ohioborn80

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looks really good

NW-99SS

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Does look nice for sure!

We are busy with our second daughter, now just 2 months old, while our 2 year old really keeps us on our toes at the same time. Basic survival mode until sleep can regain some normalcy - hopefully sooner than later. Do have some late spring/early summer plans for the Camaro - but that depends on parts availability.

AnnivSS

Hopefully picking up an 8.8 housing next week so I can ship it and my 10 bolt out to Alabama to be put together. Progress!

JayplaySS

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Oh yea got it done (less the white paint) last night after work

Looks pretty sweet IMHO

JC316

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Got given a cheap dollar store "ceramic coat". I didn't have high hopes for it, but I washed the 18 SS and figured I would spray it on. I'm actually impressed, it made a really nice shine for not a lot of effort.

HioSSilver

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Looks good. I haven't used ceramic coatings. I typically use lucas slick mist.

JC316

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Same here, I usually used Nu Finish wax. I will see about the longevity of this stuff, but so far, I am impressed.

NW-99SS

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Have used ceramic coatings for 4 years. My truck sees a ton of touchless automatic washes (because Canadian winter salt and calcium) - still hydrophobic 4 years later totally untouched. I have detailed the truck surface twice by hand since it was done...and I'm pretty fussy about my truck - so that says a lot. Corvette and wife's SUV are also coated. Camaro is set for a full paint correction this year and then a few layers of ceramic. Paint correction is the key.

spikestang

Any of you guys have a boosted Ls
, that's on e85? My buddies twin turbo built 6.0 is getting a bunch of e85 in the oil. We're trying to figure out if it's in the tune or mechanical. It's adding a quart every 50-60 miles

JC316

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The paint is so ******* thin on the 18, I'd be scared to paint correct. That's the one complaint I have about that car, the paint quality is hot garbage.

islander033

Is it running real fat, what's the lambda?
Are all holes firing, how do the plugs look?
How much blow by?
Catch can(s) filling up fast?

That volume of oil dilution is excessive....

NW-99SS

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I have yet to start on my own paint corrections - but my "guy" has a paint thickness measuring device he uses. Has saved various low spots on my truck and the SUV he did for me. He also shows me exactly where the paint is thin so I am aware.

Of course, and non-aluminum or steel panel won't give an accurate reading, so the Corvette was entirely by his eye and he held off on certain compounds to be on the safe side.

spikestang

I will ask him, it was tuned on a dyno, the afr's are spot on at wide open, it smells rich when idling. It made 950 rwhp @ 16 psi, he was waiting to turn it up after it gets 1000 miles on it.

islander033

It sounds like it's hurt.....TBH

AnnivSS

Turning it up more will reveal the issue.

assasinator

ls1tech going the way of all the other message boards. GJ trolls.

HioSSilver

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Looks like you can thank yourself.

ohioborn80

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Forums in general seem like they are dying. Facebook groups are taking over.

98CayenneT/A

Have you measured the paint thickness? I have found them to be right inline with everything else which would be considered healthy clear from the factory which is around 50- 70 microns of clear (.0025")

During a two stg. correction you will remove around 3-5 microns and 5-7 microns when getting a little more aggressive

JC316

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No, just going by appearance and how easily it chips.