Got the call yesterday morning and picked it up yesterday afternoon. I've only driven about 15 miles so far, but I'm loving it. Front visibility is fine. I'll confess I was worried, but after 3-5 minutes I was fine. That said, I will be flipping the rear view mirror
and the rear visibility is pretty poor backing up so I'll be buying a back up camera very soon.
And that's it. The pickup is great. The car looks fantastic inside and out. I had people craning necks to get a look as I drove home. And I have no problem with the interior at all. In fact I think it's great. I love my IOM seats! I like the sound system too (2LT so it's the upgrade). Basically, the car is everything I hoped it would be, i.e. a great car.
I've only had time for one pic so far:
I got some more great news today. Looks like mine will be the first V6 with Doug Thorley shorty headers. I'm dropping the car off early tomorrow and when I get it back next week it should have new headers and a cat-back. Needless to say, this is awesome
, though it will be hard to give the car up so soon.
I'm sure Doug's crew will have all sorts of dyno info to post soon. I know that there are a lot of us interested in what sort of gains we can see with these type of mods. I'll be getting copies of the results if possible. I'll post them ASAP if Doug's crew doesn't beat me to it. BTW, his V8 results were amazing (19HP and ~35 torque gain with just headers!), so I'm hopeful for some good HP and torque gains as well (though I'm thinking percentages not actual numbers - the V8 had a lot more HP to start).
Once I get a CAI (and that backup camera), I'll be good for a while. As some of you know, this is my first American car in about 17 years. I'm one of those conquest buyers (is that the term?). Anyway, so far I can say it has been a great experience. Thanks, Chevy.
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Update: Six months later and DTH has not come through with my headers. They were happy to have my brand new car for a week and did use it for R&D. The website shows the finished part and video of my car. But I've called them 3-4 times and all I get is the run around. So consider this a warning about dealing with Doug Thorley Headers. They are plenty good to you before they get what they want out of you. After that, don't count on them being good to their word or even bothering to call you back.]
Update 4/11: After posting this I got a call apologizing. Looks like DTH had some production issues and no one wanted to be the bearer of bad news. However, they plan to deliver as promised even if it means making a one-off part for my car. I appreciate that and hope this is resolved in the next week or so.