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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 01:11 AM
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finally got my ls2 installed and running today. sounds great! no sewing machine sound either! just a pic of it when it got put in. will try and post a video up soon.
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Nice, looks good man. Waiting for the vid.
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new hood is wicked.
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Looking good, hate the sewing machine of my ls1!!!
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Looking good, hate the sewing machine of my ls1!!!
after i broke the cam in that was the VERY first thing i knowticed! thanks for the compliments. dyno numbers on motor and spray shouldnt be long. BUT i have to get the (now looking) mullet camaro painted. asap
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small up date on the 86. hunter came by the house today and man let me tell you it sounds great! and it will look even better after he gets the deer damage fixed. just figuered I would give hunter some props
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thanks. i cant wait to get it tuned
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pics of my nasty door panels. they need cleaning but now the car is ready for paint.



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how many new words did you say while fitting those door panels? haha.
look decent by what pics you have posted.
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how many new words did you say while fitting those door panels? haha.
look decent by what pics you have posted.
Oh quite a few. It was by far the hardest part of the swap but I wluldnt change my choice.
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finally getting tuned tomorrow. wont have a dyno graph but ill have track results sunday!
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finally getting tuned tomorrow. wont have a dyno graph but ill have track results sunday!
motor, bottle or both?
ill take a stab and say
429hp
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motor, bottle or both?
ill take a stab and say
429hp
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Lol u should come out. and I dont think my converter will get me a 1.5 on motor.
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nitrous converter eh?
1.60-1.61, but thats going to knock you back to 7.20's.
i dont know what ive got going on right now. may have to ride out.
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nitrous converter eh?
1.60-1.61, but thats going to knock you back to 7.20's.
i dont know what ive got going on right now. may have to ride out.
You should. Had a proplem last nite while,tuning. Walbro 255 wants to take a crap. 2nd gear its fine on a/f and when it hits 3rd it goes lean. So a new fuel pump is goin in it and hope it fixes it
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starting a fast 102 install. some pics. Ls3 fuel rail, ls3 injectors and the fast ls3 to ls2 height spacers.
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wtf? fuel pump goes ape **** and tears up everything in the fuel system, AND the intake?
hahah.
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wtf? fuel pump goes ape **** and tears up everything in the fuel system, AND the intake?
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of course lol, i took the nitrous off the car. going completely n/a for a while. planning on putting a/c back on it also, Circle d 4000 and 4.11's
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