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Old 05-02-2017, 12:35 PM
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Watch a 1,200-Horsepower C5 Corvette destroy a couple of GT-Rs and a Lambo!

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Watch a 1,200-Horsepower C5 Corvette destroy a couple of GT-Rs and a Lambo!

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Love it!! I want one What's a "true 6sp?"

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Love it!! I want one What's a "true 6sp?"
It means it's not faceplated so he has to use the clutch to shift
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I never could figure out why the GT-Rs were so damn fast...
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I never could figure out why the GT-Rs were so damn fast...
Because Nissan makes a good product and has some of the best engineering in the world.
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Good running C5 that guy has. Congrats on his win.
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Nice, and the driver seems humble too (as humble as one can be lol).
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Originally Posted by hotrod03
Love it!! I want one What's a "true 6sp?"
most of those cars run sequential dogbox transmissions.. his is a traditional 6spd.

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