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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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Well after another highly successful track season LOL. Don, Slowhawk on this board went to work. Thanks Don, as usual you got it up and running in record time. Lets see, tourque tube replaced, a yearly thing. This year he replaced it with a stronger one for all you vette owners. He can come in anytime with the technical details but this one supposed to be bullet proof. The spec twin disc was sent back for freshening and damn the thing drives stock. The rear end was repaired something about splines. Who knows I just break it , he fixes it. Hey when i think about it how the hell did I go 10.8 in the Qt. at the end of the season. He also upgraded the PCM to a 02 and put a blowoff valve on. Springs replaced. Thanks again Don, car is riding great thanks to you.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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Sounds like an overall tuneup. I really wish we thought of it and I gave Keith my PCM out of the 2002 Z28. Did the PCM help driveability or did he do it for future tuning?
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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How come every time Brent posts the word "carnage" is always a part of it

Awesome news, It's a give take relationship with you guys. Don gives you something better every time, and you take it back when it breaks.

Seriously sounds like you will have a hard time atleast breaking the TQ tube this time. I'm sure the car drives awesome once again.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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can't wait to hear about next season's carnage and lower 60's Imagine what Brent would do if he had to re-wire the pcm himself
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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Don is good people
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Glad to see your up and running again Brent!! It's always exciting to see what weak link you'll find next.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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Jeez he's fast! I was just there picking my car up on Sunday and the motor had just gone in! Awesome looking set up man, i am sure i'll see you around some this year, as i'll probably be down at Don's a few times over the course of the season.

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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Joe, it's for driveability now. No more surging at low speeds low RPM's. I would have hated to be there that day watching Don wiring it up. Danno, found it in the Thesaurus... great word for like Marcel said what am I going to break next. Boosted I think you saw another red vette not mine. Out with one in with another. Cant wait for April 1st.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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i have yet to see this car .. Beano said it was ridonkulous ..
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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Your welcome Brent (destroyer of all Corvette parts)

We did the solid torque tube,rebuilt SPEC dual clutch(old one was good),Rebuilt rear posi(plates shattered),added blow off valve and rewired/tuned the car with the 02 computer setup.
The computer was done to open up the tuning some more.The geberic 2bar SD tune on the 1997 computer worked but the 02 setup has alot more options which help drivability.

Hopefully the Brent master won't break anything this year
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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Was it your Vette that sounded AWESOME at Lebanon Valley, launched and went about 1 foot due to a destroyed rear??
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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Ya know i think you are right, i did see your car but it was a few weeks ago. The one i saw this weekend was a 416 l92 block with a blower on it!

Well i still cant wait to see it up at the track!

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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. B
Was it your Vette that sounded AWESOME at Lebanon Valley, launched and went about 1 foot due to a destroyed rear??
Nope Mr. B that wasnt me. I race at NED. Remember once I broke the tranny at 140 or so coasted off the track. Then waited for the tow truck. Usually, I can get off the track.
Hey, RI Red, whats wrong with 1.6's.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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nuttin' but you know you want 1.5's
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Unless I'm wrong Mr. B, the Vette that went a foot and broke was Marcel's.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhode Island Red
nuttin' but you know you want 1.5's

His car already does 1.5's, Brent does 1.6's.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:56 PM
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Two things to count on every new year...Brent will go faster and he'll break something. As weird as it seems, the first doesnt lead to the latter.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowhawk
His car already does 1.5's, Brent does 1.6's.
And it's a 10.2. Somehow I think you shift faster.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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brent is the master of destruction as always brent you drive the hell outta the car and see what we need to strenthen on other cars

enjoy it this year and ill gladly line up with you like you said earlier this year battle of the shifters baby
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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I think Brent tries hard to break things. Don said bullet proof, huh, I'll show him.
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