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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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i havent seen the acaida yet but ive heard the name before

and about that suburban first of all if its the last vehicle there will probably be a better motor that the ls7 but i would LOVE to see that built just so you know it will take some work to loose 4000lbs of vehicle weight (but you probably already know this) im guessing it would probably have to be a shell with no interior and one racing seat unless you shortened the length of it like this

http://www.truckinweb.com/brandpages.../photo_02.html

and on the aztec i would suggest doing the ls2 over the 3.4 v6

and i take it you dont like single turbos

and i dont think a supercharger will work with quad turbos
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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btw there was an ls7 tahoe on ebay a little while back
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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the SC wouldnt be with the quads. lol, i kno that already, that would be a conflict.

the way i was planning on loosing the weight was the use of Carbon Fiber on the body. i dont know how much it would take down but i plan on making it at least to 4300lbs. lol, i dont plan on doing the excursion two door concept that the builders did in the Truckin issue. i saw that and thought hell no. i want to keep all the creature comforts of the Burban...

the only problem with that would be how i can safely build it w/o taking off the safety equipment. thats a big problem. but me and my buds are trying to think of a way to do this...

oh btw, i forgot to mention, i plan on upping the MPG with this technology i saw in Popular Science Magazine...http://www.popsci.com/popsci/automot...cbccdrcrd.html

lol now u can see where i got the carbon fiber idea from the first article.

yea, i think the Ls7 would be somewhat of a lost cause by the time i start the build of the Burb, but what i like about it is the power it makes N/A. if Gm is going the route they are w the LSx engines and just making more power w S/C and Turbos, then i think the LS7 would still be my choice. i want to build an engine MY way, w not some expensive factory addon but the way i like.

Single turbos would be ok, but i saw the STS TT Systems and fell over with delight seeing the power in them. true, u can get more out of a single, but the ownership of a TT is the ultimate dream... and quads would be like going to heaven...

the acaida can be seen here...
http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=34036

love that SUV.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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my bad i saw the l92 with tt + sc on top

are these going to be sts-style turbos or front mount

and im not sure about the more power out of a single... a big single just takes more time to spool than 2 smaller twins besides parish is now going to twins and shooting for 9s
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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i planned on a Twin Turbo STS style and the gale banks Twin Turbo system out front. i figured that a single would make more power due to the fact that having twins make them fight for the air thus resulting in less than a single. but i dont kno. im not that knowledgeable about forced induction as of yet.

im really hoping that the Popular Science mods would be a reliable and would get a really big MPG gain altogether. thats one of the main reasons i wanted to drop the weight of all my vehicles.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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no one mods an aztek because its a waste of money. id rather pay someone $100 to kick me in the ***** repeatedly.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ss64impala
no one mods an aztek because its a waste of money. id rather pay someone $100 to kick me in the ***** repeatedly.
ROFLMAO!!

I hope you have a LOT for money, because EVERYTHING you have talked about is custom, high dollar stuff. Don't know what your skill levels or education is, but this is by no means going to be a easy project.
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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ss64Impala, its a project i want to do because no one else wants to.

Kbracing, i kno, it is going to be alot of money. but you kno, when ur willing to build something unique, itll be worth it.


Originally Posted by kbracing96
ROFLMAO!!

I hope you have a LOT for money, because EVERYTHING you have talked about is custom, high dollar stuff. Don't know what your skill levels or education is, but this is by no means going to be a easy project.
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