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Old 05-25-2010, 03:24 AM
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just stopped by his place to check out the build, it's coming together nicely!! looks great and I can't wait to hear it roar, lol
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Old 05-25-2010, 08:19 AM
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Thanks again for hangin out for a few man. It was cool finally meeting someone from the forum
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Originally Posted by p51hellfire
just stopped by his place to check out the build, it's coming together nicely!! looks great and I can't wait to hear it roar, lol
Huuurryyyyyyyy, I must know how that EWG works.

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Thanks again for hangin out for a few man. It was cool finally meeting someone from the forum
I wish ya'll weren't so far away. All this awesomeness shouldn't be spread so far apart. Some time in the future we need an MT Florida meet/dyno day.
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Old 05-25-2010, 09:45 AM
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We talked alittle bout that yesterday how everyone is either way down in Fl or up in Atlanta. We've only got a few guys up here in the Jax area.

I'm just about finished with the small things like plugging old holes and I ordered my coils and a new temp sensor yesterday. Still need an oil cooler and catch can before I drop the engine in
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You better hurry up and get to the dyno again cause if you don't I'm going to beat you to the 300whp mark
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Originally Posted by johnmatt
You better hurry up and get to the dyno again cause if you don't I'm going to beat you to the 300whp mark


Haha, yea. I should get there within the next few weeks. I mean I hit 298 on a Mustang dyno which is well over the 300 mark on a dynojet.
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True. I'm hoping with all this headwork and valves etc I should pass 300 no prob
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True. I'm hoping with all this headwork and valves etc I should pass 300 no prob
I don't see why not. I did it with a stock head. How much boost do you plan to run? I just bought Gospeed's spare head so that I can convince myself to do some head work. I've never fooled with that though so I don't know.
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Old 05-25-2010, 10:09 AM
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I'll prolly only run 20psi and see what happens. Then if I get this super 60 I'm looking at I'll go back for a few more pulls

If you were close I'd do it for you no prob. I pretty much did mine 3 times before I got it how I wanted it but if I had to start over do another stock one I could get it done in a few quick hours.
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Originally Posted by johnmatt
I'll prolly only run 20psi and see what happens. Then if I get this super 60 I'm looking at I'll go back for a few more pulls

If you were close I'd do it for you no prob. I pretty much did mine 3 times before I got it how I wanted it but if I had to start over do another stock one I could get it done in a few quick hours.


Hell, that's almost worth me just sending it to you.
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Old 05-25-2010, 10:53 AM
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The runners are easy as hell to do and don't take much time at all. It's the cumbustion chambers that take longer since all the valves are so close together
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phil be a man and come up this saturday to the autocross in St. A. , matt you should just bring one of those semi's u work on, or put a weed eater in the miata...... but seriously I know what your saying phill it would be so sweet to get a ll the florida guys together, but seriously the only way I see that happening is if we met in orlando, which I'm down for.
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john i'll try to get a spare head for you to "clean up for me lol!!!
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Whever you're ready man. I've usually got lots of time on my hands at work. That's where I did all the headwork and assembly of my engine. I'm looking around at oil cooler stuff and relocation parts and don't know what I should order. I'm going to order the catch can you have from summit and don't know if I need anything else from them before I check out. Any help phil?

I'd be game for a Fl dyno day. I don't mind driving to orlando
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Originally Posted by p51hellfire
phil be a man and come up this saturday to the autocross in St. A. , matt you should just bring one of those semi's u work on, or put a weed eater in the miata...... but seriously I know what your saying phill it would be so sweet to get a ll the florida guys together, but seriously the only way I see that happening is if we met in orlando, which I'm down for.
I would but I'm going away with the family this weekend to Sixshooter's Lake house in GA. Lets look for a reputable dyno shop in Orlando and plan it from there.

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Whever you're ready man. I've usually got lots of time on my hands at work. That's where I did all the headwork and assembly of my engine. I'm looking around at oil cooler stuff and relocation parts and don't know what I should order. I'm going to order the catch can you have from summit and don't know if I need anything else from them before I check out. Any help phil?

I'd be game for a Fl dyno day. I don't mind driving to orlando

Just what ever size fittings you plan to use. I didn't use the 1 fitting it came with I went bigger.
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That dyno day will be awesome. Gonna be all you Florida guys running ****** manifolds =P
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Originally Posted by wayne_curr
That dyno day will be awesome. Gonna be all you Florida guys running ****** manifolds =P
We need ****** stickers! lol
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
We need ****** stickers! lol
I need to come up with some kind of name, but having ****** in my business title seems like it'd be more likely to run people away than attract business

Hmmm

Wankerworks does have a ring to it
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Originally Posted by wayne_curr
I need to come up with some kind of name, but having ****** in my business title seems like it'd be more likely to run people away than attract business

Hmmm

Wankerworks does have a ring to it


I like it.
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Old 05-26-2010, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
I like it.
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