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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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Mines being built right now.
R.E.D. Dry sleeve LS2 block w/4.150 bore and custom sleeves
Lunati 4.185" custom ground crank
SCAT H-beam rods
Wiesco custom 11 degree pistons
Morel lifters

It'll be topped off with ET Performances 265cc 11 degree race heads and either a FAST or Edelbrock intake.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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LS1 block resleeved to 4.155
Stock(mostlikley)
Oliver or Carillio rods
Mahale pistons
Morel Solid lifters

All supported by a dry sump system of some sorts.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 08:21 PM
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If only I had the cash to build it!
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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the one HKE is building me is my dream right now...after that who knows what it'll be....

orange, get a 9" man, i wanna see that beast of your's at the track sometime!
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 10:52 PM
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Im all over it right now! and trust me...when the time arrives I will be there!
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i should be ordering a 9" from strange this week, if you're ready to buy let me know and i can probably get ya a decent deal on strange stuff. Daniel is going to be a dealer for them.
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I went the junkyard/wreckyard route for mine. we will see if it falls through or not
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