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#11 of 914 Racing # by mbukukanyau Oct 03, 2003 (3:00 pm)
I checked out this link and was impressed by C5's performance for the $$.   GM should just give the Z06 C6 one good supercharger and it with the same small block and it would be the undisputed king of the Hill. For a small V8 to race with AMG55, Murcielago, Viper and the likes is not a small achievement.   With a super Charger on this car, Even The Mighty 911 Turbo S and the Venom spitting Viper would be toast.   The Vette is an impressive car. That sort of performance comes up of $100 K.   Note that The Mosler MT900 Photon Uses a tweaked Z06 350-cube LS6 small-block V-8 making 435 horsepower   The Cobra was out of its Venom   In the Z06 League, its the Numbers not the Planks of wood and Cow hides that count   http://motortrend.com/multimedia/mtvideo/112_03_topspeed/   I can hardly wait for the XLR V series. M Series Bimmers and AMG will be history
#12 of 914 Headlamps by theo2709 Oct 05, 2003 (5:21 pm)
A new spyshot of the fixed headlamps has popped up, and these are supposed to be very accurate: http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/photopost/data/526/1c6headlight.jpg.   In other news, the Z06 C6 will get 3-valve makeover for the 6.3L pushrod engine, making over 500 HP! The base Corvette will get a 7.0L version of the same engine making well over 400 HP. GM will also put the 3-valve technology in all it's High Value engines (Malibu). Reg should be happy !
#13 of 914 by regfootball Oct 19, 2003 (7:19 am)
well, like I said before, if GM's other pushrod engines got the same attention and level of engineering as the Corvette motors......then I'm fine with it.   But they don't so....   In any event I am sure the newest Corvettes will kick some major tail.   What I don't care for here is that the 05 vette doesn't look any different. It would be nice for it to be more unique.   Hope the new interior and dash are nice too.
#14 of 914 '05 Z06 by jpstax Oct 29, 2003 (5:36 pm)
Our family doctor owns a '99 Vette. He's been itching to trade it in for a new one. I'll suggest that he wait for the Z06 C6, which will have 500 horses to smoke any Vipers and other competitors.
#15 of 914 Ugly, ugly, ugly Headlamps by j578bv431 Oct 31, 2003 (2:31 am)
I saw the picture of the head lamps, thanks for the info. Theo2709. But these head lamps look awful. I hope it's not too late for Chevy to come to its senses & change back to the flip-up headlights.   I suppose GM isn't building the previously rumored 700 hp Corvette Tigershark, the 700 hp Cadillac Cien and or the 1000 hp Cadillac Sixteen? Anyone know???   If not I agree with everyone else the C6 needs to eat Vipers for lunch. A supercharger or a Calloway twin turbo version would be nice.
#16 of 914 ewww...pushrod? by rctennis3811 Oct 31, 2003 (11:43 pm)
why is GM still using pushrod technolgy??   haven't they heard of DOHC, VVT, OR SOMETHING MORE ADVANCED!?!   i kno sum of there cars have cam engines, but they're not as powerful as the competition b/c in order to even come CLOSE to the competition's hp rating, GM has to bump up the displacements causing poorer city mpg   i, honestly, have not been a great fan of Corvettes due to their cheap-feeling interior and old-tech pushrod engines..but i think they are one of the, if not the most, sexiest cars in the world!   well, Corvettes will have much tougher competition after 2005 when the Universally-Acclaimed R36/V36 Nissan Skyline GTR V-Spec comes out with its VQ-Series Engine: 3.5Liter 24Valve V6 Variable Valve Timing/Variable Induction System Twin-Turbo 4WD <or AWD> producing 400HP through a 6spd manual..cant wait fer that match!
#17 of 914 The '05 Vette does have by logic1 Nov 01, 2003 (5:16 am)
VVT technology. The Vette has among the higher mpg ratings of any performance car.   The Z06 Vette will be over 500 hp. There won't even be a match. The Skyline will be destroyed.
#20 of 914 The photo isn't a definite... by wsag26 Nov 03, 2003 (3:36 pm)
I'm not sure if that photo was 100% accurate. But, from my view, it is currently okay. What I've heard is the 2006 model will have a 500 hp giving Dodge, and Ford a run for their money. Currently sources like Edmunds.com say that it will have that horsepower. The standard models are expected to have 450 hp.

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