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Old 09-22-2005 | 05:51 PM
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Default Installed blackbird stripes

What do you think? They're charcoal metallic.

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Old 09-22-2005 | 05:53 PM
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nice!

If I ever get a ws6 hood I'd probably get the same kind of stripes
Old 09-22-2005 | 06:58 PM
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Very nice! Beautiful car as always!
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Looks good, but i would have just said 450 hp
Old 09-22-2005 | 08:09 PM
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love it
Old 09-22-2005 | 08:13 PM
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I like the stripes, very understated, but are you going to have to replace them every time you do a new mod, or get a better dyno run?
Old 09-22-2005 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by burbman
I like the stripes, very understated, but are you going to have to replace them every time you do a new mod, or get a better dyno run?
WE WANT TRACK TIMES!!!!!
Old 09-23-2005 | 01:40 AM
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Looks good Nick!
Old 09-23-2005 | 02:08 AM
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Wow Nick, those look good on that color. It really looks slick. What are you going to do when you get it up to 448 hp though?
Old 09-23-2005 | 09:42 AM
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Nice.
Old 09-23-2005 | 01:28 PM
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what conversion factor are you using? What percent?
Old 09-23-2005 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 94greencamaro
Looks good, but i would have just said 450 hp
Or 550, since that is about what 447rwhp works out to on a 6 sp car.

Other than that I like it Nick!!!
Old 09-25-2005 | 07:27 PM
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I LOVE that look, especially on SOM, it looks so awesome. Same with the black painted lower bumper if you have any plans of that.. Only thing I would have done different is instead do like "525 HP" because that's what you have at the flywheel on 15% loss...
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Looks Awesome! Was it hard to do? Where did you get them?
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Thanks everyone for the compliments!

Answering some of the questions..

- Why 447? Well, at the mustang dyno I hit 414hp on the wheels. I was told by Ellis and TJ that on a Dyno Jet I should add 8% to that number, so... that comes to 447 hp on the wheels. I could have gone with flywheel hp but I rather have a smaller number on a decal and a bigger number under the hood, not the other way around. If in the future I gain any more hp, I'll change the stripes but that will happen on at least 20hp increments.

- The stripes were bought online at fourthcircledesigns.com - they're a sponsor here.

- On the install process the only thing I did was to use the claybar on the area and help holding one end of the decal in place. The actual install was done by a professional that does this kind of stuff for decades. I did help, but all the cutting/trimming/fine-adjustment was done by him and it was well worth the $35 labor he charged me. I would for sure have messed up if I'd have tried that on my own.




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