But at least we get to drive 100 legally. 
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be proud of your low Hp numbers. i stomped the sh*t out of some kid in an acura one time at the track after working up his confidence by telling him mine was 180hp. he had an exhaust and intake and was spraying nitrous too.
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99% of the time they are going to make you look like a fool. I would chalk that up to the kid having no clue how to drive, because that'll probably never happen again.
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I agree, just trying to make a point. I'm just as proud of my 81, 190 HP L81 as some of the big block, early C3 guys are of their cars.
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1. He was lying and had no nitrous
2. He didn't know how to drive.
The only time my L81 ever won a race was against my friend's F150 and my other friend's Taurus. That motor was like a boat anchor.
I ripped it out and dropped in a crate motor. I'd never go back to that choking lung of a motor.
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For Vettebuyer. Cars exported to Canada after September of 1977 for the 1978 model year had metric speedos and odometers. A speed of 240kph is about 150mph.
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From: coon rapids mn
a corvette is a corvette no matter what year it is they all have the heart& soul of a corvette and the rubber bumper cars of the 70's are not as pathetic as the numbers might make you believe the early c1"s are just as pathetic if not more.