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#589 of 1908 My nomination for Best Gee Whiz Accessory by avolvofan Jul 29, 2003 (5:42 pm)
Since Shifty didn't delete my last post, here is my nomination for Best Gee Whiz Accessory for the Corvette (also from West Coast Corvette).   http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/shop_online/prod_detail.cfm?id=5- - 13   These wheels have enabled me to avoid countless scrapes from less-than-perfect roads. I wish that I had thought of them. Whoever the bright person was that thought of them definitely gets my vote for Best Gee Whiz Accessory for the Corvette.
#590 of 1908 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 30, 2003 (7:37 am)
Those are cute. Lots of $$$ exotics could use them, too.   Can you see them though or do you really have to lay on the ground?
#591 of 1908 gbjerke by bhill2 Jul 30, 2003 (11:38 am)
Thanks for the offer, but if I decide to lose the skip shift I think I'll spend the $20. I am not that good with electronics. Also, you bring up my biggest beef with this thing. In order to defeat it, you have to drive in a less economical way. Although I certainly have no moral objection to running it to over 3K to shift (OK, I enjoy the hell out of doing that) the car has so much low end that if you are feeling mellow you can shift at under 2K and save some gas. That is, except that then you get shoved into 4th, and the engine bogs. Oh well, I'm preaching to the choir, so I'll stop, at least for now. Thanks again.
#592 of 1908 by ruking1 Jul 30, 2003 (11:41 am)
The interesting thing about the skip shift is you can also "under" rev it and in effect ("short") shift to 2nd gear. Actually I do this in almost all cases except for driving on hills like in San Francisco.
#593 of 1908 Another skip shift possibility by starrow68 Jul 30, 2003 (1:16 pm)
I've gotten in the mode where if I go to second and I am at skip shift rpm's I automatically go to third and with just a hint of hesitation it goes into third. Much less bog than in 4th and doesn't seem to mind it. Although, I don't seem to find myself there much in my '02 as I think the skip shift actually stops at 2100 or 2200 rpm, but it does come up once in awhile. I also will under rev 1st some times going into a hill and take it to second as ruking1 does.    As to the gas saving issue, I think by making it go into 4th at a set low rpm they can do that in the test and then improve the results since they don't have to rev higher in 2nd and 3rd before getting to 4th. If anyone drove that way it might represent reality but as most know, nobody really expects EPA milage to be reality.
#594 of 1908 Best Gee Whiz Accessory, ctd. by avolvofan Jul 30, 2003 (5:33 pm)
The wheels that are being shipped are black and blend in rather well with the skid bar and the rubber strip under the radiator intake. If you know where to look, you can see the wheels from a distance of approximately 50 feet. Any closer, and you are on your hands and knees to examine them.
#595 of 1908 $100,000 vette by diablo4 Jul 30, 2003 (5:51 pm)
It is being rumored that there is going to be a high performance vette that is going to compete with the "ENZO,LAMBO,and PORCHE supercars".Like the vette isn't high performance, but this car is suspose to be faster then the ZO6 C6.It is going to be made of lighter materials then the C6 and cost $100,000.
#596 of 1908 starrow68 by bhill2 Jul 31, 2003 (3:24 pm)
Oh yeah, I assume that the skip shift is there to game the fuel consumption test and avoid the gas guzzler tax. It certainly makes no sense in normal driving. To that end, however, I have noted that if you fake the 4th gear shift by letting it lead you just past the neutral point, it will go away and you can then shift into 2nd or, like you, into 3rd. I might also try ruking1's trick of short shifting into 2nd if I don't want to take 1st out further. I still think that it's a joke having to play these games however. Maybe $20 for a defeat kit would be a good investment.
#597 of 1908 You're probably right by starrow68 Jul 31, 2003 (7:37 pm)
Some times I just can't be bothered if the fix takes much effort and it's not something I'm about to do myself. Then again I seem to now cruise in the car more than not so the start up shift issue is pretty much a non-issue. The auto in the '95 is pretty boring as the alternative but it does keep the miles off the '02. Spending a few bucks to fix the problem does sound like a good idea.    As to a $100k Vette, if it's $100k it's not a Vette, seems to me. There are plenty of tuners who can get your Vette to 450 to 600 hp for a lot less than that total and it's still in the Vette crowd. Part of the reason that the Vette is interesting is that for a lot less than super car pricing you can get something that is very close, considering the '04 Z06 was doing super car times at the nuremburgring (sp?) for about $55k why not just get two for about the same price? And still no gas guzzler tax!
#598 of 1908 C6 by diablo4 Jul 31, 2003 (7:54 pm)
I think the ZO6 C6 will have more then 500HP and will have 580LBS of torque.

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