Motortrend Site: 2007 Chevrolet Corvette

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07-28-2004, 11:44 PM

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Schismblade

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Re: Motortrend Site: 2007 Chevrolet Corvette

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Originally Posted by guionM

Gee... this means GM will have an answer to the Ford GT AFTER it's production run is over.

Ford did just that with the terminator cobra.....waited till F-bodies were no more...and BAM...slapped a blower in it....

07-29-2004, 12:26 AM

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Re: Motortrend Site: 2007 Chevrolet Corvette

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Originally Posted by Z28x

Z06 will already have a 500-550HP 427. I don't think the Gen IV Small block can go any bigger. 3v heads would probably add another 50HP, but if they want to build a 700HP Vette F/I might be a better way to go.

Again...I'm still guestimating 500HP max. And thats all any of us can go on right now, is speculation. Except maybe a few of us that know whats going on inside the project right now. To me, I'd be fine with 550. But trying to market 550 HP in only a year or so is too much too soon for the Corvette IMHO.

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Originally Posted by SNEAKY NEIL

First of all, don't believe the 530 at the wheels figure until someone actually does it outside a Ford testing facility or outside a rumor. I believe the 500 hp figure is still the correct number. That should not be that hard for a 427.

No one denies that it wouldn't be hard for a 427 to peak at that number. But theres still the question of if they will even use the 427. All we've heard are some rumors that any gear head behind one of these screens could have conjured up.

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Originally Posted by muckz

I must've missed that thread! I only remember discussing 7 liters going to around 500 or less. Anyhow, that's great.

Me too...and I see just about every thread on here

[extended reply] GM ussually takes gradual, non-panicy steps. The last thing they want to do is start pissing off the EPA even more by increasing HP a ton but leaving gas milage alone. Not to mention if a Democrat is elected president, might even put more push on short-term CAFE #'s. I think GM will play it safe and not do what they can do, but do what they should do to keep everyones jobs safe and not cause any alerts. Remember, the Z06 is not just some miniscule sold vehicle. It sells relatively well to other vehicles with similar performance. So it does have to keep in line with a number of things, including not scaring away too many potential buyers with an astronomical torque level that might leave these potential buyers in a coma after their test drives.[/extended reply]

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