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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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All lC5s have a sensor that reacts to darkness that in fact cuts the flow of gas by 15% as a safety feature.
There is a kit to bypass this.
Contact your dealer and order a ZR1.

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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 09:45 PM
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Next time at the strip someone needs to do back to back runs and note the difference and report back........... I know the difference running my 9 second Challenger in head wind , tailwind and uh, no wind.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 01:15 AM
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The Vette is from the states. I am not sure why it is doing this.
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