My Zl1 vs c7 with the z51 package. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Debo3883 · 10-12-2015, 04:15 PM

Just wanted to share my experience. I finally got the chance to line up with a new vette and was pleasantly surprised with the results. We kinda rolled into it from about 20. We were pretty much dead even until I hit second then I pulled a nose on him which grew to about a car length by the time we let off. I'm basically stock with a fuse pull, rotofab, and ported throttle body. My car is a manual his was a auto. Not sure if his was a 6speed or 8speed though since they changed from 14 to 15 model year. Anyone else have anything similar happen? I snapped a pic after it was all said and done.

SCHUSS · 10-12-2015, 05:18 PM

Great job! Way to represent!

owhite3003 · 10-12-2015, 06:24 PM

Probably just bummed out the Vette dude. lol

TIREKLR · 10-12-2015, 06:26 PM

Nice! I want to be able to EAT hellcats in mine eventually!

lbls1 · 10-12-2015, 07:05 PM

Nieeece!!! Not surprised because we have more hp. Off the line it should've been close because of the weight difference, but eventually we can kick @ss!

Stephen12ZL1 · 10-12-2015, 07:52 PM

on a road course I could barely pull on a stock Z51 C7 vs my road course configured 510rwhp ZL1. Beware...they aren't slow so bring your best setup and they don't lose power lap after lap as heat soak doesn't cripple an NA car as much as an FI car. No doubt the ZL1 should win but our weight is our biggest enemy.

Debo3883 · 10-12-2015, 08:38 PM

The vette driver was all smiles afterwards and even gave me a thumbs up. Those c7's are QUICK! It was damn near perfect temp for my car (52*) and I was driving my car as best as I could with no-lift shifting and all. I have to say if I would have made one mistake with a shift or hit rev limiter at all, he would have walked me quick. Once I pulled a car length on him he stuck there like super glue lol

Tmick5jr · 10-12-2015, 09:53 PM

i think your mods are what gave you the slight edge. stock for stock i think he has you (saw some youtube vids) but good job!

hognutz · 10-13-2015, 11:41 AM

zl1 and c7 vette are pretty much a diver race. they are within 1-2 tenths of each other on paper and pretty close in the wild. the zl1 having a couple mods and torque advantage I can see you pulling him from a roll.

it the C6 z's that your not going to like playing with until you have a pulley in the mix.

rcandiloro · 10-13-2015, 02:27 PM

I always wondered about this......the #s are so close that you read in the magazines that it seemed like it would come down to driver. Both awesome cars.....

Debo3883 · 10-13-2015, 08:15 PM

I'm not sure if my two small bolt-ons did anything or not. My butt dyno tells me I gained a few hp but I've heard people on here say different. It makes me happy to know that once I do my pulley, headers with no cats, tune, and later injectors and heat exchanger my car should be a formidable opponent to most of the cars I come across in my area.

10-12-2015, 04:15 PM	#1
Debo3883 Drives: 2014 Black ZL1 "Elvira" Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Johnstown Posts: 91	My Zl1 vs c7 with the z51 package. Just wanted to share my experience. I finally got the chance to line up with a new vette and was pleasantly surprised with the results. We kinda rolled into it from about 20. We were pretty much dead even until I hit second then I pulled a nose on him which grew to about a car length by the time we let off. I'm basically stock with a fuse pull, rotofab, and ported throttle body. My car is a manual his was a auto. Not sure if his was a 6speed or 8speed though since they changed from 14 to 15 model year. Anyone else have anything similar happen? I snapped a pic after it was all said and done. Attached Images

10-12-2015, 05:18 PM	#2
SCHUSS 709 RWHP & 677 RWTQ Drives: 13' HPE 800 ZL1..... IOM vert, M6 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: South Windsor, CT Posts: 1,140	Great job! Way to represent! __________________ 11.34 @ 124.88

10-12-2015, 07:05 PM	#5
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,021	Nieeece!!! Not surprised because we have more hp. Off the line it should've been close because of the weight difference, but eventually we can kick @ss! __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic*

10-12-2015, 07:52 PM	#6
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	on a road course I could barely pull on a stock Z51 C7 vs my road course configured 510rwhp ZL1. Beware...they aren't slow so bring your best setup and they don't lose power lap after lap as heat soak doesn't cripple an NA car as much as an FI car. No doubt the ZL1 should win but our weight is our biggest enemy. __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

10-13-2015, 11:41 AM	#9
hognutz Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: tangent or Posts: 2,984	zl1 and c7 vette are pretty much a diver race. they are within 1-2 tenths of each other on paper and pretty close in the wild. the zl1 having a couple mods and torque advantage I can see you pulling him from a roll. it the C6 z's that your not going to like playing with until you have a pulley in the mix. __________________ shopping for 2017+1le or zl1 2009 CTS-V -sold 2015 Hellcat-sold 2013 ZL1 -sold 2007 Z06- sold 2014 Chrysler 300 2011 Duramax 8" lift, deleted tuned

10-12-2015, 06:24 PM	#3
owhite3003 Z-BEAST Drives: 2013 JDP ZL-850 Track Spec ZL1, Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oregon City, OR Posts: 1,470	Probably just bummed out the Vette dude. lol

10-12-2015, 06:26 PM	#4
TIREKLR Drives: 2015 zl1 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 308	Nice! I want to be able to EAT hellcats in mine eventually!

10-12-2015, 08:38 PM	#7
Debo3883 Drives: 2014 Black ZL1 "Elvira" Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Johnstown Posts: 91	The vette driver was all smiles afterwards and even gave me a thumbs up. Those c7's are QUICK! It was damn near perfect temp for my car (52*) and I was driving my car as best as I could with no-lift shifting and all. I have to say if I would have made one mistake with a shift or hit rev limiter at all, he would have walked me quick. Once I pulled a car length on him he stuck there like super glue lol

10-12-2015, 09:53 PM	#8
Tmick5jr Todd Drives: 2012 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,669 View My Garage	i think your mods are what gave you the slight edge. stock for stock i think he has you (saw some youtube vids) but good job!

10-13-2015, 02:27 PM	#10
rcandiloro Drives: 2018 ZLE Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: United States Posts: 454	I always wondered about this......the #s are so close that you read in the magazines that it seemed like it would come down to driver. Both awesome cars.....

10-13-2015, 08:15 PM	#11
Debo3883 Drives: 2014 Black ZL1 "Elvira" Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Johnstown Posts: 91	I'm not sure if my two small bolt-ons did anything or not. My butt dyno tells me I gained a few hp but I've heard people on here say different. It makes me happy to know that once I do my pulley, headers with no cats, tune, and later injectors and heat exchanger my car should be a formidable opponent to most of the cars I come across in my area.