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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 07:04 AM
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Streetable ? If so bring it to Rosa's ! We can do a cacklefest !
wheres Rosa's?

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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by lucster
wheres Rosa's?
Every Wed 7 pm ! A lot of awesome vettes come out ! I often joke there is enough H P in this parking lot to drag Rosa's down the highway !
There is a group that Drag Race at Crandall but as I work out of town and often go to TXR for Test and Tune I don't get out there as often as I would like .
Gad I went over on SW to get this link cause I am putting electric exhaust cutouts on my 3 in custom exhaust and there is a thread about exhaust shops there !
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Originally Posted by lucster
wheres Rosa's?
Every Wed 7 pm ! A lot of awesome vettes come out ! I often joke there is enough H P in this parking lot to drag Rosa's down the highway !
There is a group that Drag Race at Crandall but as I work out of town and often go to TXR for Test and Tune I don't get out there as often as I would like .
Glad I went over on SW to get this link cause I am putting electric exhaust cutouts on my 3 in custom exhaust and there is a thread about exhaust shops there !

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/sout...ing-areas.html

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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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damn i wish i could have made it tonight! blew the trans yesterday
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by lucster
well the 700 r4 did last as long as i thought it would! 3 days of abuse. well 1st gear still works Ill get it back next week with a 2k stall
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by lucster
damn i wish i could have made it tonight! blew the trans yesterday
sending PM !
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Old May 12, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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OUCH! Too much Boost?
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Old May 12, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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oh jesus lol. looks like the head gaskets didn't like the blower too much either
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Old May 13, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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got the trans built, was testing and tuning the air to fuel gage wast working for one. everything was good till i bumped the timing up to 32 degz. did a little launch down the road started miss n and blow n radiator fluid out the exhaust. think it was lean . the next ones will be FORGED! also the motor wasnt built for a blower. 9.5 to 1

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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 11:33 AM
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well its on again, was installing new pistons noticed it cracked the block as well, so got reman 383 block from summit, forged dished, comp cam XR288HR.
Hope i get it all back together in a couple of weeks
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