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Old Nov 9, 2023 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by AboveTheLogic
'79 355 retro roller SBC w/ T56. Visible here is my electric fan with "pan" shroud.
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My car has pretty much similar items except it is the regular 350. Do you have a sound byte of your car engine? Does yours like to idle best at 900 rpms? Or do you have it idling lower?
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That reminds me of a Ferrari........
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Here's a current pic-




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SWEET !!!
Better yet ..................how about a sound vid !!!!!
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