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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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Nothing ground breaking here, but finally got it all sorted out and took it for short spin this afternoon...

GTO Skinnies
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C5 Z06 Front Wheels
- MT ET Street Drag Radials 275/40/17


Had the DRs aired up to 32psi just cruising on street but for the first time I could go WOT and feel the new cam in first gear! Its just






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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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nice
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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Hope you have a diff to support that
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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Hope you have a diff to support that
NOPE!

Just gonna have to be not so
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A few of us have gone quite fast on that same (or similar) set up, good luck.
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Ya, can't wait to get some time and get to track!
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Hit your hubs with a black rattle can. I had to do that a few years ago, it lasts a long time and covers the rust, now that I think of it I used Rusteoleum.

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Originally Posted by Joe_G
Hit your hubs with a black rattle can. I had to do that a fee years ago, it lasts a long time and covers the rust, now that I think of it I used Rusteoleum.
Thanks for idea!! was wondering how I could clean look of the front.
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Originally Posted by Joe_G
Hit your hubs with a black rattle can. I had to do that a fee years ago, it lasts a long time and covers the rust, now that I think of it I used Rusteoleum.
And the black on the Orange looks great.

I painted my left side hubs white and the right side red. Then sprayed a matching small spot on the inside of the wheel. I've never had to remember which side my directional tires are mounted on when I do a swap at the track. I'm just thankful I'm not color blind while the memory is failing.
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Looks awesome Chris! When are you headed to the track? I still need to get a set of radials for mine. Not sure if Im going to do the front skinnies or not.
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Originally Posted by Joe_G
Hit your hubs with a black rattle can. I had to do that a few years ago, it lasts a long time and covers the rust, now that I think of it I used Rusteoleum.
Good idea Joe. I need to do that with mine after sanding down the rust-it looks pretty bad right now.

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A few of us have gone quite fast on that same (or similar) set up, good luck.
I do love my budget drag pack

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Hope you have a diff to support that
Why do you say that? What year is your car OP?
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I see it's an 08. The diffs of the 08, at least in my experience, are quite strong (knock on wood). I currently have ~150 passes on mine with about half of them making 500whp. I know it won't last forever, but so far, so good. *fingers crossed*
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Looks good Chris.
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Do you have a automatic? I have the same setup and my shift points were way off on my A4 after switching. I kept hitting the rev limiter till my pal Joe G. fixed me up.
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Congrats Chris, the feeling of being able to finally use all the power in any gear is just the best!!!

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Originally Posted by wazslow
Looks awesome Chris! When are you headed to the track? I still need to get a set of radials for mine. Not sure if Im going to do the front skinnies or not.
Not too sure when Im headed out there... Hopefully soon though! Might take the care out to work in Trenton on Sat or Sun, if you wanna check out the cars when I get off around 130-200 shoot me a PM with ur addy and #

Originally Posted by Justinjor
I see it's an 08. The diffs of the 08, at least in my experience, are quite strong (knock on wood). I currently have ~150 passes on mine with about half of them making 500whp. I know it won't last forever, but so far, so good. *fingers crossed*
Ya, sure hope itll hold up!!

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Looks good Chris.
Thanks Josh... May need that clutch sooner than later! LoL
See below msg!

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Congrats Chris, the feeling of being able to finally use all the power in any gear is just the best!!!

Trevor
Ya, the pull is unbelievable in first and second gears now!! I tried a few dead stop pulls, but I think the clutch is slipping just a bit cause it doesnt feel as hard from a roll :-/
Though this could be b/c theres a good amount of heat in the clutch after driving around for a bit AND/OR im not letting the clutch out quick enough, and im slipping it too much intially. Only way to tell is get to the track... Lol, so back to wazslows msg, need to figure out when to get there!
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