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Burning Brakes
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From: Killeen Texas
I bet it sounds pretty stout. Have you thought of experimenting with 93 or 94 octane Pure Gas (Non Ethanol). We have a machine shop near us that sells Non Ethanol 'Race Gas' in varying octanes. I bet your car would smell pretty awesome running pure gas. Or you could put in some Cherry Bomb fuel scent. One of my early memories of getting into Sports cars & Muscle Cars was because there was this guy I knew that ran Pure Gas in his 70 SS Nova. He also sometimes put some Cherry Bomb fuel scent in it. It's crazy how a scent of something can stay with you over the years & bring a memory right back.
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I bet it sounds pretty stout. Have you thought of experimenting with 93 or 94 octane Pure Gas (Non Ethanol). We have a machine shop near us that sells Non Ethanol 'Race Gas' in varying octanes. I bet your car would smell pretty awesome running pure gas. Or you could put in some Cherry Bomb fuel scent. One of my early memories of getting into Sports cars & Muscle Cars was because there was this guy I knew that ran Pure Gas in his 70 SS Nova. He also sometimes put some Cherry Bomb fuel scent in it. It's crazy how a scent of something can stay with you over the years & bring a memory right back.
I always run at least 93 octane because of the compression and there is a local station here that has 93 non ethanol and I run it as much as I can. Never tried any fuel scent though. The only time I truly notice much of a smell is when it's cold and I crank it and let it warm up in the garage. But I and it sounds like you don't mind or even like the smell. I have friends who went with the high flow cats and they have both had to replace them after a year or two. I say if you don't have to pass emissions go off road X pipe. Now get ready for the cat guys to make a point.
Burning Brakes
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From: Killeen Texas
It sounds pretty awesome. I love the sound and the Borla exhaust has zero drone on the highway/interstate. I had factory NPP and left it open all the time for the deep sound but it did drone quite a bit.
I always run at least 93 octane because of the compression and there is a local station here that has 93 non ethanol and I run it as much as I can. Never tried any fuel scent though. The only time I truly notice much of a smell is when it's cold and I crank it and let it warm up in the garage. But I and it sounds like you don't mind or even like the smell. I have friends who went with the high flow cats and they have both had to replace them after a year or two. I say if you don't have to pass emissions go off road X pipe. Now get ready for the cat guys to make a point.
I always run at least 93 octane because of the compression and there is a local station here that has 93 non ethanol and I run it as much as I can. Never tried any fuel scent though. The only time I truly notice much of a smell is when it's cold and I crank it and let it warm up in the garage. But I and it sounds like you don't mind or even like the smell. I have friends who went with the high flow cats and they have both had to replace them after a year or two. I say if you don't have to pass emissions go off road X pipe. Now get ready for the cat guys to make a point.
I don't mind the scent of pure gas & no cats. It probably can't be healthy for you though- lol. I sold my Corvette last year. I'm just saving up some $'s gradually & then will pull the trigger on another Corvette. I just haven't decided which model. I'm thinking C7Z or a late edition C6 Zo6, 12 or 13. I'll see what happens when Summer comes around or maybe wait until late next Winter.
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I don't mind the scent of pure gas & no cats. It probably can't be healthy for you though- lol. I sold my Corvette last year. I'm just saving up some $'s gradually & then will pull the trigger on another Corvette. I just haven't decided which model. I'm thinking C7Z or a late edition C6 Zo6, 12 or 13. I'll see what happens when Summer comes around or maybe wait until late next Winter.
Burning Brakes
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I'd like the C7 too, but with the C6 Zo6 weighing in at 3,130 lb vs. C7 Zo6 at 3,524 lb...I kinda like the idea of having a slightly lighter weight car. I imagine the price point for the C6Z will be more obtainable for me like you said. I'm also not quite sold on the cylinder deactivation/direct injection. I'd have to do a bunch more research to see if really want to set my sights on the C7 Z or GS.
