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Old 01-07-2011, 10:14 AM   #43
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The ls3 cover isnt on there, I understand the pics would tell you otherwise, we have done a bunch of these. The tech installed the cover and immediately realised his mistake, the car would not be performing nearly how it does if it was not oiling half the lifters. Simple mistake, unfortunetaly he was taking pics as we do for all of our customers and posted some of the error on our website. No worries, should be deleting the dod here shortly anyhow. You guys are right in advising him to look into it, as potential damage could occur if a car is run in that state. Hopefully we will be becoming a sponsor here if I can find the time and post progress on another 2010 we are building, upwards of 1100hp at the tires through a 4L80.
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Old 01-07-2011, 10:31 AM   #44
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The ls3 cover isnt on there, I understand the pics would tell you otherwise, we have done a bunch of these. The tech installed the cover and immediately realised his mistake, the car would not be performing nearly how it does if it was not oiling half the lifters. Simple mistake, unfortunetaly he was taking pics as we do for all of our customers and posted some of the error on our website. No worries, should be deleting the dod here shortly anyhow. You guys are right in advising him to look into it, as potential damage could occur if a car is run in that state. Hopefully we will be becoming a sponsor here if I can find the time and post progress on another 2010 we are building, upwards of 1100hp at the tires through a 4L80.
Awesome. Thanks for the explaination.
I've done that too. I'd take a picture and then decide to change something (stripes etc.....) and forget when I took the pic.

Good job. I thought something was odd for sure because of his numbers and the way it seems to be running.
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Old 01-07-2011, 10:38 AM   #45
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Very cool.

Glad to hear all is well.

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Old 01-07-2011, 11:57 AM   #46
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He beat me too it. Ben is the man...lol. Now if the snow would get outa here I could drive it again!
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Old 01-07-2011, 12:03 PM   #47
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He beat me too it. Ben is the man...lol. Now if the snow would get outa here I could drive it again!
Glad it was nothin'

Didn't mean to pry but I was just trying to look out.

Snow? We don't have it.
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Old 01-07-2011, 12:16 PM   #48
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Glad it was nothin'

Didn't mean to pry but I was just trying to look out.

Snow? We don't have it.
Lucky! Gotta drive the 03 f150...wife took our jeep wrangler rubicon to work :/.....not sure if this truck will handle any better than the car, tires are reallllly bald.
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Old 01-07-2011, 12:17 PM   #49
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The ls3 cover isnt on there, I understand the pics would tell you otherwise, we have done a bunch of these. The tech installed the cover and immediately realised his mistake, the car would not be performing nearly how it does if it was not oiling half the lifters. Simple mistake, unfortunetaly he was taking pics as we do for all of our customers and posted some of the error on our website. No worries, should be deleting the dod here shortly anyhow. You guys are right in advising him to look into it, as potential damage could occur if a car is run in that state. Hopefully we will be becoming a sponsor here if I can find the time and post progress on another 2010 we are building, upwards of 1100hp at the tires through a 4L80.
+1 Awesome news!!

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Yea, we don't have that stuff either...
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+1 Awesome news!!


Yea, we don't have that stuff either...
I might be jealous.....just a little
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