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Old 05-25-2009, 08:48 PM
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Finished up minor crap today, its a totally different car, it was a lot smoother than I expected.

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VRX3 IN

Patriot Stg 2 243's

Torq Wrenchin



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Old 05-25-2009, 09:55 PM
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Looks good man, its alway fun making more power
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Old 05-25-2009, 10:27 PM
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congrats!!! nbm ss FTW
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nice you will love this cam, I installed it in my dads goat and it made 430 rwhp and 390 torque with cats cam only!

edit: nvm I thought u had the vrx5
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Good job man. I hope you enjoy all the work you have done.
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Looks good man, im getting ready to do my first H/C swap any advice to make things easier?
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Old 05-26-2009, 01:17 AM
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Looks good. How bad did your back hurt doing from the top?

I am doing a H/C/I and exhaust swap soon and am thinking about dropping the k member to do it.
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Old 05-30-2009, 06:25 PM
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actually, the car is on a lift, so its way easier
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Nice! Looks Good! Are those C5 vette rims on your car? What size?
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Whats the specs on that cam?
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IMHO, I think it needs HF Cats to make that GMMG sound perfect
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Originally Posted by Sofls1
Nice! Looks Good! Are those C5 vette rims on your car? What size?
18x9.5 all the way around

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Whats the specs on that cam?
226/228 .585/.588 114 LSA

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IMHO, I think it needs HF Cats to make that GMMG sound perfect
There is a Magnaflow bullet in the i-pipe
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Nice man sound's great to. Are you on hunter army airfield. I have seen a Ranger driving a blue SS on post if it's the same car I love it.
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Congrats man, It'll be my turn next year to change my cam and all the valvetrain!!
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How did the valvesprings job go? any advice ?
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it's easy with the heads off
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