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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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Default Rapid 427 Takes a beating at summit point

Here's a video one of my customers just gave me. This is a 427CI LS7. It is mentioned on our home page. We finished this car in the spring of 2007 and he raced it almost every weekend. Still runs like new

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...ent=brian2.flv

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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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Very cool, that looks to be before the repave
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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Such a tease with only 8 seconds
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 04:56 PM
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Very cool, that looks to be before the repave
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Here is some in car video before the LS-7 http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...ent=summit.flv (SORRY THIS IS WITH MUFFLERS) And another of the carousel.http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...dsP1010010.flv
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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Guess that means it meets with your approval NHRAMAN??
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 05:19 AM
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 04:55 AM
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You would be correct SouthFLA. 1st gear is worthless. I start out in 2nd. Then...2nd you have to feather to avoid wheel spin....you cant pop it in 2nd and go......2nd to 3rd shift will wake u up if your not careful; but the best feeling is 4th to 5th at 149mph, (screaming at 6600rpms) the pull in 5th feels like 3rd....
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tell the driver to get his hands back on the steering wheel and not hold on to the shifter he will lose 1/4 sec easy in those turns
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