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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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congrats thats bad ***!!
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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Great work!

What trans did you go with?
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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Thats one of the coolest cars I've seen.
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congrats come a long ways since beginning of year when i saw the car at norwalk!!!
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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Thats sick... It takes some serious dedication to take a V6 FBody into the 8s! Not to mention the car and motor just look sick!
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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Thanx, Ive worked real hard on it and it's starting to come together. I went with a ATI TH350 trans.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Thats awsome man!! Congrats!! How does it stop with the manual brake kit?!!?
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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WOW....... just WOW. congrats man
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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Honestly it stops very well. I haven't even pulled the shoot yet. But I race at a track that has a long shut down.
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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Is this on a stock bottom end???? I saw some other vids and you said heads/cam but nothing else.... Sick *** car!!!
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by NVR KNO
Is this on a stock bottom end???? I saw some other vids and you said heads/cam but nothing else.... Sick *** car!!!
Stock bottom end, crank, rods. Diamond pistons and arp fasteners.
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unreal man. that car is P-I-M-P diggin it!!
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Originally Posted by Tim King
Honestly it stops very well. I haven't even pulled the shoot yet. But I race at a track that has a long shut down.

Thats cool!! I have been worried about how mine will act on the street!! Im not worried about using a little muscle I just want it to stop when I push down hard!!!
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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STOCK RODS AND CRANK!?!?!?!


Damn, that is amazing.
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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Stock bottom end amazing great job
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Stock Rods??????
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Originally Posted by SStolen
Stock Rods??????
yes, the rods are stock out of a 04 grand prix
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Originally Posted by Tim King
yes, the rods are stock out of a 04 grand prix

GTP?

or are they the same
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That's awesome, definately a bad ride!!
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Originally Posted by Silver 00 SS
GTP?

or are they the same
Yes gtp, the blocks and cranks are the same. The gtp has lower compression and bigger rods than the firebird.
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