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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 09:54 AM
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almost completed with the current build...still have a few minor things to button up and it will be off to the dyno and then the track

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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 03:25 PM
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Sounds pretty nasty....what sort of ET are you aiming for in this beast?

Congrats! It's always a rush to hear it run for the first time!
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I hope it at least runs 12s


don't want to get my hopes up to high...I do have a goal in mind but need to get the bugs out of it before I really start leaning on it to see if its capable of doing what I built it to do
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Nice, Sounds good
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Awesome Ray, glad you're back at it.
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She sounds real good, glad to see it running again
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thx guys...kids are a bit older now...so should have more time to devote to the car again...the car needed a lot of attention from not having the funds...everything is fresh on this build...should put a hurting on the local LS/mustang crowd
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Originally Posted by Chopstix
.....everything is fresh on this build.....
What compression ratio are you running?

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11:1...a bit lower than I would have liked....but new pistons were not in the budget
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Originally Posted by Chopstix
11:1...a bit lower than I would have liked....but new pistons were not in the budget
No worries, pump gas CR just means its automatically a street car no matter what .
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this car is a "street" car...it will have tags/inspection/etc etc....couldn't make the black car street legal anymore so stuffed the go fast goodies in a different body.

The black car is going under the knife for some much needed chassis upgrades...might move everything back and try for 8s
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Did you have to run a small base circle cam with your 396 set up? Care to share the actual cam specs? Also, what rods and pistons did you use?
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She sounds great!
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Sounds really good. Grats
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