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Ever since I found out about the 31 lb boat anchor wheels on my '17, I have been considering moving to a true forged wheel set-up (saving approximately 9 lbs of unsprung rotating mass per wheel and upgrading to the newer, improved Michelin PS4s. I have zero desire to run the Sport Cup 2's on a...

How are you driving your car? The last 125 miles I hit it pretty hard. After reading dozens of posts concerning this subject, excluding a small percentage of clearly defective motors, it seems that driving habits appear to be the main contributor to oil consumption. I did a lot of break-in...

Thanks! :thumbsup: I really did not start doing any wots at all or any runs to redline until I had about the mileage you have now. When I drop the oil, I want to send a sample to Blackstone to get a baseline. It seems that the oil usage for these motors is all over the place. Having had...

Well, today, I crossed over 825 miles. For the last 100 miles or so, I have been doing a few WOTs, few shifts at or near redline on my jaunts, otherwise "normal" driving always in "Sport" mode. One thing I never mentioned previously is that when I bought the car new, it had 37 miles on it and...

Auto Blip Results? For those of you who installed this, are you pleased with it? Have you had problems? Does it work all the time or intermittently?

Well, I am not single (married LoL) but I am honest about the fact that for me, taking the non-R was was predicated mainly on other criteria - as explained in my prior post. First, I could not literally live with the only available R option seat - the Recaros. With football damage to one knee...

Which One? Which one - well, what are you going to do with this toy and how are you going to use it? Are you one of a relatively few people who can effectively take advantage of the performance differences between this car? Is this just a purchase to impress others? Honestly, how will the...

I have looked closely at the paint on my Ruby '17 and it certainly is not up to the level of my Audi SQ5, but that is not a big surprise, and not why I bought the car. After washing, clay barring, working a coat of Mequiers milder compound, applying two coats of Ammo Reflex, one coat of Ammo...

Winter weather? Nope, not anymore. Took a nice drive today (stayed off the interstates and away from the T-Lemming migrations. Gorgeous weather, cool air makes POWER

What did I do for my GT350 today? Well, I got the last spot for steering wheel option 1 on the group purchase! :thumbsup:

Actually, the convenience package seats have about the same or more bolstering as my Corvette C5 Z06, C6 ZR1 and 2 C6 Z06's had, and those cars saw track duty. Granted, these seats are not as track oriented, but for me (forgot to mention I also had one L3-L4 spinal fusion) the Recaros were ok...

Thanks, I do not have a lot of seat time or miles yet on the car, but I already am developing some preliminary mod ideas based on the years of experience I had on Corvettes, mostly Z06's and two ZR1s. I really like this car's attitude and presence and the fact I do not see very many of these on...

Thanks, that is certainly something to consider once I get over 1000 miles, drop out the break-in oil, and get a few other things done with the car as I become more familiar with it. Once I get on the track, probably start with the previously mentioned local track here in Gainesville, then look...

Thanks, I am pretty new to the area and just heard about this track about a week ago. I probably will check it out sometime in the next month or two.

Late to The Party Just signed onto this site yesterday and have only had my '17 for a few weeks. I sent a PM regarding the steering wheel. If too late for this round, perhaps a follow-up buy will be done..

Right now, just have 600 miles on the clock and want to get at least a 1000 miles plus replace factory break-in oil before doing any track time. Guess I could show up with my '16 Audi SQ5 Black Edition! :lol: Really hoping some folks will want to join us at the Daytona 24 event...

A few years ago, I went to a Daytona 24 hours event and loved it. Having pit passes really enhanced the experience. Now that I am only about a 2 hour drive from Daytona, it is definitely on my late January calendar. This would be a great opportunity for some Shelby owners to meet, compare...

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I was a more senior Fed at Treasury Dept working as a deputy director of Procurement/Contracting. Once I retired from Treasury, worked as subject matter expert in same field supporting DHS, then DEA. Glad to be out of the swamp - more deadly animals there than in any Florida swamp! :lol:

I seem to remember some posts on the Corvette Forum with the same sign-on name as the one you are using here.... Thanks, for the welcome - it's a new world for us!