joemessman

Very well said. I'm not going to argue with anyone here, but I drove my son's Z06 for about 2,500 miles and when I want back to my Stingray it was rather a dud to me. Significant difference in torque. I didn't have to floor it to appreciate it. Now I'm in the hunt for a Z06. I don't want to drive a ZR1! I learned my lesson.
They all have plenty of power from the Stingray to the ZR1. I suppose it's just perception and what you enjoy.

Patman

That's why I don't want to drive a Z06 or ZR1, as I'm very happy with the power level of my LT1, but I know if I drove one of the others I'd feel disappointed from that moment on

Foosh

No argument, just a discussion.

Jeez, of course you're going to notice the significant difference in peak torque between the two if you can find a place to do it and you're feeling lucky that day. However, the argument was being made about the superiority of LT4 DOWN LOW TORQUE, but there's very little difference down low with even the LT1 breaking the tires loose and requiring throttle modulation. The torque curves show that. I suspect 99% of Z06 owners have never seen LT4 peak torque, and likewise most Stingray owners have never seen 460 ft lbs.

Moreover, this WAS also a discussion about street use. If you want move it over to the race track, yes I'd rather have a Z06.

I also just noticed a new argument about the advantage of not having to use as much throttle on the Z06. Well, who cares . . . I'll just press harder. We're talking street use peeps.

JFJr

I love the my Z51 n/a LT1. Even merging onto an interstate, if I floor it in 4th gear, all hell breaks loose and I really have to be concerned about the traffic ahead, not behind. Great engine for street use, more than sufficient power for any circumstance, and great raspy bark without supercharger whine.

FLEXjs

There's no noticeable supercharger whine (at least not to me) from the LT4.

Patman

That might be something that works for you, but I know many others don't feel the same. I know you've used this argument on the Vitesse throttle controller threads too, but simply put most people enjoy having the engine feel more responsive at low throttle settings and not needing to push down much further on the gas to achieve the same thing. Let's put this another way. Let's say you had a car with only 30hp and the only way to get a decent level of acceleration was to go full throttle everywhere. Would you rather drive that car or drive one with more horsepower so that you could get the same level of acceleration at 25% throttle? I bet you'd get pretty tired of 100% throttle in that lower powered car after a while. (I know I sure would, and I bet most people on here would also)

Foosh

Matters not to me. It's all part of driving a car according to what I'm trying to accomplish.

Oneslackr

I think it has been established that everyone thinks that the Vette they bought is best ever & everyone else bought the wrong model.

I'm glad everyone likes their car.

SuperdadZ06

a man of reason..................... Not enough of us on the forum.

Fogboundturtle

It's like an Italian family, Everyone bitch about each other but don't attack any of us or the family will retaliate.

Vetteman Jack

ptalar

Boy are we all spoiled. I bet a lot of us are in our late 50s, 60s debating about 460hp, 650hp and 755hp. I am guessing lost in this thread is the fact that the king of the road when we were kids was the Chrysler 426 street hemi with 425hp and 490 ft-lb of torque. The Chevy LS6 was 450hp. The Ford Boss 429 was at that same level. The C2 was 435hp with the 427 tri power. You get where I am going? The base Corvette Stingray today would be king of the road back then. And we are tooling around in these as daily drivers. We should be damn lucky we are living through a second coming of the horsepower wars. I will be honest I never thought I would see these muscle cars come back to life in all their glory in a new car dealer. Not only are they more powerful they can also make turns. I am very grateful for my lowly 2016 Z51. Getting a Corvette was my boy hood dream since I saw a Nassau Blue C2 in the 1960s cruising Colorado Blvd in Pasadena, CA when I was a kid. Isn't that why a lot of us are buying these muscle cars and sports cars? I just hope the torch gets carried by the kids nowadays and they can look forward to buying their future Corvette with a hi torque electric motor with superconducting armatures and a superconducting battery.

tobaccokid

If you prefer less power we have a Pnto for the street and a Constellation prop plane for your next flight.

V Vette

This is going round and round (spun every which way).. can we please close this now.... Thanks

saleen556

ptalar

To be honest I seriously considered getting a 1967 C2 Vette before I decided on the C7. But the C7 came with an automatic Trans and was more comfortable for a bigger guy. It also has more creature comforts. I bet if GM came out with a retro C2 styled C7 (like Dodge with the Challenger) it would be a big seller for the older crowd. A lot of the young kids don't appreciate the old muscle cars because they did not grow up with them. I suspect the market for old muscle cars will shrink over time. Most of the collectors for those cars are of that generation.

Do you remember the Pangra Pinto?

DGXR

Obviously the answer to this age-old question is up to the individual. I feel that the C7 Grand Sport is the perfect sports car, a good balance of power and handling, with great looks and a reasonable price. Others may want a more potent track weapon -- they can have their fare with the Z06 or ZR-1. Others may want even more power, and there are many tuners happy to build whatever the customer is willing to pay for... call it "cubic dollars."

Stavesacre21

Some like vanilla, some like chocolate. Some like 460, some like 755. In both instances...different folks, different strokes.

There is NOT a wrong answer. Whatever makes YOU happy. Who cares what anyone else thinks?

SuperdadZ06

another reasonable guy, how refreshing!

RegnaR