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inyeresting point, my buddy's ZL1 doesn't pull right on burn outs while shifting gears -manual- so why would a z06? I ran through some gears recently on a burn out, didn't notice a right pull - mine is also a m7. However the videos I've watched and other threads on here that I've read, it's almost a real no no with this car. So question is, is it limited to A8's? Do we have different ediffs from the zl1? I know we run transaxles, but just seems like an oddity.
The car doesn't pull to the right at all, that's inexperience talking. It depends on many factors and a ZL1 could do it too, Mustangs, any RWD car has the capacity to swing the rear around either way, left or right.
Sometimes even my drag car, which is about as symetrical as you can get, no "diff", etc and if there is a little more water on one tire than the other when starting the burn out then it can slightly drift left or right during the burnout. Road crown, pebbles, varying traction even right next to each other on such an uncontrolled surface as a public road, and 1000 other reasons can cause inconsistency.
We really need to drop these ideas people come up with. The observations are made in the least scientific conditions possible (just like comparing dyno pulls). You have to realize our cars are all nearly exactly the same. Everything else however, is different. Driver, road, location, weather, etc just to name 4 out of 10,000,000 reasons. So when a couple people say they "pull right" and a couple others say "mine doesn't do it" then there is no conclusion that can be drawn except that each experience is unique and it isn't the car itself that makes it unique.
I could be totally off base on this but a driving instructor at a local track who owns 3 c7 z06's had claimed he wadded one because the electronic axle is counter intuitive for a experienced driver to counter act, he mentioned the software in the car works counter to the old rear ends so he tracks his c6 z06.
The car doesn't pull to the right at all, that's inexperience talking. It depends on many factors and a ZL1 could do it too, Mustangs, any RWD car has the capacity to swing the rear around either way, left or right.
Sometimes even my drag car, which is about as symetrical as you can get, no "diff", etc and if there is a little more water on one tire than the other when starting the burn out then it can slightly drift left or right during the burnout. Road crown, pebbles, varying traction even right next to each other on such an uncontrolled surface as a public road, and 1000 other reasons can cause inconsistency.
We really need to drop these ideas people come up with. The observations are made in the least scientific conditions possible (just like comparing dyno pulls). You have to realize our cars are all nearly exactly the same. Everything else however, is different. Driver, road, location, weather, etc just to name 4 out of 10,000,000 reasons. So when a couple people say they "pull right" and a couple others say "mine doesn't do it" then there is no conclusion that can be drawn except that each experience is unique and it isn't the car itself that makes it unique.
On the street, there's typically more debris toward the shoulder, than at the center of the road. So more torque will be applied to the road from the tire farthest from the shoulder, since it has the most traction. That can create some "torque-steering" problems in any posi or locking type rear end. It's nothing unique to the Corvette.
I could be totally off base on this but a driving instructor at a local track who owns 3 c7 z06's had claimed he wadded one because the electronic axle is counter intuitive for a experienced driver to counter act, he mentioned the software in the car works counter to the old rear ends so he tracks his c6 z06.
Complete bullshit. Just goes to show don't believe everything your instructor tells you.
Good - thanks boys for adding to the topic. I thought it was BS too, but the posts and videos can make one a little tentative. I bought the car to push it and have fun.
Good - thanks boys for adding to the topic. I thought it was BS too, but the posts and videos can make one a little tentative. I bought the car to push it and have fun.
Do two things:
1: get a legitimate alignment that includes the vital rear caster. Never get an alignment without having that done as it's probably as important as anything else with this car. I'd highly recommend using the specs from the DSC thread; either the street or track, whichever you prefer;
2: install the DSC MRC shock controller. Best $1,200 you'll ever spend on the car.
Enjoy
Last edited by thebishman; 08-13-2017 at 07:03 PM.
1: get a legitimate alignment that includes the vital rear caster. Never get an alignment without having that done as it's probably as important as anything else with this car. I'd highly recommend using the specs from the DSC thread; either the street or track, whichever you prefer;
2: install the DSC MRC shock controller. Best $1,200 you'll ever spend on the car.
Enjoy
Would the DSC street/track alignment specs be equally served on a drag-only car or are there better specs for that application on these vehicles?
Would the DSC street/track alignment specs be equally served on a drag-only car or are there better specs for that application on these vehicles?
I don't drag race the car, but since you're just going straight I'd have to think that the DSC street settings is what you need to aim for. Get the rear caster done!Bish
Physics. A car under acceleration will twist to the right because that's the direction the engine is rotating, putting more weight on the right side of the car. The Vette may mitigate this more than other cars due to the fact that it's a body-on-frame which resists torsional flex (twisting) better than a unit-body (as the Camaro is), or other factors like the e-diff and suspension geomoetry may be working to control this as well.
08-13-2017, 02:55 AM
So ZL1's don't pull RT, then why would a Z06?
