiw, I have a FF 65 coupe and the builder said it was a smooth as anything he's ever put together. Only sold the car to finance a big block FF cobra build.
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