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post Dec 6, 2004 - 8:11 PM
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Well it looks like there is a 50/50 of me doing the 3s swap (damn bro won't make up his mind). Anyways, if i get the OK tonight, first thing tomarrow i will be ordering the st185 3s-gte front clip from venus. Well the thing is, Venus sent me some pics of the clip, but it did not look like the clips ive seen before. here are the pics, i don't want to get screwed.
Maybe it's just the angle, maybe it's just me, or maybe its the fact that im about to dump 1500 for the clip. Who knows, here are the pics.
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post Dec 6, 2004 - 8:17 PM
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its 2nd Gen 3sgte, but meh is it ugly.

what? 1500 for a clip? Damn cheap.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Dec 6, 2004 - 8:18 PM


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post Dec 6, 2004 - 8:34 PM
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It's an ST185... it's just really really dirty. It might look different because the topmount intercooler is not there... Be sure you ask for it.


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post Dec 6, 2004 - 8:57 PM
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not sure he'll need it, but he can make money off of it.

if clip as how many miles


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post Dec 6, 2004 - 11:17 PM
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just get a fmi
post Dec 6, 2004 - 11:59 PM
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dont buy that crap!!! venus gets ****ty engines. youll most likeley have problems with that one. it looks like it was stitting in a junkyard for over a year.

my clip looked MINT and i only paid 1800 for it.


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post Dec 7, 2004 - 5:10 AM
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lagos,
do you have pictures of your clip before you started to take out the engine?
post Dec 7, 2004 - 8:19 AM
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wow that clip looks aweful....id pass..


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post Dec 7, 2004 - 12:01 PM
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this is how my clip looked before i bought it.

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and this is how it looked the day i got it...

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and this is what it looks like now

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post Dec 7, 2004 - 1:24 PM
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Thanks for the help guys, so far Venus is the only place that has the front clip in stock. I just E-mailed them, and asked them about their warranty ( if they have any) and if they had another clip in stock but so far no response. When they sent me the pictures, this is what they told me about the clip: "Rough estimate around 75, 000 kilometers. Compression test numbers ran at about 200 PSI across"

post Dec 7, 2004 - 4:10 PM
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QUOTE(StrangerDanger @ Dec 7, 2004 - 6:24 PM)
Thanks for the help guys, so far Venus is the only place that has the front clip in stock. I just E-mailed them, and asked them about their warranty ( if they have any) and if they had another clip in stock but so far no response. When they sent me the pictures, this is what they told me about the clip:  "Rough estimate around  75, 000 kilometers.  Compression test numbers ran at about 200 PSI across"
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Wow... 200psi from a 3SGTE... that's a lot... Umm... if you could... i'd reccomend you pay them a visit. I'd do it for you myself... but I'm up to my neck in shop stuff. I have 2 engine swaps to complete this week... Last time I was there... they had 2 ST205's. Maybe you wanna look into those? If you ask me... it just might be easier...


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post Dec 7, 2004 - 10:50 PM
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mine reads 200ish all accross...

all that means is that the motor has even compression, but a lot of carbon build up and thats why your readings are so high.

when shopping for a clip, you need to take your time and not just buy whats in stock at the time. keep looking and find a clip that donst look like it was sitting out in bad weather for a year.

if you want, you can contact the guy me and Doge got our clips from. 360-398-9248. RSimports . he is a small importer, but his motors are quality and the prices are fair.


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post Dec 8, 2004 - 12:06 AM
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Thanks for the number lagos, i will be calling him up tomarrow.
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