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Old 01-18-2005, 09:25 PM
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Just gotta say it has been great dealing with HPE and my new 408 is just sick! If anyone is considering buying one of these, hands down HPE ...they did a great job on my motor...it feels like a stock motor mod'd fbody with a 100-150shot of spray ALL THE TIME

I do have a problem though...I have nittos on the car and they are no where near enough tire for this motor
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haha...always an interesting problem...i've been hearing great things from hpe...looks like another happy customer
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sounds like a sweet setup
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I do have a problem though...I have nittos on the car and they are no where near enough tire for this motor
Good luck with that ****!

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Congrats on the new motor. That's a good problem to have.

The guys at HPE are good people and know how to make serious HP.

Good luck with the traction issue. LOL.

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Yeah and i guess its just the tires...i already have a panhard, sfc's, lca's, relocation brackets, and torque arm...
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Which heads did you use with the 408? I'm seriously looking into a 408 for my 2000 SS A4 this Summer. Their AFR heads for this shortblock look like the hot ticket as well and am just wondering if you went that route.
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Nice! What cam and intake did you go with? Hpe does some great work and really good people to work with.
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Josh and crew are good fellas. Looks like we have another company in houston to buy from. Great for us!
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Originally Posted by SSkeet
Just gotta say it has been great dealing with HPE and my new 408 is just sick! If anyone is considering buying one of these, hands down HPE ...they did a great job on my motor...it feels like a stock motor mod'd fbody with a 100-150shot of spray ALL THE TIME

I do have a problem though...I have nittos on the car and they are no where near enough tire for this motor


I am glad to see everything worked out for you man and I appreciate all the props. I also like to see you guys giving are motors hell and they keep going. I just want to thank all the guys that are running around with our powerplants.




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