08-09-2007, 01:01 PM | #1 |
Z28 upgrades?
If Chevy decides to make a Z28 Version of the Camaro i wonder if it will be more than a performace upgrade. Like the 69 Z28 i wonder if it will come with a suspension upgrade also?
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08-09-2007, 01:29 PM | #2 |
I used to be Dragoneye...
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With the way Chevy is going with all their Cars, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a whole-car upgrade. Power, appearance, interior, ride/handleing.
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08-09-2007, 06:52 PM | #3 |
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Sounds good to me, I am fine with all the upgrades they what to put on my new Z28
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08-09-2007, 07:28 PM | #4 |
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Only if they really are high quality parts. Stuff off the Z06 would be great. If I can go find higher quality parts in the aftermarket for a reasonable amount of money, I'd rather get that. It would be nice if the stuff from the factory was good enough so that replacing it would not be necessary to eek out that last bit of performance
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08-10-2007, 07:58 AM | #5 |
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The factory is never going to give you the absolute best performance. Partially because they are trying to appeal to a broader market than say just the "1/4-mile guys". If they were trying to sell only to those guys, every car would be black, weigh 2000 lbs, have 500HP, no radio, no A/C, no sound deading, only a driver's seat, and a built in roll cage. It wouldn't be street legal and they'd sell 100 cars, not the 100,000 that they are targeting.
So, they compromise. Drop the performance a little bit, drop the price, up the amenities, offer some choices in trim/color/options/etc to appeal to a much broader market. The other part of this equation is the aftermarket. No matter how good a factory makes a car, there will always be someone out there tuning it to be better. Look at companies like RUF and TechArt (they tune lots of Porsches). Hamman and Novitec (they tune a lot of Ferraris). Or even Hennessey with the Vipers. There will always be someone out there getting more performance out of a car than the factory. |
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08-10-2007, 10:09 AM | #7 |
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Absolutely.
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