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    main bearing failure!...ENGINE BUILDERS IN HERE!

    :fm::cuss::nonono::??::shrug: only 1500 miles on the new mill and this is what i got. i pulled it out of the drain plug hole in the pan today when i was doing the oil. good thing for the magnetic plug. i also have a filter mag on there so it did its job and caught all the fine debris. so...
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    aftermarket cam noise

    for you guys with aftermarket cams. do you get alot of valvetrain noise from your cams? like a ticking/claking sound.
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    Shock extender pics

    i know some of you guys are curious of how these things look and how they mount. so i finally got some pics together. i hope this sheds some light on things for ya's. also, not to be too modest or anything but i gotta quote geico here when it comes to insatlling these things. "so easy a...
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    SHOCK EXTENDERS-2nd batch

    ok so i finally have another batch ready to go (19 sets). i have a list of names of people who were interested in them and wanted a set. same deal as last time. they are $70. plus $10 for shipping. anyone who doesn't reply within 7 days will be moved to the back of the list and their set are up...
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    shock extenders..who's still interested?

    o.k. so a number of you guys had intrest in these things if i build em' but i'mnot sure who still is and who isn't. like i was saying i had to make some sort of jig so these things go together the same. well my buddy who was making it was over making it so it took longer than i had hoped for...
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    shock extenders FTW!!!!!!

    so i have been kicking around the idea of ordering shock extenders for my truck fo rsome time now. but i have been hearing to many stories about fitment, delays, wrong item, modifying, you name it. so i said f it, i'm gonna build my own. so here are some pics of them in the stages from a flat...
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    aftermarket oil pan users-in here-!!!!!

    i installed a canton 7qt truck oil pan on my motor along with a windage tray and a high volume oil pump. when i purchased the pan it didn't come with anything (dip stick) so now that i got it on the truck i put 7qts in and i can't get a reading on the stock dipstick. i can't figure out why...
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    super 44 sound clips anyone??

    here is my first try at doing some video uploads and whatnot. so anyhow it's my 02' L with newly "built" motor, wms stage 2 cams, wms stage 3 heads, jdm longtubes, kooks hi-flow cats, and a jdm silver bullet cat back minus the silver bullets (magnafro"s) and flowmaster super 44's in their place...
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    strange motor noise..need help!!

    hey guys i need help trying to diagnose a noise. my friend has a 02 gt 4.6 with a procharger and aprox 8-10lbs of boost. the block is bone stock it has a spec clutch and a cat back but not much more. the procharger is the biggest mod on the car. anyhow he was leaving my house and decided to get...
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    help needed...truck has me worried!!

    i just got the truck back together and am slowly putting some break in miles on the new motor. but in doing so the truck is developing some strange driving characteristics. the major concern that i have is how the truck just flattens out on the decel. bringing the truck up to speed is no...
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    lightning collector status?

    so here is my situation. i am going to put my lightning back on the road now that my rebuild is done. but in doing so i am looking into registering and insuring it under a collector stauts for here in new jersey. the only problem is that the insurance company is requiring some sort of literature...
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    It's alive!!!!!!!!

    FINALLY!! it's only been since last november but the tank has risen once again. what a long road it was. here are a few pics from this: to this: to this:
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    installing motor

    o.k i'm gonna be tossing the motor back in soon but i have a question for the do it yourselfers. when putting the motor in, should i have the oil filter mount already installed on the motor, or will it interfear like when removing the motor. i just want this to go smooth as possible. thanks guys
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    installing cams need help!!!!

    o.k this one is for you guys who have done engine builds yourself. i am going to be installing the cams and need to know what the procedure is (standard install and timming) and if i need that fancy little valve compressor from ford to install the rockers. and if i do need the tool what is the...
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    damn ups dumped more work on me!(pics)

    so lookie here. ups left me some more work to do.:thumbup:

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