Another Museum Delivery and some Z06 Tid Bits
10-20-2004, 07:51 PM
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Another Museum Delivery and some Z06 Tid Bits
I picked up my DSOM, MN6, Z51 today at the mesuem today and all the good posts are included here by reference, so I won't have to repete them. I do however have one new thing to report. I have seen posts that lament the fact that the Nav system cannot be programed while moving....mine can. There does not seem to be any operating restrictions. There is a warning screen when you first start up that says that if you try to program while moving you will die and asks you to agree that is true but then, after I agreed, I have not found any restrictions and I was able to do everything I wanted to. Do the rest of you have this screen? There is the possibility that I just don't know what i'm doing since my entire experience is during the 126 mile trip home.
The museum delivery includes a personal tour of the factory and there are Z06 parts everywhere. Probably the biggest thing I saw was Z06 body panels on the vendor verification stand. They look very much like the flared fender photos I have seen on this forum but, in person they look much better. The windshield frame seemed much wider than normal but it may not have been the actual part. In addition, I saw a hood supposidely for a Z06 with an open air scoop at the front where it meets the front facia. There was also a front grill with a pronounced black diamond grid which I also believe was for the Z06. Many of the employees seem to know a lot about the car and I was told that the chassis of the Z06 would be hydraformed aluminum. Horespower over 500. 20 inch wheels. The folks I talked to seemed pretty excited about the "look" of the car. These are just some items for those waiting. I have my car, it drives great, life is good.
The museum delivery includes a personal tour of the factory and there are Z06 parts everywhere. Probably the biggest thing I saw was Z06 body panels on the vendor verification stand. They look very much like the flared fender photos I have seen on this forum but, in person they look much better. The windshield frame seemed much wider than normal but it may not have been the actual part. In addition, I saw a hood supposidely for a Z06 with an open air scoop at the front where it meets the front facia. There was also a front grill with a pronounced black diamond grid which I also believe was for the Z06. Many of the employees seem to know a lot about the car and I was told that the chassis of the Z06 would be hydraformed aluminum. Horespower over 500. 20 inch wheels. The folks I talked to seemed pretty excited about the "look" of the car. These are just some items for those waiting. I have my car, it drives great, life is good.
10-20-2004, 08:06 PM
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thanks for the Z06 info 
can't F'ing wait
10-20-2004, 08:52 PM
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The more I hear about the new ZO6, the more I want one. Can't wait to see it and the specs. 
10-20-2004, 09:00 PM
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The wheels don't look 20 inches in the recent spy photo, but I could be wrong. I just don't see why they'd need to be that big anyway.
10-20-2004, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Chairman
I picked up my DSOM, MN6, Z51 today at the mesuem today and all the good posts are included here by reference, so I won't have to repete them. I do however have one new thing to report. I have seen posts that lament the fact that the Nav system cannot be programed while moving....mine can. There does not seem to be any operating restrictions. There is a warning screen when you first start up that says that if you try to program while moving you will die and asks you to agree that is true but then, after I agreed, I have not found any restrictions and I was able to do everything I wanted to. Do the rest of you have this screen? There is the possibility that I just don't know what i'm doing since my entire experience is during the 126 mile trip home.
The museum delivery includes a personal tour of the factory and there are Z06 parts everywhere. Probably the biggest thing I saw was Z06 body panels on the vendor verification stand. They look very much like the flared fender photos I have seen on this forum but, in person they look much better. The windshield frame seemed much wider than normal but it may not have been the actual part. In addition, I saw a hood supposidely for a Z06 with an open air scoop at the front where it meets the front facia. There was also a front grill with a pronounced black diamond grid which I also believe was for the Z06. Many of the employees seem to know a lot about the car and I was told that the chassis of the Z06 would be hydraformed aluminum. Horespower over 500. 20 inch wheels. The folks I talked to seemed pretty excited about the "look" of the car. These are just some items for those waiting. I have my car, it drives great, life is good.
The museum delivery includes a personal tour of the factory and there are Z06 parts everywhere. Probably the biggest thing I saw was Z06 body panels on the vendor verification stand. They look very much like the flared fender photos I have seen on this forum but, in person they look much better. The windshield frame seemed much wider than normal but it may not have been the actual part. In addition, I saw a hood supposidely for a Z06 with an open air scoop at the front where it meets the front facia. There was also a front grill with a pronounced black diamond grid which I also believe was for the Z06. Many of the employees seem to know a lot about the car and I was told that the chassis of the Z06 would be hydraformed aluminum. Horespower over 500. 20 inch wheels. The folks I talked to seemed pretty excited about the "look" of the car. These are just some items for those waiting. I have my car, it drives great, life is good.
Better yet, how about if you drive and have a passenger try to enter the new destination?
10-20-2004, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Lazerwolfe
The wheels don't look 20 inches in the recent spy photo, but I could be wrong. I just don't see why they'd need to be that big anyway.
i'll be damned if those rears dont look like 20's in that pic
probably a staggered 19 20 set up but it could be 20 all around
10-20-2004, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by M_C6
i'll be damned if those rears dont look like 20's in that pic
probably a staggered 19 20 set up but it could be 20 all around
probably a staggered 19 20 set up but it could be 20 all around
They definitely look like they could be 20's. If the car is balance right they will not look too large. They would not put them on if they were not for some performance benefit. I'm getting a Z51 C6, but i will definitely be a fan of the new Z...but 400hp/400tq is enough for me! 
10-20-2004, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by C64BC
They definitely look like they could be 20's. If the car is balance right they will not look too large. They would not put them on if they were not for some performance benefit. I'm getting a Z51 C6, but i will definitely be a fan of the new Z...but 400hp/400tq is enough for me! 400hp/400 tq is enough for anybody! anything over that is extra credit
10-21-2004, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by C64BC
I'm getting a Z51 C6, but i will definitely be a fan of the new Z...but 400hp/400tq is enough for me!
.Nice info on the Z. Can't wait until Jan.