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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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FINALLY! 2005 blk/blk cl65 purchased

after 2 years of dreaming of this car, its finally a reality. this car is a monster. pulls like a freight train on the highway. will get pics tommorow. i guess i don't have to post questions like will a cammed c6 zo6 beat a vrp cl65-i will soon find out. racing a h/c 4:10 geared c5 zo6 tonight,wish me luck

2005 blk/blk-keyless-23,500miles w/ built in radar

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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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Woah!! congratz!!! I'm a fan of the 600/65 but that modded C5 Z06 should dole out a whopin til you mod the 65...

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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 05:16 AM
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2003 c5 zo6 w/ heads & cam and 4:10's loses by 4 cars 65mph-150mph.

for *****s and giggles I'll make a video of my cammed c6 z runnin the 65, but i think its going to be ugly.

next up for the 65-2004 c5 zo6 383.
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 08:42 AM
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I'll make a video of my cammed c6 z runnin the 65, but i think its going to be ugly.
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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Congrats! Enjoy it.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 05:40 AM
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cl65>c5 zo6 w/383. won 3 out of 4 races tonight.

1st. 70-150 vette by 2-3 cars
2nd. 75-155 cl65 by 1 car
3rd. 75-160 cl65 by 2 cars
4th. 50-170 cl65 by 1-2 cars

have vids of these races will post this week

car hit 170mph. i guess i have an ecu flash?
lowering links and tint this week will take pics
exhaust and intake to come next week -and dyno
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 08:06 AM
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Man that's fast! I knew I should have gotten the 65. It was not that much more but afraid of maintenance.

Where do you get to drive to 170mph? Hope it was on track.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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Congrats! 65 is no joke. If you hit 170 you definitely are not stock..lol, dyno it asap!!
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Just out of curiosity, does your CL65 have the stock size wheels and tires? If not, maybe that contributed to speedometer error...

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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Man that's fast! I knew I should have gotten the 65. It was not that much more but afraid of maintenance.

Where do you get to drive to 170mph? Hope it was on track.
65 is a monster. i was gonna spend $22,500 on an 03 cl600. definatley worth an extra $25k

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Congrats! 65 is no joke. If you hit 170 you definitely are not stock..lol, dyno it asap!!
dyno numbers this weekend

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Just out of curiosity, does your CL65 have the stock size wheels and tires? If not, maybe that contributed to speedometer error...

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stock wheels and tires

i will get the lowering links and tint on this week and take pics this weekend
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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Congrats on the purchase!!! Nice to see another Vegas member on here!
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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Congrats on the purchase!!! Nice to see another Vegas member on here!
thanks. i'm sure that modded c32 runs like a mother
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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 04:57 AM
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not as good as the vids from russia, but its something.

in vid 1 i lose, vette gets a car head start. the next 3 races the cl65 lets him have it.



2003 c5z06- 383ci stroker +bolt-ons & drag radials.

2005 cl65-ecu tune?



1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jBIp...eature=channel (forward to 30 sec) 70-155

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9fjf...eature=channel 75-160

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg7MP...eature=channel 75-160

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oLZp...eature=channel 50-170

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Great Videos! I like the way you guys do it out there in Vegas
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