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Intro thread WITH pics!!
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Intro thread WITH pics!!
Hi guys, Andy here from Indianapolis. This is my first thread on this forum as I have recently purchased my first Corvette at the ripe old age of 36. It's a red, 2002 coupe with an automatic. It was a one-owner car with 8 pages of service records, clean Carfax and I got a good deal on it. I have been a gearhead since I was a fetus and previous cars that I have owned include an '86 Turbo T-Type, '72 split bumper Camaro, Subaru STi and five different 240SX's.
Anyway, made it to the track to lay down a baseline this past Tuesday so I would have an idea of what my mods get me when I get them. My best time was a 13.5 at 103. That's with a 2.1 60" time. With some traction, I'm pretty confident that I could shave a couple tenths as I was getting wheelspin, imagine that. My TCS/ABS light is on, was intermittent but now is mostly on, which I'm guessing is a ground terminal problem from the excellent sticky in the Tech forum, so I'll have to investigate that. Be nice if that's all it is.
To the pics:
Leaving the line up against an Audi RS6:
Walking away from the RS6:
Lining up against my buddy in his EG hatch:
Our "pit":
Now it's time to make that auto run!
Anyway, made it to the track to lay down a baseline this past Tuesday so I would have an idea of what my mods get me when I get them. My best time was a 13.5 at 103. That's with a 2.1 60" time. With some traction, I'm pretty confident that I could shave a couple tenths as I was getting wheelspin, imagine that. My TCS/ABS light is on, was intermittent but now is mostly on, which I'm guessing is a ground terminal problem from the excellent sticky in the Tech forum, so I'll have to investigate that. Be nice if that's all it is.
To the pics:
Leaving the line up against an Audi RS6:
Walking away from the RS6:
Lining up against my buddy in his EG hatch:
Our "pit":
Now it's time to make that auto run!
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Your time is in line with a "normal" stock C5's time. Enjoy the car.
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I was wondering about my trap speed. It seemed a tad low, but the ET was in line with what I thought.
Thank you guys again for the warm welcome.
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Nice car and great pics. !! 
Same here. I settled in the Northwest but I'm still a Hoosier. >10 years later I still talk funny according to some people out here. 
