449ci semi solid roller pump gas Z
Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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From: State of Confusion.
Congratulations on having one of the SICKEST N/A cars around!
Please Drive Safely!
That's a Beautiful looking motor, and would look Great if you hid the coils, and put some Chevy covers on it! That's Way too Pretty to cover up with coils!
Just my opinion!
Please Drive Safely!That's a Beautiful looking motor, and would look Great if you hid the coils, and put some Chevy covers on it! That's Way too Pretty to cover up with coils!
Just my opinion!
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Supremacy 1 car at a time
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From: West Chester Pa
That was a route I thought about going, I got a set of carbon fiber valvecovers along with a complete carbon fiber engine bay kit to make everything a little neater. But who knows I might change it all again this summer ya never know.
I still have to get the correct shims in the lifters to fix the valvefloat plus pull the heads and cut them down a little to bring the compression up some more and then see what kind power it can make
This motor isnt done yet
I still have to get the correct shims in the lifters to fix the valvefloat plus pull the heads and cut them down a little to bring the compression up some more and then see what kind power it can make
This motor isnt done yet
Drifting
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From: Grand Rapids Mi
heck of a car!! Don't spend much time checking on C-5's. but a car like this can make you sit up and pay attention!! Has me thinking about selling my Gen l bowtie block and buying a LSX block and a C-5? Great job!
Pro
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From: West Chester Pennsylvania
Let me know when you hit up Cecil, man. Not that I won't be able to hear your start it up and motor it towards MD from here.
Enjoy your driving down there. PA is nothing but snow followed by 100 trillion tons of PENDOT salt, massive thaws, lake-sized puddles tainted with yet more salt, further freezing and yesterday, monsoon rain events.
If it don't get to drive the Z soon I'm going to punch myself in the nuts.
Enjoy your driving down there. PA is nothing but snow followed by 100 trillion tons of PENDOT salt, massive thaws, lake-sized puddles tainted with yet more salt, further freezing and yesterday, monsoon rain events.
If it don't get to drive the Z soon I'm going to punch myself in the nuts.
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Supremacy 1 car at a time
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From: West Chester Pa
Ha sounds terrible, I keep getting updates from all my friends back home and I like to tell them about my 70degree sunny drives ive been taking down here
The first asphalt attack will actually be at road atlanta in may im running my car for the open track day.
But when I get back I doubt ill even be unpacked before I head to cecil I cant wait to feel 1st gear on slicks.
The first asphalt attack will actually be at road atlanta in may im running my car for the open track day.
But when I get back I doubt ill even be unpacked before I head to cecil I cant wait to feel 1st gear on slicks.
Safety Car
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From: Woodbridge Ontario
Seems that N/A, 600rwhp with our intake setup's is the limit.
Heard the 90mm T/B are the bottlenecks to making more than that.
Doubt it's your intake or the heads.
Ever consider going with a 105mm T/B, if at all possible?
I'm putting a 447ci Warhawk together soon. Going with the LPE 100mm MAF, with a 4" tubing up to the T/B. Would really like to work out a way on opening the T/B to 100+mm. It's the last bottleneck I can see causing N/A hydrolic motors to sputter out at 600rwhp.
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I had a Nick Williams 100mm TB that we were working with but it wouldnt actuate correctly. There is still some power left to be had, the heads are coming back off and getting cut to bump the compression some more and the correct lifter shims to remedy the valve float should help aswell.
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Drifting
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From: mantua nj
lol yeah i know who your talking about...
i was expecting much higher #s from that motor
i was at 603 rwhp 2 years ago with only 427 c i
with ls6 heads hyd. cam and fast intake on pump gas too
either way you got a badazz car and i know the smile it brings when you get on it...
as you know im sure .....we are never satisfied when it comes HP we always want more and more
i was expecting much higher #s from that motor
i was at 603 rwhp 2 years ago with only 427 c i
with ls6 heads hyd. cam and fast intake on pump gas too
either way you got a badazz car and i know the smile it brings when you get on it...
as you know im sure .....we are never satisfied when it comes HP we always want more and more
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Supremacy 1 car at a time
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From: West Chester Pa
I was the same way I was expecting bigger numbers that what I put out but there is still a little left in it but not enough to make me happy 
What happened to your car I remember seeing it for sale but never heard where it ended up or saw any "I now own the baddest corvette" posts anywhere.
What suspension where you running?
Hows the new race car makin out.
What happened to your car I remember seeing it for sale but never heard where it ended up or saw any "I now own the baddest corvette" posts anywhere.
What suspension where you running?
Hows the new race car makin out.