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Old 05-24-2017, 01:35 PM
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Beautiful. The color is perfect. Love the contrast between the Pontiac engine paint and the gray.

What was wrong with hydroboost? I am looking into going with hydroboost in my build.

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Beautiful. The color is perfect. Love the contrast between the Pontiac engine paint and the gray.

What was wrong with hydroboost? I am looking into going with hydroboost in my build.
I didn't like the noise it made. It always had a low whirling sound. The pedal was always rock hard and did not have enough travel, it gave too much feedback in the pedal and steering when you really hammered the brake pedal. Too expensive as well. After driving a friends car with a correctly set up manual system, I decided to make it super simple.

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Old 05-25-2017, 08:57 AM
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I didn't like the noise it made. It always had a low whirling sound. The pedal was always rock hard and did not have enough travel, it gave too much feedback in the pedal and steering when you really hammered the brake pedal. Too expensive as well. After driving a friends car with a correctly set up manual system, I decided to make it super simple.
Thanks for your input. I have driven hydro boost trucks and am aware of the noises and feeling in the steering wheel. Just gotta figure if it is something I want to deal with or not.

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1966 GTO Montero Red Hardtop - Holley EFI'd 462, KRE DPorts/Muncie 4spd
1990 Chevy 454SS pickup - Accel DFI/T56 6spd - Hot Rod Power Tour Long Hauler
1996 Chevy K2500 ECSB 'Poopy'
2002 Honda VTX1800C
2016 Cadillac CTS Premium

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that looks badASS

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X2! Great job and a very cool car. I love the color, the interior, and the attention to detail. You had a vision and a plan, and your execution was spot on. Congrats.

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