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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:35 PM
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:38 PM
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I'm not a black wheel guy and I absolutely dig that whole setup!!!! Bad ***!
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:41 PM
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Nice car. The wheels look really nice.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:42 PM
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Thanks. After the engine mods I couldn't get my power to the ground so I went with 9.5" x 17s on the front and 10.5" x 17s on the rear with new Invos. Hooks now.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:42 PM
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Looks very nice.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:48 PM
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I'm not a fan of black wheels either, but on your Mil Yellow car, they do look good.
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Thanks. After the engine mods I couldn't get my power to the ground so I went with 9.5" x 17s on the front and 10.5" x 17s on the rear with new Invos. Hooks now.
I have heard the Invo's work well. What kind of engine mods?
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:51 PM
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I have heard the Invo's work well. What kind of engine mods?
Long tubes, heads, cam, ported throttle body and a dyno tune. Oh then a new LS7 clutch. Dynoed at 423 at the rear wheels with a slipping clutch. Ran a 12.66 with same slipping clutch. Going back to the track soon.
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Looks good man!
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by shadowman1
Long tubes, heads, cam, ported throttle body and a dyno tune. Oh then a new LS7 clutch. Dynoed at 423 at the rear wheels with a slipping clutch. Ran a 12.66 with same slipping clutch. Going back to the track soon.
Nice numbers. Enjoy!!!
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 11:03 PM
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Nice car. The wheels look really nice.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
I'm not a fan of black wheels either, but on your Mil Yellow car, they do look good.
He's right!
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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 09:11 AM
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Looks great! Well done.
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Looks great!
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