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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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hey tom glad youre back from the field
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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Do the headers yourself, should only take a weekend or a full day at the hobby shop. I did mine in my garage on ramps. I had to take it to the hobby shop to cut that little edge off the k-member to stop the rattling, but other than that it was easy.
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by primer84z
Do the headers yourself, should only take a weekend or a full day at the hobby shop. I did mine in my garage on ramps. I had to take it to the hobby shop to cut that little edge off the k-member to stop the rattling, but other than that it was easy.
mine rattles a bit... whats the hobby shop? what part did you cut off the k-member?
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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the hobby shop is the place on base that has lifts and all the tools you can think of that you can rent. You cut off like a 1/4 inch of the little tab around the kmember where the primaries come down through the bottom of the car on the drivers side. If you look under the car you will see it. I can almost gaurentee if you try and put your finger on your primaries and trace them from the collector to the head, you'll notice the part I'm talking about. With my ARH's, the clearance was maybe a 1/8". So it only rattled when I took off hard from a stop, but enough to **** me off. I hit it with a cutting torch and solved the problem in about 5 minutes. You only need to remove a very small amount.
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by primer84z
the hobby shop is the place on base that has lifts and all the tools you can think of that you can rent. You cut off like a 1/4 inch of the little tab around the kmember where the primaries come down through the bottom of the car on the drivers side. If you look under the car you will see it. I can almost gaurentee if you try and put your finger on your primaries and trace them from the collector to the head, you'll notice the part I'm talking about. With my ARH's, the clearance was maybe a 1/8". So it only rattled when I took off hard from a stop, but enough to **** me off. I hit it with a cutting torch and solved the problem in about 5 minutes. You only need to remove a very small amount.
that's exactly my problem! thanks!
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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my ls1 intake is doing very well for me
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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my ls1 intake is doing very well for me
yeah and prokit springs with monroe shocks are great too
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by CaliforniaBoy5
yeah and prokit springs with monroe shocks are great too
12.5@109 with a lid, lt's, true duals, hand port on a t/b and dr
11.6@118.8 on a 100 shot not spraying out of the hole

n/a launch guess thats what i get for crappy drag radials + lowering springs + crap shock...basically everything people say is crap


uh oh is that a tire lifting
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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i dont see it lifting
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruckus46Gt
12.5@109 with a lid, lt's, true duals, hand port on a t/b and dr
11.6@118.8 on a 100 shot not spraying out of the hole

n/a launch guess thats what i get for crappy drag radials + lowering springs + crap shock...basically everything people say is crap


uh oh is that a tire lifting
yes, because its all about track times...
let's just ignore the whole tadbit of what shocks and springs are really meant for.. (i.e. dampening, ride comfort, cornering, ect ect)
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jsteele90
i dont see it lifting
i have to find the lighter pic ihave in a print out thats the same pic but on my digital camera. Also have a shot from the same run from the track photo guy.

calif- car rides perfect on the street better then stock. Handles pretty well. Turns like stock but i dont have my front sway bar in. Handling is overrated, its an auto car you dont auto x car
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 08:09 AM
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I did both LS6 and LT's at the same time big differece PERIOD. Haven't went to the track yet with it but big improvement.
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