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Forum: Other Cars
10-07-2022, 12:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 837
Posted By jdhommert

I'll stick up for the Opti too. I'm still on the...

I'll stick up for the Opti too. I'm still on the OEM one on my 95 Z28. I kind of look at the LT1 as good as the old school SBC got. It's just an ol SBC but with weird "quirks and features" as Doug...
07-10-2022, 01:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 703
Posted By jdhommert

This. I used to be in the parts industry and...

This. I used to be in the parts industry and Wagners lead national trainer told us this, and maybe 1% of the “warped rotors” are actually warped. I think I only saw 1 set where a huge truck was...
06-28-2022, 12:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,610
Posted By jdhommert

Car is gone. :( I sold it to a dealer who...

Car is gone. :(

I sold it to a dealer who immediately drove it from the bank to Mannheim to auction off lol

It was a great car, we'll miss it. In a year or two after the market comes down, I...
06-21-2022, 02:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,610
Posted By jdhommert

Deposit taken, pending sale.

Deposit taken, pending sale.
06-16-2022, 02:44 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,610
Posted By jdhommert

Thanks! I just got back from a vacation So I...

Thanks!

I just got back from a vacation So I haven't had a chance to respond to anyone in the last week. To complicate things, on top of the death we had in the family a couple weeks ago (his...
05-27-2022, 04:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,610
Posted By jdhommert

I think I got back to anyone who's asked about...

I think I got back to anyone who's asked about the car. Sorry for any delay, the family had a funeral and a lot of other related family things going on lately so I haven't been able to get back to...
05-19-2022, 01:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,610
Posted By jdhommert

SOLD 2016 Z06 3LZ A8 White 7k miles

SOLD




2016 Z06 3LZ Artic White
A8
7k miles and change (dont have the exact odometer reading and it may be driven a tad more before a sale)
He bought the car from the original owner several...
04-26-2022, 02:37 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,202
Posted By jdhommert

Also: I drove all 3 cars this weekend and...

Also:

I drove all 3 cars this weekend and this time it was hotter, I took the tops off to hear more and while I still feel more comfortable with the C5 especially as a beginner...

I was 100x...
04-26-2022, 02:33 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,202
Posted By jdhommert

I've decided on the C5 like I think I said, just...

I've decided on the C5 like I think I said, just need to decide what needs to be done to the car before I go.

I'm thinking
Oil change to 0w40 M1
bleed brakes with Castrol SKF (read its better...
04-26-2022, 02:24 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,202
Posted By jdhommert

What's MSP? On the NCMMP website schedule the...

What's MSP? On the NCMMP website schedule the only thing I see scheduled this month is a bike thing.

I was looking into doing the SCCA Starting Line thing...
04-22-2022, 01:24 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,202
Posted By jdhommert

So now that I've decided on the C5, I need to...

So now that I've decided on the C5, I need to figure out what pads would be good to swap in. Need a good track pad thats also totally streetable. I'm maybe thinking Carbotech XP10s I think they are...
04-22-2022, 12:55 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,202
Posted By jdhommert

I went out and drove the C5 couple and the C7Z...

I went out and drove the C5 couple and the C7Z yesterday for a few mins each.

What I'm about to say is a combo of:
Been 5 years since I sold my C5Z, didnt drive it often.
Been 10 years since I...
04-20-2022, 02:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,202
Posted By jdhommert

Which car to take to HPDE?

I've been wanting to get into HPDE's for decades now. Had a couple C5Zs, one daily driven on R compounds (including through a blizzard, closest to dying I've ever been lol) I've had a 95 Z28 with...
02-21-2022, 01:08 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,231
Posted By jdhommert

Good read. Comment about check the spark...

Good read.

Comment about check the spark plugs at 100k, I wonder what's involved in that? Not that it matters that much as long as they should last, and this isn't going to be a car most put a lot...
09-11-2020, 12:47 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 7,794
Posted By jdhommert

They really are incredible cars. It’s...

They really are incredible cars.

It’s amazing how much the general public and even car guys just know nothing about them and want to talk crap about them. Everything has its pros and cons in...
09-11-2020, 01:12 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 7,794
Posted By jdhommert

lol...you are misinformed a few hours to...

lol...you are misinformed

a few hours to charge?



I’ve traveled across the country in my Model 3 Performance with zero issues. It really doesn’t take *that*much longer than getting gas.
...
08-21-2019, 02:06 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 12,735
Posted By jdhommert

As someone who bought a Tesla Model 3 a couple of...

As someone who bought a Tesla Model 3 a couple of weeks ago and already has put about 2500 miles on it....

I was curious about how driving a Tesla across the country or on a trip would be. How...
08-20-2019, 10:45 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 12,735
Posted By jdhommert

Yep, just like I said. Now imagine the...

Yep, just like I said.

Now imagine the performance, handling and acceleration if you advance technology 5-10 years, put alllll the weight in the corvette under the floorboard in the middle of the...
08-19-2019, 09:21 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 12,735
Posted By jdhommert

Very good question. Tough to call as GM and...

Very good question. Tough to call as GM and others are going heavy electric. They are already killing the Camaro and replacing it/bringing it back a couple years later with something electric.
...
07-19-2019, 01:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 833
Posted By jdhommert

Guess or did they say this?

Guess or did they say this?
05-21-2019, 02:07 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 19,817
Posted By jdhommert

:lol: You either need to check where you get...

:lol:

You either need to check where you get your info or stop making up stories. Sounds like something you’d read on a very biased political website.

You cant even drive a Tesla when it’s...
04-28-2019, 03:20 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 15,791
Posted By jdhommert

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/300x300/all_of_them_300x300_d66d80a5f38118ccd155e3be39b65f1d32729573.jpg
12-16-2018, 10:57 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 17,107
Posted By jdhommert

He's lying, and here's 100% proof. He's a...

He's lying, and here's 100% proof.

He's a car salesman and his mouth is moving.

/thread
08-27-2018, 09:33 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,591
Posted By jdhommert

Is there any way a dealer can tell you have this...

Is there any way a dealer can tell you have this hooked up without physically looking at it? My dad is paranoid about not having anything that goes wrong under warranty.

I told him unless they...
08-11-2018, 11:38 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,124
Posted By jdhommert

With whatever problem it is they've got over half...

With whatever problem it is they've got over half a year until they even would need to have a model car to have on a stage, and we're over a year out from production, correct? I wouldn't worry in the...
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