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Old May 23, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Who does your tune? Ever dealt w/Speedsouth in Pellham? They have a dyno special 6/10 3 pulls for $50.
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shaft mounts???? that's a RACECAR MOTOR!!!!!!!!!
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Old May 23, 2010 | 06:06 PM
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shaft mounts???? that's a RACECAR MOTOR!!!!!!!!!
Coming from...................E85 13.5:1 389, Ported AFR 210s, BRE Cam, DFI, TH-400, 4.71s


LMAO!
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Old May 23, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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Head bolts eh? Why not the good ole studs?
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You and pistons don't seem to get along for some reason. If I were you I'd make sure to get these pistons coated with bad gas repellent ASAP!
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Old May 23, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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You and pistons don't seem to get along for some reason. If I were you I'd make sure to get these pistons coated with bad gas repellent ASAP!
They got "go fast" coating on them, want me to PM you the number so you can get some?
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They got "go fast" coating on them, want me to PM you the number so you can get some?

With your track record, absolutely not. Hopefully you changed companies.
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With your track record, absolutely not. Hopefully you changed companies.

A 10.58?

Yup the Speed Pro's are out, Wiseco's are in.

A J&S Knock alert will also go in the car.
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A 10.58?

Yup the Speed Pro's are out, Wiseco's are in.

A J&S Knock alert will also go in the car.
Yes, even with your best effort. Hopefully you'll have better luck...
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Still rollin'........... I am off today so I am making good use of the time. Carb hat is on order. I got to mock up one more thing and I am gonna start notching the cowl



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Well I got this far today............



what size freeze plug did you use for the timing cover to block the hole for the water pump gear?
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dAMN BRO **** is looking good and bad as hell. Ya I got my part and Whats your prediction on it running now?
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dAMN BRO **** is looking good and bad as hell. Ya I got my part and Whats your prediction on it running now?
10.20's I hope, but hell I may have slowed it down.
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Still looks slow, you should do a turbo b16 swap. I hear from the high school kids that they are the fastest things around .
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Lookin good man...totally jealous...

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10.20's I hope, but hell I may have slowed it down.
I strongly doubt that!!!!
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