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Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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It was nice seeing you all. If I knew you guys were going to lunch, I would have waited... :fume: No worries though, I had a nice time seeing you guys and drooling over the camaro's

 

And to Justin, the truck ran awesome on the way home. Very pleased. Def felt stronger and I believe it picked up about .8 mpg better. Very nice seeing and talking with you again.

Thanks again.

 

:)

 

And a Big thanks to Rich for organizing the event :cheers:

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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I see you finally changed your signature :)

 

One day I will have a camaro, hoping its a 2012 ZL1. Fingers are crossed.

Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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I see you finally changed your signature :cheers:

 

One day I will have a camaro, hoping its a 2012 ZL1. Fingers are crossed.

 

Worth every penny. :)

 

And I agree, they are quite the machine. If I didn't like driving a truck, I'd have one of those....

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It was nice to meet you Steven, Rich, And Kris. The truck feels like I have a new Tranny in it..WOW :cheers: .

 

I got a real good look at thye back of Rich's and Kris's Camaro's on route 28 coming back from lunch... I made it to 90 MPH and gave up.... :) Two BADASS cars!!

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The shifts are a 100 times better, no shift lag and its alot firmer. It runs higher into the RPM's before it shifts, before I could get into all 6 gears in 100 feet. For what I spent on different mods this is one of the few that really made a difference.

becker87 Senior Enthusiast

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Bet it was fun! Glad you all like the tunes, i know i like mine!!

 

P.S. The ZL1 will be one badass car, wish i could afford one when they come out!!

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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P.S. The ZL1 will be one badass car, wish i could afford one when they come out!!

 

Thats my fear. My guess will be $55K +

 

In that case I will loose the "want". If it is $50K or less I would really think about it. Probably have to then hire a lawyer for a pending divorce :thumbs:, at least I would have a sweet ride :)

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It was nice seeing you all. If I knew you guys were going to lunch, I would have waited... :lol: No worries though, I had a nice time seeing you guys and drooling over the camaro's

 

And to Justin, the truck ran awesome on the way home. Very pleased. Def felt stronger and I believe it picked up about .8 mpg better. Very nice seeing and talking with you again.

Thanks again.

 

:thumbs:

 

And a Big thanks to Rich for organizing the event :)

 

+1 ! I always enjoy meeting other members whenever I can, and putting friendly faces to all the posts we see every day. Thanks Rich & Justin!!! :)

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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It was nice seeing you all. If I knew you guys were going to lunch, I would have waited... :lol: No worries though, I had a nice time seeing you guys and drooling over the camaro's

 

And to Justin, the truck ran awesome on the way home. Very pleased. Def felt stronger and I believe it picked up about .8 mpg better. Very nice seeing and talking with you again.

Thanks again.

 

:thumbs:

 

And a Big thanks to Rich for organizing the event :)

 

No problem Steven,sorry about that,I didn't realize you and your son was going to Eat'n Park for lunch,or I would have stopped you and told you to wait a few minutes for Justin to get back from his 1:50 time slot tune,we had to hurry though so he could make it back for his 3:00 time slot customer.

 

No issue in organizing it,I like helping as much as I can,and I enjoy meeting all the guys! :)

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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It was nice to meet you Steven, Rich, And Kris. The truck feels like I have a new Tranny in it..WOW :lol: .

 

I got a real good look at the back of Rich's and Kris's Camaro's on route 28 coming back from lunch... I made it to 90 MPH and gave up.... :) Two BADASS cars!!

 

Sorry :thumbs: But were we really going "that" fast on 28?!?! :)

Well,we had to make sure that Justin tuned them correctly,yeah thats it....we were making sure all was well with the tunes!!

 

:):P:D:D

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

MS3DALE

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It was nice seeing you all. If I knew you guys were going to lunch, I would have waited... :lol: No worries though, I had a nice time seeing you guys and drooling over the camaro's

 

And to Justin, the truck ran awesome on the way home. Very pleased. Def felt stronger and I believe it picked up about .8 mpg better. Very nice seeing and talking with you again.

Thanks again.

 

:thumbs:

 

And a Big thanks to Rich for organizing the event :)

 

+1 ! I always enjoy meeting other members whenever I can, and putting friendly faces to all the posts we see every day. Thanks Rich & Justin!!! :)

 

 

Good to see you again Pete! :)

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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I couldn't make it out today, I really wanted to but had to work and had stuff to do around the house. Sounds like you guys had a good time

 

No problem Tyler,but we expect you at the next one! :thumbs:

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