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lightnings, breakfast lunch and dinner

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7upstang91

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srtthis said:
bunch of them in the mid-low 11's on stock long blocks also. there not as weak as once thought. a lot had to do with pegged MAF's and stuff like that causing them to blow but its known at what point it needs to be swapped out and you always need to keep an eye on it.
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Exactly. Make sure the maf is upgraded. This guy^ knows his Lightnings.
 

fox04

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7upstang91 said:
Exactly. Make sure the maf is upgraded. This guy^ knows his Lightnings.
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Very true. Get the diablo sport MAFIA.
 

srtthis

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7upstang91 said:
Exactly. Make sure the maf is upgraded. This guy^ knows his Lightnings.
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haha yea i may know a "thing or two" about them

MAFIA or a one of the SCT maf's
 

7upstang91

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srtthis said:
haha yea i may know a "thing or two" about them

MAFIA or a one of the SCT maf's
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I may a 1/4 of what you know, and I feel like I know alot.
I want to get a Lightning very soon.

How is the hatch coming along, Derek?
 

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You're running 13.3s on stock gears?
 

srtthis

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7upstang91 said:


I may a 1/4 of what you know, and I feel like I know alot.
I want to get a Lightning very soon.

How is the hatch coming along, Derek?
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just bought a house so it went on hold a few weeks while we moved in and got everything how we wanted it. got it back on the ground last night and broke the shifter handle making sure it went into gear smooth. should be all fixed today. just need to throw the weather stripping on the hatch and take it to my house to do the new clutch and team Z k member
 

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srtthis said:
just bought a house so it went on hold a few weeks while we moved in and got everything how we wanted it. got it back on the ground last night and broke the shifter handle making sure it went into gear smooth. should be all fixed today. just need to throw the weather stripping on the hatch and take it to my house to do the new clutch and team Z k member
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I saw the picture. Holy crap, shifting like a mother! The kitchen looks good too!
 

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7upstang91 said:
I saw the picture. Holy crap, shifting like a mother! The kitchen looks good too!
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yea ive been known to shift kinda hard...
 
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