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Christ · 07-31-2009, 04:46 PM

IAT's never went over 113*, engine temps never went over 221, and that was after a long full throttle pull up a hill in 1st gear at 4500 RPMish, then sitting idle at the top of the hill in the pull off.

I call this the "Go or Blow" test.

Verdict - it works, but duct tape sucks after 12 hours of rain. I'm going to have to find a more permanent way to fasten them, which means I'm going to find my rivet gun and some ABS or sheet metal. Screw it, I'm not going to be able to sell the van for what I want anyway, so I'm just keeping it and going to start modding the hell out of it.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	IAT's never went over 113*, engine temps never went over 221, and that was after a long full throttle pull up a hill in 1st gear at 4500 RPMish, then sitting idle at the top of the hill in the pull off. I call this the "Go or Blow" test. Verdict - it works, but duct tape sucks after 12 hours of rain. I'm going to have to find a more permanent way to fasten them, which means I'm going to find my rivet gun and some ABS or sheet metal. Screw it, I'm not going to be able to sell the van for what I want anyway, so I'm just keeping it and going to start modding the hell out of it. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"