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Old Nov 30, 2016 | 02:42 AM
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IM NEW TO THE LS WORLD AND WOULD LIKE ALL FEEDBACK GOOD R BAD BUT I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 LS2 CORVETTE ENGINE 18,000 MILES THAT I WILL BE SWAPPING IN A 1970 CUTLASS BUT I WANT TO GET 500 HP OUT OF IT WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK ALL SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME JUST LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY ACCOMPLISH THIS WITH EASE ALSO WHATS THE BEST TRANNY TO PUT BEHIND IT AS WELL AS GEAR THIS WILL BE A DRIVER CAR BUT ONLY ON WEEKEND CRUISES HELP PLEASE!!!!!
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Old Nov 30, 2016 | 07:36 PM
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HELLO WELCOME TO LS1TECH
when you say 500hp do you mean at the crank or the wheels?
When you say best tranny do you prefer a manual or automatic?
Have you tried to search the gen iv section?
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Old Nov 30, 2016 | 11:51 PM
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i wanna put a automatic tranny in and i would like to get 500 at the wheels and yeah ive searched the section some but im still getting a lil use to things
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