I realize the general contempt around here for anything that resembles a machismo laced interaction on a public road, so I won't divulge any details. However, I did find that my poor stock 993TT didn't fare very well against two more cylinders (and at least an aftermarket exhaust) in the pushrod variety attached to a C6 Vette.

Makes me think a bit more about a UMW upgrade instead of this 996TT. It's funny how quick a car feels until something much quicker comes along!

 

Not always the car Scott! But this vettes have serious power!

 

There's always a faster car out there. No dishonor getting beat by a Vette in a straight line.

Standing start? A roll from 2 or 3rd gear? We need a little more info.

 

Actually, I wasn't intending to race him at all. I got off on off-ramp and wound it out and mustve passed him in the process. There's so many Corvettes I don't pay attention to them! So, he walked me down and passed me like nothing. I downshifted as he did, and it was nothin but taillights after that.

Oh well! Like you said, there's always a faster car out there.

 

Sounds like you overtook him and then he felt obliged to overtake you - more a reflection of ego size than bhp.

 

What does it matter! Your car is one of the best looking cars ever made.
Enjoy your car for what it is. Plus it is a very fast car compared to most.

Porsches are just fun to drive.....

 

your car is a timeless work of art,cant say that about a vette

 

All very true and his car was probably 10 Yrs newer as well. Still woulda been nice to stay a little closer

 

Yeah those c6's with the ls3 are pretty damn fast. A friend of mine has a 2008 Z06 "track car" for the money it's amazing, you thought the ls3 c6 is fast... A Z06 will do to a ls3 c6, what the ls3 did to you.

 

And then there's the ZR1.

 

Yeah, you want run into many of those. Mostly garage queens, the Z06 is just as good and NA. I sat in one at Hendricks Chevrolet... No go for the test ride though I did test drive a new z06 with the z07 performance package "launch control, zr1 suspension,wheels..magnetic ride controletc.." Stupid fast

 

my wife and I are honorary members of the local vette club (i work with all of them on post so we get invited to all of the runs)...A LOT of the guys have taken what appear to be plain jane bodies with badging and done ungodly things to the engine...so what may have appeared to been a stock C6, could have actually have been a 700+ hp N/A beast...trust me, they are out there waiting to take on the next unsuspecting victim...so dont feel bad

 

Yeah, this was a stock bodied C6, lowered with aftermarket exhaust, at a bare minimum. He pulled away like I was in a Yugo, so I suspect the aftermarket must have had a hand in it!

 

Could have been Procharged or had a TVS supercharger on them. A way to add a quick 100+ bhp to the mix.

 

Holden ? I sold a G8 gxp with the ls3 last year... pretty nice sedan for the money. Basically the same chassis as the camaro