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Old 06-24-2009, 09:17 AM   #31
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you're one of those ''wallet tuner'' guys arent ya?
No, I've built my own motors but when it's brand new.. yeah I'm paying to have it modded. I've built a 2 stroke race engine for my dirt bike and 2 chevy SB engines in the past.
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:48 AM   #32
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fair enough, i wouldnt ever buy new in the first place. tends to skew my outlooks a bit
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:16 AM   #33
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Hell... to *not* be a wallet tuner these days, you practically need to be a computer programmer or electrical engineer.
(but if you're either of those things, you're likely a wallet tuner anyway )
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:18 AM   #34
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Hell... to *not* be a wallet tuner these days, you practically need to be a computer programmer or electrical engineer.
(but if you're either of those things, you're likely a wallet tuner anyway )
Hey now, some of us like to get our hands dirty.
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:33 AM   #35
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I'm interested to see what happens with the value of these cars in the future. Yenko did this with some early Camaros and while I don't know about now, they commanded a hefty premium over factory Camaros of the same vintage not long ago.
Wasn't Yenko associated w/ Chevy in some semi-official capacity? At any rate, Yenko had a much better rep than Hennessey. An OEM Camaro will be a much less worse "investment" than a Hennessey Camaro - I can assure you of that.
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Wasn't Yenko associated w/ Chevy in some semi-official capacity? At any rate, Yenko had a much better rep than Hennessey. An OEM Camaro will be a much less worse "investment" than a Hennessey Camaro - I can assure you of that.
are you sure, i mean that was 30-35yrs ago.....who knows if Yenko wasn't pulling similar shinanigans back then. you'd think if hennessy was such a crook he wouldn't be doing as well as he is.

he's also developed a high hp GT-R also
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:46 AM   #37
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Hell... to *not* be a wallet tuner these days, you practically need to be a computer programmer or electrical engineer.
(but if you're either of those things, you're likely a wallet tuner anyway )
hell man its not that difficult. Dont try headers on an nsx though, 18 hour job without a lift. Easy
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Old 06-24-2009, 11:57 AM   #38
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Wasn't Yenko associated w/ Chevy in some semi-official capacity? At any rate, Yenko had a much better rep than Hennessey. An OEM Camaro will be a much less worse "investment" than a Hennessey Camaro - I can assure you of that.
Other than being a Chevy dealer I don't believe so. Are you possibly thinking of Copo Camaros? Copos were ordered and built from the Chevy factory and they were offered more as a response to what Yenko was doing.
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Other than being a Chevy dealer I don't believe so. Are you possibly thinking of Copo Camaros? Copos were ordered and built from the Chevy factory and they were offered more as a response to what Yenko was doing.
http://www.holisticpage.com/camaro/camaros/copo.htm
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are you sure, i mean that was 30-35yrs ago.....who knows if Yenko wasn't pulling similar shinanigans back then. you'd think if hennessy was such a crook he wouldn't be doing as well as he is.

he's also developed a high hp GT-R also
and yenko built civics in the late 70s
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