Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Here is my problem with Racecraft:
"Just to clear the air. When we received the spindle from the customer I had asked him if he was street driving or road racing. His reply was that he was not racing and did some street driving. At this time I told him that the spindle we received was not intended for street or road race use. "
I understand that parts break from abuse, but I expect RACE parts to be stronger than OEM parts. (to a degree). If normal street driving breaks a spindle, it's an epic POS.
The spindle brakes at 40mph in traffic and you want me to use it at 130+mph in the 1/4 mile?? No..
"Being that he was so polite about his spindles cracking I offered to replace his spindles with the correct spindle for the application, which is our road race spindle. "
What?? They have two spindles? A crappy one, and a less crappy one?
Why not just sell one good strong spindle?
"Being that it is a custom spindle with the road race option it took us a few weeks to get it done for him."
This is where my BS meter starts pegging. Translation "First design sucked ***, we made some modifications and we hope it won't break this time".
This gets even better:
"It was special order and is no longer available due to people not using the correct spindles for their application and then blaming us for the failure."
So the road race option doesn't even exist anymore. Translation "Uhh yeah, those mods we made didn't actually fix anything, so uhmm. We don't support that anymore.".
If you wanna trust your life to their crap products, so be it. I have a lot to live for
-- Joe
"Just to clear the air. When we received the spindle from the customer I had asked him if he was street driving or road racing. His reply was that he was not racing and did some street driving. At this time I told him that the spindle we received was not intended for street or road race use. "
I understand that parts break from abuse, but I expect RACE parts to be stronger than OEM parts. (to a degree). If normal street driving breaks a spindle, it's an epic POS.
The spindle brakes at 40mph in traffic and you want me to use it at 130+mph in the 1/4 mile?? No..
"Being that he was so polite about his spindles cracking I offered to replace his spindles with the correct spindle for the application, which is our road race spindle. "
What?? They have two spindles? A crappy one, and a less crappy one?
Why not just sell one good strong spindle?
"Being that it is a custom spindle with the road race option it took us a few weeks to get it done for him."
This is where my BS meter starts pegging. Translation "First design sucked ***, we made some modifications and we hope it won't break this time".
This gets even better:
"It was special order and is no longer available due to people not using the correct spindles for their application and then blaming us for the failure."
So the road race option doesn't even exist anymore. Translation "Uhh yeah, those mods we made didn't actually fix anything, so uhmm. We don't support that anymore.".
If you wanna trust your life to their crap products, so be it. I have a lot to live for
-- Joe
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Do u happen to know what springs are on your setup. I just did all pa stuff and got his recommended springs 150-200 I think. Just seems like I am having to run them way up to get any stiffness in them. Motor out of car at moment so not sure how it will sit yet. Just know no where near as stiff as the stock springs sat with motor out. Mine are a hyperco Spring 12 inches long.
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
thanks guys im going to look into some of the brands u guys are running and ill end up with something , cars on the lift alot so ill be able to keep en eye on the stuf fpretty close
cars pretty dang heavy so i needs to go on a diet
cars pretty dang heavy so i needs to go on a diet
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
started the car up today , prolly bring it back int he shop this weekend and fit that big ole turbo , finish the wiring and the cage
surprised it fired right up after being outside in the -20* cold overnights for the last 2 months
surprised it fired right up after being outside in the -20* cold overnights for the last 2 months
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Wouldn't worry so much about that big ole turbo until you have the tune down. It looks like your having cold start and/or idle issues because you need to hold the pedal down, unless this is because you're still not running an IAC and need to manually crack the throttle a tad when its cold. Either way, looking forward to Spring Dave, get it done.
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Wouldn't worry so much about that big ole turbo until you have the tune down. It looks like your having cold start and/or idle issues because you need to hold the pedal down, unless this is because you're still not running an IAC and need to manually crack the throttle a tad when its cold. Either way, looking forward to Spring Dave, get it done.
joe using ms1 it wont control the stepper iac, i just need to swap in my ms2 cpu back in one of theese days
its really no big deal unless u wanna put remote start on something takes 30-60 seconds of slightly holding the pedal on a cold start before the car will idle without an iac
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
correct no iac gota hold the pedal till it warms up a lil bit
joe using ms1 it wont control the stepper iac, i just need to swap in my ms2 cpu back in one of theese days
its really no big deal unless u wanna put remote start on something takes 30-60 seconds of slightly holding the pedal on a cold start before the car will idle without an iac
joe using ms1 it wont control the stepper iac, i just need to swap in my ms2 cpu back in one of theese days
its really no big deal unless u wanna put remote start on something takes 30-60 seconds of slightly holding the pedal on a cold start before the car will idle without an iac
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
track will just have to deal with it , they dont want u to run antifreeze but im not changing it out for water this year
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
haha after what happened with the original motor i made sure i put antifreeze in it this year , last motor i had water in it , and didnt get it changed out in time before it got to cold.
track will just have to deal with it , they dont want u to run antifreeze but im not changing it out for water this year
track will just have to deal with it , they dont want u to run antifreeze but im not changing it out for water this year
How do you get through tech?
