LPE Comm Edition # !
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Burning Brakes
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LPE Comm Edition # !
I was lucky enough to be down at 21st Century MuscleCars Yesterday dropping my car off for a brake upgrade. They were prepping the Comm Edtion for shipment and some fun.
This is a very nice Nose
Twin Turbo looks absoulutely OEM
Very Cool Dash Plaque indicating 1 of 25
This leather is soooo soft compared to my C6 seats
John Lingenfelter signiture Brembos
345s inside the C6 fender wells very cool
Tubs look OEM in Trunk
Corsa Touring Exhaust
Awesome
This is a very nice Nose
Twin Turbo looks absoulutely OEM
Very Cool Dash Plaque indicating 1 of 25This leather is soooo soft compared to my C6 seats
John Lingenfelter signiture Brembos
345s inside the C6 fender wells very cool
Tubs look OEM in Trunk
Corsa Touring Exhaust
Awesome
Last edited by midnite902; Feb 13, 2006 at 12:25 PM.
Melting Slicks
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Its no secret that I am a huge LPE fan, but this has got to look totally awsome in anybody's eyes!! Doesn't look like there is an inch of room left in the engine bay. Interior looks great too. Thanks for the pics. 
Who did the work, LPE or 21st Century? I know 21st Century is an authorized dealer, but I thought all the CEs were built at LPE.
Who did the work, LPE or 21st Century? I know 21st Century is an authorized dealer, but I thought all the CEs were built at LPE.
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I am pretty excited - I have one of these coming my way in about two months or so (#10 of 25). The selling point for me was the whole look/package. Besides being gorgeous/beautiful, getting something that is OEM quality in the install cannot be valued enough. 725 (crank) HP with a two-year warranty, in a 3300 lb car (4.5lb/HP). And the install clearly looks OEM, as one can see in the pictures above. There is only one production car with a lower lb/HP ratio (4lb/HP in the Bugatti), and this honestly looks as nice as any of the exotics. Any.
Obviously, one can get more power than this car through a variety of ways, including simply doing a similar setup and turning up the boost. Or putting on a big shot of N2O. But in my mind, the point of the Comm Ed cars is essentially to turn the C6 into the equivalent of a classy and high-end exotic, with performance that will beat essentially all exotics.
Well, maybe other people see it differently. I think my viewpoint is obvious given I just bought one of these.
Obviously, one can get more power than this car through a variety of ways, including simply doing a similar setup and turning up the boost. Or putting on a big shot of N2O. But in my mind, the point of the Comm Ed cars is essentially to turn the C6 into the equivalent of a classy and high-end exotic, with performance that will beat essentially all exotics.
Well, maybe other people see it differently. I think my viewpoint is obvious given I just bought one of these.
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Originally Posted by Jagcvette
Its no secret that I am a huge LPE fan, but this has got to look totally awsome in anybody's eyes!! Doesn't look like there is an inch of room left in the engine bay. Interior looks great too. Thanks for the pics.
Who did the work, LPE or 21st Century? I know 21st Century is an authorized dealer, but I thought all the CEs were built at LPE.
Who did the work, LPE or 21st Century? I know 21st Century is an authorized dealer, but I thought all the CEs were built at LPE.
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Originally Posted by jschindler
21st Century is more than just an "authorized dealer". The owner, John Paige, is the late John Lingenfelters son-in-law. It's more like "LPE South" than just an authorized dealer.
and they have superior customer service and they do great work... Jeremy
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Jagcvette
Who did the work, LPE or 21st Century? I know 21st Century is an authorized dealer, but I thought all the CEs were built at LPE.
Someone had pictures from the delivery day. The first place the owner drove it was to Cruisers in Frisco and I understand it drew a crowd
I heard rumors that LPE has built one to compete in this year's top speed shootout
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Thanks for posting the pics Midnite, the Commemorative cars are very nice
and the lucky few who own them will be very pleased with them I'm sure!
All Commemorative edition cars are built here at the main shop in Decatur, IN. The car Midnite photographed was shipped to a Texas based customer.
One thing to point out is that these cars are on a similar level with some of the high end exotics (Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc.) but when you look at the price compared to the power level, the Comm. Ed. Corvette is actually much more bang for the buck!
Weatherguy, you will be very pleased with your car!
and the lucky few who own them will be very pleased with them I'm sure!
All Commemorative edition cars are built here at the main shop in Decatur, IN. The car Midnite photographed was shipped to a Texas based customer.
One thing to point out is that these cars are on a similar level with some of the high end exotics (Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc.) but when you look at the price compared to the power level, the Comm. Ed. Corvette is actually much more bang for the buck!
Weatherguy, you will be very pleased with your car!
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Originally Posted by Ed@Lingenfelter
... One thing to point out is that these cars are on a similar level with some of the high end exotics (Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc.) but when you look at the price compared to the power level, the Comm. Ed. Corvette is actually much more bang for the buck! ...
Originally Posted by Ed@Lingenfelter
Weatherguy, you will be very pleased with your car!
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Originally Posted by WeatherGuy
Ed, unless I am wrong, I think none of those cars are making 725 HP, and even those that are very high HP do it by winding way up there in RPMs and do not generate 730 ft-lbs.
Don't worry, Jeff is one of our best people, he will take very good care of you throughout the process.
Ed
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Originally Posted by Mr.Big
and they have superior customer service and they do great work... Jeremy
The options are rolling in...how are you liking that Procharger (it made some nice numbers!)?
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21st Century is more than just an "authorized dealer". The owner, John Paige, is the late John Lingenfelters son-in-law. It's more like "LPE South" than just an authorized dealer.
