Looks better without the plastic chrome "braces" across the front teeth.

Mod number 3? Sand and black out the plastic chrome bar on the front grill.

 

$5 on vynil, a 5 minutes. Matte Black.

 

car looks good!

 

Great Automobile video. C7 looks great in white and with black wheels. Surprised how great, actually. Even the rear looked decent. The sounds were excellent too.

 

Even better!

That stuff in body color on the badges and air intakes, too.

 

Next mod is new motor when it blows from mods.

Peter

 

I with take a Katech 463 with that, and it should be nearly bullet proof and with 650HP to the rear wheels.

 

LOL

For confirmation of the above, pls view
Mosport archives turns 1-10 circa 2006-2011

 

This is actually weight with a full tank of fuel.

No fuel weight around 3,325 lbs, and this is just 100 lbs more than the no-fuel weight on a 991 GT3 (based on the 991 gain of 77 lbs over the 997.2 GT3).

This Vette can lose weight easily, just on battery, exhaust and wheels, it would exceed the 120 lbs weight reduction, lighter than a 991 GT3, and closer to the 997.2 GT3 weight that is not known for being a pig.

 

I think the 997.2 is too heavy. Still, I agree that all the plumbing and acres of panels mean the C7 is primed to lose a lot of the weight. Things like using a steel torque tube because of 4 cyl vibrations, easy, get a composite tube and turn off AFM. But these things are all 2015 or 2016 after-market products. And the engine builders need a development cycle to build their direction injection engine kits to take advantage of the LT1 and do more than generic bolt-on. At least in California on 91RON and under the strict supervision of the emissions revenue team (CARB, EPA) there's no fun in having dropped $30K only to find it can't pass SMOG because of visuals or stink.

 

The biggest hurdle I see is the isanely greedy dealers wanting anything more than msrp ...

As for mods, aside from smog tests and warranty, the after-market will be rife with mediocre options.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's a stick-on plastic painted bit.

I'd say the car will need all the usual mods for track driving and I'd start with some canards on the front, then try to "de-emphasis" all the hard crease lines and grills and holes and vents and complexity. Strangely, the white one does that pretty well. Some paint protection film in white and it would be a pretty "quiet" looking car.

I'd grill over the exhausts and hopefully someone will "retro" the rumper with round Vette tail lamps as soon as the car hits the public.

I'd be in no hurry to futz with the suspension, but big brakes and extreme fat camp.

If nothing "blowed up" after a few track days, I'd be sorely tempted to go for a ridiculous "huffer" (as Paul Neuman would say.) Just so long as it can pass smog with little effort. Get this thing up around 800hp and 3000lb, slicks, a bit of real aero and Bob's your aunty's live-in lover.

 

Kerbeck in NJ. Largest Corvette seller in the multiverse. 507 allocations so far. Taking orders now.

All at MSRP.

 

yeap. I also heard USAA owners can get discounts?
I wonder if USAA discounts will work on gt3

 

thats good to know. I wonder if that weight is for the z51. It seems like all the media cars included this must have option.

 

slightly off topic but this is somewhat related and is good news for the US makes:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...ports/2585571/


"The Impala's performance is one more indicator of an emerging domestic renaissance," says Jake Fisher, director of Consumer Reports automotive testing, in a statement. "We've seen a number of redesigned American models—including the Chrysler 300, Ford Escape and Fusion, and Jeep Grand Cherokee— deliver world-class performance in our tests."