06-23-2014
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#181
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
~650 mile roundtrip cruise to Shreveport, LA this weekend and holy crap this car is incredible! No matter how fast I drove into a corner it was firm and planted, no issues, no squirm, no jittering...it just wanted to go faster!
Hit 160 with ease twice running against Tom's GTR, held 100+ through twisties for probably at least an hour during the afternoon session. They car had absolutely zero issues and had the A/C blasting cold the entire way. No hiccups, no over-heating...exactly like a stock car should behave. I absolutely love the rev-matching feature too; mid-corner down-shifts are smooth with no risk of throwing the car off balance.
Best of all, averaged 22 MPG overall for the trip, and 26 MPG on the way home Sunday morning
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06-23-2014
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#182
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Perfect.
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I swing from the nuts of cold hard data. Anything less is a guess.
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06-23-2014
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#183
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Very cool. How'd you do against the GTR?
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06-23-2014
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#184
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Lost...but he's at 675whp on E85 I wanted to get a good pull in against him once he was back on 93 pump (562whp) but the roads were honestly so twisty during the afternoon session there was nowhere to do any side-by-side testing & comparing...plus we had a friendly chit-chat with a county sheriff in a church parking lot so decided to cool it for a bit
Here's our route: http://goo.gl/maps/At52L
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I agree with Kracka.
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06-23-2014
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Nice! That is a long cruise! dang haha
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06-23-2014
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#186
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Pewp Champion
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
How is straight line traction in lower gears on that car? What's the tire setup?
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06-23-2014
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#187
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
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How is straight line traction in lower gears on that car? What's the tire setup?
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His or mine?
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I agree with Kracka.
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06-23-2014
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#188
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
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Nice! That is a long cruise! dang haha
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Yes it is! The cruises down here are definitely more "driving oriented" than the cruises up there which I love...especially considering we still throw down pretty good at night
Loaded Landsharks FTW
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06-23-2014
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#189
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Pewp Champion
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
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His or mine?
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yours
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06-23-2014
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#190
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
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yours
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front: 245/35-19
rear: 285/30-20
Traction control allows for a decent amount of controlled wheel spin in 1st, and you'll get a little in 2nd while doing it's thing to keep the car pointed straight. Jump on it hard and it will get a little squirrely/sideways on ya though. The Z51's e-LSD helps with this quite a bit though, not sure how it would feel with just the standard mechanical LSD. Without any type of electronic aids I'd imagine everything through 3rd gear would be an adventure.
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I agree with Kracka.
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06-23-2014
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#191
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Walls need hugs too
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Got to watch one of these tear up the road course at BIR, WANT.
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Spaz badger don't give a shit.
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Smart chicks are better. Personally I like a girl to give me her thesis on how to solve the economic crisis while I put it in her ass.
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06-24-2014
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#192
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Sounds like a wonderful car to have sir. :fork:
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06-28-2014
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#193
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
GheyRay went to the dentist today.
No more braces!
I used a black metallic vinyl that very close matches the paint color, Carbon Flash Metallic, of the grille. It is just a tiny bit transparent so its looks nearly factory with a little shine from the chrome underneath coming through. Overall, for $23 I am satisfied. The chrome trim on the grille was the one design aspect of the car I did not like.
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06-28-2014
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#194
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Smells like cat poop
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Subtle change, but looks much better.
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turbotalon1g: 3 max, she wants one of each.
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06-28-2014
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#195
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Agreed, thank you! It now mimics the look of the upcoming Z06 grille.
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I agree with Kracka.
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06-28-2014
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#196
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: eagan
Posts: 898
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Your corvette looks awesome! wow. Love it!
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www.maperformance.com
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06-28-2014
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#197
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
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Originally Posted by Mark Leasure
Your corvette looks awesome! wow. Love it!
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Thanks man!
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I agree with Kracka.
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06-28-2014
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#198
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Pewp Champion
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Faux chrome looks cheap/tacky, much better good job.
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06-28-2014
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#199
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: edward lake
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
So much better
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06-29-2014
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#200
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Who has my man-card?
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Crystal MN
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Re: Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!
Agreed. Definitely an improvement.
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