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09-07-2018, 01:21 PM

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Sounds kind of base model Corvettey. I really like the sound of the C7 NPP exhaust. Would not have a C7 without that option.

And that Zed R 1 is demonic. Of course it would win the sound battle in this thread.

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09-07-2018, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by hunter105

I hate to disagree but that sounds like a duel turbo V6. From what I have been told by my dealer the base model C8 will come with a 550 HP duel turbo V6. I am sure this reply will get bashed but I have bought 4 Vettes from this dealer over the past years and there information has been spot on 90% of the time.

Take a listen at 2:02+ driving up the driveway. Here's a link to that point, but the time links don't always work on the forums:

(Ugh, I can't get it to not embed and link to 2:02, sorry.)

That sounds like a V8 to me. Way too deep for a V6.

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09-07-2018, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pietro c7

There not supposed to be compared ,
They serve 2 different purposes and 2 different clients.

They’re also built in completely different volumes to accommodate their respective demande in their respective segment.

They’re both beef Michael ,
but one is closer to a gourmet hamburger(mid engine)
and the other is actually a dry aged rib steak(ZR1)

So back to the subject of the exhaust note...
That tells us that the majority of the mid engine C8 client base actually prefers that sound,and that’s what thery’re Going to get.

Is this a different clientele than bought the Stingray where 90% of them purchased the optional NPP exhaust?. I'm with you on more refined, and making the car more upscale. A lot of people have expressed that they want a quieter cabin in the C8. I can see the exhaust being quiet while cruising, but when you get on it, it should have some sound. This doesn't. That really takes the fun out of it. At the very least pull in a few more harmonics. This thing sounds monotone.

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09-07-2018, 02:24 PM

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Is this a different clientele than bought the Stingray where 90% of them purchased the optional NPP exhaust?. I can see the car being quiet while cruising, but when you get on it, it should have some sound. This doesn't. That really takes the fun out of it.

Its pretty much the same type of clientele,with of course of few newbies to the brand...like I was a newbie for the C7.
There probably going to want some sound,
and they’ll pay for some NPP sound.

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09-07-2018, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ColoradoGS

Take a listen at 2:02+ driving up the driveway. Here's a link to that point, but the time links don't always work on the forums:

https://youtu.be/ttWw8aoaq10?t=2m2s

(Ugh, I can't get it to not embed and link to 2:02, sorry.)

That sounds like a V8 to me. Way too deep for a V6.

I think going up the driveway, off idle it sounds like a V6. The section on the track right before that it sounds more like a V8. The bottom line is if we should have to guess and it has a V8, then the exhaust system needs retuning.

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09-08-2018, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ByByBMW

It has the characteristic thump/fart whatever you want to call it on every up-shift at power. My piddly 315 HP Boxster, with PDK, has the exact same sound.

So did my '18 S4 and our '18 SQ5 with a TC 8 speed, and its way louder than it was in my 14 S4 with an actual DSG.

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09-08-2018, 03:31 PM

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Sounds like a V6. Don’t hear the classic turbo noise though.

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09-09-2018, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hunter105

I listened to this video two more times, and I think your dealer may be right. It sounds like a V6, and it is muffled down like a turbo engine would be. I think it might be a 90 degree V6, perhaps the 5.5L V8 turbo engine with two cylinders lopped off. The 90 degree bank angle would make it sound a bit more bassy than a 60 degree V6, and sit a little lower in the engine bay. A V6 version of the 5.5L V8 would be a 4.1L If the dealer is right about 550 hp, then the V8 version would be about 730 hp, perhaps for the Z06 version.

No wonder the back window is covered up.

I think we are on to something here.

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09-09-2018, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Shaka

What I don't understand is the negative camber gain in droop at the rear. Watch 0.35 and 0.55 inside wheel in roll. Since the C5, the Corvette engineers have seen fit to have this as part of the loci in the geometry.

Isn't rebound negative camber true for all parallel A-arm systems where the upper A-arm is shorter? Am I missing something?

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I have pos camber gain in droop and roll understeer simply by placing my own upper control arm in the optimum location which gives me a 15% lateral gain on inside tire's friction circle.

Much respect! Is your custom upper A-arm longer than the stock one?

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09-09-2018, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Steven Beaver

Definitely a dual clutch auto but I hear no evidence of turbo spool or supercharger whine.

I hate turbo lag and that damn stop/start thingy

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09-09-2018, 10:30 PM

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Sounds like an NA V6 to me. The side scoops shape are very obvious in these photos; the near vertical opening is not what I see hidden under the camo.

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09-09-2018, 10:39 PM

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Sounds like a V8 to me. Actually sounds similar to the the Mercedes AMG GTR, just a bit more "American". The Mercedes has a low displacement biturbo DOHC v8 btw and its DCT sounds like the vettes too:

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