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Jul 22, 2011 | 10:33 AM

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Looking great froejoe! Amazing how much work you get done while I'm piddling around. All those details can be a real PITA. I envy your rate of production.

Thanks for the compliment but HAH... I feel like I'm the one piddling around in comparison to the progress made on, say, Marktainium's car... at least I get to reap the benefits of passenger rides in a local turbo LS musclecar

Jul 23, 2011 | 09:54 AM

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Stealth:

Took the wastegate to a Scotchbrite wheel to make it look a little less very-used:

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Jul 23, 2011 | 03:27 PM

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I like the black piping! Now to get it all back together and do a test fire.

Jul 23, 2011 | 03:43 PM

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Awesome build! Should be a blast with the 6-speed!

Jul 24, 2011 | 12:12 AM

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You need to de-polish the compressor housing like the waste gate, and the bov too!

Jul 24, 2011 | 05:51 AM

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You need to de-polish the compressor housing like the waste gate, and the bov too!

Can't bring myself to do that to brand-spanking new parts. I'll claim "laziness"!

Jul 24, 2011 | 08:12 PM

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Some stainless heat shields for protection in areas near aluminum or plastic...

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Jul 25, 2011 | 12:13 AM

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Looks great. It's really come a long way since your initial posts. Plenty of work still to do I'm sure, but now's a good time to stand back and admire!

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Jul 25, 2011 | 11:59 AM

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i'm just picking nits here, but that fabbed idler should be coated/anodized black to match the rest of the pulley setup. that's really my only critique thus far.

Jul 25, 2011 | 12:38 PM

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i'm just picking nits here, but that fabbed idler should be coated/anodized black to match the rest of the pulley setup. that's really my only critique thus far.

Might be able to satisfy your nit-pickiness if I decide to hard ano the gauge clutser panel, regardless the idler will end up hidden below the throttlebody & piping. We shall see.....

Jul 25, 2011 | 09:50 PM

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I have a complaint! Your not over here working on my car! Damn fine job so far! Oh and buy your self some tape to cover the intake ports! You taped up the water outlets and have left the intake ports wide open. Damn what a screw, nut or bolt does to a piston! I know this from experience. Well I know this from someone else helping the racecar out while we had our backs turned!!!

Jul 25, 2011 | 10:11 PM

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Okok to set the record straight, the valley cover/heads always have a thick piece of cardboard & newspaper covering everything, I just take it off for the pics to make the engine seem a little less messy

Jul 26, 2011 | 02:30 AM

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man its work on projects like these that keeps us motivated!!
great work!

Jul 26, 2011 | 04:00 AM

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I figured as much! As meticulous as you are I couldn't see you leaving the ports open. Just yanking your chain.

So all BS aside are you going to be able to out run Marktainium's car? I seen his vid and it seems pretty fast as is.

Jul 26, 2011 | 09:47 AM

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He has it stroked to 6.6L with 8.5:1 compression to my stock 6.0L & 9.4:1, and I'll be running 8-10psi to his 12 (let's be honest, probably 15psi), but I bet his car is in the 3400-3500 range and mine will probably be 3200 all said and done. I hate bench racing, so we'll just have to wait and see. He'll likely take it every time though.

Jul 26, 2011 | 09:52 AM

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Get that car running!!!

Mine is 99% done...been driving it all weekend and LET ME TELL YOU.....tons of fun!
When the turbo hits...hold on cause the tires are gonna tear off the car, LOL!

Jul 26, 2011 | 07:30 PM

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Not every time.....................

Jul 26, 2011 | 08:37 PM

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Not every time.....................

Moar power+being a race car driver = you win, I lose.

Jul 26, 2011 | 08:56 PM

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I say as good as you are with metal, make and all aluminum body and reduce the weight down, you will surely win! Sounds good anyways. Throw some felt nails out on his side of the track and you will win! If ya aint cheatin you aint trying!!! BB's work good too! I say methanol injection and turn the psi on up. Doesnt a single turbo spool up faster and has less lag if properly sized? I am not a boost kind a fella just know what I read. Did you guys read the new Hot Rod mag about the 4.8 with twin 76mm's on it. 1,203 hp and 60 pulls and it is still alive on a stock bottom end. They did open the ring gaps up to .025 and ported the heads everything else was mere bolt ons. Now thats amazing!!!!

Jul 27, 2011 | 12:27 AM

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I really do want to axe some weight with this car, it'll improve everything. Contemplated fiberglass bumpers painted flat black, would have to black out all the rest of the trim on the car then. Hood is way too heavy, and fiberglass hoods don't reduce weight all that much considering their cost... however I do have a friend with 2 years experience laying up carbon fiber

Must drive it around a bunch first tho.

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