[Z06] Looking to purchase ZO6 Automatic
Melting Slicks
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I answered that question above. Lighter and more rigid. Some people just like the roofline of the FRC. Regardless, there is a functional reason people do automatic swaps on Z06s. Tell me again who is running a 9.50 index with a stick. And I'd like to see you walk up to a vet who lost use of his legs in combat at a car show and tell him his automatic Z06 with hand controls is lame.
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There was a tuner, I'll spare him the embarrassment by not posting his name. But he got on here and made a very long winded thread about how his shop was the only shop in the entire world that was chosen to tune the first and only off GM factory made C6Z06 automatic convertible, and after his tune, it ran in the 10:22 at 157 mph on street tires. He claimed it was made for a GM higher up and also came with a full factory GM warranty. Of course we went to it, and proved it was a very well put together conversion. Fame was wrong ect... Bottom line, and automatic Z06, either C5 or C6, will have been converted by an after market shop. And yes, there are stick drivers consistently in the 9's. Look up video's from RobZ.
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From: Philly Burbs PA
There was a tuner, I'll spare him the embarrassment by not posting his name. But he got on here and made a very long winded thread about how his shop was the only shop in the entire world that was chosen to tune the first and only off GM factory made C6Z06 automatic convertible, and after his tune, it ran in the 10:22 at 157 mph on street tires. He claimed it was made for a GM higher up and also came with a full factory GM warranty. Of course we went to it, and proved it was a very well put together conversion. Fame was wrong ect... Bottom line, and automatic Z06, either C5 or C6, will have been converted by an after market shop. And yes, there are stick drivers consistently in the 9's. Look up video's from RobZ.
Also PM shops name, I love those stories.
BTW OT you have a track schedule for this summer yet.
Melting Slicks
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There was a tuner, I'll spare him the embarrassment by not posting his name. But he got on here and made a very long winded thread about how his shop was the only shop in the entire world that was chosen to tune the first and only off GM factory made C6Z06 automatic convertible, and after his tune, it ran in the 10:22 at 157 mph on street tires. He claimed it was made for a GM higher up and also came with a full factory GM warranty. Of course we went to it, and proved it was a very well put together conversion. Fame was wrong ect... Bottom line, and automatic Z06, either C5 or C6, will have been converted by an after market shop. And yes, there are stick drivers consistently in the 9's. Look up video's from RobZ.
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I for one, would love to put a auto in my car. I can shift, but with the car on the bottle, i would like to have two hands on the wheel haha. Its like to spin just a bit, lol. but oh well ill stick to missing gears haha.
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