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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 08:01 PM
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How long of a road trip have you taken with your turbo or twin turbo street ride??
Before the turbos i used to drive 400 plus miles now i havent pushed it and just dont know..
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 08:26 PM
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I have taken the truck cross country several times but only drive nova a cpl hundred miles at a time. I just don't feel comfortable with the cage and bars by my head and no helmet.
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 08:45 PM
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Usually in my turbo corvette I only take on couple hundred mile trips in the weekend with the ac blowing.
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 09:38 PM
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Most I have gone is just shy of 300 miles but with no seat padding in the kirkey seats it sucked after about 3 hrs. lol I plan to go a whole lot further this year.
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WOW 120 people have looked and only 3 plus myself even drive our turbo rides.....
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Over 1000 miles. Drive it like its stock..
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I've driven it over 200 miles on a couple of weekends drives like stock.... Unless I hit the throttle
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780 mile road trip one way stayed for 3 days driving here and there and 780 miles back home.
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I've went a couple hundred miles at a time. Not really that far but I did put about 8k on my car last year.
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Furthest so far is 150 round trip. Planning on driving it to TX2K14 this year, just gotta finish putting the 80e in. That's over 1500 round trip.
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4500 miles from July12th through Nov 6th 2013. 5.54, 8.57@159. Big SHOCKER, 6262 v-band journal bearing Precision turbos. If you're interested in buying Precision turbos or Holley EFI products let me know.
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i cruise to work and the track 70 miles but the boosted stock bottom end and skinnies make me nervous. when i had my stock bottom l9 na c5 at 500whp it never bothered me
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I drive mine where ever. Probably around 200 miles the longest trip I've taken but i rarely go anywhere lol.
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...I drive it in deep
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4500 miles from July12th through Nov 6th 2013. 5.54, 8.57@159. Big SHOCKER, 6262 v-band journal bearing Precision turbos. If you're interested in buying Precision turbos or Holley EFI products let me know.
Where's the pic of that thing standing at attention in Memphis!? That was amazing to watch btw.
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Originally Posted by 00Wildcat
4500 miles from July12th through Nov 6th 2013. 5.54, 8.57@159. Big SHOCKER, 6262 v-band journal bearing Precision turbos. If you're interested in buying Precision turbos or Holley EFI products let me know.
Post the vid of your 400' wheelstand. That was one helluvajob of driving!

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