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Old 01-22-2005, 11:27 PM
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I WAS LOOKING AT ANOTHER FORUM AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A HP# THAT WOULD NOT MAKE A GT MOTOR LAST LONG. I AM GOING TO HAVE A KB PUT ON NEXT ( 9 PSI) MONTH AND WHILE WE HAVE IT APART WE ARE GOING TO HAVE COMP CAMS PUT IN AND THEN ADD THE BIG AIR KIT WITH THE LARGER MASS AIR METER. THE GUY THAT WILL BE DOING THE TUNING SAID IT WILL BE AROUND 465RWHP. I KNOW THE MORE HP THE BETTER BUT I WANT THE ENGINE TO LAST MORE THAN A MONTH. ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP. THANKS
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Old 01-22-2005, 11:29 PM
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I WAS LOOKING AT ANOTHER FORUM AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A HP# THAT WOULD NOT MAKE A GT MOTOR LAST LONG. I AM GOING TO HAVE A KB PUT ON NEXT ( 9 PSI) MONTH AND WHILE WE HAVE IT APART WE ARE GOING TO HAVE COMP CAMS PUT IN AND THEN ADD THE BIG AIR KIT WITH THE LARGER MASS AIR METER. THE GUY THAT WILL BE DOING THE TUNING SAID IT WILL BE AROUND 465RWHP. I KNOW THE MORE HP THE BETTER BUT I WANT THE ENGINE TO LAST MORE THAN A MONTH. ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP. THANKS
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I think you should be safe, so long as you have a super good tune. So long as the shop knows what they are doing you should be fine.
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Old 01-23-2005, 12:27 AM
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I SURE HOPE SO. I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THE GUY KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING. I HAVE SEEN HIS OTHER WORK. I WAS JUST GETTING A FEEL FOR WHAT IS A SAFE AMOUNT OF HP. THANKS
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Old 01-23-2005, 12:44 AM
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No offense
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Old 01-23-2005, 01:22 AM
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DON'T YOU MEAN OFFENCE?????? I AM SURE YOU DID.
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Old 01-23-2005, 01:52 AM
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Whats the deal with the caps, you caps lock every post you make. [sm=dontgetit.gif]
It makes it a real pain in the *** to read.
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Old 01-23-2005, 02:05 AM
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maybe his caps lock is locked lol
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just my .02.....It's offense
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Old 01-23-2005, 02:30 AM
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I JUST THINK IT LOOKS BETTER. HEY BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT CAR PART MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET YOUR EYES LOOKED AT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT LOOK ANY HARDER TO READ THAN YOURS.
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offense noun * An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity: affront, contumely, despite, indignity, insult, outrage, slight. Idiom: slap in the face.
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