The dust has settled...Viper TA vs C7 Z06
12-07-2014, 09:37 PM
#1
Safety Car
Thread Starter
The dust has settled...Viper TA vs C7 Z06
Today, a local guy and I met up and ran the two cars that the entire auto enthusiast world has anticipated seeing run. The newly available 2015 Corvette Z06 vs the Viper TA. Both cars are incredible machines in their own right, extremely capable on the highways and on the roadcourse. No two American sportscars have received more fanfare and praise from the media. As the Z06's first appeared in public driveways this past Wednesday, we now had the perfect opportunity to line them up for some spirited testing. Both cars are 100% stock. The Viper has 1,700 miles on it, and the Z06 has 700 miles on it. Both manual transmissions. It was 57F today, and the pavement was dry. My Viper IAT temps never went over 79F. We ran a series of runs, from different starting and finishing mph, as we wanted a full suite of testing to be shown.
At the end of the day, there were 7 clean passes made, where we started nearly even, and neither of us missed a gear. The Viper won every race, no matter what the starting speed was. The cars were typically dead even through 3rd gear, but once the Viper reached 4th gear, it would begin to pull away from the Z06. Once in 5th, there was no catching the snake. Going into this match, neither of us knew what to expect. I actually figured the Z06 would edge me out, based on his dynos of 579 rwhp SAE, which is higher than what Vipers put down.
Enjoy the video. Both cars speak for themselves, as you'll see.
Tony
At the end of the day, there were 7 clean passes made, where we started nearly even, and neither of us missed a gear. The Viper won every race, no matter what the starting speed was. The cars were typically dead even through 3rd gear, but once the Viper reached 4th gear, it would begin to pull away from the Z06. Once in 5th, there was no catching the snake. Going into this match, neither of us knew what to expect. I actually figured the Z06 would edge me out, based on his dynos of 579 rwhp SAE, which is higher than what Vipers put down.
Enjoy the video. Both cars speak for themselves, as you'll see.
Tony
Last edited by NineBall; 12-07-2014 at 09:42 PM.
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Mneadle (01-12-2022)
12-07-2014, 09:39 PM
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Le Mans Master
Ouch ! Not good ?
........and the ZR1 was gaining too. There's going to be a lot of views on this and many unhappy
........and the ZR1 was gaining too. There's going to be a lot of views on this and many unhappy
Last edited by RedZ4me; 12-07-2014 at 09:45 PM.
12-07-2014, 09:43 PM
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Today, a local guy and I met up and ran the two cars that the entire auto enthusiast world has anticipated seeing run. The newly available 2015 Corvette Z06 vs the Viper TA. Both cars are incredible machines in their own right, extremely capable on the highways and on the roadcourse. No two American sportscars have received more fanfare and praise from the media. As the Z06's first appeared in public driveways this past Wednesday, we now had the perfect opportunity to line them up for some spirited testing. Both cars are 100% stock. The Viper has 1,700 miles on it, and the Z06 has 700 miles on it. Both manual transmissions. It was 57F today, and the pavement was dry. My Viper IAT temps never went over 79F. We ran a series of runs, from different starting and finishing mph, as we wanted a full suite of testing to be shown.
At the end of the day, there were 7 clean passes made, where we started nearly even, and neither of us missed a gear. The Viper won every race, no matter what the starting speed was. The cars were typically dead even through 3rd gear, but once the Viper reached 4th gear, it would begin to pull away from the Z06. Once in 5th, there was no catching the snake. Going into this match, neither of us knew what to expect. I actually figured the Z06 would edge me out, based on his dynos of 579 rwhp SAE, which is higher than what Vipers put down.
Enjoy the video. Both cars speak for themselves, as you'll see.
http://youtu.be/kSd1aZHqMTg Tony
At the end of the day, there were 7 clean passes made, where we started nearly even, and neither of us missed a gear. The Viper won every race, no matter what the starting speed was. The cars were typically dead even through 3rd gear, but once the Viper reached 4th gear, it would begin to pull away from the Z06. Once in 5th, there was no catching the snake. Going into this match, neither of us knew what to expect. I actually figured the Z06 would edge me out, based on his dynos of 579 rwhp SAE, which is higher than what Vipers put down.
Enjoy the video. Both cars speak for themselves, as you'll see.
http://youtu.be/kSd1aZHqMTg Tony
Gee, even that obsolete ZR1 with it's measly 590 HP at the flywheel(if you believe some on this forum) was pulling on the Z06 during the filming.
Last edited by JoesC5; 12-07-2014 at 09:49 PM.
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Mneadle (01-12-2022)
12-07-2014, 09:50 PM
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Thank you for the post. This is the post that joes, call sign, etc. have been waiting on for many months. Maybe they will do us all a favor and hang in this thread for the next year or so. If only we could be so fortunate....
Good post though - seems to be consistent with what another member posted. I suspect the track will be a different story.
Good post though - seems to be consistent with what another member posted. I suspect the track will be a different story.
12-07-2014, 09:50 PM
#14
Le Mans Master
I think a healthy cam/intake/exh. C6Z would give the 640hp Viper a good (better) run. I'm going to search to see if any vids out there
12-07-2014, 09:51 PM
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Race Director
12-07-2014, 09:52 PM
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Team Owner
12-07-2014, 09:53 PM
#17
Great post and vids thank you. I am on the fence still between the viper TA and the Z06 auto. I am waiting until March/April anyway so there will be a lot more information by then. I have to say though that guy can't shift worth a crap. His start from a dead stop was terrible. I do not believe there is any way GM would put out a car with heat soak issues and can't beat the old Viper. Time will tell. Great info though. love your Viper. I am looking at white like yours or the bad *** orange they have.
12-07-2014, 09:54 PM
#20
Turn 12!
