Been LONG time now im back
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Safety Car
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From: South Florida
Been LONG time now im back
What's up old timers. I sold my c5 back in 2012 or 2013 and last weekend I flew up to Hendrick Porsche and purchased a one owner 2011 Grand Sport, cyber grey, two tone black/grey interior, mag ride, 6MT, NPP, grey wheels and it's bone stock and only has 16k miles. I need to clean the car up as I had a 9 hour drive from Charlotte to south Florida, but will post pictures once I clean it back up. I am also hoping to get a tour of Ricks private collection, that's kind of been set in motion but I was told no guarantees. Three hours into the ride I pulled the NPP fuse and it sounds pretty darn good stock with the baffles open. First round of mods is going to be PPF and mild to wild switch, then will do catted headers and tune. Will also be doing plugs/wires/air filter prior to modding. Hope to see some old faces in this thread!
AMP Racing
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2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
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You don't belong here anymore... You're part of that group that left us and never looked back... so, go hang with your new best buds... 
BTW, time to change your avatar...
BTW, time to change your avatar...
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Safety Car
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From: South Florida
not if you’re on the top 10 fast list, it makes you exempt
I may have left but I always lurked, you’re on of the few that know that truth lol
I may have left but I always lurked, you’re on of the few that know that truth lol
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Congrats on the C6GS! I bought one a few years to autocross/Time Trial in SCCA stock class, agree it sounds good stock with NPP mufflers open. Took it to the track and bolted on 275 drag radials on the C5Z fronts along with some CTS spares up front and was surprised it went mid 11s@almost 120. Hopefully I don’t get banned for posting this in the C5 section owning a C6 now, I do miss my FRC at times if it’s any consolation.
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Safety Car
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Congrats on the C6GS! I bought one a few years to autocross/Time Trial in SCCA stock class, agree it sounds good stock with NPP mufflers open. Took it to the track and bolted on 275 drag radials on the C5Z fronts along with some CTS spares up front and was surprised it went mid 11s@almost 120. Hopefully I don’t get banned for posting this in the C5 section owning a C6 now, I do miss my FRC at times if it’s any consolation.
https://youtu.be/ufK3b1tcI2U
https://youtu.be/ufK3b1tcI2U
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thats awesome, nice to see someone getting good times out of a grand sport. The c6 GS feels very similar to my c5 that had 3.90 gears. I was shocked to see how slow guys with 6 speeds were running. It’s basically the same car as my c5 but with an extra 40-50whp bone stock, which makes me think if I ever do decide to drag race again I should easily be able to get the car in the mid 11s bone stock with a tire. I just hate breaking stuff, I broke everything possible in the c5 other than the engine.
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Safety Car
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Le Mans Master
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Pretty sad.
Pitt
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Yeah Gary has had his to the track a couple times working on how to launch that thing the best.
Pitt
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Safety Car
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Thx, nothing done yet but new race rims came in and waiting on backordered tires. I want some good baseline runs before I start any mods. 10.5 wide on rear and 5" on front rims.
Yeah Gary has had his to the track a couple times working on how to launch that thing the best.
Pitt
Yeah Gary has had his to the track a couple times working on how to launch that thing the best.
Pitt
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Tall gearing and more weight makes it difficult as you can really see in this video, but atleast it has a better clutch than the C6ZR1 and Bruce got it to work with the same non drag friendly gearing. Need to swap trans with someone who has a C7GS that road races as the 2.26 would be better for them and their 2.97 better for the drag strip.
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From: Kendall Park NJ
Le Mans Master
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From: Kendall Park NJ
The Cup2s have a very short life. Since Michelin was not producing those tires due to COVID-19, my rear tires have been on order since 9/4/2020. Went with the Toyo R888Rs for now. They are very noisy but have great grip. These are even taller than the OEM which does not help with that 2.29 first gear. We'll see how long they last. After speaking with Bruce, the car went an 11.05 at 126.08 on a 1.75 sixty foot. (Shifting into 4th in the traps artificially lowered the trap speed.) Car is bogging much less. Thanks Bruce.
Constant problems and headaches.
I finally succumbed to it and let her go.
As for the C7Z, it's just a great car.
Enjoy riding with my wife with the top down and stereo up.
It handles like a go kart.
Ergonomics of the interior are so much nicer than the previous Vettes.
Great looking car but I'm still trying to get use to the tail lights.
Perhaps it may run as quick as the Bolt-On C5Z, if not, oh well.
