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My name is Ethan and i am 22. I bought my first car/corvette at the end of may. it is a 1998 base c5 6 speed in pewter. I blew the engine up after 4 weeks and 700 miles of ownership haha. Anyways still really excited to be a member of the corvette community and really excited to get my engine rebuild started.
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Welcome, watch the revs next time. 
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Welcome, good luck on the rebuild.. maybe go supercharger this time around 
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Welcome to CF, Ethan, and congratulations on your C5!
Sorry about the "oops". At least you can now build the engine to your specific goals.
Sorry about the "oops". At least you can now build the engine to your specific goals.
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Welcome and best of luck getting your car back in the road.
