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Chirp Chirp

Posted: 5/29/02 12:05pm Message 1 of 7
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GREENSBURG, PA - USA
Joined: 12/4/2001
Posts: 259
Vette(s): 1976 L48 RoadDemon carb, Weiand intake, 3:36 gears, DUALS.
Who would have guessed... That I could get the tires to 'chirp' on a stock L48 with an
automatic tranny |smile| A few weeks ago I posted that the tranny was in bad shape and it was going to be rebuilt. Well, its rebuilt and working great. Can all stock L48's get a little chirp out of the tires when the tranny shifts from 1st to 2nd? Yes, I was getting on it hard and no, I didn't manually shift it.
I thought it was pretty cool |cool| I think I'm gonna have to do something with the anemic
HP now... |macho| |laugh|


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Chirp Chirp

Posted: 5/29/02 12:58pm Message 2 of 7
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Pennsville, NJ - USA
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Vette(s): 1977 EX-L48
Don't you love that sound, I think it is so great. Mine couldn't do it up until the past winter when I added a shift kit. Did they put a shift kit in for you or is the chirp from everything being so new? I'd like to get my tranny rebuilt at some point.


1977 Corvette EX-L48
383 Stroker, Holley MPFI, MSD Ignition, BTO 700R4, VBP Street/Slalom, Hooker Sidepipes with JCL Spiral Baffles, Corbeau A4s w/ Shark Bar and Simpson 5-Points, 17" AR TTII's, Kumho MX's

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Chirp Chirp

Posted: 5/30/02 8:32am Message 3 of 7
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GREENSBURG, PA - USA
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Vette(s): 1976 L48 RoadDemon carb, Weiand intake, 3:36 gears, DUALS.
No shift kit. All the tranny parts were stock as far as I know. The guy who rebuilt the tranny has a 74 shark so maybe he 'tweaked' it. Who knows... |biggrin|


Chirp Chirp

Posted: 5/30/02 8:38am Message 4 of 7
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Pennsville, NJ - USA
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Vette(s): 1977 EX-L48
Sounds good. Its always nice to have someone who owns another vette working on yours because he can probably relate to how much it means to you!


1977 Corvette EX-L48
383 Stroker, Holley MPFI, MSD Ignition, BTO 700R4, VBP Street/Slalom, Hooker Sidepipes with JCL Spiral Baffles, Corbeau A4s w/ Shark Bar and Simpson 5-Points, 17" AR TTII's, Kumho MX's

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Chirp Chirp

Posted: 5/31/02 10:03pm Message 5 of 7
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moro, IL - USA
Joined: 2/11/2002
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Vette(s): 1979 Black coupe. 11256 original, documented, miles on it when I bought it in April of 2000. It now has 13100 on it. Oyster interior, like new. Everything original, everything works, except the clock. Paint has a couple of minor flaws.
Mine runs real good for a stock L-48, but it won't chirp the tires from a dead stop. They will spin, but don't make hardly any noise at all. Must make a difference on what brand of tires. I'm running Good Year GTII's.


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Chirp Chirp

Posted: 6/3/02 8:14am Message 6 of 7
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I'm running those as well. They are really nice tires.


1977 Corvette EX-L48
383 Stroker, Holley MPFI, MSD Ignition, BTO 700R4, VBP Street/Slalom, Hooker Sidepipes with JCL Spiral Baffles, Corbeau A4s w/ Shark Bar and Simpson 5-Points, 17" AR TTII's, Kumho MX's

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Chirp Chirp

Posted: 6/6/02 7:18pm Message 7 of 7
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GREENSBURG, PA - USA
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Vette(s): 1976 L48 RoadDemon carb, Weiand intake, 3:36 gears, DUALS.
I'm running BFG Comp T/A. From a stop they will spin sometimes without any nose but when it shifts from 1s to 2nd, that little chirp comes out... |biggrin|


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