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Aug 27, 2006 | 06:56 PM

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I just spent 12k with Bryan @LME..motor will be here Tuesday.....DD N/a....I still have about 5k to spend on suspention,t56 viper conversion and 12 bolt.....I spent 2 k on strippers and booze after I wired the check...

Aug 27, 2006 | 07:39 PM

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From: dudley mass

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Originally Posted by mcamp001

spend it all on hookers and beer

Aug 27, 2006 | 08:02 PM

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From: Georgia

Forged 408, a good set of heads, nitrous grind cam, 150 shot, strange dana 60, stronger driveshaft, and a built T56.

Aug 27, 2006 | 08:11 PM

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From: Kona, Pearl Ridge

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Originally Posted by mcamp001

spend it all on hookers and beer

with your new best friend
< im right here you dont have to look too far

Sep 25, 2006 | 05:56 PM

#25

adillhoff

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From: DFW, Texas

Save a lot of money by doing the installs yourself. I have done a H/C three times now and I did it in 12 hours (only because I had a crappy valve spring compressor). If you want a DD just get reliable parts. Get yourself a nice 500 rwhp set up. If you have a built motor, tranny to match, and rearend. You won't have to worry about things going wrong that often. But stay around 500 hp. Anything more will start causing your problems and lose most of the daily driver aspect.

Sep 25, 2006 | 09:24 PM

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msb184

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From: Texas,U.S.A.

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If you modify your only car you will be sorry. "back in the day" we did it & were on foot a lot of the time. Suggestion....if you have a note on the car pay that 1st.,buy a POS for work that's stock. You can then modify knowing it's your car,you can save for the best parts & you don't have a cc or bank loan to pay each month whether you have a job or not. I have a blown/427/C-5 but also have a pickup for everyday. After the 1st. car is pd. for, you will never borrow again. Freedom!!

Sep 26, 2006 | 12:50 AM

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From: College Station/Pasadena

do a solid roller set up,

Sep 26, 2006 | 04:01 AM

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From: England

This all depends really, on what you want to use it for and if you can do the work yourself. I think most of the ideas so far are too far fetched for the money.

This excludes shipping, tax and any labour. It also doesn't account for a 12 bolt or built tranny so you could easily add another $4k to the final figure. Doesn't leave a lot of cash left over for labour and there's still quite a few components absent such as forged internals, body mounted torque arm, new rims, tyres (DR's), electric water pump.

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Single Adjustable Lower Control Arms & Panhard Bar Kit UMI Performance Inc $264.95
Control Arm Bolt Upgrade Kit UMI Performance Inc $10.99
Chrome Moly Shock Tower Bace UMI Performance Inc $99.99
Super Lube® Synthetic 14oz. Grease Tube UMI Performance Inc $29.90
Super Lube® Synthetic Rod End Rust Preventive Lubricant UMI Performance Inc $29.90
Revalved Bilstein Shocks Strano Performance $500.00
Sway Bar Kit Strano Performance $379.00
Strano Performance Parts Lowering Springs Strano Performance $269.00
Ratech Deluxe Install Kit, 7.5" 10-Bolt Rearend Thunder Racing $122.99
Strange Pro-Street Gears, 3.42 Gear Ratio, 2 series carrier Thunder Racing $225.00
Thunder Racing Complete Braking Package Baer Eradispeed Rotors Thunder Racing $759.99
Solo-Bleed Brake bleeders (front pair) Thunder Racing $9.99
Solo-Bleed Brake bleeders (rear pair) Thunder Racing $9.99
TSP Lid Texas Speed & Performance $95.00
F.A.S.T. LSX 90mm Intake & P.T.M. 90mm Combo Texas Speed & Performance $1,075.00
PaceSetter Ceramic-Coated Long Tube Headers, 1998-1999 LS1 F-Body with Emissions Fittings, With TSP 3" Y-Pipe with Hi-Flow Catalytic Converters Texas Speed & Performance $700.00
24" O2 Extention Texas Speed & Performance $39.98
PRC LS6 CNC Ported Heads Texas Speed & Performance $1,249.99
ARP 12-Point Head Stud Kit Texas Speed & Performance $248.99
ARP Assembly Lubricant Texas Speed & Performance $23.97
TSP 42# Injector Package Texas Speed & Performance $349.99
TSP Ported LS6 Oil Pump Texas Speed & Performance $129.99
Rollmaster Double-Roller Adjustable Timing Set Texas Speed & Performance $106.99
Magic Stick 4 Camshaft Texas Speed & Performance $389.99
Cam install kit?? Texas Speed & Performance
Perma Cool 20-22000 GVW Transmission Cooler Texas Speed & Performance $49.99
Prothane Polyurethane Transmission Mount Thunder Racing $22.99
Prothane Polyurethane Motor Mounts (Pair) Thunder Racing $49.99
Y-Pipe "Bump Stop" Hanger Thunder Racing $40.00
ASP Harmonic Balancer Crank Pulley Thunder Racing $224.99
Belt for AC Pulley Thunder Racing $21.98
LS1 Adjustable Belt Tensioner Thunder Racing $129.99
Fast Toys Ram-Air Induction Kit Thunder Racing $174.95
Thunder Racing LS1 EGR Block-off plate, stainless steel Thunder Racing $10.00
GM LS1 Exhaust Manifold Gasket Thunder Racing $22.98
GM LS1 Smog Pump Gasket Thunder Racing $3.00
TransGO Shift Kit Thunder Racing $126.99
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Sep 26, 2006 | 09:28 AM

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so basically... everyone wants all these power mods... fast fast fast.. and no way to stop it?? No suspension to handle it and put the power to the ground? no tires?

bad

Sep 26, 2006 | 09:37 AM

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300bhp/ton

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guess you didn't see my post

Sep 26, 2006 | 10:13 AM

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How about you invest it in the stock market, then come back after you have money to burn. Lets try that.

Sep 26, 2006 | 11:06 AM

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Bullet proof 402 from LME for starters. TFS heads, 90/90, custom cam, Kooks 1 7/8, 9" rear, Dual adj Koni's, LCA, PHB, TA,pro rate springs, Fikse's, Baer. That'll take care of your cash and you had better be doing most of the work yourself.

Sep 26, 2006 | 02:56 PM

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Save it for a down payment on a condo or town house!

Sep 26, 2006 | 04:56 PM

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Buy a $2k beater, then figure out what you wan to do.

We have this thing called the Affordability-Reliability-Performance triangle. You can pick any 2 of them, but you loose the 3rd.

Sep 26, 2006 | 07:30 PM

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From: ST Helens, OR

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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1

Buy a $2k beater, then figure out what you wan to do.

We have this thing called the Affordability-Reliability-Performance triangle. You can pick any 2 of them, but you loose the 3rd.

That triangle is great!! Its so true. I finaly went all out with 2+3 and lost 1.

Sep 26, 2006 | 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 2002/Black/SS

im just finishing up a front mount turbo, cost me 10,000 for teh turbo setup, fueling, gauges, cam and heads. with 15,000 it should give u enough for teh turbo and rearend and run 11s and keep teh car nice a quiet

for 15 k you should be able to run 10s easily and be loud N/A or quieter with Turbo. But the point is 11s are achievable with 6 K, no nos.

2400 diff
400 tires rear ( nitto)
1000 clutch and flywheel
1000 cam and tune
1200 boltons ( lid K&N, LT, Y pipe and catback)

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