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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Cass007
OK, you can spend $20K on just the motor and turbos and have it all blow up before you do a single dyno pull. How's that for trial and error?
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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my de lasted 3 summers of stock block f1...put turbo kit on it/tuned...two weeks later....a rod through a piston...tuned by ummmmmm GRD .....
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by superchargedg
Chris you just have the ultimate of bad luck man.
Just bad karma right now... I should have never killed that hooker in Vegas, pretty sure thats the cause
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Cass007
Just bad karma right now... I should have never killed that hooker in Vegas, pretty sure thats the cause
Just new that hooker was going to come back and haunt you.
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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I'm running stock block with greddy 18g twins, runs strong but not my daily driver. At least consider rods, rings and pistons if going for 400 whp.
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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''build it, and the horsepower will come'' ;D
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