Sidewinder Installed!
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Dammit, I will say it since no one else is willing.
PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN!!
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Congrats though man. I loved mine although I got the bug for more.
You did do your 0-60s before the cam swap right? Will be good to hear what they are now.
PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN!!
LOL
Congrats though man. I loved mine although I got the bug for more.
You did do your 0-60s before the cam swap right? Will be good to hear what they are now.
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Did you do 6.1 rods, retainers and springs? That's the other thing been holding me back on my install, $$$ is very tight with me caring for my mom again and hardly working and Marty at KRC was adamant about wanting Manley parts in there for the custom ground 210. The springs are bad enough, but the titanium retainers he's insisting I use are stupid high priced!
If I can get away with 6.1 parts, I'm looking at less than 25% of the cost for the "go withs"...
If I can get away with 6.1 parts, I'm looking at less than 25% of the cost for the "go withs"...
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The plan is to try to get some new times pretty soon to see how the new times compare to the pre-cam times.
and when i say pics, i really mean videos. hurry up!
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I really don't know how you took pics as you went along when you did your write up. My hands were so dirty I don't think I could have held a camera without it slipping out of my hands.
The plan is to try to get some new times pretty soon to see how the new times compare to the pre-cam times.
The plan is to try to get some new times pretty soon to see how the new times compare to the pre-cam times.
This is why I won't do anything without wearing my blue gloves..lol Nitrile disposable's are the best. They take a beating and won't tear and they are like $14 for a box of 100 at NAPA. Some brands are junk, but these are awesome. I did an entire engine swap using just 2 pair!
Advance Auto started carrying the brand as well. i'll have to check out the name for future references...
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Ain't never found a glove I could wear when doing any kinda work like that, besides I was a catcher for almost 17 years, my hands and fingers are a gnarly mess anyway... LOL
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I don't think any kind of glove would work for this job. The thin gloves that you can feel stuff through would be torn up. The top of the sleeve that the plugs go in are razor sharp. I sliced my one knuckle down to the bone on one of them, literally. And the thick gloves don't give you the feel to work with small pieces like the keepers.
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I really don't know how you took pics as you went along when you did your write up. My hands were so dirty I don't think I could have held a camera without it slipping out of my hands.
The plan is to try to get some new times pretty soon to see how the new times compare to the pre-cam times.
The plan is to try to get some new times pretty soon to see how the new times compare to the pre-cam times.