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S197 3V Fabman's build; How did we get here? Build Thread

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Fabman

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You must be getting close to having your final car weight??
Pretty close, got some more pressing things to complete but we aren't very far away from it.
 

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Fabman

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What Cam is that???? Sounds more aggressive then the LM intake cams.... or with out the tune installed?
Its the L&M cams.
I don't have the power brakes hooked up and the hole for the PCV just has tape over it....we aren't 100% yet, I just wanted to hear it fire. And it did.
 

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Its just a stock junk yard motor with L&M "intake only" cams and some bolt ons, I doubt it will sound that healthy when it's tuned and has mufflers on it but it didn't smoke and I didn't hear any rods knocking or have oil spurting out etc.
I'm calling this one a win....at least for now.
 

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Fabman

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So you guys with newer full race cars...do you typically do straight pipes out the sides or mufflers all the way out the back? I know what I would do.
Not around here, you have to be 90 db to run at Laguna Seca and 103 at sonoma and Thunderhill.
 

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Fabman

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Atlanta Motorsports Park has the same requirement. I suppose I might not be able to run there. 😒
Certain days they have 103 db but its few and far between not to mention pricey.
For my SCCA races its 103 db so I can make those....just can't use it for a test day.
Probably going to test at thunder hill.
 

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