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Old May 25, 2014 | 12:10 AM
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Hey guys, i'm new here, just bought my first Chevy.
03 Z, 36K



it's got a few mods done. I'll post #'s and dyno vids once we get her dialed in.
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Old May 25, 2014 | 12:17 AM
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looks great!!!!
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Old May 25, 2014 | 12:52 AM
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Looks great dude, welcome :]
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Old May 25, 2014 | 01:22 AM
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Lookin good!
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Old May 25, 2014 | 03:00 AM
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Nope. don't like it at all!! Nope, not a bit!!

Of course you know I am totally being a jerk!!

Love it, beautiful Electron Blue Z06!!

Welcome to the club, HorseShoeZ!!
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Old May 25, 2014 | 07:54 AM
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Welcome! Just got an EB Z myself! Get ready for miles of smiles!!
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Old May 25, 2014 | 07:55 AM
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Beautiful color combo, that was my first choice when I was looking for mine. Only found one with that combo for sale in this region and they wanted close to $30k for it. Ended up with my 2nd favorite color at a much better price.
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Old May 25, 2014 | 11:28 AM
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Welcome! Nice job picking your first Chevy -you won't be sorry!
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Congrats !!
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Old May 25, 2014 | 11:24 PM
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One thing to note.

When you take off rather slow or make slow turns, you may hear the "marbles in the can" sound from the read end. It is normal for the Z06 and nothing to worry about. Scares some new owners (ask me how I know? )

You can get the type 2 anti slip fluid additive from GM dealer and that will help quieten it down. The type 2 has better lubrication properties and makes it a little quieter.
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Congrats.. Look great.
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Love those EB/MB combo Z's

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Old May 26, 2014 | 01:20 PM
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Nice looking car. Nothing like getting the fastest color of them all.
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Old May 26, 2014 | 02:52 PM
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Thanks everyone!! I'll be posting dyno #'s and vids soon. Looking forward to big numbers!
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Old May 26, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 808EB03Z06
Nice looking car. Nothing like getting the fastest color of them all.

Fastest color!?! Speedway white has speed in the name!
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Old May 26, 2014 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dbgoodwin
Fastest color!?! Speedway white has speed in the name!
It has to use speed to make to feel faster hahahaha
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Old May 26, 2014 | 06:31 PM
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Im pretty sure they dont write songs about white or blue corvettes.


Or books for that matter
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Originally Posted by dbgoodwin
Fastest color!?! Speedway white has speed in the name!
I thought everyone knew by now; ALL CORVETTES ARE RED!!!
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Originally Posted by dbgoodwin
Fastest color!?! Speedway white has speed in the name!
As much as I like the Speedway White Zs, not a single stock one has run 11s in the quarter
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nice ride!
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