C6 Differences
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Instructor
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C6 Differences
New to the forum. I am considering an 06 vert that is very nice. Going to look at an 09. My question is other than the engine are there any major differences between the 2006 and the 2009?
Any help or comments would be appreciated.
Any help or comments would be appreciated.
Racer
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Well, the big one that jumps out is of course the LS3, but if you're looking at manuals, 2008 was also the first year of the TR6060 transmission. I much prefer it over the older T56.
Apart from that: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-changes.html
Apart from that: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-changes.html
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
The 2006 has the LS2 engine with 400 HP, the 2009 has the LS3 engine with 430 HP.
Other differences may be found here:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1580332846
Other differences may be found here:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1580332846
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '13
We traded a 2006 A6 Z51 3LT for an identical 2009. The additional power was striking, the steering was redesigned for 2008 and became much lighter but more precise, lots of other small improvements.
The improvement from our 2006 to the 2009 was greater, for me, than the improvement from our 2001 (C5) to the 2006.
The improvement from our 2006 to the 2009 was greater, for me, than the improvement from our 2001 (C5) to the 2006.
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Lots of minor differences that may be hard to see such as no ambient light in the passenger sunvisor area on the 2009 and different wheels but the only real major difference is the engine and transmission.
Burning Brakes
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This link probably explains the upgrades that happened in '08 the best.
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/learn/...orvette-specs/
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/learn/...orvette-specs/
Last edited by dmoneychris; Mar 23, 2016 at 09:19 AM.