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    WTT: 2005 ctsv for ZO6

    I bought my ctsv on ls1tech.com and i love the car but i really have no need for a 4 door car and i would much rather mod a vette. The car is black on black with 58,xxx miles on it. CAI, magnaflow exhaust, shorth throw shifter, W4me tune, creative steel motor and tranny mounts and obx longtube...
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    CTS-V or 03/04 Cobra?

    Its been talked about in here before but I wanna get some new opinions on it. 04' ctsv's are going for mid to low 20's, same thing as a 03/04 cobra. Only thing is most of the V's are stock besides maybe exhaust. You can get a modded cobra with alot more horse for the same price. The V is alot...
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    Checking Lash Adjusters/Lifters.

    I've searched the forums and know how to change them and everything. I have the lobe of the cam up top but just wondering how hard u have to push to know if theyre spongy. Should they be fairly easy to push down if there bad or do u have to put alot of pressure on them? Thanks, Brady
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    worth it to refinance?

    I bought my house last july with a 6% interest rate. With all the talk of refinancing I'm just wondering if its worth it or not, I don't plan on being in the house forever, maybe just the next 5 yrs. I used a refinancing calculator and it said I'd be saving around 73 dollars a month with a rate...
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    $7500 tax credt..what to do

    I bought my first house last July and I qualify for the $7500 tax credit and i'm trying to decide on the best thing to do with it. My first thought is that i'll just take all of it and put it as a one time payment to my mortgage. My bills are all paid up so i dont have any credit cards to put...
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    Credit Card Pro's, I have a question.

    I know this may sound stupid but you know how you have a credit card, and when you get your bill they have checks attached to all of them incase you just want to write a check to someone for something. Now my question is, has anybody heard of one with 0% interest for 6-12 months or anything like...
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    Rio Red 97' Cobra Supercharged

    New Price: $10,800 Firm Hey guys, I just bought my first house so the car's up for sale again. I haven't drove it for almost 2 months now. I had it detailed and its been in my garage since then. Here's the info: I bought it from a guy in texas who worked at a ford shop and he rebuilt the...
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    87 in a 55....

    Pretty mad at myself for not being more aware of who i was around. I turn right onto a highway and i check my rearview mirror like normal and see some car trying to catch up to me. It was a civic so i didn't even look again, then i came up to a red light and there was an 05' GT in the lane next...
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    97' Forged, Supercharged Cobra

    Bought a house and now I decided to sell my car. 97' Rio Red cobra supercharged with 473rwhp. It's on ebay now, heres the link. Thanks guys. Item number: 130235397080...
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    Speedo and radio quit working...

    I did a search and cant find the answer. Last night i left my lights on and the battery went dead, so today i jumped it and started it and drove it home. On the way home the tach worked but the speedo never moved and the radio wont play anything. Its an aftermarket headunit with flip out...
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    How rare is an 81' T-top

    Just wondering how rare they are. My stepdad found one and is wondering if it's worth to buy and restore. It's beat up a little but nothing that couldn't be fixed. Anyone have any info? Thanks, Brady
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    Paint colors??

    Not sure if this is the right place to put it but my car is a 97' rio red and im gonna get it repainted some time in the future and when i compare rio red and torch red on the 03/04 cobra the torch red just seems like a deeper, brighter red, i cant figure it out. It might just be that my paints...
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    Need help with pulley questions

    This is probably the dumbest question ever but i need to know what the very bottom pulley on my supercharger is. I have a v1 S-Trim. It's the lowest one, its plastic i'm pretty sure. It has it's own small bracket. I think i need to replace that and the idler pulley up top. It threw a belt today...
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    Replacing header bolts...NEED HELP

    I have a 97 cobra with Mac longtube headers. Well awhile ago i started to hear a horrible exhaust leak on the headers. I looked and on the passenger header, the farthest cylinder back, one of the bolts is completely gone and then the next cylinder one of the bolts was half way out. Well the...
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    Next mods, need help with decisions...

    Well winter is coming up and i have been thinking alot on what i plan on doing this winter. I know my tranny needs upgraded plus the fact that i will rest easier knowing i can fully beat on it. I would like to stick with the t-45 and have it upgraded with Pro-Motions 750hp kit. but thats going...

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