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CamaroWRX

New member

• Feb 27, 2011

• #1

I seem to get roped into joining a lot of forums.

I'm an autocrosser, an ice hockey player, a high school teacher... I'm a lot of things. I own two LT1 Camaros (one green terror and a plain jane black one), and a hawkeye WRX. The WRX is my primary autocross car right now, though I'm throwing things at the green terror bit-by-bit.

Karen

 

HolyCrapItsFast

Drinks beer!

• Feb 27, 2011

• #2

Glad to have you here! Welcome and enjoy your stay!

Check out the Member's Journals and feel free to start your own :tup:

 

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BoxerRumbleSTi

New member

• Feb 27, 2011

• #3

Hey Karen, Glad I could rope ya in here . I think you will enjoy it here. Still a FAIRLY new forum, but a very good one at that.

 

IGOTASTi

System Operator

Staff member

• Feb 27, 2011

• #4

:welcome: to the team! Nice WRX.

 

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CamaroWRX

New member

• Feb 27, 2011

• #5

Defined Performance said:

Sweet action! Glad to have you here! We won't hate on LT1's too much .

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:lol: No one hates on the green terror. Most are simply in awe of it's 410K miles on the original block, with the heads only having been off for head gaskets at 290K. And it's not had an "easy" life, having been drag raced (13.41@106 at Mason-Dixon Dragway, in stock-stock form), autocrossed (from May '96 through August '09), and open tracked (several times at Summit Point Raceway) starting from the very weekend it hit 1500 miles. I love that car.

 

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fixem2

Guest

• Feb 28, 2011

• #6

All cars are sweet!! I have to ask, how did you get 410k on the Green Terror? The LT1 is an nice engine.

 

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CamaroWRX

New member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #7

fixem2 said:

All cars are sweet!! I have to ask, how did you get 410k on the Green Terror? The LT1 is an nice engine.

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I used to drive it everywhere, including from Maryland to Wendover, Utah (on the Nevada border... most car people know it as "Bonneville"). It's been to Florida and back many times, Atlanta and back, Finger Lakes and back, Oscoda (2.5 hrs north of Detroit) and back several times, Topeka (Kansas) and back... plus, it was a daily driver (80-100 miles roundtrip).... it adds up!

Karen

 

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BoxerRumbleSTi

New member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #8

Wow, that is crazy. I know you stayed up on maintenance. My buddy is HUGE into F Bodys, but now owns a C5 Vette. Don't qoute me on this but I believe he said like camaros or LT1's, the starter goes bad. Sometimes it can go bad after a few K miles, or more. Im considering buying one.

 

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jswansti

New member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #9

Nice ride!! Welcome to the community!

 

BAD STI

• Feb 28, 2011

• #10

That WRX is bad ass! Post more pics. :tup:


Welcome to the forum.

 

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CamaroWRX

New member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #11

BoxerRumbleSTi said:

Wow, that is crazy. I know you stayed up on maintenance. My buddy is HUGE into F Bodys, but now owns a C5 Vette. Don't qoute me on this but I believe he said like camaros or LT1's, the starter goes bad. Sometimes it can go bad after a few K miles, or more. Im considering buying one.

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He was probably referring to the Optispark distribution system. I'm on the original on the green car, and my theory is that the green car's Optispark got all the Opti mojo... so all other Optis go bad early on.

 

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CamaroWRX

New member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #12

jswansti said:

Nice ride!! Welcome to the community!

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BAD STI said:

That WRX is bad ass! Post more pics. :tup:

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This is my favorite pic of the car.... I might go out and try to repeat the pic this summer.

That was when my codriver and I took the car to Bonneville (Wendover) in 2008. Obviously, it was still in stock (D stock) trim at the time.

 

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Paul.c

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• Feb 28, 2011

• #13

ooooh, I love the pic at the salt flats. Welcome.

 

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CamaroWRX

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• Mar 2, 2011

• #14

BAD STI said:

That WRX is bad ass! Post more pics. :tup:

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another salt flats pic (my codriver is hamming it up in the driver's seat) :

at nationals in 2010 :

at the 2011 DC auto show :

 

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Paul.c

New member

• Mar 2, 2011

• #15

I like the purple wheels.