# My 1965 Nova II-  8.85@153.5 - Turbo kit FS

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [March 30, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642 "2013-03-30T08:32:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1301 "2015-04-17T06:48:40Z")

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> [@cougarspeed](#):
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> Might be once proven but for now id say both @**[dpm90iroc](http://www.nyspeed.com/member.php?u=1829)** and @**[FourEyed](http://www.nyspeed.com/member.php?u=184)** on here could take it. Also there are a few really fast mustangs that although mostly are on the track street drive a little.
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> My car is streetable to the point that I will drive it near daily in the summer still getting 15-20mpg though.

They’re doing a Buffalo Street Outlaws thing at Lancaster Jason is running his turbo camaro in it you should go :tup:

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1302 "2015-04-17T06:54:43Z")

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Not really interested in the 1/8th or Lancaster. Ill go to TNT and run like I always do. If people run a quicker ET they are faster. No biggie.

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**Author:** ![Choda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choda/32/7347_2.png) [@Choda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Choda)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1303 "2015-04-17T18:16:37Z")

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Can’t wait to see it ripping

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1304 "2015-04-18T08:12:53Z")

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Might be rolling around today

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**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1305 "2015-04-18T18:49:23Z")

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[https://youtu.be/uaufMM5xmW4](https://youtu.be/uaufMM5xmW4)

[https://youtu.be/bzIVToylhKw](https://youtu.be/bzIVToylhKw)

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1306 "2015-04-19T05:24:32Z")

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That doesn’t look like the city

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1307 "2015-04-19T18:22:21Z")

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1/10 Trolling attempt.

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**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1308 "2015-04-20T04:52:22Z")

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Lol. I love the marks it leaves.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1309 "2015-04-20T06:20:54Z")

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> [@cougarspeed](#):
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> 1/10 Trolling attempt.

Just wanting to correct that hell has frozen over because LZ was in fact not trolling. I told him earlier that day I was trying to stay close to home since it was the first real drive of the year. But I drove like 100mi instead!

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> [@sobo](#):
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> Lol. I love the marks it leaves.

That hit was at like 40mph and on only 10-11 psi. This new setup is feeling pretty damn good.

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**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1310 "2015-04-20T06:29:21Z")

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Still leaks tranny fluid:rolljerk:

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1311 "2015-04-20T06:32:39Z")

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Yeah. That is annoying. Someone embed the youtube vids!

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**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1312 "2015-04-20T06:43:32Z")

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> [@cougarspeed](#):
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> Yeah. That is annoying. Someone embed the youtube vids!

Done

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1313 "2015-04-20T06:45:40Z")

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You need a gopro or something no more horrible cell videos

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**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1314 "2015-04-20T06:54:02Z")

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> [@LZ](#):
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> You need a gopro or something no more horrible cell videos

x2  
I love the sound of that beast!

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1315 "2015-04-20T07:39:17Z")

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Thanks guys. Maybe I will grab a go pro.

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Finally got a lift. New garage is 4.5 cars a 1.5 bay and a 3 wide bay. Changed the tailshaft seal and servo cover. Both were leaking pretty bad. Still a few drops so I will have another look. On all the shakedown pulls everything felt great with the only tweak so far being a 1/4 turn needed on my oil feed to stop some slight seeping.

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_3769_zpsnrpvniad.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_3769_zpsnrpvniad.jpg)

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![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_3756_zpsew3zik3f.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/IMG_3756_zpsew3zik3f.jpg)

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**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1316 "2015-04-20T08:11:18Z")

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> [@TradersBASE](#):
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> x2  
> I love the sound of that beast!

I have a hero 3 but was unaware that we were doing heaters that day lol will keep in car from now on lol.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1317 "2015-04-20T08:18:13Z")

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Yeah mind you these were the first few miles on a new motor. I was trying to give it a few easy miles or at least an easy heat cycle. NOPE!

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**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1318 "2015-04-20T13:35:36Z")

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Last one.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1319 "2015-04-20T13:41:28Z")

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LOL at Shawn

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**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-1965-nova-ii-8-85-153-5-turbo-kit-fs/229642/1320 "2015-04-20T16:47:20Z")

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Siqq lift bro!

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