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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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I picked up my 2002 Yellow Z06 yesterday from the older man that sold it to me. I took it hom, took the sheep skin covers off immediatly, and gave her a bath. That night, my little group of friends with GM performance cars got together at our local hang out... Bone Daddy's (dfw people know this place) and had a fun time getting there... but had more fun coming back home, got to run a 240SX... turbo'd pretty quick. But just the sheer enjoyment of feeling the road and having the power and the flashy color was just amazingly fun. Like a celebrity, everyone looks at you (reminds me to get the windows tinted). Just had an absolute blast. It's fun when strangers walk up to you in a resturaunt and say "man thats a badass vette" and "so you just got it today? oh yeah, i over heard your sister talking about, dude thats sweet" Anyway... just thought i'd share my first night's experience wow! Should have got one of these a long time ago! (pics to come)

Took these tonight, after the BSM was taken off.



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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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enjoy it man.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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enjoy it man.
I've enjoyed everybit of it, so far... i just want traction at 70-75mph, that will be fixed by the end of the week (Drag radials)
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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glad to hear it man. i cant wait till i get mine, they are beautiful cars bro
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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i love bone daddys. i makes hooters look like a jenny craig meeting. btw congrats on your car. i have an 04 MY. let the modding beging....................
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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Congrats!

BD's is good stuff too.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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Congrats bro. Enjoy!
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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Congrats, which DR's are you getting?
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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Congrats, which DR's are you getting?
I'm going with nittos. I would go with the BFG's but the nittos i think will last ALOT longer and get SOME rain traction. This is a daily driver for me, not a weekend cruiser, so I have to have some kind of tire that is "all around" and i think the nitto does that very well.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Congrats on the Z06, they are great cars.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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Congrats on the Z!
As for tires, I'd recommend the Nitto 555 R2's in a 305mm width. They're a nice stiff sidewall street tire with drag radial compound. Treadwear 100.
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Whats the MAJOR difference, or biggest difference between the 555R vs. 555RII
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 01:41 AM
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hell yeah man nice car hope you have some fun with it
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Brando
hell yeah man nice car hope you have some fun with it
Thanks, looks like you have a nice one too, i passed one this morning... a yellow one, like mine, kinda funny, we both waved though.
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 06:44 AM
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very nice congrats
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 07:16 AM
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Looks good. Congrats.

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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DoesSpeedTurnUon
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Whats the MAJOR difference, or biggest difference between the 555R vs. 555RII
Sidewalls are stiffer in the RII's. That's the only difference. They're designed for road racing. The R's are a drag radial. I had R's on the Trans Am and it got squirrely in turns so I switched to the RII's where the problem was gone. On a Vette, I'd definitely recommend the RII's.
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Originally Posted by CySevans
Sidewalls are stiffer in the RII's. That's the only difference. They're designed for road racing. The R's are a drag radial. I had R's on the Trans Am and it got squirrely in turns so I switched to the RII's where the problem was gone. On a Vette, I'd definitely recommend the RII's.
Good real life info... sold me.
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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Congrats man! You'll never look back
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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Makes me wanna go and buy mine all over again. I love yellow z06's .
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