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Old May 3, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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Default The engine is in !!!
The engine came back from the builder yesterday afternoon, forward progress pics.





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Old May 3, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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Looks killer! Who built the engine?
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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Looks killer! Who built the engine?
A friend of ours here in Dallas by the name of Paris Pugliese built the motor for us.
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it looks slow!!












j/k looks awesome!!
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What size charger is on it? I love the drive setup, looks sweet.
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Originally Posted by Cam72aro
What size charger is on it? I love the drive setup, looks sweet.

It's a A2W F1R.
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Man alive, those brackets are no joke. Its looking good.
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That F1R is f'ing HUGE
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The real question that no one is asking, what kind of gas mileage will you get?

Just kidding of course, set up looks badass!
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I am very rarely impressed by other people's cars, but that car just keeps looking better and better.
Can't wait to see it out at the dale!
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Looks good Mark. It's got an intimidating look to it for sure. What hp level are looking for?

One other thing, why don't you post your pics so we don't have to click on them to enlarge them. Just a susgestion...

-Dave
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Will that be enough to be competitive in extreme street???
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Will that be enough to be competitive in extreme street???
We're gonna find out pretty soon. We started it last night, hopefully we'll be on the dyno tomorrow night and at the track Friday night for some TNT
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