Friends car, Sweet

I am going for a ride in this tongiht at 9pm when he gets off work. I will get a vid
of the ride. This thing has the LS-7 M-6

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edit- here are some more pics of it...
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You will love it!!!

Take what that feels like....and add just a little to it and that would be riding in mine.

He said it has 505 hp stock... It will be dark but i should be able to get some decent footage.... I am sure i will love it...

Tell'em it needs to be cleaned.

He had to drive like 200 miles this morning just to get to work. He is a locum doctor, Rent a doc, in our Emergency room. Real nice guy. He said right off the get go sorry for it being dirty....lol

oh jesus! mmm LS7!

DOUBLE POST FTW! :lol:

Awesome though.. Ls7..

DAMNIT!! now I need new shorts.

I saw a Z06 at a car show a couple weeks ago, I took pics, but they're in a camera that's 200 miles away right now. Keep this thread open for em!

Mmmm, yummy, Z06 with LS7 ...

I love the new Z06. Its a beast. Top Gear did a show on the new Z06. Here's the vid:
http://www.dpccars.com/car-movies/05-16-06pageTopGearC6CorvetteZO6.htm

I love the new Z06. Its a beast. Top Gear did a show on the new Z06. Here's the vid:
http://www.dpccars.com/car-movies/05-16-06pageTopGearC6CorvetteZO6.htm
I can't stand that guy, he is so anti anything to do with America. It gets old real fast and makes it hard to consider someone so bigoted as a specialist in there field... Especially when they hold the nation of origin as a leading factor of there opinion of a auto.

Saw this on another board.

11.1 at 128 with NOTHING but drag radials.
http://www.dragtimes.com/Chevrolet-Corvette-Timeslip-8071.html
Obviously the conditions were perfect as well.
But still....

Well I went for a ride and we went before he got off of work. All I have to say besided needing grease to get my fat ass in there. That thing is crazy fast. We went like a block away from the hospital and hit 80mph. He was spinning in first second and chiped third. I want that engine in my maro. I think I had a lil accident in my pants and it was not a shit stain either...lol.
Very nice ride.
Vett FTW....

Edit. I might go for another ride with him on tuesday. Will have my camera for sure then...

My only problem is the price of that motor.
You can have a fully built 402 LSx for less.

My only problem is the price of that motor.
You can have a fully built 402 LSx for less.

Yeah, the LS7 crate from GM is ~$14K. But I also noticed that the LS1 crate is around $8K, but the LS2 is around 6K. What's up with that?

LS1 is probably in more demand. Or at least was.
It isn't put in any cars anymore...so that might be it as well.

14grand is alot of money just for an engine. I bet there is not even 5grand of parts in the dang thing. I would take a LSx for the price difference for sure

I love the new Z06. Its a beast. Top Gear did a show on the new Z06. Here's the vid:
http://www.dpccars.com/car-movies/05-16-06pageTopGearC6CorvetteZO6.htm

Dude was complaining about road noise, the nav radio, the speakers, and the rough ride??? It's a freakin' supercar that out preforms most euro cars that cost more than double, who cares about feeling the bumps in the road and a little noise?

The guy's a tool plain and simple. He did seem astonished that it outhandled that zonda, but then again he said the Z06's handling was unsophisticated.

I thought his fat ass would love the fast food feature.

Oh, well I'm done with that rant. I'm so jelaous gold, you've gotta get a video of that thing.

He said it has 505 hp stock...
they make more than that. i saw one on the dyno at the carlisle corvette show. it was bone stock and made 468hp on the first pull and 471hp on the second. nothing like the sound of an LS7 at 7,000rpm:evillol: .

I like Top Gear. Although him being so biased sucks, but it still is funny..

tuesday i am going for another ride, I will get vids

14grand is alot of money just for an engine. I bet there is not even 5grand of parts in the dang thing. I would take a LSx for the price difference for sure
There is more than $5K in that motor...trust me. :grinyes:
It is an incredible motor. Plain and simple.
But GM does want a bunch for the crate motor. Worth it??? Depends on the application.

My 402 makes roughly 625 flywheel horse. Which is what it would be rated at in a new car.
I am the same compression, and LSx. But that is about it.
The LS7 is a motor that will pass emissions, doesn't have a big cam for the cubes, etc.
Like I said...it all depends on how you want to go about building the car it goes into.
Good exhaust will open that 427 up nicely. Probably come close to 540-550 flywheel with longtubes and exhaust.

Mean motor that really sounds fairly tame. Not a loud motor (valvetrain wise) really, and it would be very reliable.

I built mine to make it streetable but still have a good lope and make good power.
Once guys start dropping big cams in those LS7's watch out!!!! :evillol:



tuesday i am going for another ride, I will get vids
Tell him to bring it to Colorado.
Bring video camera.
Much fun shall be had by all.

