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people should not get so hung up on HP numbers. What if the car had 600 hp with the performance improvements that the ME design has offered AND weighed 3100-3200 pounds??
my guess is you have never been in a late model GT3RS. NA 500-520 hp.... and it is damn near perfect
horsepower isn’t everything.
my guess is you have never been in a late model GT3RS. NA 500-520 hp.... and it is damn near perfect
horsepower isn’t everything.
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I disagree. C6 Z06 was NA 505 HP. C7 Z06 is forced induction 650 HP (basically carrying forward the C6 ZR1 power level) and was prone to overheating in some climates the first couple of years where they had to change the hood (larger vents) and supercharger cover. C8 Z06 will be NA flat plane crank. I'll take 600 NA over 650 forced induction in a track car any day, especially being in the Houston, TX area where heat and humidity are ridiculous in the summer months.
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Didn't know that most cars now run sub 11 second 1/4 miles. I can't wait to get my hands on one of those "pretty slow" C8s. LOL! Just when you think you've heard it all, 11 secs@123 is "pretty slow". Somebody needs to put down the crack pipe.
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St. Jude Donor '09 and '13
To each his own. I have the best of both worlds. A 700hp LPE twin turbo C5, and a stock C7. The stock C7 is plenty fast, and the C5 is overkill. The C8 is a game changer. Plenty fast.
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11 second car--Slow??