Here She Is!
#61
Man the SS is Fast. It feels great driving it almost every one that I LET pull up to me gives me a thumbs up. I bet you dont see that kind of love with an import. Old and young just love it and I feel so proud showing everyone that nothing says American Made than my car. Its get up and go fly's. I want to show it in Sacramento but I don't know where the show and shine are at.
Enjoy your car man!
#62
Did you opt for the Midnight silver wheels with your RS package? On Chevy.com they look almost black, in person they look much better. Your wheels appear to be the standard SS wheels. On they're website it also adds like $400.00 to the price if you choose to go back to standard wheels since the midnight finish is standard with the RS. Just wondering if that is really the case? If so that seems ridiculous. Oh, and congrats on the car it is beautiful! Also on the graduation... I plan on buying 2011 when I graduate in 2 years!
#65
Did you opt for the Midnight silver wheels with your RS package? On Chevy.com they look almost black, in person they look much better. Your wheels appear to be the standard SS wheels. On they're website it also adds like $400.00 to the price if you choose to go back to standard wheels since the midnight finish is standard with the RS. Just wondering if that is really the case? If so that seems ridiculous. Oh, and congrats on the car it is beautiful! Also on the graduation... I plan on buying 2011 when I graduate in 2 years!
#66
How long have you been building engines? I've been doing it for 15 years and reguardless of the theory aluminum and cast blocks do stretch and warp while it usually at mico tolerances this is one of the reasons you don't mess or mix main bearing caps during a rebuild and the best way to break in a motor any experienced builder will tell you is an easy run for a while. While aluminum blocks do it less so then cast because aluminum dissapates heat better and cools faster to be safe I stick by the age old rule for break in periods. When I build them I put them on my bench dyno and let then run easy for an hour. I have alot of customers that wouldn't have it any other way especially my drag and circle track customers. This way it does some break in for them the same as most dealerships run a new car before you get it to break in and check for problems before handing it off and seeing it come back. For more info on beaking look at ower manuals or see your lock chevy service department they will tell you the same.
Last edited by z71collector; 05-30-2009 at 08:58 AM. Reason: I've been building motors and doing machine shop upgrades 42 years.