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96 Vette LS 402 88mm finished engine pics

Old 06-13-2009, 10:46 AM
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Default 96 Vette LS 402 88mm finished engine pics

Pretty much wrapped up the engine on the 96 Collectors edition vette I have been working on (too long.) Forged 402 iron block with a T6 88mm turbo. All work done by in my garage including 1/8" thick custom Stainless exhaust "manifolds." Goes up to get dyno'd next week.














and a short video of it idling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUdgpRRRv4c
Old 06-13-2009, 10:53 AM
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very nice work!
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looks badass!
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So sweet.
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good luck post numbers sounds awesome idling damn i wanna drive
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D e a r g o d !
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looks like quality. any pics of the car itself?
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beautiful, good job
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thanks guys....

here is the car...took it to a cruise-in tonight





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Amazing looking build.


The line coming off the TB on the left side going to the Eboost may not work well. That is where I originally had my lines tied in. It would read crazy pressure at only half throttle. This was when I was breaking in the motor so I know I wasn't spooling up the turbo.
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that thing sounds mean. when you taking it to the track?
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Car sounds awsome cant wait to see what kinda #'s it puts down.
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looks great man, that thing should put down some crazy numbers!
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That is absolutely beautiful!! Good job.
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thanks guys...Ill have some numbers soon enough
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Are you running that thing in closed loop? Nice fab work.
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Good lookin car man! Great work on the fabrication part too!
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very clean. I really like the coil packs mounted down by the frame rails.
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Wow, nice work!
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Wow very nice work! Those nylon covered lines look real clean like that.

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