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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 01:42 PM
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Well my 700r went last night, after laying down some slabs in the xgirlfriends neiborhood and then up near my neiborhood ect ect, it let go I killed 2-3 my first gear works.. just revs like its in neutrual when it goes into 2 an 3, had the cops call my house to tell me that they bassically followed the burn outs from my xg/fs house though town and to my house, kinda like a trail. Well its the winter anyway and I was thinking N/A 408 might as well replace the lt-1 as it is old technology, the car needs alot of work, suspention and whatnot radio, window motors, new upolstery. Any ideas on what I should put in the car for next year is appreciated. Should I go with an auto again? or 6pd? I hear converting an auto to 6pd is a bitch. but im glad my tranny is dead cause all it means is more power for next year.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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id go nitrous powered 427 and stick wit auto even though the 6 speed is more fun good luck wit ur project though
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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lol, im thinking something lil more MPG friendly, maybe a 402 or 408. but im gona have to upgrade everything, its going to be a complete restore.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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so did you get any warning or anything for pretty much driving wrecklessly throught a neighbor hood?

not saying you were driving crazy, but that would be a few charges including wreckless driving if their was a witness or something.

and you shoulda lawn jobb'd the Ex, i always did that to mine, truck works a little better thou, **** i can remember 4 years ago when i was in highschool i left the best and i mean the best lawn job thru my ex's yard. it was there for like 6-8 months the ruts were so deep in the lawn, and i also left some nice black tread marks on the sidewalk exiting the lawn. haha girl learned her lesson that time, rich spoiled b#%^&.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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so did you get any warning or anything for pretty much driving wrecklessly throught a neighbor hood?

not saying you were driving crazy, but that would be a few charges including wreckless driving if their was a witness or something.

and you shoulda lawn jobb'd the Ex, i always did that to mine, truck works a little better thou, **** i can remember 4 years ago when i was in highschool i left the best and i mean the best lawn job thru my ex's yard. it was there for like 6-8 months the ruts were so deep in the lawn, and i also left some nice black tread marks on the sidewalk exiting the lawn. haha girl learned her lesson that time, rich spoiled b#%^&.
thats funny as hell lol so did u get anything wen u did that lik damaging private property or vandalism or somtin lol
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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the police officer told me to stop being an idiot. There was no witnesses they honestly could follow the trail of posi trail marks all the way to the front of my house. he said that theyd be watching and what not, they even asked me to come to the police station, but I was actually out of town so he kinda let it go. I think my x also snitched on me too. but yeah ive down my fair shair of lawn jobs in my friends 98 z71 with mudders on, if i did this to her lawn i kno her dad would want war.

But on to other things, n/a 402? boosted 402? boosted 370? im not sure of my goals, but the pockets go deep as i have taken on another job with no girlfriend so i got options here.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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A T56 swap is pretty easy to do actually..I've got a thread around here..

As far as going LSX..hmm..don't know too much bout that..
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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i no ul need a new k member and stuff so y ur at it set up the front suspension real nice and id say go with a nitrous car itll be cheaper then FI and at the track u can still lay down some nice numbers just build the motor to make some power then add a 200 shot to that power id go wit the 402 if u dont wanna do the 427 lsx block
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i've always wanted to do that to my ex, but i never did, dumb ****** ****.... as far as the build, remember a swap like that will be big big $$$ if done right
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Yea, well the pockets go deep. cause i dont need to pay for 2 people anymore, just sucks on christmas im not gettin **** from her. Oh well. im thinking maybe a built 6.0 truck heads z06 cam with intake. How easy is the T-56 build? should i just reuse the Lt-1? build it to say 383? and go fi? Im pretty sure im almost positive i wanna do a 402 with boost the more and more i think of it, with the bmr turbo k member should i go with a procharger or turbo now?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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Stick with the LT1, if your upping the displacement and doing the Heads/Cam then you wont have any problems making power. Its still up to you, the LS1 will make better power but your going big anyways...

The T56 to hold it is going to cost you, get something used and have it rebuilt or just get one straight up built from a sponsor here (or someone you might know locally thats GOOD). You said the pockets were deep, so dont skimp here.

402 LT1 would be badass, someone correct me if I am wrong but I think the LARGEST you can go with an LT1 is the 413 or something to that effect?

...And what sounds better than a large displacement LT1? A large displacement FORGED FI LT1
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by the_merv
As far as going LSX..hmm..don't know too much bout that..
Something tells me your hiding something from us..... . .
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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That's pushin cubes for that Block..you loose streetability really quick..really thin cylinder walls.

What I built was probably the easiest build you could do over 400ci, and it's very streetable..it just stalls at ever fckn stoplight..lol
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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Cool, yeah I knew anything over a 396 was pushing it... Just wasnt sure exactly what the point of no return for thickness/streetability was.

How is it over there btw, how are ya?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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It's not too bad. Just bought my Shifter, Ball, 3.89 Gears, and some other little stuff. I'm buying the Cluch & Flywheel right before I get back.

I can get to my Pay Pal, so I'm good..
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HA! Good stuff. Keep safe, and you had better keep me posted about that beast.
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