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Jan 18, 2009 | 03:33 PM

#21

roadrage06

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From: Central Pennsylvania

wow, this blew up while I was away.

So, on CSS.net we all pretty much knew who the crazies were that did things to there cars that were next to godliness. Who are the guys on here who's posts I should really pay attention to?

Jan 18, 2009 | 05:05 PM

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99ta316

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From: Charleston SC

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Originally Posted by roadrage06

What are you looking for? Power and Performance, Detailing, etc? Each section you can easily tell who knows their game and who is just blowing smoke.

and welcome to the forums.

Jan 18, 2009 | 06:31 PM

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mrmtrtrnd

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From: Wichita Ks

Welcome to the forum Tom

Good luck with your up and coming marriage and the hunt for your Corvette when you make that move. Unfortunately I'm not one of the guys with any helpful information, I'm one thats here to learn. Thanks for your service to our country.

Jan 18, 2009 | 06:37 PM

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ugadawg77

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From: Guyton GA

Welcome to the Forum!

Jan 19, 2009 | 02:35 PM

#25

roadrage06

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From: Central Pennsylvania

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Originally Posted by mrmtrtrnd

Welcome to the forum Tom

thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 99ta316

What are you looking for? Power and Performance, Detailing, etc? Each section you can easily tell who knows their game and who is just blowing smoke.

and welcome to the forums.

I'll be looking for power.
when the time comes I'll be looking for a black vette and probably just going with black wheels w/ a red stripe (i'm addicted to the 360 forged wheels). The rest of the car will back up the clean look with whatever is under the hood.

I'm thinking forced induction. I have a supercharger now and was leaning toward turbo -- I love the sound and never had a turbo before. I'd like to be in the 800hp range. Less would be enough to get into the 10's, but 800's are bragging rights. Also, anything more would be a traction nightmare...lol. I figure 800's are just about right.

As stated before, though. i have no illusions that I have only a mild idea of what it's going to take to get there. (leaning toward a c6, i love the body style. No offense to the c5 guys or earlier -- i have not seen a vette yet I didn't think was sexy.)

Jan 19, 2009 | 05:02 PM

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jsls0130

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From: Paintsville,ky

Welcome to the forum, my wife drives a colbalt ss supercharged and there a pretty fast car for a four banger..

Jan 20, 2009 | 07:18 AM

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roadrage06

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Welcome to the forum, my wife drives a colbalt ss supercharged and there a pretty fast car for a four banger..

Agreed. They'll never have the potential a vette or any RWD set-up would have, but I was a 20 year old wanna-be speed racer when I bought it and it served its purpose. There's a guy on CSS.net that did a turbo swap and has been supporting over 400hp on stock internals for quite a while now -- no issues yet. Gotta hand it to GM, they may not make quality cars, their interiors may be made of plastic -- but their engines are amazing and since I'm performance-minded I couldn't see myself buying anything else.

Honda= longevity
GM= power