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Old 01-12-2014, 02:10 PM
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Are your tires old, are you using some crap brand/compound?
When's the differential been last serviced?
When was your last alignment?

Otherwise, yeah it's got enough torque to do that.
Old 01-12-2014, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by corvette_ed
spinning can be fun. :d

:d:d:d
Old 01-12-2014, 03:25 PM
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I have a 2:73 with Hankooks. Even when the tires were new any bit of slightly aggressive acceleration would cause wheel spin in hot dry weather. At the drag strip though I could floor it from the stop and get NO spin which shocked the crap out of me.

Are you talking about on the street or strip?
Old 01-12-2014, 03:43 PM
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Obviously the OP has little performance car experience. Even my '95 M3 with 100 less HP if I'm crawling in 1st, punch it and it will light up the tires. (255 rears) 223k on it and its still fun as hell. The Corvette just raises the bar...
Old 01-12-2014, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Toque
:d:d:d
Still waiting for someone to say something...
Old 01-12-2014, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
Still waiting for someone to say something...
No one else was there to see it...
Except for me and a couple others.

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Old 01-12-2014, 07:05 PM
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Comp mode will turn TC off, but it also will allow the car to yaw further before AH kicks in.
Old 01-13-2014, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Toque
No one else was there to see it...
Except for me and a couple others.

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Maybe it's because I took the picture, but it seems obvious to me that it was faked. Who in their right mind would do a burnout like that right next to another Vette?
Old 01-13-2014, 09:50 AM
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Check your sway bar end links. If yours are orginal they are plastic and need to be replaced. Later model C5 and all C6 are metal and any will fit
Old 01-13-2014, 11:09 AM
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don't supercharge it for sure..
Old 01-13-2014, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
Maybe it's because I took the picture, but it seems obvious to me that it was faked. Who in their right mind would do a burnout like that right next to another Vette?
I know a few locally that would.... .

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