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
tech basically is
open hood check battery hold down and coolant over flow , close hood look in car check belts , turn to u and ask if everything else is what it should be , then hand u ur run card
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
my dragstrip is an old abandoned airport ontop of a mountian that they turned into a 1/4 mile track , the events are run by volunteers , its very laid back.
hell there aint even walls except for the burnout box/starting line
though we r at risk of loosing it as the town its in is pushing for the college to get the property , if we loose it ill have to start going to rmr in slc or down to vegas
ill goto vegas before i goto the track in slc just cause vegas is a nicer track
hell there aint even walls except for the burnout box/starting line
though we r at risk of loosing it as the town its in is pushing for the college to get the property , if we loose it ill have to start going to rmr in slc or down to vegas
ill goto vegas before i goto the track in slc just cause vegas is a nicer track
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
well damn im not getting the car in the shop for a lil while , 17 inches of snow dumped on us since sunday , and its not supposed to stop till tommorow afternoon
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
When is car number 3 w/the V6 and 4-71 going to be underway...?
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
If you drive it in, it can have coolant.
If it comes in on a trailer (His, and mine) it has to have water.
A "Factory stock" 2008 or newer can run 135 mph though with just a helmet and no safety stuff, and coolant as long as it's not altered (tuned, exhaust, brakes, nothing).
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If it comes in on a trailer (His, and mine) it has to have water.
A "Factory stock" 2008 or newer can run 135 mph though with just a helmet and no safety stuff, and coolant as long as it's not altered (tuned, exhaust, brakes, nothing).
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
sold it as a roller need to pick up another car for the project
not handy but ill dig threw my reciepts and see if i can get the part numbers for ya
not handy but ill dig threw my reciepts and see if i can get the part numbers for ya
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Did you just lap you valves and call it a day or get a full valve job. The seats are very well machine I didnt see a need to .
Your build is awesome though very inspiring. I read 90% , but didnt see if you made it to the dyno. I was wondering what numbers your putting down.
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
What valve locators did you use or how do I choose what the proper valve locators I need are?
Thanks for the help.
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
So I pretty much choose my valve , springs ,retainers , locks and guides . I ended up going with GMs LS2 beehives , comp SS valves, locks and comp retainers.
What valve locators did you use or how do I choose what the proper valve locators I need are?
Thanks for the help.
Mark
What valve locators did you use or how do I choose what the proper valve locators I need are?
Thanks for the help.
Mark
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Originally Posted by project89
sold it as a roller need to pick up another car for the project
How is this one coming along, still mucho frio over by you? Here it's one degrees Fahrenheit...
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
been 50-55* that 2 ft of snow we got is almost gone , but everything is currently a muddy swampy mess.
the plan is to readjust the valves get the s475 on the car the first week of march and street drive the car all of march
i want to hit the track in april/may/june , then take july/august/september off as its well into the 100*'s , and go racing again in october/november/december
i also wanna do some desert races on the bike this year so im no sure how that will interfere with the racing the car schedule wise
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Garage is about 55*. Gonna head in the shop in a little bit and work on the car some more.
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Both of you guys are getting it done, good deal. Can't wait to see some dyno numbers from both of you, although Joe has enough blower on that engine to boost the next NASA trip to Mars lol. Here's some inspiration for you guys, and this is from an aluminum TA stage two block capable of 2000 horsepower. Owner is a guy named Dave, super cool guy, and his best run was 7.80 @ 183. Not bad for a V6. Don't ask me about the blocks' metallurgy though... 
