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Old 05-05-2004, 10:00 PM
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its f/ing bad ..man ,,got to get pics developed ,,for people how told me to put it together yourself,, you would have f/ed up..they had to fly cut my pistons for the .700 lift cam i had, got alined honed,bored with plate,decked .012 in hole,,degreed the cam in ,,file fitted the rings for nitrous,got 230lbs of sping seat pressure.damm,,,i couldnt belive thay had to fly cut them because they had some big valve reliefs ,,but to close for that cam,,came out to 12.1compression,262/274 @.050 .701/.687 lift.so for all you people out there building a bad motor get your motor assmbled by someone you can trust,,if you got a basicaly stock motor you can do to yourself,,,also he checked pushrod lenght,,i need .100 longer pushrods too..that i wouldnt have knowed about,,,i glad i spent the $1200.00 for the machine work and bluepriting,,it payed off,better to be safe than sorry,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,spent $4500.00 and still aint though...needing more parts still .another $1500.00 should do it..[]
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Old 05-06-2004, 05:10 AM
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That's going to make monster power! What kind of induction are you putting on it? What car is it going in?
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Old 05-06-2004, 10:28 AM
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thats going in my 83gt ,,a got a super victor intake need bigger carb ,got 750 HP holley need 950??...got tko trans ssm bars,,31spline axles,,hope it runs better than the last time out,,,it should,,i ran 10.59@130 mph last time out,with 175 shot with 351w .060 11.1 ...

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Old 05-06-2004, 11:17 AM
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that kicks *** nos! what are you doing with some of your old stuff man...carb? hope that motor
turns out like you expect. you should hit some 9's with the juice!
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Old 05-06-2004, 09:10 PM
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f/ing a man i want mid 9s.......[:@]my 750 is brand new i think iam going to put that old motor ,,i fixed it,, going to put it in my truck .it will be the same motor that i ran 10.59s with going in my truck..got 4.30s in it ..unless you want to buy it ,,??
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Old 05-07-2004, 06:46 PM
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i need a 750 holley 4150 series mechanical everything. hook it up
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Old 05-07-2004, 06:55 PM
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i need a 750 holley 4150 series mechanical everything. hook it up
hook you up ???
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Old 05-07-2004, 07:01 PM
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yaeh that what i meant when i said i needed one.
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how bout a 3310 750 vac sec,thats on my truck now??the 950 i want as about $900.00 my old lady wont give me no more cash,,she said enough is enough ,,do you all hear that alot too....[:@]she needs a new broom first,,[sm=lol.gif]so going to try the 750 #4779 for the juice first time out,,not even going to bring my bottle,,,,,,,what you think??bring it.
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