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Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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Aarrrgggh. Decided it wants to be flooded. Don't get it, just checked the carb a few days ago and seemed fine

Time for some fuel injection! [emoji6]

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It wasn't flooded. Or even close. I was just stupid.

 

Aka the problem was the driver not the car

 

I was told when I bought it more than two pedal presses might flood it, be very careful. Well, I went by that, just got frustrated and I finally just gave it 4 or 5 and it roared to life and the neighbors either ran inside or came outside depending on who it was.

 

This engine does not like being putted around. If you just baby it for 3 or 4 miles it starts getting upset and won't behave until you get on it a little and keep it over 3,000 RPM for a bit.

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RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Me too but it's pretty rare

 

 

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Jeez went to the pool store today.

 

Getting in the on ramp to the expressway I hit 70 (speed limit of the highway and this is a long merge). Mercury mauaeder (spelling?) was in the fast lane I get on he speed up gets along side of me (semi in front of me) revs and takes off. WTF cool man

 

2. Park at the pool place mustang drives by and revs. Really?

 

3 going home some guy in a BMW going the opposite direction damn near wrecked looking at my rims (stopped at a light).

 

Never a normal day

 

Also got this from our local club

 

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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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Somewhere a guy is telling his friends how he whooped a Camaro SS.

 

Have you ever taken that to an event and raced it? Drag or autocross or something?

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Somewhere a guy is telling his friends how he whooped a Camaro SS.

 

Have you ever taken that to an event and raced it? Drag or autocross or something?

 

No

 

I did run the Camaro5fest III autocross track quite a few times at slow speeds (30-50) to help dry the track out when it had rained so they could get in the festivities. I worked the event. The saturday a Zl1 crashed (see photos). it still ran and the damage was actually pretty minor (except for the airbags). A lowered vert had its front splitter ripped off and his tonneau cover flew off. Guy had his 10-12 yr old son with him.

 

Maybe if I had a coupe I might track it but not with the vert.

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Somewhere a guy is telling his friends how he whooped a Camaro SS.

 

 

...only if the Camaro isn't racing!

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Yea I just laughed to bad there wasn't a cop ahead

 

 

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Patriot did you ever make it to any of the camaro5 fests?

 

 

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Nope. I don't do Camaro5. Tran(ny) can kiss my ass.

 

I'm on http://www.moderncamaro.com . More of a grownup's car forum.

 

I went to a big bash Tom Henry Chevrolet had a couple of years ago. Scott Settlemeyer (Fbodfather) was there and signed my car. Cool guy.

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Yea lots of V6 V8 auto manual arguments

 

 

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About to get real up in Oshawa

 

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Be nice to the Mustang. You guys wouldn't be driving a Camaro if it wasn't for Mustangs.

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