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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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I just got this thing about 3 weeks ago... and I love it! Its a 98





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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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Nice car man. Looks unmolested. If so thats even better.
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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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Nice car man. Looks unmolested. If so thats even better.
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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Yea man... never touched! It will be soon tho
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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aw...so perty!
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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Clean car....leave it alone. As soon as you start screwing it up, you'll regret it lol

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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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I will only regret it because it will start costing more and more and more... HAHA
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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You don't have to "regret" modding a car. You just have to pace yourself and don't do the race car mods that everybody else does. Don't mod it to be a track car, then expect it to be a street car. Huge cams, stiff suspension, loud 9 inch rear ends, etc... are what make people hate their cars.

Nice find man. You need to get a tune on that thing and I know just the guy to do it. I hear he's knocked off 4 tenths @ the track on a bone stock car with a tune only
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Damian
You don't have to "regret" modding a car. You just have to pace yourself and don't do the race car mods that everybody else does. Don't mod it to be a track car, then expect it to be a street car. Huge cams, stiff suspension, loud 9 inch rear ends, etc... are what make people hate their cars.

Nice find man. You need to get a tune on that thing and I know just the guy to do it. I hear he's knocked off 4 tenths @ the track on a bone stock car with a tune only
Yea... I am going to take it slow. My cousin is going to port on my heads and I want a mild cam. I don't want to do anything too crazy till I am out of school cause this car has to get my around!! By the way, I might need to talk to that guy cause I will soon have full exhaust and I want it tuned then.

Thanks for the compliments,
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Damian
You don't have to "regret" modding a car. You just have to pace yourself and don't do the race car mods that everybody else does. Don't mod it to be a track car, then expect it to be a street car. Huge cams, stiff suspension, loud 9 inch rear ends, etc... are what make people hate their cars.

Nice find man. You need to get a tune on that thing and I know just the guy to do it. I hear he's knocked off 4 tenths @ the track on a bone stock car with a tune only
AMEN on the stiff suspension. Nothing is more of a pain that driving around on a drag setup in the rear
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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AMEN on the stiff suspension. Nothing is more of a pain that driving around on a drag setup in the rear
Ahhhh..............the sacrifices we make to go fast lol.
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nice ride man
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Damian
You need to get a tune on that thing and I know just the guy to do it. I hear he's knocked off 4 tenths @ the track on a bone stock car with a tune only
I believe it.

There is a huge difference between a dyno tune and a street tune as far as performance goes.

To the OP - Nice car man. Make sure you take your time and do a lot of reading before you buy. Josh (Damian) is a great help to the LSx crowd.

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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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I have done so much reading on these things that my head is starting to hurt. Haha
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by thedarkcarnival
I have done so much reading on these things that my head is starting to hurt. Haha
I did the same thing... that's why my post count is so low... I liked reading and doing research....

I can give you some short cuts if you want. Just PM me.

I have a couple of parts that can get you started. My first mod was a SLP lid....

Good luck man.
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Jason you got a lid for sale? I have a car that needs one. Let me know.
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 12:24 AM
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looks good man! keep it safe..
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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mod the hell out of it and waist your money on upgrading everything you break and then blow it up and build a stroker..... thats what i did!
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Nice find man. im in the hunt for another one myself right now after my first was stolen. Cant wait to get back into one.

Originally Posted by Damian
You don't have to "regret" modding a car. You just have to pace yourself and don't do the race car mods that everybody else does. Don't mod it to be a track car, then expect it to be a street car. Huge cams, stiff suspension, loud 9 inch rear ends, etc... are what make people hate their cars.

Nice find man. You need to get a tune on that thing and I know just the guy to do it. I hear he's knocked off 4 tenths @ the track on a bone stock car with a tune only
I would of loved another 4 tenths on my 'stock' car. I would of had Cobra owners tripping even more then they already were, lol.
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