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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 02:40 AM
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ok iam getting a camaro ss with an v8 , my dad asked me if i wanted to put an v12 in it. What should i do keed the v8 and mod it are get an v12?


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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 03:11 AM
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Go for it dude, alls you gotta do is thieve your nearest Vanquish.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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Go for it dude, alls you gotta do is thieve your nearest Vanquish.



good luck with that swap man!
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by volcanic2345
ok iam getting a camaro ss with an v8 , my dad asked me if i wanted to put an v12 in it. What should i do keed the v8 and mod it are get an v12?


thanks.

Hahahaha, that's funny, if it works I'll buy it from you.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 10:06 AM
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youre talking about an old skool camaro right???? I dont think a v12 would fit into one of these engine bays, OR at least not this LT1 bay!!!
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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What an idiot.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by hawgs


What an idiot.
couldnt have said it better
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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werent you the kid no more than a month ago saying you had a kid and needed a job to make money..how the hell can you afford a camaro muchless a v8 one...much less anything with a v12..
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 02:58 PM
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yes iam talking about an old school one, but if i get a new one i will keep the v8 and mod it, and i do have a kid but i have a lot of money saved up from drag racing so getting a new car.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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lmao!!

classic.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Shoot don't stop at 12 might as well go for a v16




http://uk.geocities.com/historicslot/brmv16.html

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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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i tell you what..lets just pretend you had enough money..youd need the amount id say 80k for a brand new crate v12..you need another 80k to get the car to handle that..and another 80k to find someone dumb enough to do the labor..being a drag racer at the local tracks a few years ago ive raced enough to no you dont have that kind of money..as a previous person said..do it and ill buy it from you..
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by volcanic2345
yes iam talking about an old school one, but if i get a new one i will keep the v8 and mod it, and i do have a kid but i have a lot of money saved up from drag racing so getting a new car.
lamborghini v12 are a ferearri v12?
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ex-SS-ve
lamborghini v12 are a ferearri v12?
my dads friend is selling his v12 i do not know what kind it is but he ask me if i wanted he would buy it for me, my dad will have his people put it in at his shop
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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Ignoring for a moment the whole weight distribution issue, you're going to need to add about two feet of sheet metal between the front of your fenders and the front clip.

Allow me to illustrate:

Current:


With V-12 Mod:


Kris Horton, eat your heart out.


-Mike
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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putting a V-12 in a camaro? never heard of such a retarded thing before. That would definitely create so many problems that you might as well start from scratch.
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