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Old Feb 9, 2026 | 08:38 AM
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First off...
...thank you to everyone for the replies and experiences!
  • I will not do a SC. I have already went down that road (A&A Kit) and it felt "not like a ZO6" to me... heavier, slow to rev, not as toss'able. I want a ZO6 to feel more pure, basic, kind of like driving a 4 wheel motorcycle.
  • I live in Western NC and Eastern TN... lots of twisty mountain roads, which are my "fun thing" to do on the weekends or when I can.
  • I never go to the track... so absolute 1/4 mile stuff really does not figure into how I live in the car.
I guess I am headed to the 3:90s... I love to roam back mountain roads, and letting the car pull from one corner to the next, normally blasting away in 3rd and 4th gear.

It still shocks me how often I get stopped, waved at, thumbs-up'd, while running the Dragon, or maybe 181 from Morganton to Boone, or wherever. I love these cars.

Again, Thank you all for the replies.
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Old Feb 9, 2026 | 11:03 AM
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If you're in 3rd and 4th now, 3.90s aren't the best option imo. Are you lugging it in 3rd and 4th, or are you using the whole tach?
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