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Old 04-25-2007, 11:22 AM   #342 (permalink)
FastCougar
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Re: Project: Mavro Gato (56K ... Get a cup of coffee)

Update:

Well, I'm completely swamped at work. I have been working 10+ hr. days and with a 1 hour commute one way, that leaves me no time during the week to work on the car. I don't see my work schedule winding down to normal until late May! Because of this, I have spent the last few weekends with the family since they don't see me much as it is normally, much less with this crazy work schedule.

Also, since Joey & Tom have released thier turbo kit and are quickly delivering product, I have lost interest in producing my kit. However, this car will be turbo charged with a one-off kit made by me and tuned by Tom.

So, there you have it ... a formal announcement that my one-off will not see production. My decision to not produce the kit was influinced more by wanting to take more time to get the kit done and also by not being limited by space within the engine bay. What I mean by this is simple ... remove the A/C system. Although that was the original plan, this car is fast approaching the non-daily driver/track & weekend road warrior status. Not to mention, since I reinstalled the A/C system, It must have a leak as it blows warm air. So, I will be removing the A/C system yet again, which frees up TONS of space where the evaporator is located in order to run piping. So, if I where to produce my kit, it would involve removing the A/C system. I don't see much of a market for such a system.
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