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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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Default c6 vert

im not one to like convertibles much but i think this car is


and a few videos to go with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2o7k4Cbou0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjusBLAR3qs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3gtMpupels
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCOcbJ89xG8
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 01:54 AM
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got that right

^yikes....thats a nasty blower. wonder what kind?

Last edited by jdoyle; Apr 9, 2008 at 02:06 AM. Reason: blower
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 05:29 AM
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That bitch is nasty, love the sound.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:11 AM
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Yeah I don't like verts either but I'd drive that one.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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lol. That guy picks on every body! I guess I would too if I had that kind of power.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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Wasn't Tbyrne building a vert like that? Is that it?
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jdoyle
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^yikes....thats a nasty blower. wonder what kind?
its a D1 on a 402, its the dpecorvettes.com shop car. pretty sick ride
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Here is the mods on that car........


Stainless Steel Main Girdle from DM performance
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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Man, I want throttle response like that.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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I'm pretty sure that is Tom Byrne's old C6.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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its not tbyrne's this guy has had that one for a while....

he is on the vette forums. Deffinately pimp.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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Nasty for sure. And I must say I love the color!!!:
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Hmm. I didnt know the D1SC could produce 9xx Hp. Is it rated at flywheel or rear wheel?
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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^flywheel. im pretty sure i saw somewhere it dyno'd 720 or something like that.

sick car none the less.

ryan
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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The only thing I don't like about that car is the hood.
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