04-05-2013, 01:27 PM | #85 |
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04-05-2013, 02:05 PM | #87 |
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People who spend Z/28 - Z06 - GT500 or greater money, and decide to DD it/them, have already taken costs into account. My neighbor DDs his '12 Porsche GT3 RS (short commute), and puts a new set of tires on it every 6 months or so. "Oh well, the cost of doing business..."
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04-05-2013, 02:13 PM | #88 |
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I would DD it but understand that it's gonna cost me
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04-05-2013, 02:20 PM | #89 |
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You can find low miles used Z06's for $40,000 - $45,000. And mod the heads for reliability and interior if that bothers you, with the price difference. You can do a lot with $20K- $30K of mod money. Look what I got for around or even less than the price of a Z28. (guessing)
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235911
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'98 Camaro Z28 M6 TSP headers, true duals, AIR/EGR/AC/muffler delete, CAI, Subframe con., shock tower brace, Stg. 2 T56 rebuild. Monster Clutch Stg. 2, Electric Water Pump, TT2 wheels, 315 NT555's '06 Z06 2LZ, Cam, P/P/M Heads, FAST Intake/TB, ARH, CAI, HP Clutch/FW, C5 Axles, Pfadt Coilovers/Poly Bushings, Carbon Fiber: Everything, lol. HID's, 360 Forged Spec 5's/Invo's, Custom Interior. 550 RWHP http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235911 |
04-05-2013, 02:35 PM | #90 |
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All anybody has to know is who's in charge of this project... MARK STIELOW. If HE says it will do it, it will do it because he most likely personally drove it at those levels. This guy is a hardcore enthusiast, engineer, driver. I would have nothing but confidence in a car produced by him and his team.
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04-05-2013, 02:48 PM | #92 |
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My initial first-hand experience with Stielow was at One Lap '00 when, with Cameron Evans (then-Popular Hotrodding Editor), he ran an early Pro Tour Camaro iteration...with a NASCAR-inspired SBC. His driving has improved immensely.
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04-05-2013, 02:51 PM | #93 | |
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Similarly, I am willing to wager that a sizeable portion of the Z06/Z07 performance gain is in those awesome Michelin PS Cup Tires. Nothing wrong with that, its just tires play a HUGE role that really can't be underestimated. As I alluded to, that 2:58 VIR time was on Generation 1 Goodyear F1 Supercar tires in 2007. You should hear Corvette's chief engineer Tadge Juechter's comments on the vast improvement of the Gen 2s (which are on the ZL1 BTW) over the Gen 1s. In fact, according to Juechter, if Goodyear didn't step up the performance capabilities of the Gen 2 F1 supercar tires like they did, Corvette would have gone over to Michellin tires for all corvettes; instead of just to the Michellin PS2 ZPs for the ZR1 and PS Cups for the Z06/Z07. So I too wouldn't be surprised that the Z/28 beats a now defunct, no longer in production, standard C6Z06 on whatever track du jour, but I think the reasons for that will be pretty straight forward when you get down to it. I'm just glad they are keeping the LS7 around a little longer, that means parts will be available to me longer if needed. Besides, the C6Z06 is old anyway. The damn thing had a run of 8 model years! You should see how my 2007 C6Z06 stacks up against a 2001 Ferrari 360
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04-05-2013, 03:07 PM | #95 |
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Um no, not even close. Every day the number people pull out of their butt adds another $1k over the day before. Rotors can be had for close to 900, calipers 450. People are just incapable of using google and a parts fiche. Maybe if you want to pay MSRP and throw in a few thousand you can hit those numbers.
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04-05-2013, 03:49 PM | #97 |
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rotors are 1780 each for the fronts
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04-05-2013, 04:07 PM | #98 | |
Hail to the King baby!
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But both will be harsh and noisy. JMO
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