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Aug 22, 2007 | 05:00 PM

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Re: The images of the Ruf R Turbo... The top mounted air intake is only on the narrow bodied cars and very rare. IRC is only done at the factory in Germany. They pretty much tear the car apart to do that.

Just to nitpick, the poster claimed "full conversion". That should have included the IRC, but not the air intakes.

Aug 22, 2007 | 06:40 PM

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Everything was done at Ruf Auto Centre in Texas. Ruf 550 conversion, wheels, bumper, wing, exhaust, suspension, steering wheel, door sills, floor mats, badges, rear sway bar, and just recently added the mirrors. I think it's safe to say it's a "full conversion" for a car in the states. The IRC is an option that could of been added but was not presented to him at the time of build.

Aug 22, 2007 | 06:49 PM

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Who gives a **** you guys about the conversion

I appreciate the pics

Christian

Aug 23, 2007 | 01:20 AM

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You sure its not a 520?? That's what I thought it was..

Aug 23, 2007 | 01:47 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by john rice

The top mounted air intake is only on the narrow bodied cars and very rare.

Rare, but you can get the air intakes on a turbo as well.

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Agreed. Sorry to bring up the subject

Aug 23, 2007 | 05:32 AM

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You sure its not a 520?? That's what I thought it was..

Positive, you wanna run me?

Aug 23, 2007 | 05:35 AM

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Rare, but you can get the air intakes on a turbo as well.

Agreed. Sorry to bring up the subject

No problem Erik, I think the intakes is what makes the car but at that point he would of had to buy a narrow body.

Aug 23, 2007 | 05:37 AM

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Who gives a **** you guys about the conversion

I appreciate the pics

Christian

Sorry dude, back to the original topic...

Aug 23, 2007 | 10:22 AM

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More pics with Ruf Wheels.

And a turbo wide body with the air intakes...black one.
Not sure about the blue one, but I think it has Ruf Vin.

Aug 23, 2007 | 10:40 AM

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I believe everyone is getting a RUF conversion (996TT sent to RUF)and a true Ruf R Turbo confused...

You can have a Full Conversion 550 996TT widebody....

Aug 23, 2007 | 06:09 PM

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Positive, you wanna run me?

LOL when you guys saw his car run and then thought mine would be a little faster, well lets just say I guess people were pleasantly surprised?? :P Im sure Raudel's new tuning is night and day, but a few sundays ago he was 1/2 car in front of me on our pull and I had a passenger