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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL "THANKS" TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED ME GET TO THIS POINT:
ALLEN @ NELSON PERFORMANCE FOR GETTING ME STARTED ON THIS JOURNEY WITH MY FIRST TUNE AND FOR LAUGHING WHEN I SAID I "WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING AS DRASTIC AS A CAM OR TORQUE CONVERTER", VIRGIL, GREG, MIC, TYLER FOR ALWAYS HELPING WITH YOUR TIME, KNOWLEDGE, PARTS, ETC., LOUIS GIGLIOTTI FOR THE TIME AND ATTENTION SPENT ON TUNING, AND MOST OF ALL MY WIFE FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE, PATIENT, AND UNDERSTANDING OF MY NEED TO HAVE "A THING". I USED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTDOORS HIKING AND CAMPING AND THERE'S NOT MUCH OF THAT TO DO AROUND HERE, SO THE PERFORMANCE BUG HAS HELPED FILL THAT GAP. MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.




GOAL:

OVER 500 RWHP - OVER 500 FT-LB TQ - 11.XX 1/4 MILE E.T.




PLATFORM: 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO STEPSIDE WITH 18" FORGED WELD RENEGADE WHEELS:
















2005 LQ4 6.0, 80MM TURBO, LINGENFELTER GT2-3 CAM, PATRIOT GOLD DUAL SPRINGS, STOCK BOTTOM END:








REMOTE-MOUNT OPTIMA YELLOW TOP BATTERY, REMOTE TERMINALS, AND DISCONNECT SWITCH:










SHOP OWNER SAID DYNO CALLIBRATED 15 LOW, SO ACTUAL IS APPROXIMATELY 458 RWHP & 461 FT LB TQ:



ME IN THE CLOSE LANE WITH A 12.55 RUN AND MIC IN THE FAR LANE WITH A 12.51 RUN:


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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Nice truck good luck with the project!
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Very cool. I like your battery mount. Could you post some more pics of that?
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Yeah I dig the black..... Nice run Not to jack a thread but what is mic runnin? he's lookin fast 2!
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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turned out awesome! sorry it was such a bitch for ya at first...
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Wyttrash96
Very cool. I like your battery mount. Could you post some more pics of that?
Thank you...posted another picture that shows everything pretty good.

Originally Posted by fastgmc53
Yeah I dig the black..... Nice run Not to jack a thread but what is mic runnin? he's lookin fast 2!
He's turbo also...a little more built than mine though, he was right at 700hp. Now he's got it under the knife again shooting for around 1,000. He has severe traction issues as you could tell in the video.

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turned out awesome! sorry it was such a bitch for ya at first...
Thanks man...couldn't have done it without ya!
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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Very nice...
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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that truck is beautiful! is that an s-truck racing with you?

and damn, your shooting for 500/500 to hit 11's? I'm shooting for 400hp/425tq to hit the same numbers!
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 10:49 PM
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are those headlights/turn signals off of ebay?


I've seen some similar to that
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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Man Moze that thing looks killer! I love the blacked out tails on the stepside. that is what I have wanted my truck to look a lot alike... shaved and leveled... great lookin truck
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