C6 Z51 LS2 vs. STI
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C6 Z51 LS2 vs. STI
Ok im just wondering what would win on the drag strip and what would win in closed course race track with curves. I own the vette and my friend is very close to buying an STI. We have both been wanting our "dream" cars for a while and both have a serious distaste for the other's car. I hate ricers and "american cars are junk" etc.....
You guys get it lol.
I know i could just google this but i want some feedback from some actual vette enthusiasts. I do know that some of these caras can be incredibly fast with some mods....but lets say stock vs. stock
You guys get it lol.
I know i could just google this but i want some feedback from some actual vette enthusiasts. I do know that some of these caras can be incredibly fast with some mods....but lets say stock vs. stock
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Ok im just wondering what would win on the drag strip and what would win in closed course race track with curves. I own the vette and my friend is very close to buying an STI. We have both been wanting our "dream" cars for a while and both have a serious distaste for the other's car. I hate ricers and "american cars are junk" etc.....
You guys get it lol.
I know i could just google this but i want some feedback from some actual vette enthusiasts. I do know that some of these caras can be incredibly fast with some mods....but lets say stock vs. stock
You guys get it lol.
I know i could just google this but i want some feedback from some actual vette enthusiasts. I do know that some of these caras can be incredibly fast with some mods....but lets say stock vs. stock
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St. Jude Donor '08
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First off, the zl1 is 4100 lbs. Second, did you really post a 0-60 time? Was that to be funny, or was that actually serious? If so, wow. Third off, if you really want to look at 0-60 times, zl1 is 3.8 seconds.
Fourth, you should look at the quarter mile times. Guess which is faster?
Fourth, you should look at the quarter mile times. Guess which is faster?
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Funny, I have both a 07 z51 vette and a 97 Legacy with a 2003 STI engine in it pushing north of 300hp. Those are my 2 cars right now. The Vette is a track beast, the Subaru is my winter beater. While the Subaru is strong, it's not a Corvette killer. Of course, new it might be close, but I'd still bet on the Vette.
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I have no idea why yall are talking about mustangs and zl1's....but my friend and i are both modifying our cars. so it will be interesting to see who wins after what mod and so on and so forth haha
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I have a 2007 Z51 C6 that I had to modify to suit my tastes on track. It is very comfortable to drive fast.
My winter car is a 2012 WRX. The car feels lighter than the C6 but it runs out of top end sooner. Torque from the turbo is nice but not like the LS2. The feeling of where the car rotates is different than in a Corvette. It is easier to heel/toe in the Subaru.
It all boils down to personal preferences. Either car can be made awesome fast depending on how much you want to spend. It then becomes a driver's race.
I like the Corvette for fast stuff but the WRX for any bad weather.
On the highway, no one challenges the Corvette but there are all kinds of wannabees who try to race the Subaru.
My winter car is a 2012 WRX. The car feels lighter than the C6 but it runs out of top end sooner. Torque from the turbo is nice but not like the LS2. The feeling of where the car rotates is different than in a Corvette. It is easier to heel/toe in the Subaru.
It all boils down to personal preferences. Either car can be made awesome fast depending on how much you want to spend. It then becomes a driver's race.
I like the Corvette for fast stuff but the WRX for any bad weather.
On the highway, no one challenges the Corvette but there are all kinds of wannabees who try to race the Subaru.
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I have a 2007 Z51 C6 that I had to modify to suit my tastes on track. It is very comfortable to drive fast.
My winter car is a 2012 WRX. The car feels lighter than the C6 but it runs out of top end sooner. Torque from the turbo is nice but not like the LS2. The feeling of where the car rotates is different than in a Corvette. It is easier to heel/toe in the Subaru.
It all boils down to personal preferences. Either car can be made awesome fast depending on how much you want to spend. It then becomes a driver's race.
I like the Corvette for fast stuff but the WRX for any bad weather.
On the highway, no one challenges the Corvette but there are all kinds of wannabees who try to race the Subaru.
My winter car is a 2012 WRX. The car feels lighter than the C6 but it runs out of top end sooner. Torque from the turbo is nice but not like the LS2. The feeling of where the car rotates is different than in a Corvette. It is easier to heel/toe in the Subaru.
It all boils down to personal preferences. Either car can be made awesome fast depending on how much you want to spend. It then becomes a driver's race.
I like the Corvette for fast stuff but the WRX for any bad weather.
On the highway, no one challenges the Corvette but there are all kinds of wannabees who try to race the Subaru.
good post from both sides. I agree with what you said.
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i raced a newer evo (07 ish if i had to guess) on the highway, dont remember how fast we were going but i was in 3rd gear at about 3500 rpm when we launched....i walked away from him...it wasnt even close. at no point did he show signs of catching me, right from the start i had about 2 car lengths on him. My car was a stock ls3 M6, now i have headers intake and a catback.
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From: Enfield, CT/Queensbury, NY CT, NY
i can only assume his was modded because it was 2 in the morning and i was driving my girlfriend back to college, also he instigated me. We slowed down and he beeped three times and that was the last i saw of him. If it were from a dig there might be a different ending to that story