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My dream car used to be a killer big block 63-65 Vette... but now it's a Z06 Corvette.. they are just sick.... best supercar bang-for-the-buck hands down.

Its not even close right now.... maybe the new BMW Zs can make make a good case... but right now NOTHING can touch a Z06 $$$ for $$.. not even close. (Dodge Viper is the closest...?)

The only cars that beat it definitively.. cost many times more.... $500,000 and up....

:D :D :D too much vodka for me... he hee

Seriously.. a $65,000 that can hang with your run-of-the-mill half-million dollar car is insane... not just horsepwer but on the track performance.....

Sorry GD, but hte Z06's start at $71,000 - not as cheap as you think :)

You must also realize that gearing has alot to do with it. The Z06 does "only" 196mph, and is geared such (it doesn't have the power to do anymore, so its just geared to max out at that speed). A stock Viper does well over 200 (more like ~220). This raises gearing pretty significantly.

Gear a Viper so that each gear matches the Z06 (speed wise) and the Viper will destroy the Z06. The Viper is just geared higher, thats why it is slower. It ain't slower by much though.

One has to wonder where that extra 100lb's of torque disappeared to. And the answer is gearing.

Brian, that M5 was the Twin Turbo one we have been talking about. GD posted it up on post 53.

Yes GD, Hells Bells is good.
74mph is pretty good, why not go for 100:027:

Yes turbos are going to have lag (ecept maybe anti lag turbos), but a good twin, low boost system would hardly be noticably.
I don't understand how a turbo effects handling though.
Fastest car in the world uses 4 turbos, which some day I will buy.......maybe......what? it could happen!

Thats what I'm trying to say, turbo lag is hardly noticable, if at all with the right setup. I would know, I have a GMC Syclone sitting in the driveway...Can you say, "Worlds fastest production truck"?

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. The Z06 does "only" 196mph, and is geared such (it doesn't have the power to do anymore, so its just geared to max out at that speed). A stock Viper does well over 200 (more like ~220).

You sure about that? I haven't looked up anything, but I'm sure I've seen a z06 tested right on 200.. and a stock viper does 220? Where did I miss that???

I saw an article last year on "tuner" supercars... like a hennsey viper or something like that.. it was the fastest top end I think but still was under 200. Maybe the gearing was changed?

Anyway... I stand by my Z06 as the best suprecar dollar for dollar. Nothing under $100K can hold it's jock strap except the Viper... which is one of the only cars that can make a case against the Z06... especially the new Viper coming out soon. Maybe that's the "stock Viper" you meant??? It's supposed to be badasss.....

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Z06's start at $71,000 - not as cheap as you think

hey... I never said they were cheap.. just a bargain. I know what they cost though... I spend my day hanging out at car lots.. literally :) I take care of about 40 dealers in Iowa, doing glass repair work etc...

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Originally Posted by Patrick

Yes GD, Hells Bells is good.
74mph is pretty good, why not go for 100:027:

Hmmm.... I am thinking about that :005: although I would be pumped to hit 90 in a buggy :eek:

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Originally Posted by glassdoctor

The Viper is a nice car, but couldn't holds its own compared to a Z06. Especially the SS Z06 thats supposed to be due out late this year. 600HP :D The Corvette is just in a league of its own. Besides, top speed doesn't mean $h!t. It's how fast you can get there. Honestly, when was the last time somebody was doing 190mph on the racetrack. Certainly not on the dragstrip, and for damn sure not on a roadcourse. The LS series of motors is FAR superior. The LS7 is making 500HP with only 8 cylinders, yet the Viper's engine takes 10 to make 505. :p