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Old 05-17-2011, 03:56 PM
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Not try to brag, today my day off, I take my trans am out for a ride. Anyway I went thru the car wash without worried wet my opti . It has been a while. I think over 2 year anyway i feel good
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nice man, I went through the car wash alot with my old 94 z28, hand wash the trans am just because i can. Never had any problems with the 94 z28 either, my only problem was when i lived in texas for a few months. Went to see a movie and it was raining like a **** out. They have those access roads that go along the highways (a brilliant concept actually) anyways i was on one of those and getting on the highway doing like 40 and hit a puddle, well this puddle was no ordinary puddle lol. it was every bit of 1.5 feet deep id say. i swear the water came over the hood lol. luckily my momentum carried me through it, but the opti didnt like that too much.
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Originally Posted by killagt
Not try to brag, today my day off, I take my trans am out for a ride. Anyway I went thru the car wash without worried wet my opti . It has been a while. I think over 2 year anyway i feel good
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I is went through the carwash Trans am in mine too.
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Originally Posted by trilkb
nice man, I went through the car wash alot with my old 94 z28, hand wash the trans am just because i can. Never had any problems with the 94 z28 either, my only problem was when i lived in texas for a few months. Went to see a movie and it was raining like a **** out. They have those access roads that go along the highways (a brilliant concept actually) anyways i was on one of those and getting on the highway doing like 40 and hit a puddle, well this puddle was no ordinary puddle lol. it was every bit of 1.5 feet deep id say. i swear the water came over the hood lol. luckily my momentum carried me through it, but the opti didnt like that too much.
opti went out ?
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Originally Posted by IronOutlaw
I is went through the carwash Trans am in mine too.
you brave man . This guys work at 5 dollar car wash place, he having a 95 z28, he say he take his car thru wash many time without problem.

My friend call me for jump his car, I went and saw him at the car wash place. he say the car wont start after he went thru the car wash and then he turn off his car and vacum after that car wont start. Find out the opti go out. That how I learn.
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Once again, please allow me to convert this to LS1 board speak so I can save you the trouble:
Not try t'brag, today mah' day off, ah' ****** mah' trans am out fo' some ride. Anyway ah' went dru de wheels wuzh widout wo'ried wet mah' opti . It gots been some while. ah' dink upside 2 year , dig dis: anyway ah' feel baaaad
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Originally Posted by wrd1972
Once again, please allow me to convert this to LS1 board speak so I can save you the trouble:
Not try t'brag, today mah' day off, ah' ****** mah' trans am out fo' some ride. Anyway ah' went dru de wheels wuzh widout wo'ried wet mah' opti . It gots been some while. ah' dink upside 2 year , dig dis: anyway ah' feel baaaad
good morning laugh here at work.
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Sometimes I like to take an optispark and just throw it through a car wash...just for the lulz.
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Originally Posted by ScreaminRedZ
Sometimes I like to take an optispark and just throw it through a car wash...just for the lulz.
lol
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Ive drivin through thousands of puddles and hundreds of car washes, even pressure washed my LT1s many times and NEVER EVER had a problem with the opti. Now spinning to 7k I have blown up one or 2.
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I use to work at an express car wash and I've took my trans am through up to 4 times a week and I've never had a problem. Guess Im just counting my blessings.
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Originally Posted by killagt
opti went out ?
Nope, it got soaked and the car hated life for the rest of the drive there and the drive back to the house. A few DAYS later the car made a 1200 mile trip with no issues. and got the same 30mpg it did on the 1200 mile trip down
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Originally Posted by AChotrod
Ive drivin through thousands of puddles and hundreds of car washes, even pressure washed my LT1s many times and NEVER EVER had a problem with the opti. Now spinning to 7k I have blown up one or 2.
you still running opti ? I though u been running those EFI set up thing with your high mod motor ^^
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Originally Posted by trilkb
Nope, it got soaked and the car hated life for the rest of the drive there and the drive back to the house. A few DAYS later the car made a 1200 mile trip with no issues. and got the same 30mpg it did on the 1200 mile trip down
nice
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Originally Posted by ScreaminRedZ
Sometimes I like to take an optispark and just throw it through a car wash...just for the lulz.
lmao!!
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Originally Posted by killagt
you still running opti ? I though u been running those EFI set up thing with your high mod motor ^^
Always had an OPTI on my LT1s and never had a prob.


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