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Old Nov 3, 2017 | 06:31 PM
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Drop Top in November.. in New England!

This weather is awesome, who else in the Northeast is still dropping the top and cruising?




I LOVE my new exhaust.. sounds waaayyy meaner than it is.. so good I turn the radio down!
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Old Nov 3, 2017 | 06:34 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Originally Posted by 88IROCvertZ
This weather is awesome, who else in the Northeast is still dropping the top and cruising?



I LOVE my new exhaust.. sounds waaayyy meaner than it is.. so good I turn the radio down!

Not a vert owner but Gorgeous car! When i pop the T-tops off i get a 'little' better sound from my exhaust too, wish i had a vert though!
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Old Nov 3, 2017 | 07:23 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Thanks man!

T Tops are totally included in this weather!

It’s not all that different than T Top.. when you look behind you it’s like, whoa.. and it’s kinda weird everyone can see everything you do..

I want to get a TTop 5.7 someday too.
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Old Nov 3, 2017 | 08:41 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Sweet ride man keep that top down for as long as you can!👍🏼
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Old Nov 3, 2017 | 10:10 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Thanks man! No big deal in So Cal I bet, but didn’t think I’d be cruising top down in November.. saw a lot of classic cars out!
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Old Nov 4, 2017 | 06:53 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

I was out today, does NJ count as the northeast???
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Old Nov 4, 2017 | 06:58 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Sure does! Throw a pic up if you got it!
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Old Nov 5, 2017 | 07:45 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

The last few days were nice - great looking car!
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Old Nov 5, 2017 | 06:03 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Thanks! Here's to top down December! Let's go!
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Old Nov 5, 2017 | 10:25 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Year round in AZ unless you’re in stop and go and it’s 115’ out. That’s pretty miserable.
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 07:03 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

If we had year round weather, I’d put too many miles on! Ha ha

When we do have good weather we don’t usually need AC either.. getting the 134A conversion is the last on my list of things to do..
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 07:47 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

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If we had year round weather, I’d put too many miles on!
Couldn’t imagine owning this car and not driving it multiple times a week.
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 09:28 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

What exhaust setup do you have? Car looks gorgeous!

I'm in LA where the weather is always nice but there's also always someone in front of you!
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 10:12 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Had mine out yesterday in Alabama...78*, but I left the tops in!
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 10:43 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Why leave the tops in?! That's like going to the beach and keeping the sweatpants on!
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 10:46 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

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Why leave the tops in?! That's like going to the beach and keeping the sweatpants on!
Good one Tootie! My intention was to run on down to the gas station and fill up with non-ethanol gas and go straight back home...about 2 miles. Turned out to be an hour and a half. Next weekend.
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 12:54 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

LOL! I've been on a few of those "short" trips.
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 07:07 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

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Good one Tootie! My intention was to run on down to the gas station and fill up with non-ethanol gas and go straight back home...about 2 miles. Turned out to be an hour and a half. Next weekend.
That’s what happened to me..

Went to go to the bank and decided since it was 75 and sunny in November I’m taking the Vert.. (2 mile trip)

Ended up driving through a state forest, past a bunch of farms, some ponds..

Actually had to use my GPS to get back home and was shocked it said “25 minutes”..

Oops..

If we didn’t have winter here I’d put 20k miles/ year on it..

I sort of don’t care about miles because I’m not planning on selling, but don’t want to go too crazy with it either..
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Old Nov 6, 2017 | 07:45 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

went to drop off my daughter at school, 2 blocks... 2 blocks... 45 minutes later I pulled into my driveway lol. it's to much fun to put away to quickly
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

What exhaust are you running?
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Old Nov 7, 2017 | 12:05 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

So the guy I bought the car from put on stock walker exhaust very stock.. the car sat for a while and needed new exhaust..

The cat went bad so I got a new cat and fixed the huge chrome tips that were sticking out past the bumper..