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
new toy
an 05 KX250f
after trying to get my buddy to sell it to me for 2 years hes finally selling it
taking bets on what bones i break first lmao
tried to get the car intot he shop today but with all the warm weather latley the snow is melting off super fast and the yard is like a damn swamp , tires sink into the mud a good 6 inches atleast if u try to drive threw it so i need to wait another week till things start to dry out
an 05 KX250f
after trying to get my buddy to sell it to me for 2 years hes finally selling it
taking bets on what bones i break first lmao
tried to get the car intot he shop today but with all the warm weather latley the snow is melting off super fast and the yard is like a damn swamp , tires sink into the mud a good 6 inches atleast if u try to drive threw it so i need to wait another week till things start to dry out
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
new toy
an 05 KX250f
after trying to get my buddy to sell it to me for 2 years hes finally selling it
taking bets on what bones i break first lmao
tried to get the car intot he shop today but with all the warm weather latley the snow is melting off super fast and the yard is like a damn swamp , tires sink into the mud a good 6 inches atleast if u try to drive threw it so i need to wait another week till things start to dry out
an 05 KX250f
after trying to get my buddy to sell it to me for 2 years hes finally selling it
taking bets on what bones i break first lmao
tried to get the car intot he shop today but with all the warm weather latley the snow is melting off super fast and the yard is like a damn swamp , tires sink into the mud a good 6 inches atleast if u try to drive threw it so i need to wait another week till things start to dry out
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
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thats a seriously badass car, but if he would have left the purple off it would be absolutely friggin SICK.
Really nice guy too.
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250? Cute kids bike. I had one when I was just a little Joe.
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
its an mx bike so no need to go much bigger then 250 things got more then double the power of my honda , and i managed to put myself in the hospital in the hospital last year on the honda
a 450 mx bike would have been a good way to seriously hurt myself
a 450 mx bike would have been a good way to seriously hurt myself
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
How do all of these build threads turn into dirt bike threads....
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lol polly cause im actually friends with a bunch of ppl that post in my threads so they like the oddball updates on my other projects 
will be a bunch of iroc updates comming things are starting to dry out here pretty well witht he exception of the rain we will get tommorow , so if the weather holds the way its been ill be out driving the iroc in a week or so and get this thread back on track
will be a bunch of iroc updates comming things are starting to dry out here pretty well witht he exception of the rain we will get tommorow , so if the weather holds the way its been ill be out driving the iroc in a week or so and get this thread back on track
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Honestly, only 3 people ever complain about posts in this forum to the staff, the same three people, over and over again. But we keep them around because they have big money builds which generate clicks which is good for TGO.
Although I think you and Orr have some of the highest click numbers on the forum last I checked.
This forum has improved quite a bit over the years. For a while it was absolutely dead, or it was the same old P1SC kits installed car after car.
Now we've got guys putting turbos on all kinds of things, all sorts of custom fabrication and backyard engineering. If nothing else it inspires other members to jump into the forced induction world.
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
i have no idea why ppl bitch about my builds taking so long , ive prolly built and helped build more forced induction cars on this board then 99.5% of the ppl here.
my builds might take a while but they always run and do what they should
anyways so far the rain hasnt been bad at all so i may get my iroc back out sooner then expected , would be nice to have the car back home ready to go the beggining of next week
my builds might take a while but they always run and do what they should
anyways so far the rain hasnt been bad at all so i may get my iroc back out sooner then expected , would be nice to have the car back home ready to go the beggining of next week
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
I'm going to speak for the people doing the complaining this time, although my thread received its' fair share of the criticism. I've been promising a nine second 305 for quite a few years now, and although there is no question that those who were in my Trans Am now know it will run a nine second pass, I was honestly never in any hurry to blow up the engine just to make a point until I had a backup plan with another engine, which is now done, and waiting for install for when the cast 305 gives way. For those who argued in my build thread, I no longer blame you for what you said, because to be honest, mine has taken awhile and I still get PM'ed all the time asking when I will have updates, and that is definitely my fault. I don't have any excuses, I just update when there is an update, so the thread's been sitting. That being said, you can't really blame the members. When they receive a notification that someone posted in a thread, they want to see some more progress of the subject in question, they are getting tired of hearing "getting close" or the "snow is almost melted". I too thought they would want to know where it stands along the way and would update the slightest of updates, but I've realized they don't want that, they just want to get to the meat and cheese of it and see it tuned or at least running something. They're just venting frustration, no big deal, so don't take it personally.
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Wow what a change in mindset lol you finally get it
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Wow. Glad you see where we are coming from
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Well, I'll just open up right now before anyone misunderstands my position on my build.
I don't care if it blows up, goes 17 seconds in the quarter, or even leaves the garage this year.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the 1-2 hours a week I get to play with my car, but it's so far down the bottom of my priority list it's not even funny.
I appreciate the passion you guys have, but when it turns into a pissing it really bothers me. I wish all of you guys the best on your builds and hope you get what you want out of them, I just hope that you are also getting what you want out of life in general. Cars are just cars.
I'm glad everyone is getting along. Thank you!
