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Old 05-20-2007, 02:27 PM
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mods in sig... and wheels
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Old 05-20-2007, 02:28 PM
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Any budget?
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Save for a S/C.......problem solved.(being slow) for awhile anyway....LOL....
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Old 05-20-2007, 02:29 PM
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Any budget?
lol yes.. wife is working now a BIG plus i would say 500-750
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Save for a S/C.......problem solved.(being slow) for awhile anyway....LOL....
yea i would like to but i checked into pricing with a newer/rebuilt motor.. that's just way too much.

i have 125K

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Save for a S/C.......problem solved.(being slow) for awhile anyway....LOL....
yea i would like to but i checked into pricing with a newer/rebuilt motor.. that's just way too much.

i have 125K

I shoved my Blower on @ 119K..and curently have 124K...on the original engine ,,trans...I also can buy a low mileage 4.6 in my area(salvage yard) for as little as 850.00 bucks.....so..I'm not worried...
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Old 05-20-2007, 02:38 PM
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Also ..those little 4.6 are pretty tough little motors......except when you cross the 400RWHP mark...rods sometimes tend to break....
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yea i would like to but i checked into pricing with a newer/rebuilt motor.. that's just way too much.

i have 125K
I am almost in the same boat honestly. I have 106k on my car and to be honest, I dunno what else to do with it. I can try nitrous, but I am a bit worried of blowing something up :P

All I say is save your money to do a rebuild. Then go from there.
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Save for a S/C.......problem solved.(being slow) for awhile anyway....LOL....
yea i would like to but i checked into pricing with a newer/rebuilt motor.. that's just way too much.

i have 125K

I shoved my Blower on @ 119K..and curently have 124K...on the original engine ,,trans...I also can buy a low mileage 4.6 in my area(salvage yard) for as little as 850.00 bucks.....so..I'm not worried...
good point.. i could consider but that would take forever to get.... i made a post a while back about a loan to modify lol and everyone convinced me that was a bad idea.. so i will just have to save the money instead...... but it's hard when i get alot of money i like to do stuff around my house.....
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yea i would like to but i checked into pricing with a newer/rebuilt motor.. that's just way too much.

i have 125K
I am almost in the same boat honestly. I have 106k on my car and to be honest, I dunno what else to do with it. I can try nitrous, but I am a bit worried of blowing something up :P

All I say is save your money to do a rebuild. Then go from there.
i think that's what i will end up doing but i don't know anything about getting rebuilt... i think i will stay N/A but i want it a good bit faster then it is now......
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