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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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Default Pics of my C5Z since completion...

I got some new pics of the whip in some good sunlight since I have everything finished on it...















Next week is the our track rental, hopefully it will go into the 9s with a stick....
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 03:02 PM
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Outstanding.. Very nice
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Old Feb 8, 2013 | 06:00 PM
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Nice.

Post em up (new times)
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by pittman
Nice.

Post em up (new times)
Rental is next Friday....Good or bad, I'll post up the vids... I just wish I already had the auto in it...
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 04:15 PM
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auto is killer, the th400 swap made my z06 100 times more fun.
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 04:59 PM
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Very clean Z!
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 06:31 PM
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I noticed a finger print on the intake manifold and the right side tailpipe looks to be 1/16" lower than the left.......

Had to give you a hard time Alan. Roll bar in there?

Good luck at the digs, I'll look for your results.

Ron
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by RonSSNova
I noticed a finger print on the intake manifold and the right side tailpipe looks to be 1/16" lower than the left.......

Had to give you a hard time Alan. Roll bar in there?

Good luck at the digs, I'll look for your results.

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HAHAHA.... Funny you mention that Ron... The right side is exactly 1/16" lower then the left...LOL (measured to the ground)... I have messed with the pipes so much its not even funny....Even when I get them dead even, after a couple drives, the right side manages to drop 1/16-1/8". I guess I need to mess with it some more...

Yeah the engine pics did not look good in this direct sunlight... Picks up too many scratches... I have other pics of the engine that look much better.

No roll bar yet, going with the RSD bolt in bar eventually.... But at the track rental, they dont enforce the rules...

We have a little cold front blowing through this week... I am hoping for some -DA or atleast maybe some 0'...
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 06cobaltSS
auto is killer, the th400 swap made my z06 100 times more fun.
Yeah I will be doing an RPM level 7 4l60e and a custom converter... I'll be shooting for 9.20s-9.30s with the auto... but I'm still about $10-12k away from doing the swap...
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looks good!! It should bust 9's easy with that much power.
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Nice and clean!!!
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great looking car, you need to get a stubby antenna for it though
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 05:00 PM
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Looks great man but hate to see you swap to the auto.
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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looks awesome! bet it screams! what valve covers are those?
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by zacht
looks awesome! bet it screams! what valve covers are those?

Thanks.. They are Katechs that we modded with fittings/baffles and grinded smooth..
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Originally Posted by Detoxx03
Looks great man but hate to see you swap to the auto.
Yeah I know man... I like driving it with a stick tranny but I hate losing because of it...and more importantly I hate getting crappy numbers at the track because of it..

But it's gonna be another year before I have the loot to make the swap so... It's gonna stay stick for a while. I am gonna start collecting the swap parts now tho..
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Very nice. You're making me rethink my decision to sell my CCWs.
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 09:00 PM
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super clean car man, what is your setup??? shooting for 9's with a stick, that is a long term goal of mine, really long term lol
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 08:07 AM
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HAHAHA.... Funny you mention that Ron... The right side is exactly 1/16" lower then the left...LOL (measured to the ground)... I have messed with the pipes so much its not even funny....Even when I get them dead even, after a couple drives, the right side manages to drop 1/16-1/8". I guess I need to mess with it some more...
Messed with mine 6+ times. It never stays perfect.
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Beautiful car man. Really like the setup!
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