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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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VERY nice upgrade! Congrats!
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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Very nice. It was cool to watch the v6 evolve in front of us. Hopefully you will do the same with the ws6. Great car! Enjoy that LS1!
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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Thats sweet congratulations, I too upgraded from a V6 once.

Did you get what you wanted out of the camaro?

The TA looks pretty clean
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:38 PM
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Good upgrade! Nice parking spot for the T/A by the way..
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:44 PM
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Congrats man, your 6 was awesome! Hope you like the TA! You have a good eye, I can't wait to see how this car come along. Plans so far?

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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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We're twins. I went from a V6 camaro to a pewter Ws6 too
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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Yes, what are the plans for the W?
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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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Congrats on the new ride, it looks good.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 04:13 AM
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looks exactly like my 00 ws6 did when i got back from iraq!!!!!!
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 06:28 AM
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Nice upgrade. Looks good!
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 08:06 AM
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Nice
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 09:42 AM
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Thanks guys! Yeah, the Camaro was just a DD that I fixed up to be respectable at the track. 15.6 isn't too bad for a 200Hp 3300lb car. I still have the Camaro. My dad wanted it so I gave it to him. He wanted a DD because all he has to drive is this huge Club Wagon that he's tired of driving everyday.

As for the plans for the T/A. Engine wise, I know I want Headers, Exaust, Lid, 90mm TB and Ls6 intake. I want to put forged/chrome moly pushrods, get some beehive springs, roller rockers, a mild cam, mabye port and polish the heads or some new heads or something. I was going to do a sportline drop, put some rims on it, get some new shocks, panhard, TQ arm, Lca's, sfc's, swaybars, and I want to get a Carbon fiber driveshaft.

Appearance wise I'm not sure what to do with it. The rims I was thinking about are black with a chrome lip, but i'm not too sure how good that would look and I don't even know what rims I want. I was going to put a CETA on and after that I really don't know what to do. Pewter is much harder to make into a scheme than NBM.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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Gawd, loved the rims on the Camaro - should have kept those. Maybe you can swap?

Seriously, nice move. Find out which shocks you have and which sway bars (32/19 or 35/22). This will determine what your first suspension mod should be. Shocks - get Konis, period, unless you already have them. SOME of the SLP cars did have them IIRC. If you have the 35/22 bars, you are set. If not, get a set of Strano bars.

What year is your WS6? 01-02s already have the LS6 intake so I am guessing yours is earlier? Get you some coated long tubes, ORY, port your TB, and get a lid - you already have a good cat back. You'll be amazed at the SOTP diff this will make. Get a shifter too if it's an M6, torque converter if A4.

Voila! 12 second street car with no compromises.

Nice ride, dude.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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Nice urgrade, you chose the best color too
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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Gawd, loved the rims on the Camaro - should have kept those. Maybe you can swap?

Seriously, nice move. Find out which shocks you have and which sway bars (32/19 or 35/22). This will determine what your first suspension mod should be. Shocks - get Konis, period, unless you already have them. SOME of the SLP cars did have them IIRC. If you have the 35/22 bars, you are set. If not, get a set of Strano bars.

What year is your WS6? 01-02s already have the LS6 intake so I am guessing yours is earlier? Get you some coated long tubes, ORY, port your TB, and get a lid - you already have a good cat back. You'll be amazed at the SOTP diff this will make. Get a shifter too if it's an M6, torque converter if A4.

Voila! 12 second street car with no compromises.

Nice ride, dude.

Yeah, its a 99 ws6 a4. I know I have the Ls1 intake and I'm not sure what swaybars I have. How do I find that out? Lol, I have a good cat back? It's a stocker! I want to put a borla on there. Yes, I still have the c6's. I'll give them a shot this week and take some pictures for the hell of it. And why Koni's?

wtf is ORy and wtf is Sotp?
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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SSweet upgrade!!!!! I bet it feels like night and day huh?!
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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nice new ride, goodluck with it.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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liked what you had done to the camaro, but the ws.6 is sweet
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