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Old 08-11-2011, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by crosstraining
Congrats!
Hows your Build Coming Crosstraining? Hope all is working out good for you and it all comes together as nice as my car did.
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btw, check 74novacustom's build. i took a video of his 6 liter w/ the z06 cam.
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Originally Posted by hookemdevils22
btw, check 74novacustom's build. i took a video of his 6 liter w/ the z06 cam.
Ok THANKS Hookemdevils.

Went to a Car Cruise in Mena Arkansas Last Night its the Home of Street & Performance we had Like 10 cars with LS1 Swaps in them come to the Cruise and man i am telling you we had some NICE cars at the Cruise. Had over 150 cars come out for the Cruise had a Lot of people looking at my car and telling me how Nice the Swap looked in my car and how Clean of a Job i had done and its all THANKS to my friends and guys on LS1TECH.
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Originally Posted by thenova70ss
Ok THANKS Hookemdevils.

Went to a Car Cruise in Mena Arkansas Last Night its the Home of Street & Performance we had Like 10 cars with LS1 Swaps in them come to the Cruise and man i am telling you we had some NICE cars at the Cruise. Had over 150 cars come out for the Cruise had a Lot of people looking at my car and telling me how Nice the Swap looked in my car and how Clean of a Job i had done and its all THANKS to my friends and guys on LS1TECH.
Very Nice, im Jealous...
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Originally Posted by 74novacustom
Very Nice, im Jealous...
Stay With it 74novacustom your car looks good and will be SWEET when you get it all lined out and running good. You are gone to LOVE the swap its the best thing i ever could have done to my car.
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Originally Posted by thenova70ss
Stay With it 74novacustom your car looks good and will be SWEET when you get it all lined out and running good. You are gone to LOVE the swap its the best thing i ever could have done to my car.
Well after some amazing freeway and street driving, my TB took a dump on me, it just idles low now with no response. Scanner says its the TB
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Originally Posted by 74novacustom
Well after some amazing freeway and street driving, my TB took a dump on me, it just idles low now with no response. Scanner says its the TB
How was the drive? I am sure it was worth all the work you have done. The first time i took my car out it made it worth all the Blood Late nights and bitching i had don't working on the car. Take a Look on e-Bay i bet you can get a TB for Cheap and should get you back on the road for some more fun.
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Originally Posted by thenova70ss
How was the drive? I am sure it was worth all the work you have done. The first time i took my car out it made it worth all the Blood Late nights and bitching i had don't working on the car. Take a Look on e-Bay i bet you can get a TB for Cheap and should get you back on the road for some more fun.
The drive was great, the power is more than i expected. It shouldnt have a problem going low 12s or high 11s with some slicks.

The TB stopped working right after i struck fear into the heart of an SRT4 that was very upgraded. He pulled up next to me and we were both going around 25, we both floored it, i blew the tires off into second then it hooked and i pulled four car lengths. at around 50 i stopped. Im not going to do some retarded speed on the streets. Unlike the NEON, he then blew by me at warp speed.

At the next stop sign he sat until i got close and then smoked the tires through the intersection popping off the REV limiter.

I turned right and then my gas pedal was inop haha.
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Originally Posted by 74novacustom
The drive was great, the power is more than i expected. It shouldnt have a problem going low 12s or high 11s with some slicks.

The TB stopped working right after i struck fear into the heart of an SRT4 that was very upgraded. He pulled up next to me and we were both going around 25, we both floored it, i blew the tires off into second then it hooked and i pulled four car lengths. at around 50 i stopped. Im not going to do some retarded speed on the streets. Unlike the NEON, he then blew by me at warp speed.

At the next stop sign he sat until i got close and then smoked the tires through the intersection popping off the REV limiter.

I turned right and then my gas pedal was inop haha.


Man thats Cool nothing better then eating up some rice Junk the first time out with the car.

What gears you running? And what Trans you running?
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Originally Posted by thenova70ss
Man thats Cool nothing better then eating up some rice Junk the first time out with the car.

What gears you running? And what Trans you running?
411s and a 4L60E
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I have 330 gears and a 4L60E my car runs out great and gets like 20-25 mpg at 60mph Love it.
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Originally Posted by lsxc4vette
Nice
THANKS i have had a Lot of fun in my car with the new LS1 motor i cant even Stop to get Gas with out a Photo Shoot Last night i drove it to are Club Cruise Night and had to stop and get some gas and had like 10 people walking around it taking pic and asking questions.
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Originally Posted by thenova70ss
THANKS i have had a Lot of fun in my car with the new LS1 motor i cant even Stop to get Gas with out a Photo Shoot Last night i drove it to are Club Cruise Night and had to stop and get some gas and had like 10 people walking around it taking pic and asking questions.
It kinda makes ur hang down feel twice as big when that happens huh, Its always nice to have your work looked up to.
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Originally Posted by 74novacustom
Its always nice to have your work looked up to.
Tis nice
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Originally Posted by 74novacustom
It kinda makes ur hang down feel twice as big when that happens huh, Its always nice to have your work looked up to.
Sure Dose

It was hard for me to get my head back in the car after all the people wear taking pic and talking about how cool my car was made all the hard work and money worth it.

Glad you got your Nova back up and running 74novacustom. You will see what i am talking about the first time you stop to get gas and check the oil and stuff like that and you are coverd up with people its fun
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Originally Posted by frojoe
Tis nice
frojoe you car was one of the first ones i looked at when i was starting my build your thread had a lot of good stuff that Helped me out a lot THANKS for the build thread with all the great pic.
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Ok guys tomorrow i have a car show about 30 miles from my house and then we are driving 2 hours to a cruise night in Sheridan Arkansas this will be the most miles i have put on my car in 1 day i will let you guys know how it goes and what kind of MPG i get on a Long Road Trip.
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Originally Posted by thenova70ss
Ok guys tomorrow i have a car show about 30 miles from my house and then we are driving 2 hours to a cruise night in Sheridan Arkansas this will be the most miles i have put on my car in 1 day i will let you guys know how it goes and what kind of MPG i get on a Long Road Trip.
Im sure you will be happy, im getting around 25 hwy.


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