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    Been months, had some set backs, but finally got some stuff done tonight...

    L26 23k on it


    old block being stripped down


    a mess


    eh, slowly but surely


    new cam, lifters and balancer on the new block


    huge craptastic cell phone pics...I'll fix it later

    might try to squeeze getting the heads on before work tomorrow, I want to get that shiz in the car by monday
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    So...whats the build specs?
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    L26 + cam and possibly heads?
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    Stock cam?

    Stock heads?

    DETAILZzzz
    Sold WBody's: '03 Blue GTP/'98 Green GTP/'98 Silver GT/'05 GXP
    '99 Chevrolet Silverado Classic Z71 4x4 - K&N Intake/Gibson Exhaust #TRUCKTHINGS
    '12 Buick Regal Turbo - ZZP CAI/20% Tint/HID's
    '89 Ford Mustang LX Notchback - LM7 5.3, 4L80, 9", HX40
    '04 Chevrolet Corvette MRM A4/LS1 - TSP LT's, 3"O/R X, AFE S2 CAI
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    VS cam, 105s (stock heads other wise), lifters cause I had them. Ported sc/tb, blah blah blah, nothing too great.
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    dan the man, looks like a kewl build, I'll wait for the finished product.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan71 View Post
    VS cam, 105s (stock heads other wise), lifters cause I had them. Ported sc/tb, blah blah blah, nothing too great.
    Hopefully not Comp lifters...lol

    Noisey, clattery, junk. If you do...toss them out for LS7 lifters. What pulley do you plan on running? I bet that thing would run like a raped ape with a 3.4" and over 20* of timing at WOT
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    Quote Originally Posted by bluegtp91 View Post
    Hopefully not Comp lifters...lol
    good guess (faukkkk) really that bad???

    but yes, 3.4 is on already , next is to find a tune
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    Yea, comp lifters are NOISY. Only ran them once. Good product, just noisy as sh1t
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