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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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Not missing much lol... Just a traditional junker third gen.
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Old May 5, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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well got my ls2 back and im happy with the service and people at davids machine shop in alabama!




now im waiting on my ported ls6 pump...
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Old May 5, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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Dats Perty!
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Old May 5, 2012 | 08:31 PM
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its " cam only "
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Old May 9, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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will go in tomorrow
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Old May 12, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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looks good without the filler neck.
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Old May 12, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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Why didn't you stroke it while it was apart? $$$ ?
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Old May 12, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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very nice build continue the nice work!
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Old May 14, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by TJ
looks good without the filler neck.
sucks that i have to take it back apart and pull the junk lifters i bought out of it tho...
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Why didn't you stroke it while it was apart? $$$ ?
didnt really have the money honestly
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very nice build continue the nice work!
thanks man
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Old May 17, 2012 | 03:41 PM
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uh oh....
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Old May 20, 2012 | 11:55 AM
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interior is back together
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Old May 20, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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^^ What kind of steering wheel is that?
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Old May 30, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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^^ What kind of steering wheel is that?
grant from summit racing....

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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 03:53 PM
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pondering the idea of a 2.3 liter whipple on top of my ls2 be next year of course after i graduate college before id do any changes to my current setup but im sure it would be worth it
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Old Sep 29, 2012 | 12:04 AM
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idle clip
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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when you gonna put a cam in it?
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by TJ
when you gonna put a cam in it?
car drives really well with the 239/246 actually... i did buy a set of 3.73's, 03-04 cobra ceramic clutches and a rebuild kit for any needed shims needed to install the new gears.... started wanting to spin one tire under wot and that **** isnt cutting it
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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bad *** man. keep up the good work
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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beautiful car man! makes me wanna sell my T/A and get back in a third gen.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 1nasty86
Sorry, should have been more specific lmao. Hopefully one day it will have a whipple on top but untill them it will stay n/a
I'm going to try to work my way through the whole thread, but can you just give me the short story?

What happened to the turbo? Why do you want to go NA now?
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