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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 09:29 PM
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nothing sounds better

Today i just started my new engine i built. i dont think there is a sound better then a brand new 350 running with open headders for the first time. what do you guys think
as you can tell i am geeked about this and i wanted to share it .
Old Aug 18, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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dghbxfd

CONGRATS! I'm still smiling from my friends engine that he fired up and ran in his car finally after 2 years of work!!

Open headers rules Go cruise around a little..haha
Old Aug 19, 2003 | 03:10 AM
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hah i know what you mean, sometimes when i get bored ill open up the cutout on my exaust and go drive it around. seriously so many riceburners will be all jumpin at lights and when i floor it and that exaust rips open they always let off...its called intimidation
Old Aug 19, 2003 | 11:28 AM
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it has been two years on mine too. but man when i started it i had my brother and all his soy sauce buddies over and it think they want to follow the way of the v8 i would go drive it but i have a leak in the tranny one of the coolent lines so today i have dropping the tranny and fixing it up. i cant wait to go the road.
Old Aug 19, 2003 | 02:05 PM
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I know exactly what you are talking about. I built my first 350 Chevy when I was 15. The sound it made when I broke the cam in was awsome, open headers are the best. Then after the 15 minutes of cam break in, letting it sit there and idle (23x 24x @.050 duration) was even better!

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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 07:30 PM
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well spent all day on the tranny and i cant get to stop leaking plus when i go down the road it feels like it si going nowhere when i step on the gas i think the tranny is not getting enough pressure cause of the leak what do you guys think
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