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Track Car
Well the Z28 is never going to be a great drag racer for several reasons. The 427 makes a great NA motor but is inherently weak in terms of motor you can run a lot of boost on if you were wanting to do that later. SO if you were inclined to roll race or drag race the car than the Z28 is not going to be the ticket. It is also NOT advisable to run a lot of nitrous on this engine.
However, if you plan on road racing or autocrossing the car then it would be the better choice because of better brakes, lighter weight, better wheel/tire setup. If you were planning on using it as a daily driver though and you planned on keeping those sticky trofeo tires on the car then that will cost you about 2400 dollars every 2-3 months if you drive 1500 miles a month, which I do.
I really don't have any BIAS here because I have a highly modified SS and on an autcross course both a ZL1 and a Z28 will out handle me. But I like roll racing and other forms of high speed racing so I am set up to be extremely competitive in those areas. Unless you are pushing 1000+ HP then you cant really compete.
Bottom line is it is way too costly and frustrating to make your car do something that it wasn't designed to do from the start. Find out what you enjoy the most and purchase the vehicle that matches best those desires.
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