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Old May 25, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Alright so as i stated during the school year, i have started my modding. And ive gone a little overboard haha. I ordered JetHot Sterling Coated LT Pacesetter Headers, brembo blank calipers, hawk pads, TR55-IX Spark Plugs, SLP Lid, Stainless Steel Brake Lines, Underdrive Crank/Alternator Pulleys, Spohn Tubular Shock Tower Brace, Hypertech 180° Thermostat, and UMI Performance 2pt Bolt In SFCs. These will be ALL waiting for me at home when i get back in town lol, yea there is gonna be a pile. Than gotta save up and get cobalt gauges, paint job, Texas Speed 228r cam, satin black manta, black 35th anniversary wheels, and full suspension and ill be finished with modding till the turbo haha!
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Old May 25, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Awesome, that's my favorite thing to do... keep ordering parts til I have a big pile and install all at once.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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yea haha, my parents are gonna freak
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Old May 25, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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I think I am done ordering for now and am in the middle of my install- If your parents freak just tell the how much you could have spent- I just hit 7k in the last month-
Have fun with it man- money comes and goes- might as well have something to show for it-
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Old May 25, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Nice, I love ordering stuff, sadly I have not really bought anything lately. You have a nice mix of parts there.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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ya everything in my sig is sitting in my dads house waiting to be installed when I get back...I swear I have dreams about what my pile-o-parts looks like....
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Old May 25, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by fstphx
I think I am done ordering for now and am in the middle of my install- If your parents freak just tell the how much you could have spent- I just hit 7k in the last month-
Have fun with it man- money comes and goes- might as well have something to show for it-
damn 7,000! Yea it racks up but you get a lot with it. My brother has to spend 8k to just keep up with a slightly modded LS1 lol. I might just say im replacing all the old parts so it lasts longer haha
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Nice, I love ordering stuff, sadly I have not really bought anything lately. You have a nice mix of parts there.
yea, i havent ordered anything for about 5 months so i went crazy this week
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ya everything in my sig is sitting in my dads house waiting to be installed when I get back...I swear I have dreams about what my pile-o-parts looks like....
lol yea i cant wait to see how much stuff is gonna be waiting at my door.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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are you gunna put everything on yourself, of have a shop do it???

just curious...
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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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Wow, it is amazing how patient some people are. 3500 posts, and now he is bolted. Sweet mods man, shame on you for waiting so long. J/K, enjoy the new car (it will feel like a new car at least).
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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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Parts list looks good dude! . . . Just make sure you get that thing tuned after you get those headers on. -John
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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by John02Hawk
Parts list looks good dude! . . . Just make sure you get that thing tuned after you get those headers on. -John
????. completely unnecessary. A tune would help, but why spend the $$$. IT will run fine on the stock tune. I ran mine on the stock tune for 2 years or so. Just slap on those bolt-ons and have at it.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by drummydummy
are you gunna put everything on yourself, of have a shop do it???

just curious...
i have a buddy of mine that nows how to take these motors apart and he wants to install all of this and teach me at the same time so im psyched
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Wow, it is amazing how patient some people are. 3500 posts, and now he is bolted. Sweet mods man, shame on you for waiting so long. J/K, enjoy the new car (it will feel like a new car at least).
yea dude, well i was on here for a year before i got my car so i did my research, than had to pay for my SS so i was short for about a year haha fixing 6k worth of damages done to it so i ended up paying around 16k all together for the car so now im out of the hole and ready to dig myself into a new one lol
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Parts list looks good dude! . . . Just make sure you get that thing tuned after you get those headers on. -John
once i cam it than ill tune it, but yea im real excited to see how well my car performs with all of this
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Old May 25, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Lookin' good, homie. Word.
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werd!!
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mycamaroSS
yea dude, well i was on here for a year before i got my car so i did my research, than had to pay for my SS so i was short for about a year haha fixing 6k worth of damages done to it so i ended up paying around 16k all together for the car so now im out of the hole and ready to dig myself into a new one lol
Cool man. I was just giving you a hard time, didn't mean to offend you . BTW, research is good. Wish i would have researched i a little more before i went H/C. Maybe i wouldn't have had to rebuild the short block
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Old May 25, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by landonew
Cool man. I was just giving you a hard time, didn't mean to offend you . BTW, research is good. Wish i would have researched i a little more before i went H/C. Maybe i wouldn't have had to rebuild the short block
ah dude you didnt offend me just giving you the reasons why haha. That sucks dude yea ive learned A LOT from this site
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Old May 26, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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I'm about to have a pile-o-motor to put together, I have so many damn parts ready to go its ridiculous! I hate it, don't you?
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Old May 26, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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oh yea dude it's horrible
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Old May 26, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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Nice, it'll feel like a new car. Finding the time/energy to put all the stuff in is going to be a bitch though
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Old May 26, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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i know, luckily i got a friend that finds it fun to do
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