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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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I Am New To The Turbo Scene...i Always Ran Nitrous And Now I Am Building A 408 LS2 base small block With 8.5 Comp Ratio And Want To Run A Turbo Kit. I Would Like To Make Around 900 At The Rear Wheels. Any Idea What Kit Is The Best For The Money To Make That Kind Of Hp. This Is A Race Car Only....never On Street. If Anyone Can Help I Would Greatly Appreciate It...
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Race car only??!!....then definately go with either "Turbo Technology Inc."(race kit) or "Speed Inc."(eliminator's kit).You'll have no problem achieving your HP goals.......NUFF SAID!
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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yea exactly what he said,

make sure you have a fat wallet too.
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PM black98ws6ta. He made 920 on a mustand dyno with a 88mm and cheap DIY front facing 6.0L manifold kit. I doubt he had more than $4000 in the kit.
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sts?
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Boo"SS"t
Race car only??!!....then definately go with either "Turbo Technology Inc."(race kit) or "Speed Inc."(eliminator's kit).You'll have no problem achieving your HP goals.......NUFF SAID!
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Got Me SOM
yea exactly what he said,

make sure you have a fat wallet too.
yeah and a backup wallet too
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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Good Ol Corpus HUH...... i take it you post on CCstreetscene then.....

I just left corpus in June......
PTK is in San Antonio but stay away from them... they are having huge problems so thats just a warning....
If you want a Custom Kit many shops can do it.... I love my STENOD Kit.
Turbo Tech's Race Kit has proven its self and so has Spped Inc's...

Kyle
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