Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
05-12-2014
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Replies: 2
Views: 652
Re: Storing
Yes. My garage is part of the house, insulated and sealed and it has never had a mouse and never gets over 80 in the summer or under 60 in the winter with the furnace and gas hot water heater in...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
05-12-2014
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Replies: 2
Views: 652
Storing
I've gotten busy with camper and being given a second but champion young male Borzoi dog from a top Louisiana breeder because I was doing such a good job with my 25 month old female Borzoi, Princess...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
12-25-2013
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,034
c7 showed up
Saw and followed my first C7 today locally. I liked the roof line but it looks smaller to me and watching the owner get in there is no way that I would fit so it's a complete moot point. The dealer...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
12-12-2013
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,160
Re: "drive the hell out of it"
tc, I agree...the road I have is 2.3 miles long with no cross streets, home driveways, etc, nice and flat fairly wide two lane with very little traffic before a gentle turn. I turn left onto it and...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
12-12-2013
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,160
Re: "drive the hell out of it"
On my 70th birthday this year I ran it up to 145 mph on a straight road with no cross streets out in the country and had some more in fourth but thought that was enough for the moment. I never get...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
12-10-2013
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,224
Re: Speed at WOT ?
Watching the videos it seems to me that the speed each gear runs up to 7-8000 rpms is faster than a 3:45 rear end. I relate since I also have a 2008 TBSS with LS2 that came from GM Performance group...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
11-27-2013
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,937
Re: Contemplating a ZR1 Purchase
I'm 6'4" tall with a 33" leg inseam so about balanced. I love my 91 Z but I always drive it only on nice days with the targas out as my head hits the targas when in and I end up slightly tilted to...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
11-25-2013
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,252
Re: Almost ZR-1 :-)
The Bugatti is powerful and fast in a straight line but the McLaren F1 or the later one are so much better road racing cars it isn't even close. They are among the most balanced, powerful road...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
11-18-2013
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,511
Re: The Phoenix!
Looks pretty good, Paul. With a rig like that the skill of those operating it to straighten it, even with the "mallet thumping" is paramount. Looking good. Will you just paint the hood or the...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
11-04-2013
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,286
Re: Thank Goodness for Corvettes!
Blownrunner...I believe after days in the shop trying to duplicate it that there was something on the little metal piece on the key that changed the resistance and it was 100% the vats system. I did...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
11-04-2013
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Replies: 85
Views: 8,334
Re: "I hate your car" is what she said...
Does she have DOHC? Can she go zero to 60 pretty quickly? Is she seriously jealous of a car? There are a lot of key questions to inquire about when a female starts that line of discussion which...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-31-2013
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,286
Re: Thank Goodness for Corvettes!
Just fyi....got my tbss awd with the 2008 ls2 and 4:10 rear end in it back today. They scrambled around the USA and found the front part to the forward drive shaft whose splines failed and replaced...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-31-2013
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,286
Re: Thank Goodness for Corvettes!
dynomite, your photos and info are superb. Looked at the solenoid contacts photo and starter. Nice job all around for technical data. Lance
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-31-2013
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,286
Re: Thank Goodness for Corvettes!
I don't know if the solenoid clicks as I don't remember and the car is in the shop to troubleshoot it. The battery is of uncertain vintage and I want a new one so I know its provenance going...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-30-2013
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Replies: 106
Views: 18,834
Re: endurance record
Instead of the Cannonball why not do the Big Bend Open in Texas? That looks like a lot of fun where you can run your Z two ways about 55 miles each way at a speed time trial selecting the speed you...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-30-2013
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,286
Re: Thank Goodness for Corvettes!
Nelson, et al, I called the shop who has it to put the battery in and trouble shoot. They can't get it to fail as I have only had two instances in a year and both in the last two months. It may be...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-30-2013
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,286
Re: Thank Goodness for Corvettes!
I sure am happy to have the Vettes. Nothing like the Z. Funny thing when it has happened, when it won't start when you turn the key during the period when it does not the gauge on the dash shows...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-29-2013
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,286
Thank Goodness for Corvettes!
I never thought I'd say this but today it's true: I'm down to my last Corvette!
The guy at the shop when I pulled in driving my 76 which I had not started in a year since my 91 ZR-1 showed up in...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-29-2013
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Replies: 106
Views: 18,834
Re: endurance record
Good idea on the turbos and dohc.
This year's June 30 Pike's Peak International Hill climb with Sebastian Loeb driving a Peugot race car with twin turbo V6 of under 4.0 liter pushing an admitted...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
10-14-2013
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,190
Re: Z and a Greyhound
Life moves on as we all know. A few weeks after Kate passed away I listed on the National Borzoi Rescue site and filled out the application form thinking it would take a year and a half to get one...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
09-23-2013
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,600
Re: dyno
Hog, I know, I was just having a laugh.
Funny thing is, I sold my Flying Scot 19' sailboat, trailer over the weekend to a guy from Tenn. who is in route to come pick it up Wed. His only...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
09-23-2013
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,600
Re: dyno
Hey! I kinda like my Borlas! At 6'4" I'm darned sure no girl.
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
09-18-2013
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,188
Re: EU speed limiter proposal
One of us once told a state trooper through the window of his Continental the truth....the guy was on amphetamines and wrong but I never should have been so honest. I called him an A..h... and he...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
09-17-2013
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,188
Re: EU speed limiter proposal
Two weeks ago when going N. on I295 around Richmond just after crossing the varina Enon Bridge over the James river there is a road with overpass. Beneath the overpass sat one state car with radar...
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Forum: C4 ZR-1 General Postings
09-17-2013
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,188
Re: EU speed limiter proposal
Robert,
Exactly right. If anything, there will be pushes to write more. Last weekend here's what Virginia state police did:
"RICHMOND – Virginia State Police issued more than 1,000 speeding...
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