-- Joe
I don't care if it blows up, goes 17 seconds in the quarter, or even leaves the garage this year.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the 1-2 hours a week I get to play with my car, but it's so far down the bottom of my priority list it's not even funny.
I appreciate the passion you guys have, but when it turns into a pissing it really bothers me. I wish all of you guys the best on your builds and hope you get what you want out of them, I just hope that you are also getting what you want out of life in general. Cars are just cars.
I'm glad everyone is getting along. Thank you!
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Well that also makes sense then too lol
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
i grew up around drag racing. it's all i've ever wanted to do with my life so i'm already living my dreams. my wife supports my efforts 100%, so long as it doesn't drive us into the poor house. my daughter is 1, and i hope she grows up with the same passion i do, but if she doesn't, my priorities are her happiness over mine, and if she decides not to race, we will do whatever she wants.
...but i'll still sneak out to the track
...but i'll still sneak out to the track
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Axle/Gears: 3.89 9"
Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
i grew up around drag racing. it's all i've ever wanted to do with my life so i'm already living my dreams. my wife supports my efforts 100%, so long as it doesn't drive us into the poor house. my daughter is 1, and i hope she grows up with the same passion i do, but if she doesn't, my priorities are her happiness over mine, and if she decides not to race, we will do whatever she wants.
...but i'll still sneak out to the track
...but i'll still sneak out to the track
I enjoy the science aspect of drag racing. I'm not really into the competition. After a crap winter and not being able to use my sled once (lake never froze), I really wanna get the boat ready for summer. But I suspect I'll drag the car to the track at least once.
Race track is 15 minutes from my house..
-- Joe
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Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
Engine: 3.1 Turbo/ 355 twin turbo
Transmission: a4 w/ 4500 stall/ a4 / t5
Axle/Gears: strange s60 /w 3:42's
Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
i wish i lived that close to a track anymore , i gota tow my car 200 miles each way almost to go racing , which costs a decent bit , could street drive it back and forth which would be alot cheaper but a 200 mile tow bill if i hurt it is going to be alot more expensive then just towing it to begin with
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From: SALEM, NH
Car: '88 Formula
Engine: LC9
Transmission: 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.89 9"
Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
i wish i lived that close to a track anymore , i gota tow my car 200 miles each way almost to go racing , which costs a decent bit , could street drive it back and forth which would be alot cheaper but a 200 mile tow bill if i hurt it is going to be alot more expensive then just towing it to begin with
-- Joe
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Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
Engine: 3.1 Turbo/ 355 twin turbo
Transmission: a4 w/ 4500 stall/ a4 / t5
Axle/Gears: strange s60 /w 3:42's
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Car: 1983 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28
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Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
That is good then. Do what makes you happy.
I enjoy the science aspect of drag racing. I'm not really into the competition. After a crap winter and not being able to use my sled once (lake never froze), I really wanna get the boat ready for summer. But I suspect I'll drag the car to the track at least once.
Race track is 15 minutes from my house..
-- Joe
I enjoy the science aspect of drag racing. I'm not really into the competition. After a crap winter and not being able to use my sled once (lake never froze), I really wanna get the boat ready for summer. But I suspect I'll drag the car to the track at least once.
Race track is 15 minutes from my house..
-- Joe
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From: Utah
Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
Engine: 3.1 Turbo/ 355 twin turbo
Transmission: a4 w/ 4500 stall/ a4 / t5
Axle/Gears: strange s60 /w 3:42's
Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
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From: Utah
Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
Engine: 3.1 Turbo/ 355 twin turbo
Transmission: a4 w/ 4500 stall/ a4 / t5
Axle/Gears: strange s60 /w 3:42's
Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
joe and rob this ones for u guys , got the cold start , idle , and ae dialed in today , perfect idle and cold start with no idle air motor. long live the ms .dam phone doesnt pick up the turbo whine 
i also swapped out the wastegate springs for a couple 15 pounders instead of the 10#'s that were in it
tommorow i will finish up a lil wiring and take it to be inspected then to the car was so i can cut buff and polish the paint finally over the weekend
enjoy
i also swapped out the wastegate springs for a couple 15 pounders instead of the 10#'s that were in it
tommorow i will finish up a lil wiring and take it to be inspected then to the car was so i can cut buff and polish the paint finally over the weekend
enjoy
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Transmission: 700R4
Re: Single turbo 352 iroc 1000hp or bust the grand finale
Originally Posted by project89
joe and rob this ones for u guys , got the cold start , idle , and ae dialed in today , perfect idle and cold start with no idle air motor. long live the ms .dam phone doesnt pick up the turbo whine