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Drifting
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If there is an 8 speed auto in the future the 2 extra speeds will have very little effect on performance because of the wide power band of this engine. Good idea for trucks but just silly marketing and probably will add wt also. The euro cars need the multi speed trans because they have little weeny, peaky power bands. I am not saying the 6sp not a great improvement over 4sp but definitely diminishing returns after that.
Le Mans Master
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
If there is an 8 speed auto in the future the 2 extra speeds will have very little effect on performance because of the wide power band of this engine. Good idea for trucks but just silly marketing and probably will add wt also. The euro cars need the multi speed trans because they have little weeny, peaky power bands. I am not saying the 6sp not a great improvement over 4sp but definitely diminishing returns after that.
Le Mans Master
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From: Chester County PA
If there is an 8 speed auto in the future the 2 extra speeds will have very little effect on performance because of the wide power band of this engine. Good idea for trucks but just silly marketing and probably will add wt also. The euro cars need the multi speed trans because they have little weeny, peaky power bands. I am not saying the 6sp not a great improvement over 4sp but definitely diminishing returns after that.
Racer
Joined: May 2013
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If there is an 8 speed auto in the future the 2 extra speeds will have very little effect on performance because of the wide power band of this engine. Good idea for trucks but just silly marketing and probably will add wt also. The euro cars need the multi speed trans because they have little weeny, peaky power bands. I am not saying the 6sp not a great improvement over 4sp but definitely diminishing returns after that.
Le Mans Master
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From: Chester County PA
They will surely do the same bs they did w/the C6. 2nd MY a new trans & minor updates.
Le Mans Master
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Safety Car
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From: Southeast, WI
Not this E85 crap again! Junk in so many ways.
Safety Car
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From: Southeast, WI
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Burning Brakes
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From: St. Louis MO
I want blue but that Laguna Blue is just too electric - too girlie for me. My brother-in-law calls it "Kotex Powder Puff Blue !". NRB looks like a man's color.
I gotta tell ya though, the C7 would be a knockout in either Atomic Orange or LMB. Maybe I can talk my auto body guy into ordering LMB and reprinting it if I lend him the car for a week......nah, he's a maniac - he'd be like Ferris Bueller with his buddys dad's Ferrari !! You know how that turned out !
Burning Brakes
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From: St. Louis MO
As soon as somebody figures out how to remap the ECU, I'll bet you'll see an HP bump of about 50 HP, with no other changes. The engine has been tuned for fuel economy......it has much more potential for performance.
Team Owner
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good one.
I re-read my post... and nowhere did I state what you claimed.
-whew-
BTW; for every article that one can find that states an overwhelming majoriry ot scientists think "blah... blah... blah"
a fifth grader can find an equal number of articles that states the exact opposite.
Originally Posted by from a simple google search
Survey Finds Majority Of Scientists Skeptical Of Global Warming Crisis
It is becoming clear that not only do many scientists dispute the asserted global warming crisis, but these skeptical scientists may indeed form a scientific consensus...
It is becoming clear that not only do many scientists dispute the asserted global warming crisis, but these skeptical scientists may indeed form a scientific consensus...
Last edited by Mike Mercury; Jul 11, 2013 at 08:36 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Los Angeles California
good one.
I re-read my post... and nowhere did I state what you claimed.
-whew-
BTW; for every article that one can find that states an overwhelming majoriry ot scientists think "blah... blah... blah"
a fifth grader can find an equal number of articles that states the exact opposite.
And you're VERY wrong about the article thing.
http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus
You obviously don't know that 99% of the published abstracts and articles about climate change are in consensus that it is real. 97.1% of them are in consensus that it is man made!
Here, have some Wikipedia for breakfast. It also includes the oil industry's science: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change
So if you really think you can find THAT many articles refuting scientific proof, please, show me.
But you must be smarter than all those scientists. You should tell them how it's BS and why.
Team Owner
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Originally Posted by SCM rash
Sorry, I should say that HE follows the scientists
You already know what you want to believe... and will use Wikipedia as a source.
lets get back to Corvettes
