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Old September 23rd, 2016, 9:26 PM
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Hello. My car is a 2000 corvette. it has a 450hp lsx376 engine that runs 9.0:1 compression and is quite happy with 87 octane gas.

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pretty cool, right? I have a build thread for this car here:
Blown LSX c5 corvette droid - MP3Car.com
With more here:
Swapped The Diff 3.90 to 2.73 - Corvette Forum : DigitalCorvettes.com Corvette Forums
here:
Coil Uncertainty - Corvette Forum : DigitalCorvettes.com Corvette Forums
here:
Best C5 Spring Upgrade Option - Corvette Forum : DigitalCorvettes.com Corvette Forums
and here:
Changing Gears ... Again - Corvette Forum : DigitalCorvettes.com Corvette Forums
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And here are some videos from work..




The way it came in:

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build threads i made from work..

New Life For An LS6 - Corvette Forum : DigitalCorvettes.com Corvette Forums
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I have been at it for a while, now. i have A LOT of build threads.
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Restoration threads..

Redundant Redundancy - Corvette Forum : DigitalCorvettes.com Corvette Forums
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why the 2.73 rear?
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why the 2.73 rear?
I swapped in a brand spanking new diff for a manual corvette. 3.15 gears. The car is absolutely perfect right now. A 6.2L 476hp daily driver with a butter smooth idle that can get lost in traffic on a hot day and loves the 87 octane. Who else can say these things about their corvette?
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I have been racing with my C5 Corvette..



At Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR)..

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We advertise at PBIR..

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And I have made videos of my runs..

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After that first video with my cell phone I mounted a gopro hero 5 and took these videos..




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