lineman
07-09-2008, 02:36 AM
A ZL-1 doesn't start. It erupts. Unlike the Hemi 'Cuda, which wuffles deep and throaty through its rectangular dual exhausts, the ZL-1 is as raucous as a blender full of bolts. It spits and pops when cold, and even when fully warmed, it idles at a nervous 1400 rpm. Its exhaust pipes are like dual rifles pointed out the back, and rapping the throttle yields a big-block staccato assault.........
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