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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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H/C all the way dude. I wouldn't recommend painting the car just to get to school and have some kid scratch it for you.
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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I vote heads and cam. One reason my turbo project has taken so long is because i've been building it on a college budget. My car was a heads/cam car my first year of school. Smart thing would have been to leave it that way till I graduate....but noooooo...I had to be dumb. Now, its had about 7k miles on it in the past 3 years and i've had to buy a daily driver.

on the other hand. turbos are totally worth it
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 01:11 AM
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howd this get to the top...

if you wanna keep drivability nitrous
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 01:51 AM
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holy thread resurection batman!
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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For best college results I vote:

1) Nitrous system - best bang for the buck
2) Custom beer keg refrigerator
3) Case of condoms
4) 1 set each: black satin sheets, red satin sheets
5) ScotchGuard for your car seats

You will be the Big Man On Campus! The car looks fine already.

Jim
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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this is a really old thread..... i went with a paint job
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by White 96LT1
this is a really old thread..... i went with a paint job
it's only 2 months old. That's not "old" around here when it comes to thread resurrection haha.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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I would find a used supercharger kit. I wish I had these ideas when I was building my motor.
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