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Old 09-29-2010 | 12:35 AM
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Aww well you can always turbo the LS if you want.

Check this out... I found about 10 C5 Z06s on Ebay for the same price. Just something to think about. The corvette stock will pull over 1.02g on the skidpad by the way and the later C5 Z06 has like 370 hp at the wheels. Plus the sound of a V-8 is SWEET!
hmm, very tempting, but i think i like the way the Z looks over the vette, hehe
Old 09-29-2010 | 01:48 AM
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hmm, very tempting, but i think i like the way the Z looks over the vette, hehe
Ahh 10-4... Yea the look of the vette is a love it or hate it kind of thing. The ass end looks ten feet tall and its wide and long. I personally love it. My old man has one (a 02 convertible auto) which is okay. Its heavy cuz its a rag top and its an auto. I like the newer Z06s so the next car for me will be a toss up between a C6 Z06 or a Z-28. The Z is a very respectable car. Its light, has good power, excellent handling, and good fuel economy for a sports car. I am not a fan boy of any particular brand, but I am a sucker for the rumble of a V-8. Too bad nissan doesn't put the titan V-8 in the Z... HMMM I smell an engine swap!

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Old 09-29-2010 | 01:50 AM
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guys i gone wingless
Old 09-29-2010 | 01:54 AM
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Old 09-29-2010 | 01:55 AM
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Old 09-29-2010 | 02:03 AM
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It looks sexy, I like. They should have sent the black ones out with black SS badges. That would look sweet!
Old 09-29-2010 | 02:06 AM
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thanks man, i have red overlays in the SS's
Old 09-29-2010 | 02:16 AM
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its real
nah, i was referring to the whole picture! lols
Old 09-29-2010 | 02:19 AM
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Old 09-29-2010 | 02:36 AM
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Does anyone make black SS badging? Wonder if it would look good on a silver car.
Old 09-29-2010 | 02:37 AM
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Old 09-29-2010 | 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by RyRidesMotox
Does anyone make black SS badging? Wonder if it would look good on a silver car.
usually people just get vinyl overlays so the middle white part is black
Old 09-29-2010 | 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by RyRidesMotox
Does anyone make black SS badging? Wonder if it would look good on a silver car.
houseofgrafx.com is where i got mine and joeys my work sells black ss badges but there expensive as **** check out classicindustries.com there for camaros tho!
Old 09-29-2010 | 03:36 AM
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meh i just dont trust a used sports car >_<
thats like marrying a **** star, she can
**** like one but she got run down.

well beside this old lady i saw driving
a cts-v she lookd like 80yrs old and
just coasting at 90mph >_<
i would buy her cts-v =p
Old 09-29-2010 | 03:36 AM
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Yea thats what I saw when I searched the net for black badging. I think I'm just gonna get off my ass and take mine off soon anyways. They are just taped on right, not riveted? My buddy's ranger had rivet stuff on it back in the day.
Old 09-29-2010 | 03:38 AM
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yup just double sided tape just like my chevy bowtie on the back and my gm chiclets and all the badging cept the front bowtie had speed nuts
Old 09-29-2010 | 03:40 AM
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still hot down there?
Old 09-29-2010 | 03:47 AM
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I think I'm gonna take the front bow tie off and spray it black with that stuff you spray tail lights with. I am going to get that stuff when I get home, I want smoked tails soooo bad... Maybe I should have got a black balt, I love the stealth look.
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yup but was cloudy today kinda almost like thunderstorm weather it was weird

Originally Posted by RyRidesMotox
I think I'm gonna take the front bow tie off and spray it black with that stuff you spray tail lights with. I am going to get that stuff when I get home, I want smoked tails soooo bad... Maybe I should have got a black balt, I love the stealth look.
i wrapped my front one in vinyl got the black ss overlays took off my rear bowtie and my gm chiclets and yea i want blacked out tails too but in cali they bust you for them especially on cars hard lol same with front plates

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Old 09-29-2010 | 03:59 AM
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i wrapped my front one in vinyl got the black ss overlays took off my rear bowtie and my gm chiclets and yea i want blacked out tails too but in cali they bust you for them especially on cars hard lol same with front plates
Yep true and also tint. I don't have a front plate and I have 5% tint everwhere but the windshield. I'm not too concerned really. I'm not putting holes in my front bumper for a damn license plate.
Old 09-29-2010 | 04:07 AM
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haha yup i have side window tint but not 5% and i got a front plate it came already installed and i dont get pulled over so **** it lol
Old 09-29-2010 | 04:19 AM
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Well I came to the conclusion of... If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Old 09-29-2010 | 04:38 AM
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Ahh 10-4... Yea the look of the vette is a love it or hate it kind of thing. The ass end looks ten feet tall and its wide and long. I personally love it. My old man has one (a 02 convertible auto) which is okay. Its heavy cuz its a rag top and its an auto. I like the newer Z06s so the next car for me will be a toss up between a C6 Z06 or a Z-28. The Z is a very respectable car. Its light, has good power, excellent handling, and good fuel economy for a sports car. I am not a fan boy of any particular brand, but I am a sucker for the rumble of a V-8. Too bad nissan doesn't put the titan V-8 in the Z... HMMM I smell an engine swap!

yeah, dont get me wrong i still like the way the vettes look, i guess its just me rooting for the underdog that pushes me towards the Z plus you are right on the whole fuel economy thing...i mean face it a v-8 is always gonna consume more fuel than a v-6 and getting close to 30mpg in a sports car is a pretty good tradeoff when it comes to the 370Z...i know the EPA doesnt rate them at that, but theres a whole thread on the 370z forums about MPG and seems most people on there get about 27 to 30mpg highway. Not sure how well the titans v-8 would fit in the Z's chassis though it would be pretty awesome seeing as they already use it in the infiniti M.
Old 09-29-2010 | 04:49 AM
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Yea I hear the fuel economy thing. In this day and age where fuel is approaching $4 a gallon in California its pretty important to consider. HP vs. fuel economy didn't matter in the 90s as much or in the 60s at all. That is the reason why I like the Corvette too. My dad's (with an automatic) gets 26-28 mpg driven at a good highway speed of say 80-100mph. On a trip to Havasu (spelling) he and I took, we did 100 most of the way, messed with an SRT-4 up to 150 in Palm Springs, and still got 25 mpg. Pretty impressive for a V-8. I was expecting to see 20 at the very most. But, that thing made me a believer, that you could have 350whp (intake and exhaust mods) and still get good fuel economy. Does the 370 reccomend primo fuel as well or does it run on 87 octane? I'm not sure and too lazy to look it up now.
Old 09-29-2010 | 04:53 AM
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god i love this chevy small block



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