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Old May 4, 2008 | 07:19 AM
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After sitting dormant for 19 months, the car finally fired yesterday. Hope to be race ready this month.
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that is purty. nice and clean, i like it. the sheet metal intake is sweet!
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nice looking setup

good luck getting it wrapped up and tested as you plan
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It looks powerful just looking at the pics of the engine. Congartulation, hope everything works out well.
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She looks great. Good luck & please keep us updated.

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Nice sheetmetal intake with a direct port . Paint looks good where you got the slit for the cold air .
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No one said anything about the meticulous work w/zip ties. . .VERY CLEAN! ! !
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Thanks guys. I should have waited on having the paint work done. Typical collateral damage from wrenches and welding. Still pretty happy with how its shaping up. Hopefully next pics will include the Billet specialties mounted, 3" SS VFN hood on, and the interior completed.
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That thing looks incredible. One question, why keep the coils on the valve covers with a solid roller cam?
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Sexy!

Those direct ports on sheetmetal intakes are awesome!
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Excellent looking setup. Did you go with an annular nozzle with the nitrous, or a regular fogger style nozzle?
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That thing looks incredible. One question, why keep the coils on the valve covers with a solid roller cam?
Access to the rockers won't take much longer. This seemed easier than having one-off plug wires that may be tough to replace is one gets burnt or damaged. I'm using a MSD truck wire set that is easy to find. Funny thing is I ran the coil relocation for years when I didn't need it. I also really liked the Moroso valve covers. They are the only sheet metal covers that I found that use the stock cover bolts and grommets, and had the coil pack mounting bosses on them.
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The last post answered my question, so those are Moroso valve covers nice. Is that a external wet sump?
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
Excellent looking setup. Did you go with an annular nozzle with the nitrous, or a regular fogger style nozzle?
NX Shark nozzles.
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Those Moroso covers do look badass.
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The last post answered my question, so those are Moroso valve covers nice. Is that a external wet sump?
I wish it was. GZ vac pump.
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