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Mar 26, 2009 | 03:19 PM

#41

C6NRED

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From: The Beautiful Inland Empire WA.

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Originally Posted by PeterM

I drove one home from the showroom back in 1965. Owning that car meant plenty of entitlements for a sixteen year old kid from the Bronx, including dates with some of the hottest chicks in the neighborhood.

And there were no 442s that I couldn't handle; the main trick was getting the heads done, which really woke the car up.

I had one of those too......I LOVED the sound of the outer two carbs opening up -- you could feel the it with your foot and the SOTP!!

Mar 26, 2009 | 04:44 PM

#42

phileaglesfan

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From: Frederick, MD

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Originally Posted by rcmigpilot

That's the engine computer on the shock tower. The coils are actually inside the rocker cover and the plug wires exit the bottom. If you look close you can see the plug boots.

I guess I was right then. I might be interested in those covers for my C6. I think I like them better than the FRCs.

That 505HP piece needs to go though especially since it is only one one side.