Mikelly Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 ...On the back roads coming the long way home from Northern Va. yesterday afternoon. I'm stuck behind a slow poke, and these roads are awesome to drive spiretedly on. This C6 came up through traffic on me and I could tell he was thinking he was gonna show his ancester how much improvement his new c6 was bringing to the table... Never mind the fact that I'm breaking in a heads/cam realistic 400+WHP C5 with about 500 miles on it! So we get open road and I'm not gonna go stupid fast speeds and have bambi step out in front of me...I figure 70+mph is about as fast as I really want to click along... Until we hit a nice long straight. C6 swings wide around me and romps on it... I drop from 6th to 3rd and nail it... He never stood a chance. So at my next turn he hits his horn and waves me over. I stop and he asks what the hell I've done to the car... "Besides lose half the hair left on my scalp?" He informed me he shifted at redline from 3rd to 4th and I was still pulling away from him... We had a good chat, and it was agreed that I'd stacked the deck in my favor. He claims to have dyno'ed his Orange C6 to the tune of 358HP at the wheels. We don't know yet what this new heads/ cam powerplant will do, but we now know it will probably be in excess of 358HP by a bit... Oh well, Fun and games, Fun and Games! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Mike, I ran some with a C6 at a track day at CMP last month. It didn't appear to be much faster than a C5, if any. BUT I didn't know the guy driving it, so there's always doubt if he was getting all that was there. Beautiful car though. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_hunt Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Mike, there's nothing better than driving a hotrod that happens to be a 'vette, unless you have ms. daisy with super sweater muffins, drop dead gorgeous, sitting next to you in such 'vette. I hate you for having a hotrod vette, only cause I don't have one too, but I like to hear your stories. Thanks. If you ever have ms. daisy described above, then I'm going to die and be reincarnated as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwik240z Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Mike, One Sunday morning cruise in the 240Z LS1 I came up against a new C6. He couldn't pull away from me. When we pulled over we talked for a while and he says he thinks my car could take him. 400 crank HP in a 3200 pound car vs 317RWHP (est. 375 crank HP) in a 2600 pound car. You do the math. I love my LS1 Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0N Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Stock, there not fast. My Z ran a Z06 with exhaust and intake @ Sac raceway. Consistant @ 12.1 - 12.4. Who ever had the better launch would win. The new Z06 might be something to worry about. One of the magazines tested the new Z06 and was doing 11.7. You know magazines tests are usually slower then the actual quarter mile times. I didn't read the article, just saw it on the front page of the mag and said Damm! that's fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 First C6 I saw on the street that looked like a cool guy owned, I pulled up next to and gave a hearty rawkfist m/ and reved a bit and give him a "nice ride" node. As i watched him downshift and take off I thought "I'll need a bit more HP to even think about it... too bad, seemed like a nice guy..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 One thing that I find amazing about the Z06 that I had the chance to run against at the track and didnt fare to badly against, concidering he did a 12.3 and I didnt a 12.9 against, was just the simple fact of how fast they go off the line and just keep going. Man those things are like rockets off the line. Good job Mike, two thumbs up:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 The stock C5 was rated for a 13.2 quarter mile. If the C6 is running in the low 12's I'd say it's significantly faster. Those times are the same as those for the old Z06. I think it's published quarter mile time was 12.4. If that's the improvement in the base engine model I have a feeling the new Z06 is going to be plenty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Those have to be my favorite stories. The old, "The guy with a new high dollar car thought he'd show me what he paid for and then I stomped a mudhole in his ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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