Official - Corvette ZR1 Certified at 638 Horsepower and 604 Ft-lbs of Torque!
04-25-2008, 11:55 AM
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04-25-2008, 11:55 AM
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Even if that were practical, when's the last time you saw a micro with ~2MB of onboard OTP ROM? 
Seriously, though, I imagine that there will be some great difficulty in tuning this vehicle. It's not a hundred kB of tables and a couple simple algorithms running on a Motorola HC08 derivative anymore.
04-25-2008, 12:07 PM
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You can barely hear the engine!
04-25-2008, 01:15 PM
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Me = too chicken for that.
04-25-2008, 10:45 PM
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repeat
04-26-2008, 08:43 AM
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Not until the Vette goes electric (2025?) and they can put electric motors at each wheel.
I thought I remembered reading that Z06 owners were getting big gains from just switching out exhaust components, like a jump from 505 to 550+
A header swap isn't very nice to a Z06. Performance for the dollar ratio sucks. Headers run no less than ~$1500 and over ~$2000 in many cases and the HP/ TQ gains are in the 20-30 range. The factory manifold is already effectively a shorty header and flows very well. A lot of C6 guys are buying Z06 take off exhausts and making big gains.
04-26-2008, 02:11 PM
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Dan
04-26-2008, 02:24 PM
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The Corvette will never be AWD. It just won't happen.
Oh, here's a Z06 flyby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syWJbD1rf0Y
Oh, here's a Z06 flyby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syWJbD1rf0Y
04-26-2008, 03:24 PM
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Iffin I was rich, and wanted to take one of these things drag racing, the only thing I wouldn't like about the motor is this...
Sure hope the HP curve is flat. 
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Horsepower / kW: 638 / 476 @ 6500 rpm
Fuel shut-off (rpm): 6600
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Horsepower / kW: 638 / 476 @ 6500 rpm
Fuel shut-off (rpm): 6600
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04-26-2008, 10:02 PM
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04-27-2008, 01:26 AM
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04-27-2008, 02:35 AM
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The Corvette will never be AWD. It just won't happen.
Oh, here's a Z06 flyby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syWJbD1rf0Y
Oh, here's a Z06 flyby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syWJbD1rf0Y
04-28-2008, 02:39 PM
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