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Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 03-12-2014, 01:00 PM
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Posted By LOWDOWN
Wanna run the 'Ring? Make your check out to...

Wanna run the 'Ring?

Make your check out to THESE guys:

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=29614
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 03-04-2014, 08:19 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
They'll be back with the Z06...and others...

They'll be back with the Z06...and others...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-24-2014, 05:04 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Part of the problem occurs when brochure writers...

Part of the problem occurs when brochure writers are given sketchy data, or misinterpret what they do receive. Proof-reading at a consistently high level would be helpful...for ALL manufacturers....
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-24-2014, 04:29 PM
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Posted By LOWDOWN
Wrong...again... BOTH are forged aluminum, and of...

Wrong...again... BOTH are forged aluminum, and of very similar weight. They ARE, however, substantially lighter than the CAST aluminum 20s found on the SS...

...and just so you don't spend endless...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 07:15 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
You managed to set the record for Most Posts In...

You managed to set the record for Most Posts In The $75,000 Thread. Now, your focus is to do the same, with tail-chasing contradictions, in THIS thread too?

Good Luck with that...

How's the...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 07:10 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
A 19" forged aluminum Z/28 wheel and it's...

A 19" forged aluminum Z/28 wheel and it's corresponding 19" Trofeo tire weigh LESS than a 20" forged aluminum ZL1 wheel and it's corresponding GY tires...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 06:06 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Incorrect...ass-u-me all you want, but that...

Incorrect...ass-u-me all you want, but that doesn't make it correct...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 06:03 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Which course of action should our GM Parts...

Which course of action should our GM Parts friends adopt?
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 05:17 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Indeed, Pete, Rodgers will get you want you...

Indeed, Pete, Rodgers will get you want you want/need in a flash. A "supplier of choice".
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 04:45 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
He's accustomed to paying BMW prices for things....

He's accustomed to paying BMW prices for things. GM's prices will be a bloody rare treat.
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 04:43 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Again, as the picker of nits as you've turned out...

Again, as the picker of nits as you've turned out to be, I'm sure you'd want to have that *disclaimer* CLEARLY cited so as NOT to confuse us Camaro comrades with the incorrect notion that such an...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 04:22 PM
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Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Perhaps you could share the source of the "fact"...

Perhaps you could share the source of the "fact" you can now order a ZL1 with Z/28 19" wheels and tires?!
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 03:53 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
The sprung AND unsprung weight differential,...

The sprung AND unsprung weight differential, Base-to-Base per corner, approaches 40 lb. Wheels-tires-suspension-brakes.

Edited, and thanks.
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 02:25 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Actually, it's greater than that. First of all,...

Actually, it's greater than that. First of all, GM's Curb rating is based on Base car, not "optioned" - up OR down. And, of course, MRC, for all is actual electro-mechanical marvels, is HEAVY...much...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 02:09 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Pete, I'm still stuck with the "dictionary"... ...

Pete, I'm still stuck with the "dictionary"...

:laugh: :thumb: :happy0180:

:smm7::faint: :facepalm:

:wave:
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 02:05 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
When I was a youngen, a few decades ago, my...

When I was a youngen, a few decades ago, my mother told me to "look in the dictionary" when I'd ask her "how to spell" a word. In this case, I've supplied the "dictionary"...which was only a few...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 01:49 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
You're unfortunately correct...it is YOUR...

You're unfortunately correct...it is YOUR opinion.

A) Have seat, and a CAFE!

Every time you add a horse, you have to feed it...whether it's a pony or a stallion, it has to be fed its oats...
...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 01:32 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Almost 40 lb/corner, sprung and unsprung weight...

Almost 40 lb/corner, sprung and unsprung weight savings, IS very consequential...


At the OEM level of detail, I think you'll find that Stielow et al have really "sweat the small stuff"...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 01:17 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
No one disputes the fact there's more available...

No one disputes the fact there's more available from the LS7. That is PRECISELY WHY it only has 505-net from GM WITH a 5/100 warranty.

ANY engine from ANY OEM can be enhanced...at a likely penalty...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 12:58 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
...which WOULD be the case with the...

...which WOULD be the case with the Z/28..."track-focused"...1.08g cornering capability, and near-1.5g "ultimate", as per testing...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 12:56 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
From GM's announcement release: The Z/28’s...

From GM's announcement release:

The Z/28’s unique exterior is designed like a race car to produce downforce that presses the tires against the track for greater grip – up to 1.08 g in cornering...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 12:29 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Tires, and their ultimate gription, are important...

Tires, and their ultimate gription, are important for all aspects of vehicle dynamics, ZL1-V. Ultimate cornering capabilities are factors for the StabiliTrak metrics, the T/C metrics, and the ABS...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 01-23-2014, 12:23 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Building the Z/28 with an LS7 AND significant...

Building the Z/28 with an LS7 AND significant changes to that engine would have made the now-$75,000 price point a REAL bargain. The nominal changes made to the Camaro-spec LS7 did NOT require as...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 11-12-2013, 02:17 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Yup... SEMA Z/28 (note /):...

Yup...

SEMA Z/28 (note /): http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7166177#post7166177
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 10-15-2013, 04:59 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Let me be the first to apparently mention this: ...

Let me be the first to apparently mention this:

The heart of the Z/28 is the 7.0L LS7 engine. The LS7 uses lightweight, racing-proven, high-performance components, such as titanium intake valves...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 10-14-2013, 08:49 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
:word: In an Auto-X, Z/28 all the way. @...

:word:

In an Auto-X, Z/28 all the way. @ Talladega, hmmmm...
Forum: Camaro Z/28 Forum - Z/28 Specific Topics 10-14-2013, 07:40 PM
Replies: 650
Views: 310,624
Posted By LOWDOWN
Now you know why some Manufacturers (Ford, for...

Now you know why some Manufacturers (Ford, for instance) does not release 'Ring times. "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" comes to mind.

Too many variables, here, to establish any sort of...
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