Vette Owners Never Fail to Surprise Me...
 

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And this is why 95% of them watch NasCar and can't understand Formula1 and how a 3.5l V8 can make 800hp and rev to 19,000 rpm. :shakes head: I can understand someone wanting a V8. Wanting a American icon vehicle. Wanting to mature a bit and get away from the "Tuner" scene. But to say they didn't like the "high revs" has to be the gayest reason behind getting a different vehicle.

Ok.

for some...there is no replacement for displacement....lol

I got rid of a 2006 Z51 vette and went to the 370z with no regrets. The vette guy you quoted is lost.

Sorry just ranting over the stupidness I see/read. :mad:

:tup: I agree 100%! But to say I didn't like ANY "performance" car due to it reving high is gay. "Wow look at the GSX-R 1300 Busa. Holy shyt its crazy fast! But I'm going to get a Harley cause I don't like how the Busa revs to 14k rpms. :shakes head:

I think he was referring to the coarseness of the VQ35/37 engine @ high rpm. I'm not a fan of it, either.

:iagree: This. I currently own two (older) Corvettes as well as the Z. Plus, go drive a C6 and then tell me if you can't feel the difference - there's way more low-revs torque in a Corvette than there is in the Z.

Yup!

I gave up my RX-8 because I couldn't stand a 9000 RPM redline. All my friends with their 6000 RPM redlines would tease me terribly, telling me to go commit suicide doors.

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who cares. c6 is my next car

Reving high is fun, but who doesn't want more torque at lower RPM's?

I get it.

That said, it's not like you have to rev the Z all that high to get it moving...

meh... my grandpa drives a vette

I want a corvette.

am I a bad person now? :ugh2:

It's not all vette driver, just this one guy's opinion.

The power delivery is different, and the v8 is torquier in the low rev range.

But who cares? Both cars are fun, sleek, powerful sports cars.

could be! but i got rid of all that the moment i start running castrol german, motul, and redline....it just doenst happen with these oils!

I hope one day I'm the oldest Z owner. :woot:

haven't you heard? the Z is outdated and severely underpowered?:rofl2:

The VQ is pretty coarse at high RPM's regardless of what oil is in it, at least in my experience. It is nowhere near as smooth as any other performance engine out there.

lul o yea

c7 will be my next car if it looks like the stingray concept car. some people don't like it but i love it. to me, it resembles the batmobile. i am very much looking forward to see the pics of the new c7 :)

What ?!?!?! :eek:

Haven't you heard of project Bugatti beater? Whose outdated and underpowered now? ;)

That's right, son. Yeah, I forgot about my own car. I'm linin' up to take down another Bugatti this weekend.

I do this by challenging bugatti owners in very unlikely competitions, then mailing out the notification 5 minutes before I show up. When they're not there in ten minutes or less, they forfeit. I'm 9-0.

I heard you actually lost once when the owner just happened to be driving by.

i don't count that. Conditions were too dry.

oh man!
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“I’m quite confident that when we bring the car out you won’t say man I’m gonna keep my C6. You’re going to say I gotta have one of those C7's. I’m quite sure of that.”- Tadge Juechter, Corvette Chief

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I want a 911 turbo. I think I'd rather stay with lower displacement and MASSIVE TURBOCHARGERS OH MY JESUS

Nothing wrong with American muscle. Not my place to say as I'm not old like the geezers on this forum :tup:

It just depends on how somebody likes to drive their vehicle. some people really like beating the piss of it a car and rev every gear out. Others like to be able to smoke tires from a dead idle. If you haven't ever driven a non-chevy Gm big block you might not understand. The buick 455 held the record for the most torque out of a production car for 20 something years. I think it was the viper that broke the record I could be wrong. It was only 360hp but made 525llbs/ft @ 3500 but redlined @ 4500 or 5000. I personly like loads of low end and mid range torque. I don't use the upper end hp.

I ride bike and really miss my Honda RC51(redline of 10K) with its V2 torque. The ninja 1000 (redline 13K) I ride now has an extra 40hp but street riding it is about the same or a little slower. Nothing like passing somebody without downshifting just rolling on the throttle and going from normal following distance/highway speed to passing their front bumper at 110 .

Yeah I challenge them to unlikely competitions too. First one to get to 20 mpg wins; the one with the lowest maintenance cost wins; whoever can get the fastest 1/4 mile time in the other person's car wins. I am undefeated in these challenges against Bugatti owners. That's why they're not making anymore Veyrons, they couldn't handle the fact that they lost to a kid in a 370Z. ;)

There is something to be said about having a huge handful of torque available from the bottom to the top! Even driving the base model rentals from Hertz impressed me. The C6 feels big when you first drive it but after a little getting used to it is not so bad. Fit and finish are not on par with the 370 and G37 but the C6 is a monster that handles pretty D@mn well.

I've only driven older Vettes (from the 70's). They are a blast. I love the styling from that era. Maybe the Corvette will go retro like the Camaro and bring that style back?...Please?

I rev to 8600rpms in my RSX-S (with ecu tuning). That's the main reason I bought it, it revs up and down all day long:driving:

Has any 370 had a spirited run with a Corvette in the turns? As far as I know their drivers are intimidated by twisting turns.

Not in my Z, but I have in the S2K. I've seen quite a few vette drivers that can really drive.

Use to work at a Corvette performance shop. Driven more than enough stock, cammed, supercharged C5/C6's (ZO6). Always looked forward to getting into my TT-350 at the end of the day.

I agree.

Yes! LOL :tup:

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Nice. :tup:

It was my last car! :)

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I wanted a C6 ZO6 real bad when they first came out. Than I worked at that shop and while yes, the LS7 is a bad ass motor, it lacked a lot inside and in quality. It's nice to have unGodly amounts of power but to drive it everyday would suck.

I don't know that I would say it would suck.