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Old 03-24-2014, 10:48 PM
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I've been pissed all day. Need a new head due to a bur on one or the cam bearings/caps. 300 to repair and two weeks. Or either a new head. Fml
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I'm jealous
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Time to go 4v IBD
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
Time to go 4v IBD
That's double the cams, valves, rockers, adjusters, springs. Shew a 5k or less project just turned into a 10k job. If I didn't already order the new pi 2v manifold I would be changing to a tt 4v. Any ideas ?
Sorry myfx4 long day at the machine shop. Love the parts and I'm jealous at the moment lol
Old 03-24-2014, 11:11 PM
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Sell it. go 4v you have a donor truck. Leave the topend stock for now get running and then upgrade topend.
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If I didn't have that junker sold for 4k I would. Find me some heads boys. Looks like I'm copying and taking myfx4's parts lists now.
Old 03-24-2014, 11:17 PM
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Dont even bother with the 2v stuff seel it all and pickup a core engine from Car-part.com. Rebuild that way leave the top end stock which will give it a killer bottem tq band and just run a small 70mm single.
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Haha the bottom end is already built with all Oliver stuff. Can't junk it. Got about 3k in parts so far without heads.
Old 03-24-2014, 11:44 PM
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You can sen me all that 2v stuff for free 👍

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