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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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I got tired of hearing Tony tell me to get a V8..


I'm still building my V6 though
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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Congrats!!! Good looking car!

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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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Patrick why didn't you just buy Tiago's car???? Good looking ride non the less...
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by BizZzatch350
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Ya, ya.....


I didn't buy Tiagos cause he would not cut me a deal. Not really, I stumbled accross this one and it was a good deal.

BTW I'm selling my GTP
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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Shouldve Told Tony To Sell You One Of His Bad Boys...

Nice C5 Mang
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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Somebody needs to buy my car!!!!
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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I want your car tiago. More than anything!!!!!!!!! Brokeness owns me!
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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Congrats, welcome to the real thing!
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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I fully expect the V6 project to take on very little priority now. You will start thinking, "do I want to spend XXXX amount of money to modify the badass Corvette, or the dorky V6 f-body? Corvette."

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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
I fully expect the V6 project to take on very little priority now. You will start thinking, "do I want to spend XXXX amount of money to modify the badass Corvette, or the dorky V6 f-body? Corvette."

Yea when he figures out that it will take 10k just to make if as fast as his stock vette.... and the vette still drives better.... wanna bet the V6 gets sold?
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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Hmmm sounds like Ill be tuning a 99 vette.

Originally Posted by Linxs
I got tired of hearing Tony tell me to get a V8..


I'm still building my V6 though
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 05:49 AM
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Nice and congrats!!!!
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiago
Somebody needs to buy my car!!!!
Which one?
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ESR
Hmmm sounds like Ill be tuning a 99 vette.

Deffinately! Tiago and I may install the intake this weekend if we have time.


Originally Posted by longrange4u
Yea when he figures out that it will take 10k just to make if as fast as his stock vette.... and the vette still drives better.... wanna bet the V6 gets sold?
You obviously missed mow much I've already done to the car.

This is the car after a new cam....
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/8...24BEB725C0.htm

The egine is currently being completely built. Once I obtain my goal i'll move on to another goal. I complete what I start....
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 08:50 AM
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nice car.....bump for a v6!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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You got a little bit of everything now
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