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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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ok here is my plan and i would like opinions and suggestions on it. up until recently my car was gonna be my dd for the next probally 1-2years until i could comfortably buy a dd. well im gettin a great deal on an s10 for dd duty so i have a delema i can now build my t/a how i want over the next year and not worry about it being down. i want to build a street/strip car mainly street i want to be able to drive anywhere with no problems. my engine has 150000 on it after i make a couple passes with my new setup i plan to pull the motor and tare it down and see how bad the cylinders are if they arent bad and i can get away with re-ringing it that is what i will do and replace all bearings, also replacing all bolts with arp. if it is too far gona and will need a major overhaul i will just go with a 6.0. i plan on getting a set of 243's and hand porting them. i need advice on a cam though as stated it will have to be streetable so nothing too radical.i will probally go with just an ls6 intake and upgrade injectors and my fuel pump.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 08:46 AM
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If im reading this right u want to mod it then tear it down to see the condition? Dont make any sense if your that concerned tear it down now, then build it how u want. Or throw the heads and cam on and run it till it blows. And as far as a cam goes i would recomend a tsunami imo
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no i already have the mods done and what i have was gonna be it till i got a dd. now that im getting a dd i want to make a couple runs just to see where im at then im gonna tare it apart. im not really worried about the motor but im in a position to make it better.
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