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Paul W, that was a great video, I've never seen it.

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For me it is when I start her, I hear her exhaust note and say man I did not make any mistake buying this car.

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For me it's when I go through 4 gears and when my heart is not pumping 130 beats or 140 A minute.Talk about Adrenalin rush

AL.

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i'll let you know when i can drive it 3 months without needing to put $1,000+ into it

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With your car I am sure you are going as fast as your heart is pumping.

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The enjoyment I get spending time with the people in the ZR-1 community, especially my WAZOO brothers. Without all of you, it would almost be just another corvette.

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Curious how your post pertains to this thread

$1k per 3k miles? I'll bite

How many miles have you put on the car?

How long have you owned it?

What have you replaced?

How much much money invested?

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Absolutely agree!
I went to the Carlisle meet, I think, in 2004 before the days of WAZOO. I stopped over at the Net Registry tent, sat for awhile, got bored and went home.
It definately has a lot to do with meeting and making great friends who share your passion. If it hadn't been for David my Z would be just another beat up 94 - keeping up with the Johnson is what it's all about!:cheers:

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Definitely in 3rd gear around 6000 rpm. That's about the time you're used to having to shift because you're either on top of redline or you're way out of your powerband. Then this little grin comes across your face as you hear the wail of the LT5 and realize...I've got another 1000+ rpm to go and it's never gonna lay down...while the guy next to you looks like he's rowing a boat trying helplessly to keep up...:D

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it's been in the family since 1999 and in that time it's accumulated 40,xxx miles. In the last two years i've had to replace injectors, for the second time, and the ac system. I haven't driven the car much the last few years, under 1000 miles this year i'm sure but I suppose doing 130 with the ac on was probably a bad idea.