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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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"Street Heat" section, but hey, we gotta start somewhere right? Give you one guess which car is mine.

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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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the bird?
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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going out on a limb here I guess the blue vette
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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How did u get in the mag?
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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That's awesome,Sean!

Does the article say your car has 500 h.p. and 521 ft/lbs?
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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How did u get in the mag?
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Shot an email to the proper person as listed in the directory page. Got lucky I guess.....the shot helps though.

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That's awesome,Sean!

Does the article say your car has 500 h.p. and 521 ft/lbs?
Yup, 500 on the nose and 521 TQ. HAD at least. Popped the motor right before that came out. Hoping to see the new 377 LS3 north of 700.
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That was a great pic!!
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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Congrats Sean!!!
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