the all new Z06

[wEstSide]

Wow, I think I dreamt abut that once ;)

[Speedster25]

Just think of what some maniac out there would want to do. Go to lingenfelter or callaway, and put a turbo on it. HA! I bet it'll happen.

[wEstSide]

It will happen, it was predicted in the seventh chapter. When it happens a portal to the netherworld will open and chaos will rule the world for exactly 23 days and 43 nights.

[LateNightCable]

Okay, first off a rumor is a rumor. A 3,000 lb. Corvette isn't happening anytime soon, let alone a 900 hp. 7 liter ZO6 capable of 220 mph. Mass produced for $70,000. That is just a total technical leap that GM, or anyone really just couldn't pull off right now.

[thepolarfoxqx]

there won't be a 900hp 7.0L corvette. I can explain why for a long time, things like the fact that no one has ever made a factory pushrod motor do over 100hp/l, the fact it wouldn't be cost effective, or most important, no one could afford to insure that. Could you drive a 900hp car? I don't know if I could without some practice. It's long been known it will be 500hp.

Why 7.0L? The 6.0L just couldn't muster that without radical modifications like 2 intake valves, and even then it was strained. Look at the 7.0L, it's pushing very high compression, huge valves, big porting, that engine is pretty well maxed (without doing something like forced induction). The fact chevy does 500hp with 7.0L instead of 8.3 just affirms that they are better at engineering motors than the people who make the rickety viper motor. The way they did it was the most simple, cost effective way they could. Even so, the old Z06 was what, 55+k, and that differed very little from the stock vette. This has considderibly more unique parts, namely a totally different block. Furthermore, this thing looks completely capable of taking a viper to school for less money. Face it, the stock 400hp vette is as much power as you're going to need, and be able to get in that price segment (well, the E90 M3 should run about 400, but that is a few years off), the Z06 is in a different market.

[LateNightCable]

Limited credit should be given to GM for the LS7 motor. They out sourced a good deal of the development, which doesn't say much for their so far half assed attempts at " GM Performance Division ".

The Corvette is losing it's focus a lttle with the 70k ZO6 though.

[thepolarfoxqx]

here's how i see it. The stock vette runs even with last year's Z06, and is faster than any of its competition. The Z06 is finally able to let chevy compete in a higher echelon of automobile. GM needs an in-house shop like SVT. Ford creating SVT was fairly visionary.

To be fair, dodge outsourced a whole lot of the viper's motor. The first generation viper's 8.0L engine was entirely developed by lamborghini for instance. Definately not their best work, but still.

[wEstSide]

OK, obviously this is not serious. You guys don't really think there will be a 900hp motor coming from GM? I think MCC Smart is coming out with a 4300awhp car soon, how about tomorrow.

The important thing is the car is great. LS7 and good looks

[Speedster25]

Its possible. But I have to correct you polarfox. This year's C6 is a 6.0 liter LS2 V8 engine producing 405 bhp and 400 lbs. ft. of torque. Last year's Z06 used a 5.7 liter LS6 which produced 405 bhp and 400 lbs. ft. of torque, it might seem stupid that I just wrote this, but they are two different engines, even if they have the same power and torque. The next is an LS7 which is 7 liters, and supposed to be 500 bhp, 500 lbs. ft of torque, but RUMORS are that there might be a 900 bhp version of it based on a C5R engine.

[wEstSide]

Bullshit, I can not see GM producing more than 5 cars with 900hp in a Corvette not built for drag racing.

BTW I saw some guy with the C5R LS7 on some board and he is trying to get rid of it for like 80k.

I know you guys probably don't like linking but this is probably worth it http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=967111