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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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i read some where that 1/4 stock is in the high to mid 11s and the price for it is around 75k or so. damn right scary. put a twin turbo in that thing and just say bye bye to the viper.
Whoah with bolt-ons & slicks I bet you could run high 10's if that's true!
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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I love V8's. Feels like having a real car at your command.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BigNumber12
I love V8's. Feels like having a real car at your command.
A V8 is an engine not a car. Just because a car has an engine the size of a battleship doesn't mean it's a good car. Now, in the case of the C6 Z06 they happened to wrap a battleship motor in an ultra-high performance car. That's a winning combination no matter how you look at it.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 12:50 AM
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my god that is beautiful
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 12:57 AM
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white and black is teh sexay IMO...
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 01:28 AM
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white and black is teh sexay IMO...
thats some sexy sh*t right there.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 01:38 AM
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white and black is teh sexay IMO...
yes please
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 02:38 AM
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Wow they do look similiar. Also Remember that Gm underrates their power output of their engines. The Camero F bodies of yesteryear were rated in the low 300s, and they were almost identical engines to the Corvette. They usually put down thier listed power to the rear wheels.

As much as I love highly technical magnesium blocks and 9,000 redlines, if you can make this much power, run sub 4 second 0-60s and 11.X quarters for this kind of money, it kind of makes you wonder why the AMG engines of Mercedes add 25K to the cost of a car. Same goes for the M5, almost a 90,000 dolalr car.

A perfect example is the 300C and SRT-8. Huge power, huge engines, and they make you scratch your head who to pay 80+ thousand dollars for a Viper, M5, M6, or AMG variant. Bring on the Chrysler FIREPOWER! (stupid name), and it might actually be intersting to see who makes some of the best performance cars.

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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 02:55 AM
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Man those seats are ugly! First mod, update to Sparco's and chuck the fugly Chevy seats.

I would pimp that chevy! Probably the only American car worth owning.

I took my uncles c6 for a spin over Christmas. That is a nice car, but I will take my Evo thank you. My Evo actually feels more stable at 140MPH. Now, a c6 Z06 on the other hand, give me the Chevy!
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 03:14 AM
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I believe Yamaha made the induction system for the old Ford SHO's. Mercury Marine aided in the ZR-1. It was the expertise in lost foam casting.
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I think they should contract Yamaha to build another head for them like on the ZR-1. DOHC 32V MONSTER.

Edit: I thought Yamaha helped them build it, but I just read it was Lotus and Mercury Marine. Anyone know for sure?
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by racerxl99
i read some where that 1/4 stock is in the high to mid 11s and the price for it is around 75k or so. damn right scary. put a twin turbo in that thing and just say bye bye to the viper.
Lots of people have already put twin turbos on the C5 and still completely blown away Vipers. Lingenfelter makes a kickazz kit for those cars that with annihilate anything. That is until the Viper is supercharged or TT'd itself...

Check out www.z06vette.com or www.viperalley.com for those details
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Mean TT
A perfect example is the 300C and SRT-8. Huge power, huge engines, and they make you scratch your head who to pay 80+ thousand dollars for a Viper, M5, M6, or AMG variant. Bring on the Chrysler FIREPOWER! (stupid name), and it might actually be intersting to see who makes some of the best performance cars.
Its quite simple to me, I would much rather own a viper....and be able to say I own a viper then a Srt-8. Im sure quite a few people agree with me. Just like an M3 can be made to have some big power, but you buy the really expensive M6 for the name, "M6."
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Ariofighter
Its quite simple to me, I would much rather own a viper....and be able to say I own a viper then a Srt-8. Im sure quite a few people agree with me. Just like an M3 can be made to have some big power, but you buy the really expensive M6 for the name, "M6."
What is an SRT-8? I would rather have an M3 than an M6 because it is more performance oriented than luxo-oriented.

EDIT: Holy crap OK OK you are right about the M6...

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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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The only srt-8 I know of is the Chrysler 300c SRT-8. If referring to something else. Then I would be asking the same question. "What is an SRT-8?"
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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The Srt-8 is a magnum with a hemi.....it was at the La auto show, maby dodge's website has some more info....now back to the C6 Z06!
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