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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:30 PM
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Default turbo build
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Looks like a lot of baller bought parts at a shop doing the work.
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Looks like a lot of baller bought parts at a shop doing the work.
your point?
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Its fancy?
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Its fancy?
oh gotcha lol sounded like you was mad i wasn't doing it myself lol
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Awesome setup, tick's work always looks top notch
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Excellent build in progress.

I wish mine was this far
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Looks dope.

I'm surprised you're using DSS pistons. When I was shopping for parts for my rotating assembly I couldn't find much info in the GM world about them, it was mostly Ford guys. I'm sure they'll hold up but the 4032 alloy will be your biggest limiting factor.
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Awesome setup, tick's work always looks top notch
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Excellent build in progress.

I wish mine was this far
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Looks dope.

I'm surprised you're using DSS pistons. When I was shopping for parts for my rotating assembly I couldn't find much info in the GM world about them, it was mostly Ford guys. I'm sure they'll hold up but the 4032 alloy will be your biggest limiting factor.
well i was looking at compstar pistons but went to order them and they wanted like 1500 bucks for a set of piston i said no thanks lol
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Now rhats just ridiculous! !!
JE is about 1/2 that
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just figured i would do a quick update on this..
put the ls1 fuel tank in with dual squash 340 pumps, 8 feed and return line, have the shortblock together but the piston rings were the wrong size so getting the new ones sent in now, thats pretty much what we are waiting on.. painting my wheels for the heck of it since im waiting doing that tomorrow
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So is this more of a show car & dyno queen kinda thing?
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So is this more of a show car & dyno queen kinda thing?
its a showcar/streetcar, i do run it on the street
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Originally Posted by lt4388stroker
its a showcar/streetcar, i do run it on the street
Ah, looked to clean for that
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Bad ***, looking to start my boosted build soon. Just still deciding between turbo and blower myself.
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Originally Posted by Shownomercy
Ah, looked to clean for that
well it's not a daily so I dont drive to that often lol
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Bad ***, looking to start my boosted build soon. Just still deciding between turbo and blower myself.
go turbo lol
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