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From: meriden ct
newbie from ct.
hello from ct. my name is Tom
just wanted to say that this is a great corvette forum , i have got a lot of info. off this site that has really helped out with the building of my z , i bought a 04 z06 last winter w/ 29000 miles on it and it didnt even make it out of my garage and the engine blew up , ( long long story )
, but with the help of a great friend ( brian ) doing all the wrenching and a tapped out bank account shes back together , we got a 402 / 6.0 in there now and a lot of other toys to , we are having the car retuned after having problems with a local tuner that was suppose to know what he was doing . not . so far the car has put down 525hp and 490trq. n/a . i'm looking to do a head swap and gear swap also , im going to be looking to a lot of you to help out on what heads would be the way for my setup , but ill post that when im ready
Tom
just wanted to say that this is a great corvette forum , i have got a lot of info. off this site that has really helped out with the building of my z , i bought a 04 z06 last winter w/ 29000 miles on it and it didnt even make it out of my garage and the engine blew up , ( long long story )
, but with the help of a great friend ( brian ) doing all the wrenching and a tapped out bank account shes back together , we got a 402 / 6.0 in there now and a lot of other toys to , we are having the car retuned after having problems with a local tuner that was suppose to know what he was doing . not . so far the car has put down 525hp and 490trq. n/a . i'm looking to do a head swap and gear swap also , im going to be looking to a lot of you to help out on what heads would be the way for my setup , but ill post that when im ready Tom
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Welcome to the Forum!!!!!!!!!! 
Congratulations on your C5 Z!! Unfortunate circumstances but 
story. Glad you were able to get her back to even better condition. Enjoy the car and the Forums. 
Congratulations on your C5 Z!! Unfortunate circumstances but story. Glad you were able to get her back to even better condition. Enjoy the car and the Forums.
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