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Originally posted by striker2:

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you know whats really fun to drive are the new 05 vettes. 1st gear does at least 45 mph and they handle really well also. i got to drive one at work. ah the advantiges of being a technician. then i got to deliver it to the guy who had us work on it. they're a lot of fun. you should go test drive one sometime.


also i just had a thought about my turbo setup. what if i run a water/air intercooler instead of an air/air intercooler. then i wouldnt have to mount it up front blocking the radiotor. how efficient are they. its just a thought.

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I used to be a tech for a Chevy/Infinity dealership about 10 years ago. I had the pleasure of driving vettes then (as a young azzed PUNK! ) not to mention a couple of Corvette ZR-1's
I remember having to test drive one because the owner (old azsed man) kept complaining about the brakes. The car was maybe 3 years old with low miles. There was nothing wrong with the brakes, it just needed to be driven. So I turned on the power key to kick it up to max power with all 16 injectors firing, then hit the road. I hit about 85 MPH at the top of 2nd gear and then shifted to third. I held it a moment then hit the brakes. That motha fugga stopped so damned fast I had to catch up with my teeth!
I still have never driven a more satisfying car than that.
That double overhead cam v8 with 400 HP was the shiznit then and probably still is since it was all NA power. Actually they came in 375HP andf 405HP the last year.

So yeah, I know how it feels. How long has it taken Chevy to produce another 400 HP corvette?

The second fasted car I've ever been in was a nice assed 97 or 98 Toyota supra manual.