I can't stand that guy, he is so anti anything to do with America. It gets old real fast and makes it hard to consider someone so bigoted as a specialist in there field... Especially when they hold the nation of origin as a leading factor of there opinion of a auto.

You know what's worse? People in our country make fun of our cars on tv and in movies, that's what's worse. Atleast He and the stig race the cars to their fullest and not pussy around like Kei Tsuchiya. His cheating in races must be stopped!!!

You know what's worse? People in our country make fun of our cars on tv and in movies, that's what's worse. Atleast He and the stig race the cars to their fullest and not pussy around like Kei Tsuchiya. His cheating in races must be stopped!!!

:screwy:

The stig is a maniac. I was getting nervous watching him throw that piece of art around the track like that, I don't know how he kept control.

He is moving over that way he said, I thought he said ohio... don't remember tho... I will find out...lol

there are already zo6's making 700hp on the motor using a cam & boltons. HPE makes a cam package for like $900. then you have companies like sts and lingenfelter with zo6's making 1000+hp with twin turbos. the things that money can buy.

yeah i dont care what anyone says i would give everything up (which isnt much right now) for a C6 z06 vette. man those are to most amazing vehicles ever! like honestly for 60,000 you cant get a better buy. its all nice and comfy and it hauls ass. i mean if i had the money i would buy one for sure. i dont care if i could buid a faster car for the same price......cause this way i wouldnt have to do the work and its very reliable and gets good mpg. I NEED TO STOP TYPING

Just in case you guys are not looking I added some more pics of the car on the original post...

I love the new Z06. Its a beast. Top Gear did a show on the new Z06. Here's the vid:
http://www.dpccars.com/car-movies/05-16-06pageTopGearC6CorvetteZO6.htm


That guy is a COMPLETE douche bag. "This is an astonishing vehicle..." "It's faster than.... on the track", but it's an American piece of shit because he doesn't like the radio and the "seat is on the wrong side". That pussy can't admit that it's actually a damned good car. I'd like to see him pay an extra $100k for a Ferrarri whose main difference from the Z06 is the nav system / radio, and the less expensive vehicle is faster and handles better... What a retard.

Why are all you getting pissy because a guy who has driven some of the best cars in the world said that the ZO6 isn't as refined as a ferrari. He only speaks the truth.

Why are all you getting pissy because a guy who has driven some of the best cars in the world said that the ZO6 isn't as refined as a ferrari. He only speaks the truth.
Hey look there goes the point :rolleyes: . He is anti anything American. If you are a regular viewer and watched the whole clip you would see that.

He is anti anything American.

in Britain, when it comes to cars, just about everyone is anti-american. i'm not going to go on about handling and fuel efficiency (or the lack of it)

i like american car, admittedly a limited selection of them. but most of the time when i talk about the handling of them, i'm joking. i don't really care about that handling of some vehicles, like the F-150 i want, i don't care about handling because i'm not going to go throwing it around some race track, racing on the edge.

in Britain, when it comes to cars, just about everyone is anti-american. i'm not going to go on about handling and fuel efficiency (or the lack of it)

i like american car, admittedly a limited selection of them. but most of the time when i talk about the handling of them, i'm joking. i don't really care about that handling of some vehicles, like the F-150 i want, i don't care about handling because i'm not going to go throwing it around some race track, racing on the edge.
I can understand not fully appreciating certain vehicles and can understand not liking the typical auto from a certain country of origin but to so matter of factly express your bias from someone who is suppose to offer a third party real world perspective is unprofessional.

It would be like me saying a supra can't make power cause its country of origin is Japan and the Civic comes from there and they aren't all that powerful (just pulling a example out of my ass, I know there are quick civics out there).

i know, i think the main problem with some car journalists and critics is that they drive so many top-end cars and supercars that they get used to it. and if they're in something that doesn't cost as much, and doesn't have the same specification then that's below their standards, it's like building up a tolerance to something.

i've been in 3 Z06s, a stock on, an 850bhp blown one and a full-on blown 572-powered one. and with the exception of the last, they all handled very well, we didn't go on a track but my friend pushed them to the limit and they held well.

the reason the third didn't handle too well was weight, it was set up for drag racing and a twin-turbo 2,000bhp engine doesn't allow you too much grip in the bend.

(in thurth, they weren't three different cars, it was the same one but the owner had it "evolved" to pursue his drag racing desires.)

Well the handling for there time frame on C4 - C6 has been right up there in skid pad numbers with most of the German built exotics. So to me its just bias when someone says something like American cars can't handle or that the prior models didn't handle well. Just take a look at the skid numbers on the ZR1 C4's and then tell me that car can't handle.

Sure the refined feel of the exotics is awesome to have a car that will deliver awesome performance on the track as well as give you a comfortable ride home. Its the best of both worlds but to be honest I prefer the more raw feel of true american muscle.

