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Greetings! I am thrilled to say that I have finally joined the elite club of people fortunate enough to call themselves Corvette owners. A little background -
When I was 16, Chevrolet announced the specs for the upcoming C6 Z06. At the time, I had not yet gotten my first car (eventually would be a 2005 Mustang GT a month before I turned 17 - I still have the car to this day). I remember thinking how cartoonishly spectacular the specs were - a 7.0L V8 that revved to 7000 RPM, in a 3150-lb car? It seemed almost comical at the time, but since then that car has always been in the back of my mind as the end-all be-all dream car, at any price. Now, at age 29, having saved up a bit of money, and after an exhausting and frustrating search, I finally found and purchased the Z06 of my dreams. Blade Silver, 25k miles, 2LZ package, bone stock except for a [crappy and in need of replacement] JVC head unit, and more importantly, a Package 4 head rework from American Heritage Performance.
The car is everything I thought it would be. It has mountains of torque anywhere, which I think makes it exceptionally easy to drive around town. It's extremely civil and comfortable, and it makes for a phenomenal daily driver. Gas mileage is very good, although if i drive "enthusiastically" it consumes fuel at an astounding rate. Most importantly, the car is what I can only describe as pants-shittingly fast - at least compared to what I'm used to. I plan to keep it stock and drive it daily, and maybe put a catback on it at some point (Corsa or Borla most likely).
My biggest issues with the car - it is in pristine condition and was garage-kept and not so much as even parked in the sun - I feel guilty about driving it daily and getting rock chips or seat wear or other signs of use. I'm sure I'll get over it, but I driving it I am terrified of having anything happen to it, and parking it anywhere usually involves a Zapruder-level of analysis as to avoiding door dings or careless drivers. It's just too perfect of a vehicle and I want to keep it that way.
One question I had - the front splitter seems to have the same issues everyone talks about. When I got the car, the splitter was a bit scraped up, and was sagging maybe 1/8-1/4 inch or so from the fascia. Upon closer inspection, the splitter looks mostly fine (believe or not I don't really care about minor scratches on that part as I consider it to be a wearable item that is easily replaced), but it does look like it's pulled down a little bit, with the attachment holes in the fascia giving way slightly. I've seen people talk about using washers/clips/bolts etc to remedy that - does anyone know exactly how to do this? Hard to tell from the explanations I've seen so far and I don't want to start dismantling things if I don't know exactly what I'm doing.
Anyway, here's some pics of the car, and feel free to give me advice if there's anything I should know about owning one of these beautiful vehicles!!
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on getting your C6 Z06 - it's a beautiful car.
As far as your question goes, I would suggest you post it up on the C6 Corvette ZR1 and Z06 section. Members over there should be able to answer your question.
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07-21-2018, 07:56 PM
My first Corvette! 2008 Z06 2LZ
