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Old 12-07-2011, 10:17 AM
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NoReins... I can't believe my eyes ... you did a fantastic job!!
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Old 12-08-2011, 05:01 AM
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Thank you. Here are some more pics I received yesterday:











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Old 12-08-2011, 07:17 AM
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Very nice! I was gonna ask if your painting it yourself but I see this is in a paint booth so nm lol. I helped my buddy paint his 71 k5 blazer viper blue and wasnt easy. he has a big shop but we had to custom build a redneck paint booth with box fans and all lol but it worked great.
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Old 12-09-2011, 06:54 PM
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Okayyyy, so I kind of have some exciting news. We got some ponies to put under to hood. Woot woot! Today we pulled the trigger on a 351W with a Paxton Supercharger. The engine was built by Coast High Performance and the dyno numbers were 515hp/541tq@5,000RPM.

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•Stock 351W block, fully prepped and bored .040-inches over (360ci)
•Stock Ford 351W crankshaft, .010-inches under on mains/rods
•Ford rods, shot peened and ARP rod bolts installed
•Probe forged pistons w/ Perfect Circle rings, 8.9:1 compression
•Completely balanced (crank/rods/pistons/damper)
•Edelbrock Performer EFI 351W intake
•Accufab 75mm throttle body/EGR spacer
•42 lb/hr Ford Racing fuel injectors
•High-flow billet fuel rails with AN fuel line connections
•Edelbrock Performer cylinder heads
•Probe 1.6:1 full roller rockers
•Professional Products SFI rated balancer
•Elgin flat tappet camshaft (.496/.520 lift, 224/234 duration, 112 lobe center)
•Engine is machined for roller cam if a cam swap is desired
•Double roller adjustable timing chain and gear set
•Manley pushrods
•Pro Mustang 7-quart oil pan
•Melling high-volume pump with Probe Ind. HD drive shaft
•MSD EFI distributor and 8.5mm Super Conductor plug wires
•Complete Fel-Pro gasket set
•Edelbrock water pump
•Coast High Performance cast aluminum valve covers
•Paxton NOVI 2000 centrifugal supercharger with all brackets
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Old 12-09-2011, 07:11 PM
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out powered by another woman lol. man i need some extra spending cash
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Old 12-09-2011, 08:11 PM
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Damn, did you by chance get a buy one get one free deal on that? If so, I'd be interested in the extra one....

Looks like it's gonna be one kick a$$ powerplant!!!
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Old 12-09-2011, 08:29 PM
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that will be one costly daily driver.......at the pump!
but im totally jealous
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Old 12-09-2011, 10:12 PM
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I'll trade you even up for a tired 289... Nice powerplant.
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Old 12-10-2011, 05:47 PM
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Amazing build! I've never seen anything quite as detailed as this.
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Old 12-11-2011, 07:15 AM
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what is the rough cost on that? If normal driving with that, what do you think your MPG will be, 11-15?
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