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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 07:19 PM
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I just put my T rex in my camaro good God does the car pull and it's not even tuned yet, need more cash, Imn dynoing this week so I'll post numbers with my mods I should do 425 conservitely. new fast 90/90, but want my 4:10's again. 2000 camaro ls1, fast 90/90, t rex stilll with ls6 springs, slp lid,hooker longtubes, off road y, can't wait to get back to Houston and have some fun, all I need now are et streets.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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I just put my T rex in my camaro good God does the car pull and it's not even tuned yet, need more cash, Imn dynoing this week so I'll post numbers with my mods I should do 425 conservitely. new fast 90/90, but want my 4:10's again. 2000 camaro ls1, fast 90/90, t rex stilll with ls6 springs, slp lid,hooker longtubes, off road y, can't wait to get back to Houston and have some fun, all I need now are et streets.
uumm, what
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dameter21
T rex stilll with ls6 springs
ya i just saw that too
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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T Rex with LS6 valve springs= very bad idea!!!!!

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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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are you a fool? ls6 springs with a t-rex.i will not feel sorry for you if a spring break and a valve drops into the motor and kills it.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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LS6 valvesprings and a T-REX, WOW, you got to be fuggin kidding me.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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I guess we'll see if the max lift recommendation for those springs is vastly underrated
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 08:57 PM
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maybe he meant ls6 style springs....or something...... :umm:
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In case you didn't catch this already......update your springs before, well, driving it again if possible but DEFIANTELY before visiting the top half of the tach and DEFINATELY before dynoing.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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Dude change those springs.
Please listen to myself and the guys who posted above as your nuts to run LS6 springs with a Trex.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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if your truly running a ls6 valve spring and you have gone over 6grand im willing to bet you have marks on the top of the pistons, you are insane if im reading this right, i have heavy shimmed dual springs on my trex
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 10:28 PM
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maybe that's why his thread title is " wow t rex" , since that's about all we can say about them ls6 springs with his t rex
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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your valves are prolly floating at idle. If your motor hasnt blown yet, I wouldnt start it again untill you got some double springs on that.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 11:35 PM
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I am sorry man, but dont drive your car anymore till you get some new springs.. i dont know how the pistons have not Mike Tyson'ed the **** out of your valves and knocked the stems plain through the intake runners of your heads...


i am sorry but people like this should not be building cars on their own.. (i only hope a shop did not let someone do this to their car)
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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Don't listen to these guys. Rev the pee out of that engine. It will thank you for it.

JUST KIDDING.

You should probably refrain from putting the key in your ignition until you get some real valvesprings.
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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Damn... im in shock like the rest of you guys... im running my TRex with Crane dual springs shimmed .060... LS6 springs... good luck.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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ill go ahead and add to the crew on this one.

is there even a beehive spring that can handle that lift?
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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ill go ahead and add to the crew on this one.

is there even a beehive spring that can handle that lift?

well the lift does hurt it A LOT and imagine all 240 degrees of duration just helping those springs along the way
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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OMG. I'll say just to say it,

DON'T START YOUR ENGINE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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