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Old 12-24-2004, 09:51 PM
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I know the LS1 rocks in terms of straight line acceleration, but how about in Autocrossing? Or just day to day driving on the street?
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Works for me , I do alittle autox , and road course duty every now and then
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camaro ss@ hockenheim ring

transam @ hockenheimring

These are just little above mildly prepped cars. More driver experience and we would be ripping the track up
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Originally Posted by roy
Works for me , I do alittle autox , and road course duty every now and then
german slalomn

camaro ss@ hockenheim ring

transam @ hockenheimring

These are just little above mildly prepped cars. More driver experience and we would be ripping the track up
Nice vids! Got any more? Its cool to see a non-American fan of F-bodies, not something you see to often.

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Or just day to day driving on the street?
My friend had a 00' Z28 (he crashed it, lol) as a daily driver and loved it. It was n A4 and fun as hell to drive. Ive heard people say the ride quality is bad for a daily driven car, I must disagree, it rode pretty smooth and cornered well. The only thing that I didnt like about it was the blind spots, thanks to the long hood and body. But you can get used to that, its going to take alot more than that to stop me from buying one too!
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I have a six speed. It's cammed and still has the stock gearing but I stil think it's a great daily driver. Anyone who says the ride is too rough or whatnot for a daily driver is either to old or nuts.
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JD I got about 5 years worth of tapes that Iam now making into clips.
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I've got Eibach Springs 2" drop, Bilstein shocks, poly suspension mounts all around, Spohn LCA's, panhard, and torque arm, along with SLP subframes and a STB. The car rides on rails on the street, with a little tracking, but managable. The city bumps get a little hectic if there are too many, but I love it! Sway bars are coming next spring!

If you want a soft ride, drive a Caddy!
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JD I got about 5 years worth of tapes that Iam now making into clips.
Make us aware when you get them done, I'd like to see them. BTW your car sounds pretty wicked What exhaust setup are you running ??
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Hi Racehead
Will do. Btw the exhaust is the SLP LM .
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Nice vid Roy

Anyone that says these F-Bodies are only good for straight line racing do not know anything...
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great vids roy!!! i think your Z is more than "mildy" prepped? lol cant wait to get a set of tires to start the road racing...........




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