Playing on the dyno today
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Le Mans Master
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Playing on the dyno today
For those of you that want to see what a new C6 Z06 does on a dyno here is a dyno sheet from today. I have a customers new C6 Z06 in for heads, cam and headers. We ran a baseline dyno test on the car today.
I drove the car on a short 3 mile drive and all I can say is " I want one!"
The car is totally amazing, it drives so well and the engine is so docile that my mom can easily drive this car.
I drove the car on a short 3 mile drive and all I can say is " I want one!"
The car is totally amazing, it drives so well and the engine is so docile that my mom can easily drive this car.
Melting Slicks
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Interesting. I would have thought Mustang dynoes read lower. The dyno I went to I pulled similar #s with my lil 388 (higher 
) and on that SAME dyno ( a mustang dyno ), a c6 z06 pulled 414 rwhp a week before. I was under the impression that all the c6z #s at around 430-450 rwhp on dynojets. Super #s though.
) and on that SAME dyno ( a mustang dyno ), a c6 z06 pulled 414 rwhp a week before. I was under the impression that all the c6z #s at around 430-450 rwhp on dynojets. Super #s though.
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Originally Posted by sami85L98
Iam jealous, already so much power at base, what will be after cam/heads ?. Tom will u pl post dyno #'s after cam/head package?.
I've driven one of the protoype Z06's before they came out, and I still get in and drive them...... and still want one!
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What kinda heads do you use to upgrade a new Z06? Dont the factory pieces flow like 380 or something? I would think that could support something like 700 HP.
btw Tommy, EVERYONE wants a new z06
btw Tommy, EVERYONE wants a new z06
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Originally Posted by ralph
What kinda heads do you use to upgrade a new Z06? Dont the factory pieces flow like 380 or something? I would think that could support something like 700 HP.
btw Tommy, EVERYONE wants a new z06
btw Tommy, EVERYONE wants a new z06
After driving the car I found myself thinking of ways I could buy one of these things like......hmmm put my car back to stock with the OE LT1 that has 1200 miles on it, freshen up the blower engine that is in the car now, sell it, sell the new blower engine at the machine shop now, sell two LTx Vortech blower kits...... and sell my gun collection????? No way
thats asking too much We video'd the dyno test and one of the guys will be hosting it shortly.
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I saw one with headers, the stock exhaust from there back, and zero other mods lay down 495 RWHP/485 RWTQ on a dyno jet 240C. I dyno'd my car the same day and duplicated the numbers I made about a year ago on another dyno jet within 1 HP, so I think it was pretty accurate as far as dyno jets go. Amazing car for sure.
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Originally Posted by neat
I saw one with headers, the stock exhaust from there back, and zero other mods lay down 495 RWHP/485 RWTQ on a dyno jet 240C. I dyno'd my car the same day and duplicated the numbers I made about a year ago on another dyno jet within 1 HP, so I think it was pretty accurate as far as dyno jets go. Amazing car for sure.
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Tom someone posted in my 13.1 afr post in c4 scan and tune and said running too lean will shorten exhaust valve life. I can understand why as the exhaust temps will be even greater. I posted a response saying maybe because of the Ti' valves GM had the car run rich for durability concerns ? it seems the c6z owners are pulling 30-40 rwhp out of tunes by leaning them out considerably. Can this possibly be a no-no with those valves ?
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Originally Posted by DieL
Tom someone posted in my 13.1 afr post in c4 scan and tune and said running too lean will shorten exhaust valve life. I can understand why as the exhaust temps will be even greater. I posted a response saying maybe because of the Ti' valves GM had the car run rich for durability concerns ? it seems the c6z owners are pulling 30-40 rwhp out of tunes by leaning them out considerably. Can this possibly be a no-no with those valves ?
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i thought the C6 ZO6 pulled like 510hp ? could've sworn i read that in MotorTrend or AutoWeek. is that the engine power itself or flywheel ? or is that number just completely off ?
EDIT: pulled up a nifty site i use alot Z06 Specs that says 505hp as well. what gives ? and oh yea...hi all :-P new member to the board
EDIT: pulled up a nifty site i use alot Z06 Specs that says 505hp as well. what gives ? and oh yea...hi all :-P new member to the board
Last edited by Jeimuzu; Sep 25, 2006 at 09:32 PM.