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Old 12-19-2013, 01:03 PM
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it'll be running this month; any hurdle you could run into happened.
everything is fabbed up, truck is stripped again, getting cleaned and painted inside, then we're installing all the stuff again.
it'll be ready shortly.

it's just a forged sixo, twin 70's, th400, fab9, 22psi or so, i would expect deep nines. it'll be a good contender and runner until the owner wants to push it harder.
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Originally Posted by Atomic
I melted a head and turbine wheel a couple months ago. Ive since had it fixed but apparently im known around AL as the "guy with the truck thats blown up a like 4 engines", which isnt exactly true but that doesnt seem to matter, so I stopped posting all the stuff I break for everyone to see. Like people that have gone fast have never broken anything...
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Its funny you started this thread. I just got a set a couple days ago. I was going to build headers for my Chevelle, but I couldnt buy the parts for the price. One of mine had a huge split in it that looks like it came from the mandrel process. They said they are shipping another one out tomorrow and I should see it next week. OK for China quality, but someone should have seen the split, it is right on the top very visible. Here is an internal and external pic.

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that's it, cheap metal.
i wouldn't expect it to last on a street driven truck long, but this track only truck will be just fine.
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Originally Posted by Atomic
I melted a head and turbine wheel a couple months ago. Ive since had it fixed but apparently im known around AL as the "guy with the truck thats blown up a like 4 engines", which isnt exactly true but that doesnt seem to matter, so I stopped posting all the stuff I break for everyone to see. Like people that have gone fast have never broken anything...
I saw the video and didnt see the update in your build thread so I figured it wasnt good. I didnt dare ask. Too many people on the net think people stumbled upon going fast instead of realizing that 4+ times the power out of an engine that the factory designed for it is going to break parts. You have done a very good job at going fast and make it look easy.
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Are those built for F-body?
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They didn't say. Description just said ls up and forward turbo headers.
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I saw that vid a while ago. Sucks to see. Were you trying for a 9 sec slip?
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For the money those aren't bad headers even if ya have to do some bracing .
They look nice too .

I've went thru more trans than you Richard (i think lol)
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Originally Posted by oakley6575
I saw that vid a while ago. Sucks to see. Were you trying for a 9 sec slip?
Yea...the 60 was 4 tenths off from where it normally is because I left really easy. That was the very first run. Truck probably wouldve went 9.6ish at 145 if I hadnt of melted the head.


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