Here is a sport car we GT3 owners need to avoid
06-12-2014, 01:28 PM
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Z06/z07 will spank SLS Black. Not even close.
06-12-2014, 01:37 PM
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06-12-2014, 01:39 PM
#108
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I just hope the Z06 won't overheat like the C7 does. Recently spent 3 days on a track with one. Gets hot fast. The nannies are horribly intrusive if left on. I guess it's set up by the lawyers for the typical 'Vette owner, not for track use. Pedals are better located for heel-toe than the Porsche ones. Otherwise, not for me. Plus, they went and filled the trunk with an engine!?!
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06-12-2014, 02:14 PM
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Also worth mentioning : you have to sit next to/into the C7 to see the quality differences between a Porsche and this car. I just don't know what it is...it's just not the same...it might be the materials they're using,the paint,assembly process,attention to detail...the workmanship?... I have seen the Corvette assembly line in a video...I won't comment any further...I guess it's like buying a VW made in Mexico that was put together on a Monday or a Friday after a lot of cerveza has been consumed...
I guess the same can be said about the GT3...is it a known fact lots of GT3 engines have been put together during Oktoberfest 2013?
I guess the same can be said about the GT3...is it a known fact lots of GT3 engines have been put together during Oktoberfest 2013?
06-12-2014, 02:44 PM
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There is more (much more) than 0-60 and 1/4-mile (both of which don't do you much good on the street, unless you are into illegal streetracing)
06-12-2014, 03:20 PM
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Mainly, I think you should stop thinking straight line (0-60 / 1/4-mile), and start to read up on some track performance figures
There is more (much more) than 0-60 and 1/4-mile (both of which don't do you much good on the street, unless you are into illegal streetracing)
There is more (much more) than 0-60 and 1/4-mile (both of which don't do you much good on the street, unless you are into illegal streetracing)
I think 0-120 and 0-150 are more important specs.
06-12-2014, 04:58 PM
#114
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i drove a c7 on track recently and was very impressed with it. not sure what i think of new z06 though. hp is obviously amazing and looked good when i saw it at auto show last month. but the weight is an issue and the sc engine heat will be problem. body kit is no doubt functional but still very over styled even compared to porsche/ferrari. and how will it be able to put that power to the ground? exhaust note? and i bet will take at least $125k to get z07 version.
so in comparison to gt3, its cheaper and faster but not as nimble or sound as good. thats same as it was in 2007. if rs is turbo, then really close performance but now way, way cheaper. chrysler doesnt seem to have spent necessary $ to properly develop viper so thats out. nismo gtr will be great comparison. the 7.08 ring time will be hard to beat and the awd allows mortals to handle it and in the rain too. and dont forget, if you want a stick shift its zo6 (or viper) or nothing.
cant wait until these comparisons come out
so in comparison to gt3, its cheaper and faster but not as nimble or sound as good. thats same as it was in 2007. if rs is turbo, then really close performance but now way, way cheaper. chrysler doesnt seem to have spent necessary $ to properly develop viper so thats out. nismo gtr will be great comparison. the 7.08 ring time will be hard to beat and the awd allows mortals to handle it and in the rain too. and dont forget, if you want a stick shift its zo6 (or viper) or nothing.
cant wait until these comparisons come out
06-12-2014, 08:28 PM
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Mainly, I think you should stop thinking straight line (0-60 / 1/4-mile), and start to read up on some track performance figures
There is more (much more) than 0-60 and 1/4-mile (both of which don't do you much good on the street, unless you are into illegal streetracing)
There is more (much more) than 0-60 and 1/4-mile (both of which don't do you much good on the street, unless you are into illegal streetracing)
and lol!! what the hell are you talking about?
are you saying that superior cornering and handling are of more use on the street than straight line? so you're going to be going full out around corners on the street are you?
and if you cant street race in a straight line, you certainly aint street racing around corners... at least you wont be for very long.
i swear some people dont think before they post.
06-12-2014, 08:55 PM
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Yes, a bit immature/amateurish no?.. Come on dude, grow up or get out please. High quality forum like this takes a long time to develop.. You can have fun trolling elsewhere no?
06-12-2014, 11:34 PM
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You have (at least) 2 guys in this thread that regularly and actively track their ZR1s without any issues with heat. Quikag is the other one, in case you're wondering. It turns out that while the car is moving, the heat exchanger gets pummeled by cool air. And that's a backwards tilted heat exchanger, too.
GM made a big deal about the forward tilted radiators in the new C7. Don't think for a moment they did that for the base Stingray. I'm sure the car benefits from the radiator being tilted forward, but they were engineering that cavern under the hood for a forced induction engine.
With the heat exchanger slanted forward, a problem that didn't really exist will really not exist. Get it? Heat won't be a problem any more than it is for any other engine, FI'd or not.
Another one for the betting pool. I'm going to be a rich man when those prices are announced. How much do you want to make that bet for? :-)
GM made a big deal about the forward tilted radiators in the new C7. Don't think for a moment they did that for the base Stingray. I'm sure the car benefits from the radiator being tilted forward, but they were engineering that cavern under the hood for a forced induction engine.
With the heat exchanger slanted forward, a problem that didn't really exist will really not exist. Get it? Heat won't be a problem any more than it is for any other engine, FI'd or not.
and i bet will take at least $125k to get z07 version.