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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by s'noJob
Stealth Bomber!! I wonder if such a car would somehow escape detection from police radar. Hmmmmmmmm.....

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Funny you should ask. Just a few days ago I was discussing laser jammers and how to escape a laser gun to a friend of mind who happens to be a motorcycle cop. Looking at my black '98 vette with no front license plate he said that my black car would be one of the more difficult ones to shoot. He then mentioned that if it was flat black it would almost be impossible.

I'll let the more informed LEOs here pipe in.

Oh, I like the look and the hood.

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by HawnHog
Funny you should ask. Just a few days ago I was discussing laser jammers and how to escape a laser gun to a friend of mind who happens to be a motorcycle cop. Looking at my black '98 vette with no front license plate he said that my black car would be one of the more difficult ones to shoot. He then mentioned that if it was flat black it would almost be impossible.
NOW look what you've started!!

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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dumb

needs paint
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:40 AM
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I like it
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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HOT DAMN !

The C5 looks MEAN.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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I like it..
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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Makes me want to go home and wax my black beauty!

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverScorp
It looks wierdly cool to me, but it's a sloppy paint job. Did you guys notice the spill on the right headlight area of the FRC one? It's even in the vanity photo with the fogs on , but slightly harder to make out. Probably photochopped out. That's makes it sloppy to me. since he could have spray canned over it
That's not a spill... its a logo done in gloss so it stands out, notice the tiny amount of color in it?

I love the satin black look when its "consistent" but that vert looks like a rattle can job. The Benz or 1st Gen camaro is the ticket. The FRC is close, but the consistency seems to change just past the back of the door to the back. Also the front fascia seems darker as well.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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Done right it's sweet... those C5s look like ****... here's flat paint done right.



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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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Looks kinda stealthy
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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These're nice
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by brokenparts
I like it. I just want more power to go with it... If I could just hit the lottery


That kind of paint job is pointless with the stock LS1, add about 400 more hp and your good to go, lol
I don´t think it´s got 400hp more, but as far as I remember it has a centrifugal type blower, and it is a quite large one...

Somewhere on the www there was a build-up-story of the car with some more pics, but I don´t know where anymore...

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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I think it looks odd on cars w/ hidden headlights... it would look killer on a C6 with exposed headlights and more angular lines.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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I wonder if flat paint would affect the coefficient of drag. Granted it's not that much less smooth, but think of all that surface area. That might add a buck or two of gas to the cost of a trip.

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