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18 XRS 850 and 91 Indy 500 that’s pristine. 

3 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

If the AARP crowd actually knew how to use a forum in the first place, it'd be very skewed in their favor.  

Younger people are missing out then.  

they’re great cars and for the money can’t be beat for their performance and reliability. 

1 hour ago, frenchy said:

Leave Dreulx alone....he's an old soul.....

 

Base models are for the old fucks bro. 

1 minute ago, Tinker said:

So was Freddie Mercury 

And Ben way back when. 

2 minutes ago, Woodtick said:

Shit loads of vettes around here. 

Yep, IL has a lot more than we do for sure.

2 minutes ago, Tinker said:

M5's... Yeah. Definitely M5's 

M5s are cool.

2 minutes ago, Woodtick said:

Drew bought a fib Vette down the road from me.

That’s where all the nice cars are in the Midwest bro. Not much choice. Finding a Z06 for sale in WI ain’t an easy task. Can’t be too many of them from what I saw. 

1 minute ago, f7ben said:

FISH ON !!!!!!

Edited for the trifecta of butthurt that will ensue 

Damn. What if I like all 3? Lolzzz

4 minutes ago, spin_dry said:

How can anyone possibly want a vette? Unless of course it’s a C8. 

It’s a pretty awesome car man. Not gunna lie. I love it. The c6z was one of favorite cars as a kid when it first came out. Nothing else outside of it (or maybe a c6 zr1) and the C8 interest me personally. Something about a 427 na corvette with serious performance numbers always peaked my interest. I don’t care about how average the interior is, the motor is stout, it has proper tremec 6 speed, 325s, great exhaust note, and 7100 rpm. It’s hard to beat them for the price you pay and these will hold their value.

Poor bhen. 4 seconds around a track like that is like riding a 600 vs an 850.  

Just for @Snake

36 minutes ago, Snake said:

Wrong. The c6z did it in 1.22  

look at the other cars around it. The M5 doesn’t hold the c6zs jock strap. 

40 minutes ago, spin_dry said:

I’m convinced that the rod bearing issue is a combination of tight tolerances, thick oil, and morons that don’t allow the oil to reach full operating temp. Mostly the latter. The rest of the vehicle simply needs regular maintenance if it’s a daily driver. 

Amen to that. I’d agree regardless of the sports car you choose to drive. I use Mobil 0-40 in my LS7 which is probably the best oil they make spec wise, I don’t get on it until the oil temp is at operating temp, usually around 140-165 depending on ambient. 11 qts of oil takes too long to warm up,  

9 hours ago, f7ben said:

Yah.....so slower than a 2006 M5 with 200 more HP ....1.4 more liters of displacement and a fucking blower

wow....amazing american junk

also the fucking thing can’t even go around a corner with more lateral Gs than a fucking corolla

I’m your huckleberry  

this 3150 lb 2006 Z06 would blow the doors off that M5 and not even break a sweat. LS7 ftmfw

3 hours ago, GreenStreak said:

 

I ordered 7.5". I have 144 pics in my track

I have shaper 7.5s with bergstrom shims and stock 4” on the outside of my doo pilot 5.7s, they do very well. 129” ripsaw 2 1.25 track on a 2018 xrs 850 with only 2 studs per bar but with 1/2” of penetration almost though. Steering effort isn’t bad at all and feels like a nice balanced sled. No matter what I do it doesn’t handle like the xcr axys did with a similar setup. You made the right call 9” is way too much for most sleds. 6 or 7.5 is the way to go depending on the setup. 

1 hour ago, snoughnut said:

My dad sold that boat to Jammin/Drew for a song, if I remember correctly I believe shortly there after Drew resold the boat (more than likely to make a profit) if my dad found that out he would be a bit pissed, speaking of low rent move. 

Perhaps you should take your own advice.

Let’s clarify something real quick. I don’t know the whole backstory regarding how exactly the boat was acquired. That was between your family and my dad. I didn’t know about the boat until after my graduation when my dad surprised me with it. 
 

I sold the boat at least 3 years later after putting over $1000 into fixing it and getting it running well. I sold it for a couple of grand to Preston and then took that money and rolled it into the purchase of my current boat that I have now. I never, ever would do a quick sale or take advantage of others like that and anyone that knows me personally would back me on that. 
 

im sorry this was brought up in the first place and I really dislike being dragged into things like this that involve me personally. 

Plates on trailers  

3 minutes ago, Woodtick said:

Bhen = 

You should’ve shopped his head on there...:lol: . 

I had a kwik trip ribeye last week. Stopped in and saw the steaks sitting in the cooler there individually package and $12 a lb.  It looked excellent and the wife was gone for the week so I figured I’d give it a shot.  It was very good!! This one was a bit over a lb and over an inch thick. 

3 minutes ago, awful knawful said:

Imagine how great it'd be with 4 cams up top.

7100 rpm redline over 500 hp and almost 500 lb ft of torque in a light compact setup.  I’d say its pretty good. 

13 hours ago, awful knawful said:

Again living in the past. Ford made new engines, Chevy still stuck with the same underpowered POS pushrod!

1 hour ago, SSFB said:

So they're just gonna let snow go into those slots on the upper left?

 

Frog skins will go over those. They rip easy so they usually put them on last

2 hours ago, spin_dry said:

All the Biden signs around my neighborhood had the center cut out of them Saturday night. Weird. Who in their right mind would want a political yard sign in today’s crazy political environment? Just stupid. 

I’d agree with that. One way or another, putting a sign up is a recipe for conflict nowadays. A bumper sticker is good for your car getting vandalized.  Sad.