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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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347ci, Eagle LS1 6.125" rods, Diamond -8.6 dish pistons, stock crank, new LS6 block, ARP head studs, custom Comp Cam 226/232 116LSA, Texas speed CNC LS6 stage 2.5 heads 2.04in 1.575 ex valves that I took apart and hand finished, Kooks 1 7/8" headers, ECS meth kit, ported Weiand intake, Will put me right at 9.5:1 compression... Doug at ECS said it will make an easy 750rwhp...

Last sunday and yesterdays work...





























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Todays work...6 hours of work today===1 roll cage installed, hood installed, and small tune adjustment... Going to drive it tomorrow...


















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Video of the motor...

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nice work!
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nice work!
X2, great work and it sounds nice
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Thanks guys. My wife thinks I'm crazy... she wants to know why my 5000 mile car needed a new forged motor...
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Sounds great, what taillight assembly is that?
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Since the interior was apart, today I installed a hurst shifter with a C6 Z06 shift ****, aluminum gauge bezels in the cluster and the column lock bypass... The interior is now completely back together. Been a busy little beaver..
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pics from today. I also cut 1/2" off the top of the hurst shifter...





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