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View Poll Results: Reason why the car drives better
The car misses you and is behaving better now that you’re driving it again. 5 20.83%
It’s all psychosomatic, you’re just imagining it is better. 8 33.33%
It’s all the same as it was. You just don’t notice the issues the car has any more. 1 4.17%
You’ve been in other crappy cars so it just feels much better in the ZR-1 13 54.17%
You have no idea because you drive yours daily. 1 4.17%
Don't know. Always seems the same to you. 1 4.17%
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Old 08-08-2013   #11
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I've noticed a phenomenal increase in performance after washing the car.

But, I could be wrong.
Not wrong. I swear I've experience that too!
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Old 08-08-2013   #12
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Try waxing the car .... much faster !
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Old 08-08-2013   #13
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NO SECONDARIES!!!
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Old 08-08-2013   #14
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NO SECONDARIES!!!
It’s all psychosomatic, you’re just imagining it is better with NO SECONDARIES
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Old 08-08-2013   #15
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Default Re: Reason why the car drives better

I've heard ripping out the pressure sensors and other systems makes the car faster too.
All that extra weight loss and so very complicated to keep running and all. Things that can fail should always be ripped out, not fixed. That way there are fewer designed in systems that can fail (not). Bwahahahaha
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Old 08-24-2013   #16
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Paint it red...they go faster.
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Old 08-24-2013   #17
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Paint it red...they go faster.
I told Robert that very thing, just before making my infamous pass at WANNA GO FAST last June. I was right!

BTW...BREAKS ARE FOR SISSIES!!
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Old 08-24-2013   #18
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LOL, Paul! And now you know how to use frame straightening tools! A learning experience.

By the way, "...breaks are for sissies" is when you break your leg. "..Brakes are for sissies" is when you don't get around to it and let your car run off the end of the runway and try and be a tractor plowing up farmland and ponds! LOL>....
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When you get the tune the way you want it. The motor is quiet and the exhaust purrs. The car responds to even the slightest change of the pedal.
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I told Robert that very thing, just before making my infamous pass at WANNA GO FAST last June. I was right!

BTW...BREAKS ARE FOR SISSIES!!


Good one Paul.....you have a great sense of humor for sure and that is the way it should be

I am very happy you did not hurt yourself experimenting with braking. I have Wilwood Rotors and C5 Z06 Calipers on both Zs.....I am a SISSY

You were just hypnotized by all that eliminated secondary power and forgot to apply the brakes you had

ZR-1s always drive better because of the hypnotized state of the drivers

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