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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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A guy i work with has a 02 2500hd extended cab 4wd w/ 3.73 rear ALL STOCK and swears he can leave me towing or racing. My truck is a 03 4wd reg cab w/3.73 rear 4" exhaust K&N intake and a Hypertech 90hp programmer! He keeps wanting to race for pink slips what do you think?
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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well I wouldn't do it cause I don't know, I can't afford too lose my truck, if you had EFI Live or just a PPE i'd try it, but for pinks, hell no, just wager like $100 or something that way it sucks for one of ya but you're not out of a truck
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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yeah I cant afford to loose my truck ether. I have tried like hell to try to race him for fun, or money. but he wont. it slmost made me think he had NOS or something. but i poped his hood, and looked under the truck and it is all stock, he is just real proud of his gasser
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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tell him that the only reason he wants to race for titles is cuz no one actually does that he is scared
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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sounds like he's a few marbles short of a full jar, I sure wouldn't do it, i honestly think if you can hook up you'd smoke him, especially with a little boosted launch, but lets say something breaks or whatever, then you're out a truck and yours is more valuable in my opinion than hsi anyway just because of the diesel
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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Just tell him if he really wants to race put up 100.00 or shut up. To many things could happen that might change the out come, plus I really wouldn't want to take a truck from some one who can't afford it.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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i think on top end he would get me bc my truck cutts off at 98ish
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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so does his if it's completely stock and if he said it goes faster than 98ish he's full of it cause that's stock governor on chevy's
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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Those 8.1's can move. Esspecially if he has a good programmer on it. GM pulls ALOT of power out of the tune from the factory. I would be careful!
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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lookin under the hood wount show nothin if there is a programmer on that gasser but it is your truck so its your call id run him for braggen rights and money or a nice dinner for the family winners choice.
 
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