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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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after DLK performance has had my block for nearly a month just to clean, sonic test and magnuflux..i started looking for a new machinest. called several in the area and asked if they knew anythging about lt1s all but one said yes were experts..then part two was i was giong to have them give me a start date and a completion date...they all said "WHAT??" we dont work like that....so i called the last guy and asked him do you know anthing about lt1's he said "no" i said you hired!!! one of the few honest answers ive ever got...when i asked him about the deadline he said sure!!
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TIC TOC.... BOOM
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I believe the term is BOOMP!!
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When is the blow up deadline?
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When is the blow up deadline?
ill be happy if i can get one to run for 1 season not the only one with problems talked to racer last week, he tried some new hi tech light stainles steel lifters in his viper motor ....he fired the new motor and boom it blew....manufacturer of the lifters said they were installed wrong so they put a set in a new motor fired it and boom again somthing like 80,000 dollars in three weeks...that hurts!!!!!
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