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Old 08-02-2012, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ratman67 View Post
i know from the intake up probably cost 10k....
He built the intake himself including all the machine work and design.


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im really surprised that he is only thinking he will make 850 ponies with that thing. my bbc 540 pump gas engine made 804 hp, with a single dominator on a single plane intake at 6500rpm...why is it sooo hard to make hp with ford engines. that engine looks like it cost a truck load of money to build

He is a multi time drag week winner so two things to keep in mind.

1. He is guessing low on the hp figure.

2. He is going to run pump gas and drive the thing 2500mi for Drag week this year.
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