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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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alright trying to finish up my on going project , i have the ofi front mount kit with pt76gts everthing is mounted and in place.i have a couple loose ends to still to tie up far as fab work on cold side and little things like that .i had a sts kit 67trim before this kit and i put down 634hp and 654 tq at the wheels on stock computer and opti .well now i got the 76mm upfront and im getting close to getting this thing together and really need some good direction far as a good tuner that is familar with these cars instead of all these other speed shops telling me to ditch the lt1 .its a built 383 with 195cc afr heads and custom grind cam ,6 speed .jus have alot of money in this car and jus dont wanna give up now ,i would really love to see what this setup cant throw at me . any info is helpfull , thanks guys .
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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call speed inc....Larry and the boys have built a "few" turbo LT1 cars....
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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Alvin at PCM for Less (in Tick Performance's shop - Mooresville NC) can dyno tune it and Jonathan at Tick Performance can help in every other way.

They've helped me out a few times!
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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well i talked to tick performance a couple of weeks ago cause i knew pcm for less was beside them ,thinking they could finish the car up then pcm for less could dyno tune it . pcm for less told me they dont dyno tune lt1 cars anymore that they could do a mail order tune which im really not a fan of and i dont have a stand alone set up like f.a.s.t. or big stuff 3 to fine tune the car .
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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I would talk to MoeHorsePower... he is a great LT1 tuner.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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http://rpmmotorsportsnc.com/prodshow/dyno_services.html

I'm sure they can help you out with whatever you need.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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How did you like the STS kit? I've been looking into them.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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thanks guys , alexcoreas i liked the kit easy to install very simple set up. car made good power and the turbo lag wasnt bad at all wraping the tubing up helps also .sometimes i wish i didnt get rid of it cause it worked so well but didnt want to pass up on a deal for the ofi kit but has now become a pain in the @$$.
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http://www.mayhemmotorsports.net/

They should be able to get whatever you need done on the car.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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Thanks for the reply and honesty bro. I was kinda iffy about the lt1boost.net site since all the cars on there need bugs to fix. From ur experience is boost easier to work with or superchargers? The STS kit looks great.

How much of a deal did u get on this new one?
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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it really depends on the money and your preference but i have had a vortech and that sts kit blew it away on top end at the same psi,but we all know there is more money envolved when going with a turbo setup .the sts kit is pretty simple and you dont have to go and spend money on custom tubing and headers which is a plus . well i wanted something bigger then the ofi kit was available and i sold the sts kit for pretty much what i had in it so that was my good deal.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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Yea I'm pretty much debating. Which route to go. Ststurbo is a complete kit. But I don't have a built bottom end or top end at that. Just bolt ons. I wanna do things once rather then twice for my DD
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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IF your ready for a cruise then you will need to swing out this way and hit up Jim at speed inc. OR you can use Moe Bailey for your tune. But in all seriousness you will need to have a dyno tune for this setup! Dont skimp out on a pcm tune only
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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Moe Bailey is awesome, did all my tuning! Heard great things bout speed Inc!
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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Rob, don't forget about FLP. Either way, you've gotta find someone that has had experience and is willing to put the time in to get it right.
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 02:02 AM
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i cant wait until your all done with this good luck bro
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