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Old 08-08-2010, 07:11 PM
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Old 08-08-2010, 07:18 PM
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MY ONLY QUESTION...................."WHY?"
Old 08-08-2010, 07:21 PM
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MY ONLY QUESTION...................."WHY?"
Who knows but it didn't make much power did it.
Old 08-08-2010, 07:24 PM
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Those numbers at the end are not even worthy of a sleeper...what a junk!
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that looks sweet

wish they had some driving of it.
Old 08-08-2010, 08:12 PM
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I wouldn't expect 440 ft lb of torque from that thing, it would be interesting at a stoplight lol
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Seen some twin turbos run 214mph 6.0 sec Union Grove drags on Sat.

I don't know WTF is wrong with this thing. Must be on 4 cylinders
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Originally Posted by pologreen1
Seen some twin turbos run 214mph 6.0 sec Union Grove drags on Sat.

I don't know WTF is wrong with this thing. Must be on 4 cylinders
Ill tell you what its is. Its a junk motor running junk turbos from a tbird at low psi. What a waste of time. Those look like T3 Turbos tiny little things.

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Old 08-09-2010, 02:50 AM
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Uh yup a uh real .
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Nothing wrong with a down sleeper.
Bet hes surprised a few people with it.
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My favorite sleeper cars are the Pintos with the turbo 2.3 motors. Funny.
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Originally Posted by CRUZN C4
Uh yup a uh real .
Old 08-09-2010, 11:21 PM
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holy crap!!!! im the one behind the camera!!!! good find ch@0s. we just took the engine out of that truck and put my old vette engine into it. no more twins. He's doing a turboed 6.0 liter now in his 2000 chevy. this truck is going to his dad. lol... i almost sh^t myself when i saw this posted here. small world
Originally Posted by darkstallion_69
Ill tell you what its is. Its a junk motor running junk turbos from a tbird at low psi. What a waste of time. Those look like T3 Turbos tiny little things.
that was the point... and exactly what it was. bone stock. he tried to blow up that engine. but it wouldnt give. surprised us. he did it just to do it. you ever did something just to have fun? quit being a downer and let some people enjoy a thread
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Originally Posted by pologreen1
Seen some twin turbos run 214mph 6.0 sec Union Grove drags on Sat.

I don't know WTF is wrong with this thing. Must be on 4 cylinders
remember... bone stock engine. not a track car
Old 08-10-2010, 09:15 AM
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I'd drive the hell out of that. Looks like they had fun to say the least!
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the shocked looks from the riceburners were priceless

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