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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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I heard rumor of a twin turbo ws6 in Easton, Pa putting down a 1000hp to the wheels anybody from the Lehigh Valley know anything about it, sounds pretty bad ***....
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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im close........lol. but i dont live in Easton.
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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that's pretty close to me too didn't hear about it though ill start asking around
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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I believe this is him - http://www.epfba.org/phpBB3/viewtopi...t=2989&p=34727

Credit to 99Hawk6spd for sparking my memory.

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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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ohhh...sonofabish's old car. thats about 300rwhp short of a 1000 though.
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Is this like the guy with the corvette that was selling it calling it a 1000hp, but he had like a 500 shot on it, that he never sprayed.
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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I don't know who it is, my buddy ran into him this last week with his '99 cobra..all he said was he could tell me was the guy said he was from Easton and that his car sounded sic. Just was curious if anyone knew anymore about it.
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We tuned that car. It had some fueling problems on the dyno but once fixed it will make great power. We picked up like 60rwhp with 3 less PSI than the previous tune.
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Originally Posted by Frans96SS
We picked up like 60rwhp with 3 less PSI than the previous tune.
Wow! That's awesome!!
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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lol Lies all lies. Not quite 1000whp. Yea it's Brents old car getting some changes, car will be ready to throwdown shortly. Fran I gotta get back down to finish the tune.
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Haha man you should of figured this **** was going to start sooner or later
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lol Lies all lies. Not quite 1000whp. Yea it's Brents old car getting some changes, car will be ready to throwdown shortly. Fran I gotta get back down to finish the tune.
Did you get a new pump?
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man that thing sounds sic I would love to check it out some time, Fran I am still saving my pennies to get down to you to get my tune for the d1sc...
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On a side note, hey Mark did you ever get your long tubes on?
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Originally Posted by 01boydws6
On a side note, hey Mark did you ever get your long tubes on?
Going up to Slowhawk the 23rd through 24th of this month!
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Originally Posted by 01boydws6
man that thing sounds sic I would love to check it out some time, Fran I am still saving my pennies to get down to you to get my tune for the d1sc...
Sounds good. Ill be here.
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are you putting the long tubes on before you go?
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Originally Posted by 01boydws6
are you putting the long tubes on before you go?
Don will be handling that I put an LS6 intake on beforehand though
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