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1990C4S 10-29-2021 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by aschen (Post 11501890)
Spending $6500 to keep such a car running for 100k miles is really reasonable but I know I would be in for the cams, headers, tune while Im in there. Gets you to 10k+ pretty quick which changes the value proposition for me a little.
Overall yes, but I would be disappointed if my American V8 had those issues. Porsche? That's typical. Chevy V8? They are supposed to go 300,000 miles or more.

Tobra 10-29-2021 08:06 AM
Yeah, but you wring enough out of any motor you will find weaknesses

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Originally Posted by Norm K (Post 11501402)
Helluva good video about what appears to be a helluvan automobile. Out of the nearly 90 cars I've owned, only one was a Corvette, a C5 Z06. Looked cool, sounded cool, offered lots of performance per dollar, and I really didn't like it. Haven't even considered another Corvette since that experience ... until now.

This thing, particularly in Z07 form, looks good and sounds fantastic.

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Tell me more about your distaste for the Coevette
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Originally Posted by pavulon (Post 11501493)
Fixing the guides is the perfect time for cam, headers and intake. Lingenfelter Will send you the entire set up.
Enabler, that is what you are. That Lingenfelter guy was so awesome

flipper35 10-29-2021 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche4life (Post 11501193)
It sure seems like a potent weapon. I still don’t love the looks of the c8 from some angles, but I can’t imagine there will be much that can compete with it for the money.
The only angle I can think of where it isn't bad is when it is out of my field of vision.

They aren't bad, just generic and they don't look like a Vette.

I wish they still made the Viper.

Dmitry at Pelican Parts 10-29-2021 09:30 AM
If anyone around Los Angeles wants to see the very first 2023 z06 coupe on display, the guys at the Motoring Club have one in their space. Reach out to them before swinging by as their 'clubhouse' is for members only.

Michael, the owner, is a great guy and will likely accommodate the request.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlv9wPPmYk/

Brian 162 10-29-2021 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by aschen (Post 11501890)
Shes a beut I really like them in any of the blues or orange.

Spending $6500 to keep such a car running for 100k miles is really reasonable but I know I would be in for the cams, headers, tune while Im in there. Gets you to 10k+ pretty quick which changes the value proposition for me a little.

C6GS starts to look like the bargain to me and still almost 2x the power of my exige. Still I dream of an LS7 in my life at some point.
Thanks, I get a lot of compliments about the color.
I went down the modify rabbit hole with my old SC. I vowed not to do it again.
My car is fast enough for me.

pavulon 10-29-2021 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian 162 (Post 11502621)
Thanks, I get a lot of compliments about the color.
I went down the modify rabbit hole with my old SC. I vowed not to do it again.
My car is fast enough for me.
Affordable, track-capable, durable and satisfying before modifications. The list of those cars is pretty short.

Geronimo 11-01-2021 09:22 AM
lol I'd say you have a HUGE step up from even a heavily modified SC. I think I will move on from my SC in the near future as well into either a C6Z or C7 GS. They are just amazing cars all around.

astrochex 11-01-2021 03:15 PM
A coworker put a deposit down on a Z06.

Steve Carlton 11-01-2021 04:10 PM
Is he getting it for MSRP? There's a couple of BIG sellers doing it for that.

pavulon 11-01-2021 07:03 PM
I think a set of great Forgeline wheels might help C8 aesthetics quite a bit.

Jeff Alton 11-01-2021 07:24 PM
How are we not talking about it? It has amazing performance, but look at it, not the prettiest car out there.

And it is built by the General.... Having put some exhausts on a couple of C8s and done a couple alignments.... typical GM car.... Not that this is a bad thing, just not in the same realm as the Porsches that brought us to this forum.

YMMV

J-Mac 11-01-2021 11:54 PM
So they’ve made a mid engine V8 Corvette that sounds like a Ferrari with its mid engine V8. Ok.

astrochex 11-02-2021 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton (Post 11505407)
Is he getting it for MSRP? There's a couple of BIG sellers doing it for that.
I'll ask him.

Jim Bremner 11-02-2021 02:50 PM
Remember when the Honda bois raged on about the highest H. P. Per liter? That was 240 hp out of a 2.0 that made zero torque and was not a fun car on the street. The power factor was 1.20 HP per liter. GM just made 1.26. I assume it will have torque.

Jeff Jagusch 11-02-2021 03:52 PM
Torque
 
Jim, I think that I read or heard that the torque is the same as the current 6.2Liter or about 460 Lb-ft

colingreene 11-02-2021 04:43 PM
yes but at 6300. a shorter final drive and 8 gears will help the lack of torque feeling.

Jim Bremner 11-02-2021 08:12 PM
I drove an S2000 on streets of willow. Terribly disappointed

flipper35 11-03-2021 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Alton (Post 11505547)
How are we not talking about it? It has amazing performance, but look at it, not the prettiest car out there.

And it is built by the General.... Having put some exhausts on a couple of C8s and done a couple alignments.... typical GM car.... Not that this is a bad thing, just not in the same realm as the Porsches that brought us to this forum.

YMMV
They are chasing a spec sheet instead of driving fun to me. They chase a tenth here or there on the track for all out performance, but they gave up the classic styling and for me they are swapping fun out for absolute performance. It is a very capable car, but so are a lot of others out there.

Geronimo 11-17-2021 03:56 AM
I think I am very close to making the decision to sell the 911 and the Mustang and look at either a C6 Z06 or C7 GS...

I love the 911 but it can't be what I want it to be, I think the Corvette can offer a lot more compared to the 911.


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