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Old 01-31-2006, 03:46 PM
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seems very nice!
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Old 01-31-2006, 03:49 PM
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I may be mistaken, but I believe it is a C6-R engine.
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Old 01-31-2006, 04:00 PM
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A very very fast one???
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Old 01-31-2006, 04:06 PM
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the C6-R.... http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/corvette_c6r.asp
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Old 02-01-2006, 02:51 PM
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Very nice!
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Old 02-01-2006, 03:08 PM
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A very very fast one???
For sure...
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It is one of those special "n.a." motors!
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Internal Combustion?
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Old 02-01-2006, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by GentleBen
Internal Combustion?
If it was mine it'd wind up a spontaneous combustion.
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sorta looks like the mota in my John Deere tracter.......Opps guess not its painted yellow , my tracter moter is green.... help I have cabin fever...........
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Old 02-01-2006, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by krivera


seems very nice!
Whatever it is, it looks impressive...
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Old 02-01-2006, 05:17 PM
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Thats an Exotic looking piece of Machinery!!
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Old 02-01-2006, 06:04 PM
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That's easy......it's an Oscillation Overthruster. They developed the prototype while filming the movie, Buckaroo Bonzai. Excellent power source, high yield, low fuel consumption.
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427+...it's what the Z06 motor was derived from.Of course,I could be wrong,but it sounds good!@!
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An expensive one.
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One that wins a lot of races.
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Old 02-01-2006, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by GentleBen
Internal Combustion?
Originally Posted by LJD51
A very very fast one???


I needed that.
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Originally Posted by krivera


seems very nice!
It's not a motor, it's an engine
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That would be the wide open mouth of an American Bred Ferrari Muncher.
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impressive.
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