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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 08:32 AM
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Maybe I'll be happy I have been letting my order slide.
There is a real rumor that the Z51 package is going to get some real inhancements very soon.
Anyone up to speed on this?
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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Do you mean enhancements as in extra power? That would be nice. Then Z51 would be a legitimate performance package worthy of it's own badge.
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Just a rumor. IMO
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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Just a rumor. IMO
Z51 has upgrades with the coolers, rotors and such. It's not an SS package.
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It probably is just rumor but there is room in the market for a Z51+. The response to the Z51 and to the Z06 is such that they should recognize the opportunity at Corvette. A Z51+ package that would add a HP bump for a price of $4k - $6k would sell like hotcakes. I believe that there would still be pleanty of market for the Z06 and the base C6.
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A month or two back someone here said that they heard a rumor that the Z51 suspension had some tuning enhancements for 06. I don't know if that is true or not.
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