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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 08:10 AM
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I'm making the switch to FI from my current setup.I plan on making a couple passes in my nitrous car next week and the motor will be pulled and the short sold.I can get ARE's stuff off of my car and have a faster,more reliable car with support from the builder.Plan is to have APE build a low-compression,forged iron block to work with my C5R heads and intake.Car will be taken to Kurt at W2W for him to work his turbo magic.I had a similar plan 2 yrs ago but got side tracked with all the drama at ARE.FI has always been my favorite power adder,if I hadn't made a poor decision in picking ARE for my build I would have been up and running by now.Live and learn I guess...
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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Good luck Dave, did you have your car back from ARE yet? I ordered me a new set up for mine also. I call it big bird killer stuff. lol
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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Damn Dave! Looks like you picked a good group to get involved with though.
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Good luck Dave, did you have your car back from ARE yet? I ordered me a new set up for mine also. I call it big bird killer stuff. lol
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Car is 100% complete other than ARE being befuddled on how to get the car to start with Big Stuff 3.It was delivered to them without a base program or a wiring diagram.The car will be in my hands running or not by the end of the week.I plan on making some licensing passes on the spray and then the engine will be pulled and the short sold.A 370-380 ci iron block with C5R heads and a thumper should get me where I want to be.
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Damn Dave! Looks like you picked a good group to get involved with though.
Kurt and W2W are a top shelf company aren't they.
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Old Aug 9, 2004 | 07:26 AM
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Kurt and W2W are a top shelf company aren't they.
No arguement on that!
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 06:47 AM
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somewhat sucks for you.
man... waiting all that time for your nitrous set up (and turbo set up before that)
then when you get it yank it and put another set up. bling bling!

why don tyou let this be a winter project and race the one your gettting for the rest of the season. unless your vette will do for racing till then.
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why don tyou let this be a winter project and race the one your gettting for the rest of the season. unless your vette will do for racing till then.
After talking with Kurt yesterday that is the plan now Jonathan.I'll flail away on the nitrous motor till winter than let Kurt go to work.If I had know about W2W 2 years ago,my car wouldn't have went back up north.ARE is going to put a stock computer back in the car if they can't figure out Big Stuff by Thursday.Should be making shakedown passes this weekend or next.
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Good luck Dave! Let me know if I can be of any help. You will be in good hands over at W2W and Kurt ain't to bad either.
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