Ever wonder what happened to "Merlin"??
08-01-2010, 10:50 PM
#101
Race Director
I've seen the car in person... Steve was taken advantage of big time by the shop... the body work & paint was not anywhere near what it should have been for that kind of money. Kind of sad what "professional" shops will do.
08-01-2010, 11:05 PM
#102
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I found Mike Raffetto a few years ago at a local car show and tried to help him out with the car. I figured between Jim, Mike, Nick, and all of us we could get a few more hundred hp out of the car. He seemed interested, but he didn't like the idea of us removing the blowers.
I hate to say it guys, but the vette has never seen a track, chased a lambo, or touched a dyno. It lives it's life backing on and off a trailer. I did have a few words of advice for Mike, "If the car ever puts down anywhere near 1000hp, kiss your back side good by.." He asked why and I told him, that the whole a$$ end was pretty much stock parts.
I hate to say it guys, but the vette has never seen a track, chased a lambo, or touched a dyno. It lives it's life backing on and off a trailer. I did have a few words of advice for Mike, "If the car ever puts down anywhere near 1000hp, kiss your back side good by.." He asked why and I told him, that the whole a$$ end was pretty much stock parts.
