[Z06] Automatic for ZO6?
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Originally Posted by Roadfrog
Surely this is not a serious post.... 
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Originally Posted by kv397
How about a fixed roof coupe (FRC) if you like the Z06 styling better? It could have some Z06 screens added on and other appearances. Not sure if it's available in an automatic or not...
FRC'S were made only in 6 Speeds , It became known as The ZO6 in the 2001 Model Year.
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Originally Posted by R-ZO6-LS6
I see no reason to change the tranny. I was under the impression that automatic tranmissions lose power and are for girls. Im sorry, I don't mean to offend anyone. But why mess up a almost perfect car
Automatics are for people that hate to drive. The automatic was invented for the person who hates to drive and really wants a chauffeur but can't afford it...
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Originally Posted by pnielsen
Automatics are for people that hate to drive. The automatic was invented for the person who hates to drive and really wants a chauffeur but can't afford it...
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From: Dallas TX
Originally Posted by pnielsen
Automatics are for people that hate to drive. The automatic was invented for the person who hates to drive and really wants a chauffeur but can't afford it...
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From: IF YOUR BIG DOLLAR PROJECT DOESN'T RUN 9'S OR BETTER ....BURN IT ! SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND GRAB A LANE ! CHICAGO IL. -------- HOME OF THE FASTEST STREETCARS BARNONE !
Originally Posted by F1_SS
Your a clown that hasnt been in a car with a big converter. People that say that autos are for girls and that they arent fun have not been in a car with a big converter.
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Hey. I'm really enjoying the characters who show up on here and I'm learning stuff too. It just seems to me that it's a personal choice or decision for whatever reason. People have different motivations at different stages of life. I sold (my father sold) a 63 Sebring Silver in 1965 because my dad ordered it with a 3 speed instead of a 4 so I didn't like the transmission and didn't know I could change it and no one told me so that's why I like to listen in on you all. Thanks 
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Went through the crossover after I installed the Cartek 427 with NOS. There is more to it than meets the eye. Pedals, shifter, TCI controller, torque tube, trans and some know how. Went through the coversion for racing into the low 9's.
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From: IF YOUR BIG DOLLAR PROJECT DOESN'T RUN 9'S OR BETTER ....BURN IT ! SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND GRAB A LANE ! CHICAGO IL. -------- HOME OF THE FASTEST STREETCARS BARNONE !
I see we have another useless comment/reply that shares no intellectual input on this Topic.
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Sure it can be done. I prefer a manual, but I can understand reasons for the AT for some people. That being said...you could buy a vert and put a Z06 roof on it...or even convert a Coupe to a FRC body style if you're so inclined.
You can put an AT in the Z, but it'll take a lot of money and potentially make it VERY, VERY hard to sell...
You can put an AT in the Z, but it'll take a lot of money and potentially make it VERY, VERY hard to sell...
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That doesn't sound easy or cheap to me. I wanted the Z because I read it has the tightest body-frame connection, whatever the correct expression is. I was conditioned by a few really sloppy feeling verts and t-tops back in the 60's and 70's, which was the last time my family owned one. Now I hear they still rattle. I think hard tops would be/are tighter, and quieter. Am I wrong?
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From: All Corvettes are Red
Originally Posted by JOHNNY P.
I see we have another useless comment/reply that shares no intellectual input on this Topic.
Go to any SCCA event and see how many automatics are being raced or try to sell this freak.
Corvette makes two models for people who want automatics. To put an automatic in a Z06 is simply a really bad joke.
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From: IF YOUR BIG DOLLAR PROJECT DOESN'T RUN 9'S OR BETTER ....BURN IT ! SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND GRAB A LANE ! CHICAGO IL. -------- HOME OF THE FASTEST STREETCARS BARNONE !
Your going to tell me what I can or can't do to my Car ? If I was looking at future RESALE value I would of picked it up from the Dealer with the plastic still on the seats Untitled , I bought the car to enjoy it ! I've had offers to sell the car but I turn them down . Your the Joke that comes on here and throws his Stupid comments when someone is looking for advice on a Mod he wants to do , Go throw some ZAINO on Your car and wait for the rain clouds to go away so You can look Pretty like a School Girl in a Pink Dress at the next Car show while the real Guys enjoy their Modded Vettes and do what they want ! Now please go away so You don't ruin this Topic anymore than You have already with Your B.S.comments !
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Maybe our upset brother-member believes in racial purity,too. Operations like transmissions can always be reversed, and that's real important to understand. See my comment above about the 63 SWC I had with a 3 speed. That was a freak but it could have been easily corrected and I didnt know it. What I would like to hear is about how tight the coupe and vert is/are compared to Z. Let's educate one another here. It's clear Corvettes bring out powerful feelings. We need to accept that because we know it's true.
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Everything's the same underneath , Just 2 wiring harnesses have to be replaced and the Torque tube , Tranny , Bell housing , and shifter ****/console and Your done. 