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Mike 10-10-2009 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg (Post 230032)
Brings me back to all those...ZZTopp vs Pretty much everyone ,times.. ;)

And he has a vette now too, his 3rd actually.

Mike 10-10-2009 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist (Post 230046)
Of course, the thought of that is too hard to comprehend for many americans. You saying a pushrod, camshaft in the block, 2 valves per head is actually a technological marvel :roflpuke2: :bowrofl: They've been designing engines like that since the 1960s and probably before. They're so powerful only because they're so big, but efficiency wise, pound for pound, LS engines are subpar compared to other engines from nissan, audi, bmw, porsche, ferrari, etc......

I get 28.5 mpg cruising the highway at 78 in the C6, only 25 in the 370.

370Zsteve 10-10-2009 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 230072)
I get 28.5 mpg cruising the highway at 78 in the C6, only 25 in the 370.

That's about right. The Corvette has amazing highway mileage. Combined, though, less than the 370Z.

370Zsteve 10-10-2009 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeD (Post 229704)
Why would you wan't to go "around a corner at high speed" in an SUV? :icon14: :icon14:

Exactly my point. And why would you need the absurd amount of HP in the Range Rover Sport? :roflpuke2:

370Zsteve 10-10-2009 09:24 AM

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Laughable how this drug-store merchant can piss on Americans and American cars as he does, especially since the only auto industry in Canada is American.

Clearly also talks out his :icon23:

Go back to selling suppositories, stick to what you know.:roflpuke2:

LOL.

Mike 10-10-2009 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 230073)
That's about right. The Corvette has amazing highway mileage. Combined, though, less than the 370Z.

I think I get slightly better around town in the vette also, but the Z still isn't fully broken in either. I know the corvette kicks my wife's Z4's *** in city and highway mileage.

Another plus for a vette is that insurance is half of what the 370 insurance is, at least for me.

Modshack 10-10-2009 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 230081)
Another plus for a vette is that insurance is half of what the 370 insurance is, at least for me.

That's definitely a + for the Vette corner. Mine is a bunch higher too Mike.. To many high risk Young-uns driving Z's I guess....

Pharmacist 10-10-2009 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 230077)
Laughable how this drug-store merchant can piss on Americans and American cars as he does, especially since the only auto industry in Canada is American.

Clearly also talks out his :icon23:

Go back to selling suppositories, stick to what you know.:roflpuke2:

LOL.

wow, what a retard :rolleyes:

I'm sure you are very well educated and very brilliant professional :rolleyes:

:gtfo2:

Ok, now back to selling suppositories. They work great for constipation, in case you get it. Do you want me to tell you where to put it?

Pharmacist 10-10-2009 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 230072)
I get 28.5 mpg cruising the highway at 78 in the C6, only 25 in the 370.

I meant efficiency as in power per litre of displacement, not mileage. Though I'm sure the z would get good mileage if you keep it in 6th gear all the time, which is what the vette does with tall gearing and two tall overdrives.

ZPirate 10-10-2009 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 230072)
I get 28.5 mpg cruising the highway at 78 in the C6, only 25 in the 370.

Yes the Vette gets amazing highway mileage. I've gotten 30 before on the highway. It's a good grand tourer.

370Zsteve 10-10-2009 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist (Post 230090)
wow, what a retard :rolleyes:

I'm sure you are very well educated and very brilliant professional :rolleyes:

:gtfo2:

Ok, now back to selling suppositories. They work great for constipation, in case you get it. Do you want me to tell you where to put it?

LOL :owned:

MightyBobo 10-10-2009 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist (Post 230091)
I meant efficiency as in power per litre of displacement, not mileage. Though I'm sure the z would get good mileage if you keep it in 6th gear all the time, which is what the vette does with tall gearing and two tall overdrives.

Power per liter is one of the biggest ricer arguments known to man.

Either bring the big stick or go home. What line of motors can make 430-505 crank horsepower (LS3/LS7) in a stable manner, without having to worry about overheating on the track? Yeah, its not the little Nissan motor thats for sure.

Not only is it efficient (the head design on LSX motors is amazing), but it can take gobs of power and is extremely mod friendly, never mind reliable. Oh yeah, and how about cheap to fix and almost universally known in the mechanical world due to being the classic small-block design?

You argue your HP/liter all the day long - in the end, the LSX is a superior motor not only from a cost-to-repair and cost-to-mod standpoint, but from a racing standpoint.

Lug 10-10-2009 10:30 AM

For me, one of the Vettes strongest points usually isn't mentioned. It weighs about the same as the 370Z even with that bigassed engine. Weight is the enemy.

Pharmacist 10-10-2009 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo (Post 230107)
Power per liter is one of the biggest ricer arguments known to man.

Either bring the big stick or go home. What line of motors can make 430-505 crank horsepower (LS3/LS7) in a stable manner, without having to worry about overheating on the track? Yeah, its not the little Nissan motor thats for sure.

Not only is it efficient (the head design on LSX motors is amazing), but it can take gobs of power and is extremely mod friendly, never mind reliable. Oh yeah, and how about cheap to fix and almost universally known in the mechanical world due to being the classic small-block design?

You argue your HP/liter all the day long - in the end, the LSX is a superior motor not only from a cost-to-repair and cost-to-mod standpoint, but from a racing standpoint.

Yeah, why do Nissan, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Mitsubishi, Mercedes, McLaren, etc... bother doing research and developing engines? They should all just buy engines from Chevrolet :rolleyes:

Provided they don't go bankrupt first :rolleyes:

Pharmacist 10-10-2009 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Lug (Post 230112)
For me, one of the Vettes strongest points usually isn't mentioned. It weighs about the same as the 370Z even with that bigassed engine. Weight is the enemy.

That is actually something I agree on. Modern cars are just getting too overweight and fat. Lambos going close to 4000 lbs, 3 series bmw now bigger than older 5 series, mercedes sedans heavier than a pickup truck, etc....


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