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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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Nice Monte... they've come a long way since I owned one (2002 SS).

It's just a shame they don't have RWD to compliment that 5.3L, but still a nice looking car!
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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Cool lookin car.
Question... Maybe you might know. Do those have a LS1 or LS6 intake on them?
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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ls2 intake with a smaller TB. another thing, they have the 243 casting heads as well. was looking the one over that is sitting at vinci right now. it's an impala SS.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:07 PM
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Niiiiiiice!
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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Nice. Is that Hines Park in those pics?
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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wow that car looks killer! Im glad they started putting V8's in the FWD cars
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Thumbs up Nice Monte!!

AWESOME CAR!!!!!! My girlfriend and I miss my '01 Monte SS. I loved that car. Traded it in for the Dodge Ram Daytona. How's the acceleration in that thing? LOOKS AWESOME!!!!
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:40 AM
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acceleration in these is awesome! they just wanna RUN! have done 0-60 in about 5/5.2 secs...
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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acceleration in these is awesome! they just wanna RUN! have done 0-60 in about 5/5.2 secs...
WOW!!!! That is AWESOME!!!! I WANT ONE!!!!!!!
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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yeah that is very nice............ let me know when you are ready to get it tuned
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 06:35 AM
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yeah, I'm ready... LOL... waiting for that PCM tune from Vector Motorsports....
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Hows traction in one? Being FWD with that much power seems like it would be alittle tricky.
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