It would be like comparing riding a wild stallion verse a race horse who was trained for someone being on his back. It all about one's preference and thats where someone should not be influencing the consumer with there own idea of what they want.

Why are all you getting pissy because a guy who has driven some of the best cars in the world said that the ZO6 isn't as refined as a ferrari. He only speaks the truth.

Well... he is a jackass. If you can't tell that he can't honestly say the he likes the car and that Chevy has a nice product with a few minor flaws just because he used to driving cars like Bugatti's and Ferrari's then I can't help you.

Listen to it. All he talks about is how great it is in terms of brute force, but how it sucks handling and it's accoutrements are substandard (or however the hell you spell that). It out performed his precious ferrari (and many others) on the course and drag strip... if it out performed the ferrari on the road course how in the hell can it's handling be substandard? (Use your head kid!)

Personally, I think he's miffed that the Americans built a car that out performs MOST supercars and sell it for 30% - 38% of what the supercars are selling for... which makes everyone who pays $160K - $200K for a car (people that he admires and therefore is one of) that doesn't perform as well look like a bunch of egotistical, spoiled brats.

(And by the way... you haven't seen pissy, I'm just discussing what this jackass said.)

I'd like to see what he said about the Ford GT40 or GT50 or whatever the hell it's called. Anyone got a link to that, if he did it?

If I remember right he also said some bad things about the ford GT but I think he owns/owned one. I'll see if I can find something about it.

EDIT: Sounds like he liked the GT just one thing ruined it for him.....more info in the story.

click for story on his GT (http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1677058,00.html)

That's pretty bad that they couldn't fix the alarm, he took it better than I thought he would, I actually liked that column for the most part. BUT, the part about americans being "on time" was very out of line. I wonder how many of his relatives were saved by the "on time" American effort in WWII.

:lol: Thats an awesome story.. some cars just come like that out of the factory though.. sucks for him, being a dream car.

Karma... The god of cars knew he was asshole and acted appropriately. I'm sorry but someone as codgy as that guy should drive an 82 Chevette or Citation for several years just to get a damned reality check.

I'd be pissed if I spent that much money and the car had those kind of problems too, so I sort of feel bad for him. I would genuinely feel bad if he wasn't so opinionated and so willing to share. Like Nate said... Maybe if we were 20 minutes later entering WWII he wouldn't be here. Prick.

haha i actuaqllyliked what he sadi about it..

Yeah. :lol:

Karma... The god of cars knew he was asshole and acted appropriately..

LMMFAO! I wonder how close to the truth that might actually be. A person goes into a situation with a preconception, and invariably, they will make that come true. If the same thing happened on a Lambo he might dismiss it as "An annoying little electrical gremlin" but since he wants to bash, it becomes a "major flaw" in the vehicle design.

You will love it!!!

Take what that feels like....and add just a little to it and that would be riding in mine.

a little??? like 50rwhp more ( that is not a little in my book :lol: )

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a little??? like 50rwhp more ( that is not a little in my book :lol: )
Me racing one of those Corvettes....I don't know if I have enough power to overtake one.

They are VERY light.

have you ever had a big and tastie from wendy's there great...

lol... That was so bizarrely random I don't even know what to say other than... WTF did that have to do with this thread????

lol... That was so bizarrely random I don't even know what to say other than... WTF did that have to do with this thread????

Do I smell a *sniff, sniff* threadjack??

Jeremy.. what track are those pics taken at? I could swear its Laguna Seca.. but thats just me because I want to go there and try out that corkscrew one day..

Its Portland International Raceway, I think or P.I.R.

link (http://www.portlandraceway.com/)

I am doing my best to set-up a race with a nice black C6Z06. :icon16:

Hopefully video will be involved.

i got a vid on a dvd of a stone stock 06 ZO6 racing a lambo gaiardo (how ever the hell u spell it). vette smokes the lambo all 3 races. Luos i think you against a Z06 could be a pretty close race, depending on the elevation.

Yeah that vid is on Youtube..

Gallardo getting owned by Z06: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14H2kcnQuMo

and Z06 vs GT..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqM5kSnKWlw

I think the big problem for Curtis is his weight.

depending on the elevation.
Pretty sure it would be the same for both of us. :lol:

well the z06 runs atleast 11.7. curtis runs that but at 5800ft. it would be close, but at sea level, he might squeeze by the vette. i want tickets to watch.

100% stock LS7 powered Corvettes are finding 10's on drag radials.

then you could be screwed already :lol: . run the race and see what happens.

Not here. -850 DA was that 10.85 pass for him.

Corrected to my normal DA...that puts them a touch slower than me. Very close though.

Its going to be close if the chicken ever races...lol

I think he will.
But he may have a little extra bottle installed by the time we meet up. :lol: :lol: