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Oct 16, 2008

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^^^^ i was thinking the same thing should of turboed it

Oct 16, 2008

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Nah no plans for a turbo just wanted a good reliable truck and i got what i wanted im happy

Oct 16, 2008

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thats kool man w.e you happy with congrates

Oct 21, 2008

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Well over 250 miles down and still running great! :)

Dec 9, 2008

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Ok just about to hit 2k miles :) and all is great. Damn it's nice to do all of this work yourself and things turn out ok.

Dec 9, 2008

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So were any of the parts performance oriented? Anyhow, I'm betting to power on that engine is more than a stock 2.3 of that year.

Dec 9, 2008

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So were any of the parts performance oriented? Anyhow, I'm betting to power on that engine is more than a stock 2.3 of that year.

Nah it was just a make it go down the road type of thing. If it is making anymore power its because of the .30 over pistons which would give 2-3 hp at the most.

Dec 23, 2008

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Well the engine is now officially broken in!

Dec 23, 2008

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When will there be pics of the new paint job?

Dec 24, 2008

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When i get the cash for the paint.

Dec 24, 2008

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The engine is just the 2.3 it had shattered rings on the #2 piston (it was ran with no air cleaner had sand all over the rings....)We have had that compressor for about 3 years and have had no problems.

I just fixed an impreza that had the exact same problem.