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Hahaha it’s the driver.
Put me in the Corvette, I’d drop the rear psi by two and raise the front by four then on a closed circuit track I’d smoke the Camry.

The L84 was a fine motor, you just had to know how and when to mash the go pedal into the floor.

That 1963 model was the Best looking Corvette ever !
there are lap time comparisons using professional drivers. Old cars were fast for their time, but modern economy cars can go 90mph all day long, even without oil. Modern sports cars are insane when compared to old sports cars. You can go down to a dealer and drive home a 180+ mph car.
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Hahaha it’s the driver.
Put me in the Corvette, I’d drop the rear psi by two and raise the front by four then on a closed circuit track I’d smoke the Camry.

The L84 was a fine motor, you just had to know how and when to mash the go pedal into the floor.

That 1963 model was the Best looking Corvette ever !
Nope. The ‘58 Vette
 

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kinda partial to the '56.
 

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No they ruined it by tryna make it low and sporty and sexy, doesn't look like boring practical transport at all now.
 

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You can go down to a dealer and drive home a 180+ mph car.
when comparing power, remember to lop about a third off of HP & torque for 1971 & earlier, as they reported gross horsepower, rather than the net horsepower for 1972 and later.

For most vehicles, there was no real change from the 1971 to 1972 engine, but looking at the reported figures side by side, you'd think that 1972 was when emissions went wild

kinda partial to the '56.
kinda partial to being able to get in without having to lift my leg with my hands!

:eek: :crackup:

I've driven a couple of early 50s corvettes at auctions, but, yikes!
 
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Well, after removing the seat (which turns out to only have a single connector, with the cable secured by a single push pin.) I do indeed have an airbag warning light on the dash, and the seat heater control for the passenger seat is none the wiser. 🙃
 
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Well, after removing the seat (which turns out to only have a single connector, with the cable secured by a single push pin.) I do indeed have an airbag warning light on the dash, and the seat heater control for the passenger seat is none the wiser. 🙃
To avoid the airbag light after removing 2nd row seats in Sienna hybrids, you can buy a plug in resister that someone sells for $35/ea or a 5 cent resister that you have to push in and tape and hope it holds.

Might be worth trying the resister approach on the Mav. Heck I could mail you a couple since they came in a 10 pack. 2.2 ohm is what the Sienna needed.
 

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Take out the passenger seat?

Am I the only one who immediately thought of Ted Bundy? He pulled the passenger seat out of his VW bug to make it easier to kidnap his victims. I'll never see a car missing its passenger seat without thinking of him.
 

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Take out the passenger seat?

Am I the only one who immediately thought of Ted Bundy? He pulled the passenger seat out of his VW bug to make it easier to kidnap his victims. I'll never see a car missing its passenger seat without thinking of him.
How could you forget a guy that scored 4 touchdowns for Polk highschool in the 1966 championship game against Andrew Johnson highschool.
 

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How could you forget a guy that scored 4 touchdowns for Polk highschool in the 1966 championship game against Andrew Johnson highschool.
that was his brother.
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