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Old May 14, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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Forged 383 (compstar crank, 6" rods and SRP pistons), 238/246 .592/.592 112LSA cam, Single plane intake, 4 barrel TB, Halo plate, MSD digital 6, TH400 with a T brake, Nitrous converter, 3.90 gears (12 bolt). how big of a shot would you guys feel safe running through this? probably gonna start with a 200, just not sure how much i should press my luck from there.

oh and its an LT1
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Old May 15, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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Motor is forged right. Hell a 200 shot will go down nicely. Ive seen guys hit 400 on a forged motor. Just watch the plugs. They tell the tale.
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Forged 383 (compstar crank, 6" rods and SRP pistons), 238/246 .592/.592 112LSA cam, Single plane intake, 4 barrel TB, Halo plate, MSD digital 6, TH400 with a T brake, Nitrous converter, 3.90 gears (12 bolt). how big of a shot would you guys feel safe running through this? probably gonna start with a 200, just not sure how much i should press my luck from there.

oh and its an LT1
Start at 150, its safer to start from there then work up from there.
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Yo Josh, as long as everything is tuned correctly you should be fine for a big hit of n2o. Just make sure you have your ring gaps set up to run a big hit if you plan on spraying alot. You may also want to look into a standalone fuel system. Good Luck man, and I can't to see this thing fly! Get home safe!
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Yo Josh, as long as everything is tuned correctly you should be fine for a big hit of n2o. Just make sure you have your ring gaps set up to run a big hit if you plan on spraying alot. You may also want to look into a standalone fuel system. Good Luck man, and I can't to see this thing fly! Get home safe!
sorry, i forgot to mention that it has a stand alone too. im having the motor built while im still over in the sand box but the builder knows that its getting hit with a lot of nitrous so hopefully he set up the ring gaps for it.

thanks for the replies guys
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