The beast comes alive!

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  1. MikeG747

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    Finally finished the motor. :dancing: Started it in March of this year. Can believe it started right up without playing with the timing or anything. Just bump the starter & she is running. Sounds great with the 3" exhaust & Dynamax Bullits.(y) This thing is very scary to me.:yikes: It will take some getting used to. I have the MSD limited to 4000 right now & I can't believe how hard it pulls. I will be taking it for DYno Tuning either next week or the following week. After tuning then I will raise the RPM's. See video below of 1st start up. Also see link to the progress thread that tells everything done.:yup:

    <embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid125.photobucket.com/albums/p43/mikeg747/102_2788.flv">

    http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=54605
     
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    Grabber71 Milique Toast

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    wowzers! Totally awesome!:thumbs2: Hmmmmmay need more vids...ya..more vids..
     
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    do a victory burnout :burnout:
     
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    if mine looks and sounds that good when im done, ill be proud (y)
     
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    :chirp: I will after the Dyno Tune. :D :chirp:
     
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    Looks and sounds awesome! :yahoo:

    how long are you going to drive it before the dyno? is there a rule of thumb for breaking in an engine (other than the initial break-in) before giving her a go?
     
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    I am not going to drive it anymore until after the Dyno. I want to make sure that it's not too lean. I don't want to hurt it.
     
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    I just cant imagine why you dont want to hurt it :hmmm: :)

    You better get some g force training cause it is going to lay you back in the seat, if you can get the power to the ground that is :thumbs2:
     
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