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Old 12-01-2005, 08:41 PM
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Mattrem I am well aware of how loud roller tips are my truck used to Comp roller rockers on it and they were loud *** hell.[/QUOTE]



Screaming at 6 grand with the hood open screaming?
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Originally Posted by mattrem
Screaming at 6 grand with the hood open screaming?
After setting the valve lash my buddy bounced it off the rev limiter(6800) a couple of times while I listened it was loud as hell plus I was in one of my buddies Z28s while another buddy did a fly by in my truck and I could hear my might sewing machine
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
NOthing is wrong with them but the speed shop that I deal with one of their customers need a test mule to test out one of their products and its free so I figure why not

Mattrem I am well aware of how loud roller tips are my truck used to Comp roller rockers on it and they were loud *** hell.

Thats cool PM me with the special Price I may be interested.
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Are the patriot performance shaft rockers suppost to be any good?
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Originally Posted by Yellowsierra
Are the patriot performance shaft rockers suppost to be any good?
69SS or somethin like that cant remember his SN but he had some and they were falling apart thats why he went to Jesel shaft mounted but I think he got the ones with the adjustable pushrod cup on them.
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Just wanted to report that I picked up the block and rotating assembly from the machine shop this morning. The assembly will begin soon!
Cody, that will be $386.27 please.
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Originally Posted by mjhoward
Just wanted to report that I picked up the block and rotating assembly from the machine shop this morning. The assembly will begin soon!
Cody, that will be $386.27 please.
Sweet let the fun begin Mrak Ill call you in the morning.

My DART heads are shipping to me monday after being ported and all the rest of the stuff will be here middle of next week so Hopefully it will be up and running in about a week or so
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I guess Ill give oyu an even 400 for you efforts
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
Hopefully it will be up and running in about a week or so
Yea, and my 6L swap was only gonna take 2 days.......just kidding. Hope you get it together with less PITA than I had.
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Originally Posted by 1SlowHoe
Yea, and my 6L swap was only gonna take 2 days.......just kidding. Hope you get it together with less PITA than I had.
If it takes a week so what its been sitting over at mjhowards house for almost 3 months

Motor will be built on Friday most likely and I need to find otu what marks work schedule is it would only take an hour or so to do wht I needed help with then I could do the rest myself if he was at work.

I hope that this time next week it is close to starting up.


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