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Old 04-15-2009, 04:28 PM
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Smile Hello everybody!

Hello, everybody. I'd like to reintroduce myself...my name is, Edgar and living in Southern Cali. I've lurked around here since I was about 15 and I am now 19. I never made an account until about 2 years ago? Seeing a clean silver WS6 in my neighborhood made me look it up and I ended up here. I've read up on a lot of information and just want to learn more more. I'm currently trying to understand heads & cams. As far as an F-Body, I love both the SS & WS6. I should have one with in 3 years after I am hired. I already have a list of mods I have in mind! I'm currently going through EMT, in June I will be working as an EMT and finishing my Fire classes and going to the Rio Hondo Fire Academy next year in August. I'll try to be more active on here and hopefully get along with some of you!

I posted this in the Intro section also so my apologies for the double post.
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welcome and good luck on the car search!
Old 04-15-2009, 05:04 PM
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Thanks! I can't wait to get through my Fire stuff and be closer to an F-Body.
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Welcome. Just remember to take it easy, I got over confident with my first fast car and ended up going sideways and almost hitting a wall on a freeway on ramp. /fatherly talk, lol.
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welcome, and yes be careful I've loped mine out before to, very easy to do when your new to the car and over confident. There are deals to be had now so good luck on the hunt!
Old 04-15-2009, 05:49 PM
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Yes, stock F-body suspention is very dangerous if you dont know how to manage it. I too have lost control of my car while trying to show off. Just a hint...dont try to slam 2nd gear while in the middle of a burnout with the *** a little sideways....lol

Oh and one more thing....our cars only have 1 cam. You said "heads and cams". Just be careful with that because there are MANY people on here who will reem you for that.
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whats up .............welcome !!!!
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they speak the truth above me...on the drive home from the dealer with my 98 t/a i tried racing a mbz of some kind...ended up spun around the worng direction facing on coming traffic...true story...as an emt im sure u'll learn respect for speed and power after scraping a few bodies off the road..

good luck with the search....go WS6 !!!
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Originally Posted by nevrlift13
good luck with the search....go WS6 !!!
C'mon Mike, we know only bottle head tweekers go with a WS6.
Old 04-15-2009, 08:12 PM
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Welcome! Yeah be very careful with these cars if you never handled any car with decent h.p.
Good luck with finding your fbody
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Thank you very much for the kind words, guys. It'll be awhile from now until I am able to get one but until then I'll keep learning as much as I can.

When I said "cams" I meant all camshafts but thanks! I'll keep it at "cam".
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Welcome!
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Originally Posted by wickedbluess
Welcome! Yeah be very careful with these cars if you never handled any car with decent h.p.
Good luck with finding your fbody
Ditto to all of the above. Just so you know my even my V6 F-body has traction problems, especially in the rain. They aren't exactly easy to drive, like your mom's Camry. lol
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Welcome Fire Dog! 6 Camaros later I'm still learning and loving the F-Body. I'm actually going through background with L.A. City Fire so it's good to know there are some Fire Dogs in here. Enjoy the best of the West!
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Originally Posted by armkneez8
Welcome Fire Dog! 6 Camaros later I'm still learning and loving the F-Body. I'm actually going through background with L.A. City Fire so it's good to know there are some Fire Dogs in here. Enjoy the best of the West!
I'll keep posting so I can continue to learn more info! And I'll remember these suspension posts .

Good luck man! That's sick! LA City will be a dept. I'll be applying with after the academy! You're nearby too, I'm in Downey. Let me know how it goes!
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Hey, 01SOMSS...that's a clean SS in your sig. :thumbs
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You got it smokd u2! Good luck in your EMT. Remember BSI always. lol
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good luck with school and the academy!! hopefully you get your whip sooner the later
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Thanks a lot! All I do for now is drool at pics and videos. =p



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