Jul 20, 2006 2:39:52 AM
Jul 20, 2006 2:45:19 AM
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Ron (Houston) said:Quote:
JimFlat6 said:
...and Porsche better offer a "double sports chrono" soon.
With two stop watches on the dash .
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911fan said:
Like 95jersey said, that really is a BIG difference on the track. I am really surprised the 430 wasnt quicker. Maybe it had the old style gated shifter?
No, the 430 had the F1 gearbox and the Z06 was on run-flat tires...
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JimFlat6 said:
Those must be pretty good runflats!
I was curious when a test would pit a Z06, TT and F430
on a regular length track.
But the 0-150mph times make Porsche and especially Ferrari
look .... not so good.It used to be the other way around.
I am dissapointed that the Euro cars have less punch in the higher speed ranges.
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JimFlat6 said:
Walter - a lot of it is due to the weight
And also there is no reason on earth why a Chevy pushrod V8 - with simple injection - should gave a higher rev line than the most advanced Porsche 911 engine in history.
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JimFlat6 said:
Walter - a lot of it is due to the weight
And also there is no reason on earth why a Chevy pushrod V8 - with simple injection - should gave a higher rev line than the most advanced Porsche 911 engine in history.
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Grant said:
No, the 430 had the F1 gearbox and the Z06 was on run-flat tires...
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Grant said:
No, the 430 had the F1 gearbox and the Z06 was on run-flat tires...
A moment of silence as we take our hats off to the Z06 team at GM. To produce a 7000 rpm, push-rod, run-flat, side-airbagged, 22 cu.ft. luggage spaced, adjustable stability controlled, HUD, lighter-than-CGT-curb weight car that gives the 997 Turbo and 430 a damn good thrashing on a dry track is no small accomplishment. And not voiding the warranty even if you attend DE's and autocrosses is butter on the toast.
The C6 Z06.
Jul 20, 2006 5:50:42 PM
Jul 20, 2006 6:01:11 PM
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SoCalHoosier said:
Some of the stuff you type is bordering on Kim Jong Il-style propaganda/horse-blinders.
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95jersey said:
Define "plastic"? Do you mean fiberglass? CF? or plastic bumpers? Doesn't every car now have plastic front and rear bumpers? including Porsche and Ferrari? The rest of the body is made of fiber glass and CF. I never quite understood this "plastic" commment. Half of the race cars I see use fiberglass as the body shell...why is that a negative?