Difference between base model an GS C6
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Melting Slicks
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Difference between base model an GS C6
Is the GS mostly cosmetic upgrades or are there drive-line upgrades in the package. I guess what I'm looking for is what you get for the added cost for this option. Thanks
Melting Slicks
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Really quick off the top of my head (missing a lot, I'm sure) you also get:
- More aggressive suspension (Z51)
- Hand built engine with a dry sump oil system that is built on the same lines as the LS7 and LS9 motors. (GS coupe with manual transmission only)
Last edited by HalfMoon; Jun 12, 2011 at 11:44 AM.
Burning Brakes
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If you compare it to an 09 coupe with z51 option then it is mostly cosmetic difference, wider body and tires plus somewhere around $5,000 more bucks MSRP.
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Z06 brakes
Z06 (size) wheels and tires
Z51 springs and front shocks
Unique rear shocks
Z51 front sway bar
Z06 rear sway bar
Manual trans convertible gets the differential cooler.
Manual trans coupe (only) gets the differential cooler, forged crankshaft LS3 hand built in Wixom, dry sump oil system and rear mounted battery.
Yes, that's right, only manual trans coupes get ALL the good stuff.
Z06 (size) wheels and tires
Z51 springs and front shocks
Unique rear shocks
Z51 front sway bar
Z06 rear sway bar
Manual trans convertible gets the differential cooler.
Manual trans coupe (only) gets the differential cooler, forged crankshaft LS3 hand built in Wixom, dry sump oil system and rear mounted battery.
Yes, that's right, only manual trans coupes get ALL the good stuff.
Drifting
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Z06 brakes
Z06 (size) wheels and tires
Z51 springs and front shocks
Unique rear shocks
Z51 front sway bar
Z06 rear sway bar
Manual trans convertible gets the differential cooler.
Manual trans coupe (only) gets the differential cooler, forged crankshaft LS3 hand built in Wixom, dry sump oil system and rear mounted battery.
Yes, that's right, only manual trans coupes get ALL the good stuff.
Z06 (size) wheels and tires
Z51 springs and front shocks
Unique rear shocks
Z51 front sway bar
Z06 rear sway bar
Manual trans convertible gets the differential cooler.
Manual trans coupe (only) gets the differential cooler, forged crankshaft LS3 hand built in Wixom, dry sump oil system and rear mounted battery.
Yes, that's right, only manual trans coupes get ALL the good stuff.
Burning Brakes
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The difference is you using the SEARCH function. I usually wouldn't say that but you've been a member for a long time now. You should know the difference by now. This seems like a bait thread and you appear to be a 
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How come the automobile mags achieved .2 seconds in both 0-60 and 1/4 mile and a higher MPH with the grand sport vs base c6? Did the dry sump pump make a difference, or wider body/tires/suspension?
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COME ON PEOPLE, we all know this has been asked a thousand times before in a thousand different threads and it all ends in fights and locked threads, you are not new members here, smarten up. 
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