dude he went through like 3 m5's when it was just the 4.8 in there...now hes sheared off some pin twice in the 700r4 that he built for it...dont get me wrong 5000lbs+6.0+12psi=something is gonna break but geez.

Damn, I didn't know he went through 3 M5s. I'm kinda surprised at the 700 though, doesn't he build them for a living? :lol:

- Justin

it was some pin that keeps shearing off...i dont think theres much he can do in the situation other then build a 400 which I think he's doing soon for it.

Yea, he told me last night that he was gonna build a 400 for it.

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- Justin

If you're looking for opinions Tim, I would vote for the truck. You already have the f-body to work on. Get something that is practical, but isn't a gas hog - well, something better than 10mpg.

Depending on how often you have people in your car, you might consider a crew cab.

Like you said, nothing fancy, but will do what you need it to do.

Then get back to work on the Camaro. :wink:

The m5's were notorious for being week ( as are the chrysler/dodge's m5's). Because of how the 700 operates, the band anchor pins take a lot of abuse when shifting to 2nd and 4th. Add 5000lbs and in upwards of 600 horse, and you're asking for trouble. I knew going into this deal that the 700r4 would probably not be able to handle what I was going to throw at it. I was hoping that using the best of the best parts would make it strong enough to handle the power and weight, but obviously it can't. ANYHOW, I said hemi's were gay, not the transmissions that backed them ( although if you go on any hemi boards you'll see that trannies and rears are breaking at an astounding rate). And for the record ( ask Justin) I'm still driving it even with the sheared pin and gaurantee I'll kill any hemi junker even in it's current state!!! Thank you, that is all :lol:

Dave, I think just throwing a rev at any "new hemi" on the road would be enought to scare them away....that thing sounds badass!

- Justin

Thanks, bro.

would that be the ultra clean station wagon sitting over by teh barn for all these years? teh pontiac wagon? hmmmmm, home for 455 sitting in garage. sleeper value very high :D

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tim

Don't know could be, In the CJCFO club in a guy "Big Show" has a 97 WS6/Ramair with 940 miles that has the original air in the tires! Think he wants 25G's for it?

Tim being your friend for all this time, well a few years whatever anyway i think you should go wit the truck, bring another dodge into the crew so i dont feel so left out plus imagine all the **** you can do to that thing, its gonna be great in the winter you always need a truck anyway so go for it :cheers:

my only thing against him getting a truck is gas mileage...he likes to go here & there to events, meets & whatever...not to mention his work is rarely near his home...getting 10-15mpg in a full size truck whether new or old IMO wouldnt be his best option...personally if I were in his position & knew a full out race car was a couple of years away I'd get a decent gas mileage beater like kelly's hyundai...probably gets 25-30mpg and isnt horrible to look at & drive every day for a couple of years & its something that could be had for less then 5 grand meaning either a very short term loan or if he had the $ saved up he could pay for it outright & go from there...I dont personally think he needs a truck but im not him nor am I in his shoes so i dunno what he needs.

A truck is always handy to have, but I agree with Bill when it comes to practicality. He put ~15k miles on the Alero in 8 months, and doing that in a truck would have cost about double at the gas pump. IIRC the Alero knocked down over 30mpg on a regular basis.

- Justin

the trucks i am considering all get 22-25 rated on the highway, and anyone who knows me understands that i always get better than teh rated mileage.

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tim

yah we know why :grampsch:

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i say get both a truck and something economical, if it's a financial possibility.

i dont think having to insure two cars would be financially responsible. :shrug:

well, the cost for each goes down for every car you add to the policy... if you can get five cars you can get mini-fleet insurance. Â*[/not so helpful advice]

That would actually make three....he's got the Camaro on the policy as well.

- Justin