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Old 09-17-2006 | 01:47 PM
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Finished it up yesterday, want to thank Darren Blanchard -Ross Downing Chevrolet, My brother Nick, Jason at Katech, Paul and Jeff at Thunder Racing. Thing runs great, Idles like a stocker, pulls like a LS6 on a 150 shot. revs extermely fast. should have come this way from the factory. My next project will be the rear end.
Old 09-17-2006 | 02:22 PM
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without pics that is i want to see!!!!
Old 09-17-2006 | 03:09 PM
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thats got to be one bad *** ride. lets see some pictures!!!

ps. was it a lot of work switchin to an ls7 or was it pretty straight forward?
Old 09-17-2006 | 03:55 PM
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DAMN i bet thats nice! definately a sleeper, where the pics at?
Old 09-17-2006 | 05:53 PM
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Congrats on the completion of your motor swap!


I am DYING to know what 1/4 mile timeslips will look like from a LS7 CTS-V.

Please post them as soon as you can.
Old 09-17-2006 | 06:47 PM
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need someone to host picts, it was a job to get it in mostly because of the dry sump set up>
Old 09-18-2006 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by c5racr1
need someone to host picts, it was a job to get it in mostly because of the dry sump set up>

Email them to me and I'll host them

jason@katechengines.com
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congrates.... any info on the motor specs?
Old 09-18-2006 | 06:02 PM
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I want pics
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ya, THE REAR END!!! I give it 1 week before it blows....
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Sounds like a badass car!
Old 09-18-2006 | 09:21 PM
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found on cadillacforums.com:







What MAF are you using?

Btw. I love how you ripped the "6" off the strut tower brace.

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Old 09-19-2006 | 11:43 AM
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how much for the swap???
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thats a sick setup... That swap must have taken some man hours ! Nicely done!
Old 09-26-2006 | 04:52 PM
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took two weekends, and about 20k
Old 10-05-2006 | 09:45 AM
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What rear setup are you going to?
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stock and dol't let it hook!



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