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Old 07-27-2010, 02:33 AM
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Glad to hear your gonna be back out. It sucks when silly **** happens and you think you have it licked then your thrown a curve ball. Glad it was a quick fix. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by SB2NOVA
Glad to hear your gonna be back out. It sucks when silly **** happens and you think you have it licked then your thrown a curve ball. Glad it was a quick fix. Good luck.
thanks man
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going to the track friday night ..wish me luck
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good luck get a video!
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good luck man, keep us posted.
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Get vids!!! Good luck
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Old 07-30-2010, 04:10 AM
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Get vids!!! Good luck
i'm going alone so done think i'll have pic's or vid
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Old 07-30-2010, 07:11 AM
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wasnt try'in to be an *** , i was just pointing out there is plenty of clearence
it's got a CTS-V oil pan which is the shallowiest pan you can fit in a foxbody swap .... if you look at the pic's again it would almost hit the rack before the pan would hit anything .
Actually the F-body pan is shallower than the CTS-V and fits the mustang swap perfectly
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Old 07-30-2010, 09:53 PM
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drove the car to the track tonight ( 90 miles 1 way ) only aired down my rear tire's
( 15 psi )..no other changes just as i drive the car on the street

10.91 @ 125

1.58 60'

cars got more in it my converters too tight
and only got 1 pass in before i got booted ( no rollbar )

put air back in the tires and drove 2 hours home

10sec street CAH
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Old 07-31-2010, 05:52 AM
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That's awesome!

Very satisfying to build a car and see the results like that.

Congrats
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Old 07-31-2010, 07:15 AM
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great time! with only 415rwhp your car must be light as hell.
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nice, what was your eighth mile time? My stall seems alittle tight too but sounds like you on the right track. congrats
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nice, what was your eighth mile time? My stall seems alittle tight too but sounds like you on the right track. congrats
my 1/8 was 6.9 @ 100
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Originally Posted by danbap
great time! with only 415rwhp your car must be light as hell.
if i had to guess i'd say it's 3200lbs with me in it, but the scale was closed lastnight
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getting the roll cage installed and sending my converter out to be restalled ....10.50's N/A here we come
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Damn!!!! Congrats on the 10.90 thats gotta make it worth the wait! I hope mine runs as good as yours. Thats moving bro!!
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congrats!!
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Originally Posted by SB2NOVA
Damn!!!! Congrats on the 10.90 thats gotta make it worth the wait! I hope mine runs as good as yours. Thats moving bro!!
thanks ... car runs so good i could daily drive it if i wanted to
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I can't wait to finish my lq4 swap. If it runs as good as yours, I'll be stoked.
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