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    Am i better off with a Stroker kit or alum. heads?

    k well its looking like i'm getting my engine rebuilt.... SO i want more hp than what i had before. so my question is should i stroke to 331 or 347 (which one, and why?) and leave the heads for now, or just stay 302 or 306 and get a set of trickflows put on. Apparently it will cost $420 just to...
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    What's the best option? Rebuild or Engine Swap?

    Ok not sure if i need either yet, but i'm guessing i will need one or the other... Original engine has about 140k km's on it, but was rebuilt about 2 years ago for a spun bearing. It's looking like i may have the same problem again... my car is in an apt. parking lot right now, so pulling the...
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    can i re-use my upper to lower intake gasket?

    just wondering if i need to pick up a new one, or if this one is still ok? it looks pretty much brand new, except for the oil on the back runner holes, but just wondering if its still ok? and second, what would cause the oil on there?
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    Anyone else still gettin snow!???? this sucks

    like the title says... i'm so sick of canadian weather... shorts and t-shird (shirt is banned for some reason) weather yesterday, today there is almost 2 inches of snow on my car right now.... so stupid. just wonderin if anyone else deals with this crap.....
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    Ok, ready for some more help with my clacking engine..

    Thanks for the help so far. thought i'd start a new thread to keep it simple without all the stories. Here's the video that shows how it sounds like a diesel engine, then some pics(i have more if it would help, also)with valve covers off. My question is now what? I didn't find anything obvious...
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    Painting Upper intake, valve covers - Tips?

    I'm going to have my upper intake and valve covers off today i hope, so i figured i might as well clean them up a bit and maybe hit them with some high temp spray paint. Is this a bad idea? Can i just give them a light sanding or should i get down to metal? I won't bother if its going to look...
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    Valve Cover and Intake Gaskets - What kind are best?

    what brand or material do you guys recommend for valve covers and an upper to lower intake gasket?
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    ASAP pls! Nasty noise, happened out of town, Broken rocker?

    hey all.... my bad day just seems to be getting worse..... left home today, drove about 3 1/2 hours to get to my buddies house, just as i'm pulling into town, i start hearing a nasty clacking sound from my engine. not sure, but my guess is a broken rocker or something? does this happen? it's...
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    6am... still haven't slept...

    just complaining. havin a bad night..... got to watch the live-in gf of almost 3 years go over to her friends house (our neighbour) with her, and 3 guys, so i call to ask whats up, then she tell me she's not coming home.... carry on...
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    Woke up to over 8" of snow this morning...

    :jaw: all of this got dumped in less than 2-3 hours. blah....:nonono: (not my pics by the way, but thats how it looks all over the city) small thread, and more pics in here: http://www.performance-shop.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=49833.0
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    Ironing board on a vette?

    maybe it was tryouts for the next fast and the furious movie??:shrug: http://videos.streetfire.net/video/One-Insane-Corvette_156707.htm edit: changed my mind. can a mod please change ironing board to park bench, please and thank you.:)
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    my Ram Air Actually works now!!!!

    i got tired of the air filter not fitting properly, so tweaked it a bit and then sealed the seams with butyl tape, and also shortened the hose on my march ram air kit. All i can say is WOW! never thought it would make much of a difference but it really does at high speeds.... the car pulls...
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    PCV valve - how often to replace, how can you tell if bad?

    like the title, how do you know when your PCV valve is done? i'm trying to find a mysterious oil leak, no luck, but its coming from the pcv area/(back of the engine where i can't see much....) so i pulled it out but didn't even know what to look for... but it looked fine to me.... replaced it...
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    BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AGAIN!

    ok.... i'm damn near ready to set fire to the mf'ing car.... :chair: how can i keep the linkage from slipping off? i have had to take my door panels off fixing different crap 4 times in the last week.......... i don't want to be an expert at taking door panels off... i just want things to...
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    Fuel cutoff switch - Whats the best/easiest way?

    Well i think its about time i did something to make it harder to steal the stang.... whats the best way to disable these cars from being started and driven without a key? Fuel cutoff switch? any info towards what to do would be appreciated. thanks
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    Seriously?? NOT AGAIN! this sucks

    man is this gettin old quick! cant have nice stuff these days..... found this this morning: (couple months ago) went to pick up a last minute xmas present on my birthday (Dec 23), in the mall for 20 min, came out to this: so needless to say, if anyone knows where i can...
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    1/4 window removal & install

    Ok well this thread really isn't for me. Just wondering if anyone needs, or would like any specific pics of this process? i just did it today, taking some pics along the way, but it was only a temp. install and it will be removed and reinstalled again this weekend... i just know i had a real...
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    G** Damn door handles!~! AHH!

    K well i'm on my 3rd set of door handles now... finally got metal ones for the last install. went to get back in my car after getting gas, and it's like a limp noodle. didn't snap or anything opening the door before, not sure what happened... but it's dark and cold out, lots of snow, i can't...
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    Car show pics - New saleen

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    I get free carwashes!

    haha. just a random thread. i usually get free carwashes cuz the guy that works there loves 5.0's, and therefore, my car. just lets me drive out and says how nice my car is and how bad he wants one... :nice:
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