how fast is FI'ed Z and satisfaction - part 2

Originally Posted by phunk

cant really agree with you there.

greddy tt, osg clutch, greddy exhaust. fuel pump and injectors. reflash. volks and re11's.

have yet to run into a vette that can pull away. there was one decently modified c6 z06 that seemed dead even from many pulls. but a stock one doesnt stand a chance.

there is nothing about the vette that gives it much a traction advantage at all... the transmission is mounted a couple feet back, thats it. Otherwise its all in setup. Most 370z owners will have insanely stiff coilovers at the very least, limiting weight transfer to almost nothing. most of them will use those coilovers to slam the car to the ground and have far too much negative camber and ride on half the tire.

but if setup correctly and using some good 305 or 335 tires, i cant imagine anything about a modern corvette that is going to give it any more traction for the power.

and if we are just talking about taking down a base model vette with typical bolt ons... thats not even a challenge for a TT'd 370z... i imagine i could turn off the boost controller and run my wastegate springs 5.5psi and have no trouble with one of those. the only stock or bolt on vette that is going to beat up on a TT 370z is a ZR1

Originally Posted by ImportConvert

I have yet to see/hear of a TT 370Z on street tires that can go WOT in first gear without plastering the pavement with rubber.

Originally Posted by phunk

What makes you think that a vette with the same power, using the same tires with the same alignment specs and similar spring rates and shock dampening is going to hook up in first? It's not. Don't tell me a bolt on c6 z06 can't spin tire in first without dumping the clutch. If your vette can't... Might want to take it in for some warranty work

Originally Posted by ImportConvert

It can if you stab the throttle, but I can roll into it from a 5mph roll and be WOT and it holds just fine.

Originally Posted by phunk

Is this a base model vette? Because that type of power can be put down without much drama in a 370. But many TT guys are 500+ rwhp and that's a real big difference from a base vette.

Originally Posted by ImportConvert

I'm probably at around 440whp or so. Stock Z06. Hooks perfectly unless you stab the throttle or are on sub-par surfaces. On clean asphalt it does fine.

Originally Posted by phunk

I think that first gear goes to like 60mph in the z06? That is quite a bit taller than the 370 in overall gearing.. For sure helping you. Until I get the car to hook better I bet a stock c6 z06 would get away from me from a dig but somewhere in 2nd I'm gonna catch him I think. Only ran them from a roll so no hands on with going up against one in first