My buddy picked up his '06 Z06 Vette yesterday. His stepdad has one too. They are both going to Moroso with me to race my white FD, most likely next weekend if they get sufficient break-in miles by then. I am pretty scared, they run 11.5 @ 127 bone stock (445 rwhp stock and less than 3100 lbs). 0-60 mph is 3.5 seconds (hits 60 mph in 1st gear) and top speed is 198 mph stock. Base price was $69k each and 83k out the door. Any high power 7s are welcome to join the fun, this should make some great footage. I gave my friend pointers on drag racing his '05 RX8 which is now for sale, and he knows how to drive. Both of them are good drivers and willing to race, mostly on the track though, since these cars will hit insanely high speeds in a flash and we would like to keep our lives/licences. Let the Z06 wars begin.......... (help! )

 

So what's the big deal? You want your 10+ year old 7 to compete with up-to-date technology? Seriously, I really wouldn't worry about it and just go out and have fun.

 

Without upgraded turbos and suspension mods you might as well bend over.

 

i don't think he has that much to worry about, i've seen his car run mid eleven's all day

 

That's gonna be a good match-up. Good luck!!!

 

Well the weekend crept up on us real fast and neither does this guy have enough break-in miles nor is my car ready (tune-up, race gas, etc...). I will try to make up for it with a short preview video. In the meanwhile, thanks for encouraging me Paps, although those things run mid 11s bone stock with 19 inch street tires and average drivers at a higher trap speed than I have been able to achieve so far... I have confidence that I will give this guy a very competitive run or pull on him a little by luck ( he still has to figure out his numerous traction control settings). The cool thing is that he is a good friend and will not redlight on me on purpose and is willing to win or lose on tape for sport.

 

Keep us posted!! Good luck

 

those 11.5 second runs were done by people from car and driver (at least thats the same numbers the magazine put out) who are way better than average drivers.. but good luck anyways

 

Thanks. Today I got my first ride in the blue one, he redlined the first 3 gears for me. It feels very scary, it pushes you in the seat very hard when he nails it from 3000 rpm, and the front lifts up very hard and high in 3rd gear at around 100 mph. He wants to dyno it next weekend, and possibly do a few runs with me.

 

They are faster than the new 510 hp 8.3 liter Vipers, and about just as fast as the supercharged Ford GT that costs twice as much. I need race gas.....

 

You need a prayer............

 

dam those the new vettes are like that i seen a turbo se-r beat one at the hang outs.

 

The 400 hp regular one runs 12.7s. Impressive, but not as scary as 11.5s. I'll race a C6 on low boost any time

 

Well, the C&D people are actually usually pretty bad with their driving, but in this case, they are up there. A good driver won't have a terrible time extracting a solid mid 11 out of those cars. Friend of mine has done it twice already, once on his first time out.

Either way, it would be fun to watch.

 

just regap their spark plugs when they aren't looking
or just leave one out

 

 

We practiced launching the Z06 today. Out of a half dozen times, his best 60' was 2.2. He spins continuously and violently through 1st and second with the traction control off launching at 1500 rpm. With the traction control on he bogs from 2000 rpm. The car launches way way better with the traction control on from 3500 rpm, although we did not measure the run, it is much much healthier and has to be around 1.7-1.9. This is on a crappy street and 35 psi in the 19 inch tires.

 

He is dynoing for sure this Saturday and expecting 440 to 450 wheel horsepower. The following weekend we're going to the track. Car currently has a little bit under 500 miles.

 

lol.. just tell him that you paid half of what he for his car and you kept up pretty good. and gigle at his money spending...

 

I wish i had my engine rebuilt already, i woulda helped you out for sure. I ate me a couple of c6's pretty nasty, I wonder how i would do with a zo6. I think you have a chance btw, just do it, who cares if u lose. They are proly still learning their cars anyways.

 

That's definitely true. He never turns off his traction control, and with good reason. Launching it on the street is near impossible. From what I can tell though, the car is almost untouchable from a roll, and I am pretty sure it will run a high 11 at the track with any kind of launch. The things are well over a full second faster than the already impressive C6. Congratulations on taking those out, somebody's got to do it.

 

How did you measure those 60ft times? Where you at the track? If so what did he run? It doesn't sound like you were at the track, so how accurate are those 60ft times then? Just an observation....

 

Probably a G-tech meter.

 

I thought those only measure 0-60 and 1/4 mile not 60ft times. Either way, those things give very inaccurate readings.

 

Yes, a G-tech pro was used. It is only accurate at estimated 1/4 mile ET from my experience. About 1 hour ago we just dynoed the car and it made 424 rwhp and 400 rwtq hitting the rev limiter in 4th gear with the A/C on (accident). Temperature was 94 degrees.