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VetteGuy 
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 10:33 am to trillhog)
He oughta do like Travis Tritt, after his 3rd divorce:
"Next time, I'm just gonna find a woman I don't like and buy her a house."
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LittleSpoon 
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 10:39 am to FlyingRazorback)
One series?
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Gaston
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 10:54 am to LittleSpoon)
I think you may be a little more high maintenance than his gf.
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bomber77 
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:03 am to Hammertime)
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Take that with a grain of salt though because I can hang with a Vette until 100.
Now thats some funny shite. Maybe a Chevette.
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polarbehr
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:06 am to FlyingRazorback)
Get the scion
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LSU Herder 
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:08 am to FlyingRazorback)
So because you are obviously looking to buy a cheap car... I say a used Volvo.
Those Swedes sure do know how to put a tank on 4 wheels.
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VetteGuy
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:10 am to bomber77)
If he's talking about a chipped diesel 2011 or up F250 it is in the realm of possibility.
Getting those heavy-ass trucks to hook up and run 13's is a boogerbear.
The Vette would have to be C5 or older and not a z06, plus have a crappy driver.
So it's possible. Kinda like me having sex with Jennifer Anniston-possible. 
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Hammertime
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:11 am to bomber77)
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Now thats some funny shite. Maybe a Chevette.
Doubt it all you want, but it is true. I am putting down ~600hp and 1200lb-ft of torque to the wheels. 4wd launches and a very good driver can get it around 12.5s. By around I mean + or - a tenth or two. The high 12s low 13s was with the 3rd from highest tune.
Oh yeah, I spent $900 on the mods to get it to where it is today so  in your little drop-top Miataquote:
The Vette would have to be C5 or older and not a z06, plus have a crappy driver.
Vettes are very hard to hook up correctly off of the line. 4wd boosted launch...not so much. Not saying I can always beat one, but the fact that I can makes my testis 4lbs heavier
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One series
I still don't know much about those cars. Have sat in one, and didn't comfortably fit(5'11-185). Didn't have room to move my feet around under the dash either. The back seat looked like one in a Porsche
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JOJO Hammer
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:12 am to FlyingRazorback)
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That being said, the girlfriend is wanting a car that both of us can drive
frick that, unless you're married to her make her buy her own damn car.
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VetteGuy
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:17 am to Hammertime)
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600hp and 1200lb-ft of torque to the wheels
Dyno?
12.5s on street tires?
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Vettes are very hard to hook up correctly off of the line
Ehhh...I don't know that I agree w/ that, esp. the new ones.
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Hammertime
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:20 am to VetteGuy)
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Dyno?
12.5s on street tires?
On the right dyno with a good operator, yes. Stock puts down 250-280, and the 350 is added at the wheels. Yes, on 35s
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bomber77
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:22 am to Hammertime)
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Doubt it all you want, but it is true. I am putting down ~600hp and 1200lb-ft of torque to the wheels. 4wd launches and a very good driver can get it around 12.5s. By around I mean + or - a tenth or two. The high 12s low 13s was with the 3rd from highest tune.
You can put a fricking rocket launcher on the F250 and you wont sniff a stock Corvette. Sorry
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Oh yeah, I spent $900 on the mods to get it to where it is today so in your little drop-top Miata
WOW. I own a Ford dealership and have driven and owned at least 25 vettes over the years.
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Hammertime
Basically youre full of shite.
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VetteGuy
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:24 am to Hammertime)
So you are telling me that for $900 you added 300 RWHP?
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DownshiftAndFloorIt
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:25 am to bomber77)
You can get 3/4 ton diesels in the high 11's with not a whole lotta works. Compound turbos, duel fuel pumps, big injectors, and a tune will make them into monsters.
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Hammertime
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:27 am to bomber77)
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You can put a fricking rocket launcher on the F250 and you wont sniff a stock Corvette. Sorry
Maybe you should research before you make statements about rocket launchersquote:
Basically youre full of shite.
Seems like Vetteguy knows a little more than you.
Breakdown of my mods:
Programmer/Exhaust $650
Intake $250
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So you are telling me that for $900 you added 300 RWHP?
I have it on 275 right now. Can go up to 350rwhp
Honestly, you hit a limit on power unless you want to start spending a lot of money after that. To go up to 750rwhp would probably cost me $7500 on top of the $900. The programmer/exhaust was used btw
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VetteGuy
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That's a bit more than $900.
And you still better have some skillz on the wheel.
Once the air gets up under the front end, they are a bit of a handful.
I agree w/ what you are saying, but that thing will need trans work, too.
After a few runs.
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Hammertime
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:30 am to VetteGuy)
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I agree w/ what you are saying, but that thing will need trans work, too.
The stock tranny can handle up to 650hp. Too many runs at that level will need a few modsquote:
Once the air gets up under the front end, they are a bit of a handful.
My front end weighs probably 4500lbs. I hear ya on the driving skills though. No way would I expect to go out and beat one every time
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DownshiftAndFloorIt
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:32 am to VetteGuy)
Oh yea I know. All the other stuff I listed was to make it a smoke belching 10 second monster and is definitely not cheap.
To get one to 12.5 with a programmer and intake/exhaust is believable for sure though. Some programmers can add over 300rwhp
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VetteGuy
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Mandeville
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| re: Need help with a second vehicle. (Posted on 11/15/12 at 11:42 am to Hammertime)
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The stock tranny can handle up to 650hp
Yeah, he was talking about getting one down into the 11s. From everything I read the trans is the weak link in going faster.
The front end lightness is primarily a problem on the 1/2 ton gassers (ask me how I know ), the weight helps a lot w/ diesels.
No doubt you've added some, but you ought to get a good dyno. Unless you've seen the #'s even 275 sounds kinda high, given what you have done.
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VetteGuy
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Some programmers can add over 300rwhp
Dang, they've come a long way.
That's good and bad.
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