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#67 of 221 Article with interesting angle on Z06 by starrow68 Oct 18, 2005 (9:08 pm)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/auto/features/muscle.table.htm   Enjoy your mileage!
#68 of 221 Re: C6 Z06 video [xkss] by blkhemi Oct 21, 2005 (9:32 am)
Replying to: xkss (Oct 18, 2005 12:15 pm) great video xkss
#69 of 221 Thanks for the video by starrow68 Oct 21, 2005 (12:35 pm)
Hard to tell speed from watching, true even with race cars where you know about how fast they are and it still looks slower. The compression of the suspension on the red car over that rise comming at the camera and then into the dip was one of the few places it looked like they were pushing the cars. Fun stuff. Randy
#70 of 221 Z06 Test by motorhead1 Oct 23, 2005 (9:33 am)
I saw on Speedvision last night 10/22/05 Tommy Kendall and Jeff Gordon testing the Z06. I was really impressed with the car and so was the test drivers with the power and weight of the new car. One thing I didn`t understand was they said the car has a 427 small block. I thought all engines that big were big blocks, can some one help me understand this?
#71 of 221 427 cubic inch V-8s by xkss Oct 23, 2005 (11:30 pm)
Displacement is the volume that is swept as the pistons are moved from top dead center to bottom dead center.   Corvettes were available with 427 cubic inch big blocks from 1966 until 1969. The block of these engines was big in mass whereas today's 427 cubic inch LS7 is big in displacement of the engine (pistons).   The 1967 Corvette L-88 had a 427 cubic inch V-8 with an aluminum block and made over 500 hp, but Chevy underated it. It was a racing engine (all of it) and only 20 were built. It could only be ordered with all other racing options which meant no heater or defroster.   One Corvette L-88 set a track record at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans (going over 171 mph), but it didn't finish the race.
#72 of 221 A little more simply ... by starrow68 Oct 24, 2005 (9:24 am)
The new 427, or 428 as some are saying, is put into the same size footprint as the small block engines from the original 265 ci up to the most recent 350/368 ci engines. Much smaller than the old RAT big blocks and much lighter.
#74 of 221 A little something new on long ride comfort ... by starrow68 Oct 26, 2005 (1:19 pm)
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2005/10/24/146309.html
#75 of 221 People laughed at me by sammyd1 Nov 01, 2005 (1:57 pm)
When I told people I was looking at buying one of these they laughed and said only old or middle aged men drive them. Sadly, that is pretty much true. Replies to this message: gbjerke (Nov 01, 2005 4:52 pm) starrow68 (Nov 01, 2005 6:56 pm)
#76 of 221 Re: People laughed at me [sammyd1] by gbjerke Nov 01, 2005 (4:52 pm)
Replying to: sammyd1 (Nov 01, 2005 1:57 pm) sammyd1-- Ya know, you're right. I'm 64 and am on my second Z06. Will have the new version when prices stabilize (local dealer just got one in---sticker + 25k)---LMAO! I see a lot of us grey hairs driving Vettes...and I think that is a good thing as I just HATE growing up and acting my age. The positive spin on this though is the fact that insurance rates are incredibly low on these cars, obviously because us old guys don't go nuts in them (at least the insurance stats don't show it). It's a gonzo performance sled and brings us old dudes back to the 50's when a V8 rumble was the ultimate. I'd love to be 20 again but that ain't gonna happen so my thought process is give her hell now.

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