While I was at the Custom exhaust place I asked about the Magnaflow and they had one.. I got to A/B the Magnaflow with the Flowmaster and loved the Magnaflow..

Ended up doing a straight pipe in place of the cat with the Magnaflow and it sounds awesome.. I have the stock setup and they said they can put it back on cheap anytime.. but I’m enjoying this sound right now..

It has a nice stock-ish rumble, but get on it and it growls and crackles nice.. the Flowmaster is just loud and droney all the time.. I like the Flowmaster, but Magnaflow has it all to me..
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Old Nov 7, 2017 | 08:11 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Thanks. I have the Flowmaster 80 on a stock exhaust as a placeholder. It sounds good but is too boomy sometimes. Just checking out alternatives for when I pull the trigger.
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Old Nov 7, 2017 | 08:18 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Don’t get me wrong, I like the Flowmaster.. but it always has that drone.. especially without a cat..
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Originally Posted by Bob88GTA
Had mine out yesterday in Alabama...78*, but I left the tops in!
Love that car..
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

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Don’t get me wrong, I like the Flowmaster.. but it always has that drone.. especially without a cat..
Hah. Yup. Had them on my 5.0s back in the day. Loved the sound but I slowly went insane since it was my daily driver.
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 09:02 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!


Originally Posted by Tootie Pang
Hah. Yup. Had them on my 5.0s back in the day. Loved the sound but I slowly went insane since it was my daily driver.


I have heard the Hooker Aero Chamber is a choice also, classic sound with no drone.
Glad you guys up north are able to enjoy your rides this time of year. We here in So. Flo sometimes take it for granted. Had mine out the other day and took the long way down a straight road through the woods and let the flowmaster sing! Probably shouldn't have took the pic while driving but hey one of the few times around here I was the only one on the road.
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 09:55 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!


Lot more fun with the tops out! I like the sound of my 3in Flowmaster cat-delete system too.
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 09:58 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

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Lot more fun with the tops out! I like the sound of my 3in Flowmaster cat-delete system too.
Instant hardon. My brother had that car 19 years ago (a real TA though). Love it.
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 02:42 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Thanks Vanilla. I love it (even if its not a real TA) Got everything to where I want it except the engine I just hate to take one out that has gave me 0 problems. I like one with some pep to it though eventually I will build a mild 350 to go over in it I have already begun to buy parts such as bigger injectors, cam, etc.
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Love it Dustin! Arrest me Red!!!
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 05:47 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Had mine out last weekend for a couple of hours, was awesome. Might try for one more time before winter decides it is here to stay!
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 06:10 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

It was 28* here this morning at 5:30 when I got up - summer is over!
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

We regularly have some 80* weather even into December. I'm actually ready for some freezing cold after months of 90*+
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

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We regularly have some 80* weather even into December. I'm actually ready for some freezing cold after months of 90*+
Bite your tongue!!!!!!
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Old Nov 10, 2017 | 07:28 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Here's one from yesterday. Mine is the Iroc


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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 06:10 AM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

17* here this morning - I could have taught my dogs to use the toilet!
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Originally Posted by FART_NUGGETS
Here's one from yesterday. Mine is the Iroc


Love the black and red combo! Nice one!

I’m glad I got the last ride in because it hit the teens last night and we have a feels like if 11 degrees this morning..

You southerners are lucky though I will say I’m not a fan of 90+ weather for more than a day or two..

Nice looking Red Bird there.. I like the Trans Am in that color better than IROCs.. the black rims look great with it..
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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 08:51 PM
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

Your Iroc is an a real American classic and i love it. My son is saving up and looking for one in blue/silver right now. He just recently finished college with his degree in nursing and working full time I'm very proud of him we are going to find him a clean Iroc.
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Re: Drop Top in November.. in New England!

There was a blue and silver Vert with 60k miles that looked mint near Boston for sale this year for around $12k The guy put it up and took it down a couple times in the past year.. wonder if it sold..

The dark blue metallic is sweet..

Hope you find one and post up about it!
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