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Old 07-06-2010, 01:24 PM
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This put a on my face reading the newspaper today:
(read small print under picture)

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LMAO! What can I say, the man knows his cars. Tho a modded GT500 is nothing to mess with.
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Neither is a modded Z.
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Changing a blower and not building motor > Building your motor + blower kit..

$20k mods > $8k in mods

Food for thought...
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Originally Posted by Mr Powell
Changing a blower and not building motor > Building your motor + blower kit..

$8k mods > $20k in mods

Food for thought...
^this
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What about a 10year old F-BODY?



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Originally Posted by Strini SS
What about a 10year old F-BODY?



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God now the 3rd Gen guys are going to be coming in here... Thanks Strini!
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God now the 3rd Gen guys are going to be coming in here... Thanks Strini!
LMAO fckn Powell
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Originally Posted by Mr Powell
Changing a blower and not building motor > Building your motor + blower kit..

$20k mods > $8k in mods

Food for thought...
2k with a nitrous goodies, will get the job done.


just like it will with herbie


* a few more weeks then we will dance powell, loser is buying freebirds
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LOL @ Jeff for editing my post LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Put the exhaust back on last night and filled it up with 93oct. 650-700rwhp doesn't feel fast... It is actually really boring now. Then again the high boost settings feel boring now. Guess it's time for a built motor when I can afford it. Maybe 1200rwhp will keep me happy.
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Originally Posted by Strini SS
What about a 10year old F-BODY?



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Least yours isn't legal in Texas, mines 17.
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Originally Posted by BADZ
This put a on my face reading the newspaper today:
(read small print under picture)

Now thats funny

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Neither is a modded Z.
You got that right
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Originally Posted by Mr Powell
God now the 3rd Gen guys are going to be coming in here... Thanks Strini!
Really? What year is it again?
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Originally Posted by Cahill93Z28
Really? What year is it again?
You are in the wrong section so you don't understand our jokes... Doesn't Kansas have like a section of America forum area??
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Powell is right, Gforce recently did a Shelby and i believe they said the guy spent 6,000 tops on a blower and ended up with 750 ponies, stock motor.. kinda hard to do that with any "stock motor" in any other car.
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I'm thinking if the GT500 keeps on looking this good, I might have to put one in my garage next to the wifes Escalade...
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Plus they shaved 200lbs off the front of it compared to the 2010. We done several GT500's all you need is a KB 2.8H Mammoth $6300 and a X Pipe and catback to get 750 RWHP plus.
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My "Stock" motor Z with my previously smaller SL1500 paxton unit made 759 rwhp and the kit was 6k installed.

Plenty of them running around with 650-700 rwhp w/o problems bro. fyi.

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Powell is right, Gforce recently did a Shelby and i believe they said the guy spent 6,000 tops on a blower and ended up with 750 ponies, stock motor.. kinda hard to do that with any "stock motor" in any other car.
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5.0 and GT500 are both doing work, Ford is getting it right.
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Originally Posted by BADZ
My "Stock" motor Z with my previously smaller SL1500 paxton unit made 759 rwhp and the kit was 6k installed.

Plenty of them running around with 650-700 rwhp w/o problems bro. fyi.
So your stock bottom/top end motor was making 759 rwhp?? This is the stock motor that came in the car from dealership correct?
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