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Originally Posted by TrackClub
I gotta agree the times are not nearly the same. But neither are the tires that both cars used for the tests. Mount r-comps on a ZL1 and we will have a vastly different result. How vastly? Well, unless such test gets run we may never know. But the lap times would most defo be much, much better. This is (primarily) why a ZR1 improved its Ring time by 7 seconds and a Z06 by a whopping 20. Even the Chief Eng speaks of it in the vids: tires, tires, tires...
And now, thanks to the Z/28 we are already able to order a ZL1 with Recaros and the Z/28 rim/tire set. That's not only near slick uber set of rubber and track focused seats, but also likely circa 100lb less weight all in all. Straight from a GM dealer. I think this will make BOTH cars super capable on any road course, their component differences notwithstanding.
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JusticePete covered the ZL1 with Z/28 wheels/tires and even he said that the gains would be short lived due to the extra weight and power of the ZL1. The ZL1 would wear out the tires much quicker and be finishing on hot, greasy tires that don't grip much.
That could be easily tested by magazines, though. They can get a ZL1 and run it with stock rubber and then with some r compound tires back to back to see what the gains are.