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  • April 23, 2009 at 5:43 PM #387078
    Coronita
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    [quote=Eugene][quote=flu]
    I think they (GM) still do, you just have to pay to play…

    (Sorry Eugene, this thing would demolish your Z06…But’s it’s a vette too….Mmmmmmmmmmm…..)

    No fat in the ZR-1

    http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-corvette-zr1.html

    (conveniently out of my price range) Why can’t GM sell that at 50% off?

    Note to soon to be parents: buy a two seater before you have kids…Or after you have a 3 car garage…Otherwise you’re stuck with porky 4 seaters with a car seat…
    [/quote]

    I don’t have a Z06, I’m too cheap for that. I have a loaded low-mileage three year old 3LT, for which I paid just under 30K.

    I found that having kids does not preclude me from having a two seater. I’m alone in the car 90% of the time. If I have to take one kid somewhere, I can always put him/her into the passenger seat. The only situation where you really have to sacrifice is if you have two or more kids and you routinely take them somewhere, like daycare or private school. [/quote]

    Eugene, this makes perfect sense to me. Can I borrow your wife for a few hours to have her talk to mine? 🙂 Just kidding.

    April 23, 2009 at 5:56 PM #386453
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    [quote=AN][quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    As much as I love the German and Italian stuff, there is something primal about good old 1960s big block American muscle.[/quote]
    The new LS7 is pretty close of coming back to the craziness of the big block. I heard w/ TT, those things can easily hit 700WHP. I love the sound of the big block V8 too, but I’m partial to forced induction. A lot of the closed deck iron block I6 from Japan (GT-R and Supra) are hitting 1000WHP. Those things don’t have very good 0-60 due to turbo lag, but they’re total highway monsters.[/quote]

    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.

    April 23, 2009 at 5:56 PM #386718
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    [quote=AN][quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    As much as I love the German and Italian stuff, there is something primal about good old 1960s big block American muscle.[/quote]
    The new LS7 is pretty close of coming back to the craziness of the big block. I heard w/ TT, those things can easily hit 700WHP. I love the sound of the big block V8 too, but I’m partial to forced induction. A lot of the closed deck iron block I6 from Japan (GT-R and Supra) are hitting 1000WHP. Those things don’t have very good 0-60 due to turbo lag, but they’re total highway monsters.[/quote]

    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.

    April 23, 2009 at 5:56 PM #386912
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    [quote=AN][quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    As much as I love the German and Italian stuff, there is something primal about good old 1960s big block American muscle.[/quote]
    The new LS7 is pretty close of coming back to the craziness of the big block. I heard w/ TT, those things can easily hit 700WHP. I love the sound of the big block V8 too, but I’m partial to forced induction. A lot of the closed deck iron block I6 from Japan (GT-R and Supra) are hitting 1000WHP. Those things don’t have very good 0-60 due to turbo lag, but they’re total highway monsters.[/quote]

    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.

    April 23, 2009 at 5:56 PM #386961
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    [quote=AN][quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    As much as I love the German and Italian stuff, there is something primal about good old 1960s big block American muscle.[/quote]
    The new LS7 is pretty close of coming back to the craziness of the big block. I heard w/ TT, those things can easily hit 700WHP. I love the sound of the big block V8 too, but I’m partial to forced induction. A lot of the closed deck iron block I6 from Japan (GT-R and Supra) are hitting 1000WHP. Those things don’t have very good 0-60 due to turbo lag, but they’re total highway monsters.[/quote]

    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.

    April 23, 2009 at 5:56 PM #387098
    Allan from Fallbrook
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    [quote=AN][quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    As much as I love the German and Italian stuff, there is something primal about good old 1960s big block American muscle.[/quote]
    The new LS7 is pretty close of coming back to the craziness of the big block. I heard w/ TT, those things can easily hit 700WHP. I love the sound of the big block V8 too, but I’m partial to forced induction. A lot of the closed deck iron block I6 from Japan (GT-R and Supra) are hitting 1000WHP. Those things don’t have very good 0-60 due to turbo lag, but they’re total highway monsters.[/quote]

    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:07 PM #386460
    an
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    [quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.
    [/quote]
    Those beast are totally insane, but you’ll be insane to try and take those things on mountain passes. I personally think those are straight line beast and dyno queen. Trying to get that much power from a 3.x L I6 will yield way too much turbo lag to be useful on the track.

    I bet it was fun riding those Ninja on the autobahn. I’m jealous. Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:07 PM #386723
    an
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    [quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.
    [/quote]
    Those beast are totally insane, but you’ll be insane to try and take those things on mountain passes. I personally think those are straight line beast and dyno queen. Trying to get that much power from a 3.x L I6 will yield way too much turbo lag to be useful on the track.

    I bet it was fun riding those Ninja on the autobahn. I’m jealous. Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:07 PM #386918
    an
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    [quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.
    [/quote]
    Those beast are totally insane, but you’ll be insane to try and take those things on mountain passes. I personally think those are straight line beast and dyno queen. Trying to get that much power from a 3.x L I6 will yield way too much turbo lag to be useful on the track.

    I bet it was fun riding those Ninja on the autobahn. I’m jealous. Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:07 PM #386967
    an
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    [quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.
    [/quote]
    Those beast are totally insane, but you’ll be insane to try and take those things on mountain passes. I personally think those are straight line beast and dyno queen. Trying to get that much power from a 3.x L I6 will yield way too much turbo lag to be useful on the track.

    I bet it was fun riding those Ninja on the autobahn. I’m jealous. Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:07 PM #387105
    an
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    [quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    AN: 1,000HP? Seriously? Dude. That’s insane. Be fun to cut one of those things loose on The Grapevine, though.

    When I was stationed in Germany, I used to run the autobahn on a Ninja 1000 and would routinely have twin turbo Porsches running right alongside. Fun stuff.
    [/quote]
    Those beast are totally insane, but you’ll be insane to try and take those things on mountain passes. I personally think those are straight line beast and dyno queen. Trying to get that much power from a 3.x L I6 will yield way too much turbo lag to be useful on the track.

    I bet it was fun riding those Ninja on the autobahn. I’m jealous. Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:13 PM #386470
    Eugene
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    [quote=AN] Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.[/quote]

    as long as you don’t have a flat or hit a bird at 155MPH. Because paramedics would have to scoop you up with a spoon and your relatives would have to bury you in a closed coffin.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:13 PM #386733
    Eugene
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    [quote=AN] Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.[/quote]

    as long as you don’t have a flat or hit a bird at 155MPH. Because paramedics would have to scoop you up with a spoon and your relatives would have to bury you in a closed coffin.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:13 PM #386928
    Eugene
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    [quote=AN] Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.[/quote]

    as long as you don’t have a flat or hit a bird at 155MPH. Because paramedics would have to scoop you up with a spoon and your relatives would have to bury you in a closed coffin.

    April 23, 2009 at 6:13 PM #386977
    Eugene
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    [quote=AN] Wouldn’t ride a Ninja myself, but would love to let me car stretch its legs to see how long it takes to hit the 155MPH limiter.[/quote]

    as long as you don’t have a flat or hit a bird at 155MPH. Because paramedics would have to scoop you up with a spoon and your relatives would have to bury you in a closed coffin.

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