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#45319 - 03/28/06 10:00 PM Newbie!!
CC597 Junior Member Registered: 03/28/06 Posts: 11 Loc: S.E.Michigan	I just bought my first Corvette. It's a pristine 97 a4 coupe with 11K on the odometer.Torch red.Basically, it's a new "old" car! I've always liked Corvettes, but the C5 styling made me start looking for one to own. Got a super buy on it and plan on keeping it for a long time.I'm glad I found this forum, the info on here was a big help while looking for the perfect car. Chuck.
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#45320 - 03/28/06 10:08 PM Re: Newbie!!
VETTEX2 Full Throttle Member Registered: 07/15/01 Posts: 314 Loc: NOR CAL	welcome _________________________ 86 & 99 auto Z51's AMA Lifetime Member NASCAR Winston Weekly Racing Series Track Championship Crew Member (Dirt Track) NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series Track Championship Crew Member (Pavement) NASCAR Whelen All American Weekly Series Track Championship Crew Member (Pavement) NASCAR Whelen All American Weekly Series California State Championship Crew Member (Pavement)
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#45321 - 03/28/06 10:44 PM Re: Newbie!!
BruceF Full Throttle Member Registered: 11/30/00 Posts: 5083 Loc: Long Island, NY	Welcome to the forum _________________________ 99 Navy Blue Metallic, black interior, 6 spd, Z51, HUD, R8C (Museum Delivery featured in the Jan 02 issue of Vette)
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#45322 - 03/28/06 11:57 PM Re: Newbie!!
jrose7004 Full Throttle Member Registered: 04/07/04 Posts: 3934 Loc: Oklahoma City, OK	Pretty low mileage, congrats and welcome to C5 Forum!
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#45323 - 03/29/06 09:41 AM Re: Newbie!!
Smokensparks Full Throttle Member Registered: 08/21/04 Posts: 2526 Loc: Never Never Land	Welcome. Enjoy the new ride! _________________________ Dan
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#45324 - 03/29/06 09:56 AM Re: Newbie!!
MiCorvette-Tool guy Full Throttle Member Registered: 12/17/02 Posts: 1928 Loc: Michigan	Welcome Michigander! _________________________ 1998 Six Speed, Torch Red Coupe - K&N CAI, Vararam Velocity Stack, Z06 exhaust, Z06 sway bars, Z06 intake, C6 Z06 shifter, stainless steel brake lines, Z06 shocks, Borla X pipe, drilled/slotted rotors. Dyno'ed at 330 RWHP & 340 RWTQ.
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#45325 - 03/29/06 11:40 AM Re: Newbie!!
PatrickC5 Member Registered: 09/10/05 Posts: 43 Loc: Rocky Hill, CT	Good find welcome!
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#45326 - 03/29/06 12:27 PM Re: Newbie!!
bowtie911 Junior Member Registered: 04/15/05 Posts: 10 Loc: South Jersey	Welcome and don't forget to _________________________ 87 Coupe Silver Beige/Med. Brn. 98 Coupe Nassau Blue 04 Zo6 Machine Siver w/ Red Mod.
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#45327 - 03/29/06 01:28 PM Re: Newbie!!
CC597 Junior Member Registered: 03/28/06 Posts: 11 Loc: S.E.Michigan	Thanks for the welcome!! A couple of observations, my first impressions... It's fast! The traction control is a necessity. Lots of road noise on the worst roads (Michigan) in the country. The wide tires combined with the tight steering does not like uneven pavement, kind of darts around a bit.By the way, what is the "performance axle" ratio? Mine has that. Thanks-Chuck Hell yes, I'll
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#45328 - 03/29/06 02:03 PM Re: Newbie!!
NORMSVT Member Registered: 07/11/05 Posts: 624 Loc: Bartlett, Tennessee	Your in luck CC597 because the performance axle means you have the 315 performance rearend instead of the regular 273 rearend. This means you have alot more take off from a stop or rolling lowend punch. I bought a 97 A-4 Coupe with performance rearend three an a half years ago with 12,250 miles on it. I now have almost 23,000 miles. I have added a few mods to mine. As far as your corvette kind of darting around on bad pavement it is because of the hard runflat tires. Non-runflats will cure this problem. Welcome to the form Chuck! Enjoy that Corvette. And by the way my corvette is also Torch Red, aren't all Corvettes Red?
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#45329 - 03/29/06 04:30 PM Re: Newbie!!
Chewy Full Throttle Member Registered: 04/06/03 Posts: 2895 Loc: North Augusta, SC	Welcome _________________________ 2007 LeMans Blue/2-Tone Gray MN6 Coupe, 3LT, Z51, QX1, CC3, R8C Mods List
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#45330 - 03/29/06 06:09 PM Re: Newbie!!
carolina cajun Junior Member Registered: 10/25/04 Posts: 14 Loc: Coastal NC	welcome newbie...this is truly the best, most informative site you will ever find about our beautiful cars. the knowledge here is second to none. what a car we would have if our moderators, etc. could design and build a C7..enjoy your ride. torch red is nice, but i'll take my mag red II...take care..enjoy...
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#45331 - 04/07/06 11:02 AM Re: Newbie!!
vmaquera Junior Member Registered: 04/05/06 Posts: 5 Loc: Jacksonville, FL	Quote: Originally posted by Chewy: Welcome I recently ordered the Build Sheet and Window Sticker from the National Corvette Museum simply by typing in my VIN numbers. I thought it was really cool. They look nice laminated as well. _________________________ 62 Roadster, 99 Z51 Coupe, 95 ZR-1 Vic Maquera, Jacksonville, FL
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#45332 - 04/07/06 10:32 PM Re: Newbie!!
spdlvr Full Throttle Member Registered: 11/03/04 Posts: 305 Loc: Wayne New Jersey	welcome ,enjoy it wisely ,it can get you in trouble in a hurry .
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