[Z06] Will the 06' Z06 be like the 01' Z06 or the 04' SSR?
04-21-2005, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 81ZZ4
Yes it will get more power. Everything in history does. 
Word on the Viper is another 100 ponies for next year.
Word on the Viper is another 100 ponies for next year.
04-21-2005, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 81ZZ4
Yes it will get more power. Everything in history does.
Word on the Viper is another 100 ponies for next year.
Word on the Viper is another 100 ponies for next year.
04-22-2005, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jschindler
It wasn't until the ZR1 in 1994 (I think that's the year it got 405) to get back to those levels.
04-22-2005, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 81ZZ4
Yes it will get more power. Everything in history does.
Word on the Viper is another 100 ponies for next year.
Word on the Viper is another 100 ponies for next year.
actually the word is that there will be no power increase for the viper coupe
04-22-2005, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Gary2KC5
What happened to the 01' Z06 and the 04' SSR? They got a hefty upgrade the following year with the 01' Z06 going from 385hp to 405hp and the SSR getting rid of the vortec 5.3 in favor of the 400hp LS2.
Will GM history repeat itself once again?
Will GM history repeat itself once again?
Tom
04-22-2005, 02:21 PM
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I love Vettes and this is a Vette board. However the Viper has been kicking it's *** since the early 90's. Albiet for much more money.
Calling the Viper a turd is harsh. It's cool if you don't like how it looks. Style is always personal and thank God we don't all drive the same thing.
The new Z06 should be awesome. A little shy in the styling department but a sweet machine and the ONLY Vette to hold a candle in performance in decades. You really neeed to remember that. AND wait till you see what it really does...
As far as the increase in performance for next season for the Viper...
You can count on it. Not so hard to do with 500 Massive Cubes.
Politics and greedy oil companies killed the horse power wars.
look close at the history of vehicles. They always increased in power until the oil crisis.
Technology allowed clean hi performance engines again along with cleaner fuels.
Will the Z06 progress with more refinement and more power...
Sure it will. Why would it not?
You can bet they are refining it right now and finding better ways to do what they are doing now.
Vette loyalty it great but don't let it make you blind and forget it took all these years to equal a Viper.
Should I add that it holds it's value way better than a Vette could ever dream of....wise people will consider this when the price is a respectable investment.
Calling the Viper a turd is harsh. It's cool if you don't like how it looks. Style is always personal and thank God we don't all drive the same thing.
The new Z06 should be awesome. A little shy in the styling department but a sweet machine and the ONLY Vette to hold a candle in performance in decades. You really neeed to remember that. AND wait till you see what it really does...
As far as the increase in performance for next season for the Viper...
You can count on it. Not so hard to do with 500 Massive Cubes.
Politics and greedy oil companies killed the horse power wars.
look close at the history of vehicles. They always increased in power until the oil crisis.
Technology allowed clean hi performance engines again along with cleaner fuels.
Will the Z06 progress with more refinement and more power...
Sure it will. Why would it not?
You can bet they are refining it right now and finding better ways to do what they are doing now.
Vette loyalty it great but don't let it make you blind and forget it took all these years to equal a Viper.
Should I add that it holds it's value way better than a Vette could ever dream of....wise people will consider this when the price is a respectable investment.
Last edited by 81ZZZ4; 04-22-2005 at 06:09 PM.
04-22-2005, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by zr11990broken
You will never see a c7, gm will be gone and or the us will be in a major depression
04-23-2005, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by AFVETTE
To this list at the 04 - 05 GTO. 350 vs 400 HP.
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The General is going to HAVE to upgrade the HP. The 300C has over 400 and A LOT of new cars either are really close or over it already. 2 years ago when they were giving out stats on the upcoming C6, 400 was a lot.
However, that is not the case anymore. The C6 is just on of many, instead of top of the list. If they arent careful it will get lost amidst better made cars. HP is really the only thing they had that was worldcalss.
04-23-2005, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by z06monster
The General is going to HAVE to upgrade the HP. The 300C has over 400 and A LOT of new cars either are really close or over it already. 2 years ago when they were giving out stats on the upcoming C6, 400 was a lot.
However, that is not the case anymore. The C6 is just on of many, instead of top of the list. If they arent careful it will get lost amidst better made cars. HP is really the only thing they had that was worldcalss.
However, that is not the case anymore. The C6 is just on of many, instead of top of the list. If they arent careful it will get lost amidst better made cars. HP is really the only thing they had that was worldcalss.
), so I'm going to let you in on a little secret. In the history of the Corvette, there have always been many cars with as much horsepower. Somehow, the Corvette has survived it all. The Chrylser 300's of the '50s have had as much (or more) horsepower as the Corvette. In the '60s, you could buy damn near anything GM made with the same engines that were available in the Corvette. There were Plymouth and Dodge SEDANS with Hemi engines in them that put out more horsepower than the Corvette engines of the time.Yes, there were some very limited production engines that were exclusive to the Corvette - BUT GUESS WHAT? There is about to be a Corvette that will also have an exclusive engine, with 505 hp. Are you forgetting about that?
04-24-2005, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by zr11990broken
You will never see a c7, gm will be gone and or the us will be in a major depression
I'm not an anarchist, but I agree. I think the US is headed for incredibly serious problems and don't think our Z06's will be much worth anything in a few years. We will be trying to trade them for some food rations and perhaps a few weapons to protect that food supply. The again, they could always be used to make those high speed food runs.
04-24-2005, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by EB03Z
...and don't think our Z06's will be much worth anything in a few years. We will be trying to trade them for some food rations and perhaps a few weapons to protect that food supply.
I'm sorry man, but if you are, that is w/o a doubt the most ridiculous thing I've ever read.
