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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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There was a black one and a grey one with some white "camoflauge" crap all over them. The grey one had the yellow rear blinker lenses as well.
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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Looks like a V8 white test mule!! Cool!! Thanks for the pics!! I don't like the fact GM put the gas cap on the passenger side but, I guess I'll learn to deal with it!!
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Yeah, I like how the rear quarters have rubber splattered on em.
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True duals ? Hmmmm about time.
Damn those mufflers look expensive and restrictive.
First mod.
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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By the way where was this ?
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 12:32 AM
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Black spoiler on the SS. A White SS even. Nice.
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Cedar City, UT after I fueled up this afternoon.
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You scored the first under car shot. Good stuff.
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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You scored the first under car shot. Good stuff.
ROFL!! I thought I should get some more, but I needed to get to L.A.
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Guess I haven't been paying attention close enough, I had no idea the new Camaros' had an IRS Wonder how many ponies they'll hold up to once the mods start? Going by our GM Engineered 10-bolt track record, probably not many

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I like the stance. Wonder if it is lower cause it is strapped down?
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 05:49 AM
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Sweet! Congrats on the first undercar shot!

Am I way off or do the pipes look like stainless?
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That looks badass! I don't like the black mirrors and spoiler though.
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Those mufflers are f'n huge. It'll be a nice weight reduction when you ditch those.

I wonder what that switch is under the rear bumper. It has two lines running into it so maybe a manual fuel shutoff? I'm guessing it's just for testing but that'd be cool to have.
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Originally Posted by loweredd
Yeah, I like how the rear quarters have rubber splattered on em.
Nah man, that's the cheap tire shine crap that never dries no matter how long you wait, then you drive it and it goes everywhere. GM is cheap lol. Nice pics.
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Originally Posted by 99SSragtop
True duals ? Hmmmm about time.
Damn those mufflers look expensive and restrictive.
First mod.
and that rear bumper wont look strange if you dont run em out back. looks easy enough for someone to make a CETA-type filled in bumper (or normal for those LOSERS who dont run true duals jk lol)
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The original pictures are 2592x1944 if someone wants me to email them a mega sized picture.......
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Guess I haven't been paying attention close enough, I had no idea the new Camaros' had an IRS Wonder how many ponies they'll hold up to once the mods start? Going by our GM Engineered 10-bolt track record, probably not many

...and you have never seen a Corvette independent rear suspension, pretty sure it won't be an issue.
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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I've heard guys on Corvetteforum that have ruined Dana rears.
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You can break a 12 bolt or a 9 inch too. The LS9 vette is pushing 638 fwhp and they aren't break those. The LS7 is 505 and seems fine.
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