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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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i have a 96 trans am i have every bolt on i can do even 150 shot all new bmr suspension i ran 7.70s in the 8th i have a stall converter for it 3500 they tell me it is to big.i was told i need about 2800 i need to no before i put it in here is my car http://www.cardomain.com/id/carsdh i havent been in side the motor yet though still stock what to do
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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just get like an le2 package and keep that stall
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witch one 3500 or get it restalled to 2800 thanks
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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if you got it new you can probably get it restalled for free if so get about a 3k even stall and look into a head and cam package
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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it will cost me 225 to get it restalled i found a lt4 cam kit for 350 shipped with about 3 thousand miles on it
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:47 PM
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I'd keep the stall, and get you a nice cam and spring to really wake that car up.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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no doubt, but if he is planning a whole new engine would you still dump money into it?
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