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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
I disagree. The Z/28 like they built for the 5th gen will likely never happen again. The Z06 going forced induction pretty much guarantees that. The ZL1 will stay around because making power with a blower and staying within emissions regulations is easier. Sure, they may bring out the Z28 badge again but Z28 =/= Z/28.
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Sorry but your way way wrong with your facts making a S/c car pass emission is not easier than a N/A there is much more heat in the system of a S/C engine than N/A a S/c also burns more fuel ,so it will it will be gone..As It can take 35 to 80% of the power of the motor to just turn the S/c...Thats why all the company's have gone to turbo's as when your at highway speeds the turbo is just turning because of wasted exhaust,yet at highway speeds the motor still has to work to turn the S?C burning more fuel...think of this a 500 hemi top fuel drag motor uses every bits of the 1000hp to turn the S/C to make the 7000hp to run down the track, i know we are not talking about true drag motors but it gets the point across......look it up...My Zl1 gets crappy mpg..its a joke...but i can build a 750hp turbo motor and get 5-10mpg better on the freeway all day long than my 750hp ZL1....thats why GM is going to turbo's as is ford and everyone else...CAFE is going to be 54.4mpg in 2025 and could be 70-90-in another 20 yrs with 65 million new passenger cars on the road in 2013...