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Old May 10, 2013 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by HurricaneRN
Wow, and that was gen1 right.
Correct... that's the demonstration video from when the system was first released in a Corvette.
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Old May 10, 2013 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by travisnd
End of the day I bet the Z-51 with the MSRC in touring will ride better than the base car w/o Z-51.
This is likely true for 2014. And the extra ground hugging weight of the Z51 won't hurt either

Corvettes with their leaf springs have always tended to be bouncy. MSRC does an excellent job of taming that characteristic.

Of course if you don't race and don't want to spend $4600 and don't want a dry sump in your everyday driver and don't want the extra weight, you could wait a year and order MSRC on a base Stingray.

For many years MSRC was an option for base Corvettes only. Then a few years ago they started offering it on Z models, it eases the harshness of short sidewalls.



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Old May 10, 2013 | 11:11 AM
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Anyone getting MSRC + Z51 with an automatic transmission?
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Old May 10, 2013 | 12:34 PM
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Most are going for the cool m7 with rev matching both up and downshifting but don't kid yourself .....the six speed automatic hammers down lightning fast shifts...faster than most wanna be pretenders...

Still the manuals a lot of fun.

Both transmissions work excellently with z51 and MRC....( don't forget NPP if you can)
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Old May 10, 2013 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by pmonag
Anyone getting MSRC + Z51 with an automatic transmission?
If I buy a C7, that is likely the configuration I would choose. There is too much traffic here so I would prefer to have an automatic. The majority of Corvettes are sold with automatic transmissions.
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Old May 10, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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My sole regret about buying a '10 GS is that I couldn't get MSRC. My C7 will have Z51 and MSRC, for sure.
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Old May 10, 2013 | 03:41 PM
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Offering Z51 and MRC together is something new I think. I guess the Z51 gives stiffer springs and sway bars but offers the option of a softer ride. Looks like the setup to get.
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