Bash updates and info
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From: Short Hills, NJ
Safety Car
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From: Chesapeake VA
Things like discussing the reduced thermal transfer to the hubs from the two-piece rotors is because the old single piece rotors allowed the hubs to get hotter which decreased their life-span and made the hub flange more prone to fracture. This is a big deal to those who track the cars.
The fact that they've re-designed the steering column, rack mount, rack, and spindles to be 5x as stiff is huge. It's these things that contribute to the overall driving "feel" of the car that so many say the Corvette lacks.
Good job team Corvette!
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Aaron Link in the ZL1. Jim Mero in the ZR1.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Lake Wylie SC
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I have to chuckle... the information given is of huge value to anyone who tracks these cars. You can see they made a massive effort to make this thing even better on track, yet people want HP figures and meaningless data points like 0-60 times.
Things like discussing the reduced thermal transfer to the hubs from the two-piece rotors is because the old single piece rotors allowed the hubs to get hotter which decreased their life-span and made the hub flange more prone to fracture. This is a big deal to those who track the cars.
The fact that they've re-designed the steering column, rack mount, rack, and spindles to be 5x as stiff is huge. It's these things that contribute to the overall driving "feel" of the car that so many say the Corvette lacks.
Good job team Corvette!
Things like discussing the reduced thermal transfer to the hubs from the two-piece rotors is because the old single piece rotors allowed the hubs to get hotter which decreased their life-span and made the hub flange more prone to fracture. This is a big deal to those who track the cars.
The fact that they've re-designed the steering column, rack mount, rack, and spindles to be 5x as stiff is huge. It's these things that contribute to the overall driving "feel" of the car that so many say the Corvette lacks.
Good job team Corvette!
well maybe if you haven't been up to date on all info this news is new to you. But for those who have been around for a while, there is really nothing new here that hasn't already been stated or that couldn't be assumed given the changes that were made.
HP, weight, and 0-60 are very important because for the street that is what matters. If you want to be in that 1% that is a track rat more power to you but for those who are on the street 99.9% of the time these figures are very meaningful.
I couldn't careless about track times, what matters is a car designed to be a good road car.
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From: Springfield MO
I could care less about times around VIR. I want to know the times on the Tail of the Dragon, mixed in with the slow Harleys. the stupid crazy Sport Bikers, and the local SUV's and pickup trucks. That's where the action is.
BlueOx wants to know the time it takes to wax the C7.
BlueOx wants to know the time it takes to wax the C7.
Race Director
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From: Florida
This is great news for for the track crowd. The others don't get it yet, but they will understand once they drive the car, I think.
Drifting
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From: Indy
I'm getting a base so the track times mean squat to me... i want to know what my car will be trapping in the quarter mile... weight and power numbers can give me a good idea what to expect out of my 55K+ dollar purchase... COME ON CHEVY!
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Just got out of there...
Only that fuel cutoff is 6600 and it will not be running on e85
That is correct...even Mero said he was surprised
In that particular conversation it did
There is not new info, but a ton more detail
It is
Only that fuel cutoff is 6600 and it will not be running on e85
It is
Race Director
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From: Bergen county NJ
I have to chuckle... the information given is of huge value to anyone who tracks these cars. You can see they made a massive effort to make this thing even better on track, yet people want HP figures and meaningless data points like 0-60 times.
Things like discussing the reduced thermal transfer to the hubs from the two-piece rotors is because the old single piece rotors allowed the hubs to get hotter which decreased their life-span and made the hub flange more prone to fracture. This is a big deal to those who track the cars.
The fact that they've re-designed the steering column, rack mount, rack, and spindles to be 5x as stiff is huge. It's these things that contribute to the overall driving "feel" of the car that so many say the Corvette lacks.
Good job team Corvette!
Things like discussing the reduced thermal transfer to the hubs from the two-piece rotors is because the old single piece rotors allowed the hubs to get hotter which decreased their life-span and made the hub flange more prone to fracture. This is a big deal to those who track the cars.
The fact that they've re-designed the steering column, rack mount, rack, and spindles to be 5x as stiff is huge. It's these things that contribute to the overall driving "feel" of the car that so many say the Corvette lacks.
Good job team Corvette!
I really would have thought the birthday bash more information would have been shared...hopefully sooner rather than later...
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Z51 car with MR has launch control
Dual mass flywheel actually is smaller and has less total mass than c6 flywheel
There was no validity to the claims of the unhackable ecu...they said like anything...it'll be hacked....probably
Can run on 87 octane but premium rec....same as usual
Like. I said earlier...they specifically said NO ethanol beyond 10% mixes
They said they DO have final power numbers and its more than 450...as we know
Rev match paddles on the wheel both do same thing...shut system on and off...thats it. Just a way to share steering wheel with auto cars
Residual build up from direct injection on intake valves is a non issue with lt1. Pcv system is two sided, and there are aggressive measures taken to relieve block pressure and handle oil vapor
Dual mass flywheel actually is smaller and has less total mass than c6 flywheel
There was no validity to the claims of the unhackable ecu...they said like anything...it'll be hacked....probably
Can run on 87 octane but premium rec....same as usual
Like. I said earlier...they specifically said NO ethanol beyond 10% mixes
They said they DO have final power numbers and its more than 450...as we know
Rev match paddles on the wheel both do same thing...shut system on and off...thats it. Just a way to share steering wheel with auto cars
Residual build up from direct injection on intake valves is a non issue with lt1. Pcv system is two sided, and there are aggressive measures taken to relieve block pressure and handle oil vapor
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Now read my posts where I said the maximum horsepower is made at approximately 5900-6000 RPM with a redline of 6500 RPM and a fuel cut off at 6600 RPM.
I guess that makes me as big a liar as GM and didn't I also say somewhere that GM has not said anything about the GenV engines being FlexFuel.
Did anyone ask the speaker if the pistons were cast or forged?
Last edited by JoesC5; Apr 25, 2013 at 04:05 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania
Fuel cutoff at 6600 RPM. That must be another big fat lie by GM at the Bash. Our resident Internet Engineer(JerriVette) said that the LT1 made it's maximum horsepower of 475 at 6600 RPM with a redline of 7100 RPM.
Now read my posts where I said the maximum horsepower is made at approximately 5900-6000 RPM with a redline of 6500 RPM and a fuel cut off at 6600 RPM.
I guess that makes me as big a liar as GM and didn't I also say somewhere that GM has not said anything about the GenV engines being FlexFuel.
Now read my posts where I said the maximum horsepower is made at approximately 5900-6000 RPM with a redline of 6500 RPM and a fuel cut off at 6600 RPM.
I guess that makes me as big a liar as GM and didn't I also say somewhere that GM has not said anything about the GenV engines being FlexFuel.
