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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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******* fantastic build/car.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 01:56 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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Nice Build!! What exhaust manifolds are are you running? looks like 2 different ones? what motor are they from?
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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They are 4th gen camaro edelbrock shorty headers
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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I'm loving the cell phone/countersteer/while shifting!!!!!
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 08:01 PM
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should have track times next week, should be interesting
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 08:05 PM
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nice car, are you going to lower her?
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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Thanks and no.
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Old May 26, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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Any track times? im looking at doing something like this on mine when i am sick of the 409
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Old May 26, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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Car looks great, did you change the turbo, you had a GT45 right? What do you tune with?
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Old May 26, 2011 | 10:01 PM
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have a ebay link to that "off brand" turbo?
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Old May 28, 2011 | 03:33 PM
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Its the chinese gt45 on ebay....just type that into the search and you'll see a bunch of them for around 250. Brother tunes it...stock computer. Hp tuners.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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Ran 7.0 at 100 at a 6psi.
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Old May 28, 2011 | 08:24 PM
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very clean build. been a fan of the wagons for along time.
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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Do you have the part number, or year for the ls9 injectors?
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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Bosch 0 280 158 187 (0280158187)
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Thanks alot!!
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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forgive me if this has been asked before but where did you get that turbo inlet elbow?
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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i used the 4" cold air kit from when the car was N/A,,,,here is the kit

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-06...Q5fAccessories
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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the body makes me laugh every time. Glad its not on the track by me might make mr cry
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