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I thought it was interesting to see the excitement and enthusiasm both Mark Reuss and Al O have demonstrated with this car. You can tell they're busting a gut trying to keep from letting the cat out of the bag on what this car can do, but they still can't resist dropping hints. It must be that good. When Mark Stielow talks about over 200 changes, and they've only really spoken publicly of less than 20... you have to wonder what all he's actually done. This is going to be REAL good lol.
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Looks pretty good to me. I'm thinking they've got the power up to above 520 hp so it could be as high as 540; they certainly have the technology to do it. Al O said they exceeded their goal of 100 lbs less than an SS so the Z/28 is more than 100 lbs lighter, we just don't know how much more. It could be closer to 3,700 lbs. Heck I've got my SS down to 3,688 and that's with full stock interior, radio, speakers, carpeting, sound-proofing, A/C, etc. so I think it's quite possible they may have gotten the weight down below 3,700 lbs.
It's clear they don't want to give away all their advantages at this point because I'm sure both Ford and Dodge would LOVE to know what numbers they need to beat hehe. Man it's sure a great time to be a performance enthusiast.
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I think they will wait until it is almost released before we start seeing hard numbers. I don't think they want a repeat of the ZL1. |
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Rotofab, grinding rear diff sound forever, dealer replaced supercharger - now i have a rattle when starting from a stop, ordered 2.35 lingenfelter pulley, hp tuner, belt, 100mm idler pulley, tr7IX spark plugs, wideband kit, long tubes with no cats...hoping for 650hp. dyno with rotofab = 518hp Last edited by NightmareZL1; 05-21-2013 at 06:57 AM. |
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05-21-2013, 05:12 AM | #259 |
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Finally, the insanity ends.
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I'd like to see a rear seat delete option fom the factory. That would be a nice weight saving measure and would make sense for a track car.
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I was thinking about this as well.... Anybody know how much the rear seat weighs? Does it weigh enough that it could actually change the weight distribution.... Maybe that's why they are leaving it in |
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05-21-2013, 11:58 AM | #263 |
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Theyre leaving it in because its technically a street car. The camaro was a 4 seater so theyre keeping with tradition otherwise the Z/28 would be no bigger than a vette since theyd only use 2 seats instead of 4 right?
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the Boss LS didn't have a back seat. I am kind of curious as to why they wanted to leave it in.
I hope GM has fixed some of the LS7 valve train issues. I am assuming yes and a warranty will cover it but the last thing anyone wants to have happen is to drop a valve on the race track. Plenty of youtube videos for those who do not know. Speaking of the LS7 - cam only on many Z06s put them at well over 500whp. A Z/28 will fly. But Doc - Z/28 faster than a Z06???? Bold Statement my friend. I could see it. The Corvette's never got this type of dedication. The Z07 was a few minor mods/upgrades but it made a world of difference. I think had they built a purpose built track Corvette with the LS7 it would have crushed the ZR1's time. At this point i think the Z/28 is out of my price range but I am sticking around to see what this thing can do. Need to know if i need to worry about them at the track |
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They have said that the Z/28 will be faster than the Zl1. I believe them others don't. I'm sure we will see a comparison between the two with the same tires when the time comes. Finally there is no way the Z/28 will be faster than the Z07. ZL1 is a pretty tall order but they have already thrown that gauntlet down, faster than a Z06 would be amazing.
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