Kevin T. Wyum

I'd like to see those stock tires. Those numbers seem a little fishy for factory tires on a rwd car. I'd expect something more along the lines of 11.7 or 8 at 127 on stiff sidewall tires.

Kevin T. Wyum

fd3virgin

all right, we will settle all this in a month or so
my procharged zo6 with built motor
vs
my t78 fd running hopefully 25 psi on race gas.

both cars are down right now for rebuilds. stay tuned. to be fair you can't run modded car with a stock one. they both have to be modded l8tr

matty

i call bs on that. no fi;ing way.

this is more like it:

matty

how much power does the z06 have?

Scrapiron7

Straight from Car and Driver:

Thanks to these changes, the Z06 will weigh a mere 3130 pounds, according to the engineers. That's 12 pounds more than the claimed weight of the previous Z06 but about 40 pounds less than a base C6, and lighter than exotic, carbon-fiber megamobiles such as the Ferrari Enzo and Mercedes SLR McLaren.

Combined with 500 horsepower, this modest weight endows the Z06 with a power-to-weight ratio similar to the Ford GT's. Chevy is predicting a 0-to-60 sprint in less than four seconds, 100 mph arriving less than four seconds later, a quarter-mile well into the 11s, and a top speed above 190 mph. We don't doubt these claims and look forward to confirming them when we drive the car this summer.


--So, when they start super charging/turbo charing a C6 Z06, it's gonna get real ugly for your FD guys

the_glass_man

iTrader: (2)

Maybe for some of us . In my case I think the 700 lbs weight advantage will more than make up for it.

Scrapiron7

Your car weighs 2400 lbs? Isn't factory curb weight aroudn 2826? How'd you shave 400lbs? I can't imagine AC/PS/CF hood and lexan make that much difference.

the_glass_man

iTrader: (2)

A little over. It isn't much of a comfort machine that's for sure. Doesn't bother me any, but the girlfriend doesn't like it.

ptrhahn

iTrader: (9)

You have a 2430 lb. FD? ... I don't think the fully stripped racecars were that light. 2550 to 2600 is the lightest you can realistically make a street FD.

Scrapiron7

LUPE

Mine weighs 2,295 with the interior/stereo still in it and a molded widebody and 6 point roll bar

Look here: http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...38BB50196B.htm

mp5

iTrader: (3)

Quote:
Originally Posted by mp5
I raced a c5 zo6 with stage 3 heads and a large cam from a 35 roll and had a car on him by 140,even going from 2nd gear which is not the best.
We went twice and had the same result I,m putting down 340 seq twins w/all the bolt ons.

i call bs on that. no fi;ing way.

this is more like it:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Busted7
I Ran Slight Moded Zo6 With My Fd Dead Even Till Third And I Pulled One Car Before Traffic Got In Yhe Way. I Was Running 340 Hp.

MATTY
Passenger in the vette had a digicam was only a few days ago so he should still have it will post it up.

89t295k

Did you have a passanger too?

The 6.0L C5 is easy to beat.......C6 7.0L is not.

I ment to say 500-520hp not rwhp before.

It may weigh 10% more but it has no turbo lag, more tq, an extra gear, and a wider powerband.
I'd say that more than makes up for 300lbs.
A few mods and it is in la-la land.
With a warantee, ac, ps, two seats, carpet, radio, pass emissions , twice the mpg, quiet, etc....who would want one?

On the flip side, they are selling for $72,000.00-75,000.00 on ebay. I think a 30k 20b would be more fun for the $ and people will still ask, "Hows that work again?" and "Why are you talking about your wankle?"

ehos

And a $5000 litre bike will crush them both. Doesn't matter in drag racing, someone out there is always going to be going faster, for cheaper.

Mr rx-7 tt

iTrader: (5)

Turbo lag? This isn't the 70's. Torque doesn't win races hp does.
BTW: My car weighs right around 2600 lbs.

Wider PB? RX-7's have a 4-5000 rpm band (ie.4-9000 rpm)


I went to te dealer and they wanted 90,000 for a car with a sticker of 70,190. They asked what they would have to do to sell it to me... I told them MSRP. They came down to 85,000. I said nope.

Mr rx-7 tt

iTrader: (5)

Interesting.

C5 Z06's with head/cam work and exhaust put down 425-460 rwhp on average.
I found this:


Has your friend ever dynoed his car?

mp5

iTrader: (3)

446 hp.

ptrhahn

iTrader: (9)

I've seen Gene Felber's old car that weighed 2615, and it was a base model, no rear interior, no tar, race seat, race steering wheel, M2 Chromoly 4 pt., single turbo, RP race exhaust, no ps, no AC, no emissions, stripped solonoid rack, no hatch plastic, etc.

Where the hell did you remove 300 lbs. from there (but add a 6 pt. cage) and still have a "street" car?

Scrapiron7

I am guessing a CF hatch and lexan glass make up some of that difference? I don't know specifically how much though.

the_glass_man

iTrader: (2)

It's probably Barely Legal! Just the way we like them.

dubulup

lets see if I can recall...solid rear axle, no exhaust passed the DP, fuel cell, no sway bars, and a few other things not mentioned here.

oh, and I would not call it a street car by any strectch of my imagination.

ptrhahn

iTrader: (9)

Yeah.. if you replaced w/ a CF hatch, hood, front fenders, and doors w/ Lexan glass you're talking maybe 100 lbs. a CF hatch and plexi window is worth like 25 lbs by themselves.

solid axle, no sway bars, fuel cell, etc., doesn't sound like a street car, and FD, or a valid data point anymore.

Kevin T. Wyum

He probably saves 50lbs as well with slicks and little drag only front tires.

I think I was down to about 2550 or so wet weight back in the day and that was about the limit of what a real street car could reach with real glass 4 point bar etc.

Cgotto6

iTrader: (8)

There was no 6.0L C5, only the base C6 is a 6.0L. All C5's were 5.7's.

Cgotto6

iTrader: (8)

The new Z06's have about the same power band, except more useable...Pretty much 2000-7000rpms...