It's been decided - going from 8 to corvette
04-26-2007, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
hmmm corvettes are generally driven by older people, id imagine its insurance rate should be in the lower spectrum for sports cars. i hardly ever see a corvette being driven aggressively..usually corvettes are just chillin on the road
a) blue-hair golf beanie wearing schmoo
b) a woman
c) gold chain wearing mid life crisis dude
Come across a Vette with a couple of those mods, and you just ran into a mid to late 30's street racing maniac. Always happens to me that way.
Honestly the glass top is nice, but the FRC (fixed roof coupe) is soooo much lighter. If I didn't have a need for back seat, I'd have an FRC Vette.
Have fun with it and let us know what heads/cam combo you come up with... HPE S2 cam is what I may go after... I won't need heads to reach 435rwhp (LS2).
04-27-2007, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Balboa
how about a Rx8???
becuase.. along with a light weight of around 3100 pounds, it has a very close 50/50 weight distrabution, low to the ground and can pull higher G's then the rx8..
04-27-2007, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by saturn
I guess if I want a Corvette it's great. If I want an RX-8 it sucks giant *****.
If I want an Evo (which I do) I get screwed just like everyone else. What can you do?
If I want an Evo (which I do) I get screwed just like everyone else. What can you do?
04-27-2007, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Galen Darkmoon
Definitely a step down. Corvettes suck fuel, ride like a brick, usually an ego thing, but like ya said, to each his own. Enjoy
04-27-2007, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Galen Darkmoon
Definitely a step down. Corvettes suck fuel, ride like a brick, usually an ego thing, but like ya said, to each his own. Enjoy
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04-27-2007, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by fdtt19
have you never heard that expression
And yep, corvette is going to get better gas mileage. Not that I'm too concerned with gas mileage - but it's a plus!
04-27-2007, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Galen Darkmoon
Definitely a step down. Corvettes suck fuel, ride like a brick, usually an ego thing, but like ya said, to each his own. Enjoy
Congrats Slayer! Weren't you really big on the Pettit SC though? Not that the 8 would of been as good a performer as a C5...but that would of been cool.
04-27-2007, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Raptor2k
lol noob
Congrats Slayer! Weren't you really big on the Pettit SC though? Not that the 8 would of been as good a performer as a C5...but that would of been cool.
Congrats Slayer! Weren't you really big on the Pettit SC though? Not that the 8 would of been as good a performer as a C5...but that would of been cool.
I found a used one with a Z06 engine, all sorts of good engine mods (heads, my favorite cam, hardened rods, etc), sway bars, Z06 wheels, heads up display, full exhaust, etc etc etc...I really like it. It's pretty much a finished product, and has 415whp. So I'm excited.
04-29-2007, 08:45 PM
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Well it's official. I want a vette 10 times more now. Today at the UMD spring meet, one of my new friends was kind enough to let me ride in his C5 Z06. He's putting down 400whp, and it was effing incredible. He let it loose on the highway, and I had to grab the "oh s**t" handle several times. I was just left speechless. The rotary is so smooth, but to feel that V8 throughout the entire car is an amazing feeling. Wow.
04-29-2007, 11:16 PM
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Maybe a Vette
I too have been kicking around the idea of getting a Vette. I am going to wait until the new Chevy Camaro and the Dodge Challenger get here. Should be interesting...
04-30-2007, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SlayerRX8
Well it's official. I want a vette 10 times more now. Today at the UMD spring meet, one of my new friends was kind enough to let me ride in his C5 Z06. He's putting down 400whp, and it was effing incredible. He let it loose on the highway, and I had to grab the "oh s**t" handle several times. I was just left speechless. The rotary is so smooth, but to feel that V8 throughout the entire car is an amazing feeling. Wow.
04-30-2007, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by SlayerRX8
Well it's official. I want a vette 10 times more now. Today at the UMD spring meet, one of my new friends was kind enough to let me ride in his C5 Z06. He's putting down 400whp, and it was effing incredible. He let it loose on the highway, and I had to grab the "oh s**t" handle several times. I was just left speechless. The rotary is so smooth, but to feel that V8 throughout the entire car is an amazing feeling. Wow.
That friend just placed his order for APS TT kit. Bastard. I guess I'll have to buy his Stainless Works catted headers and cam mine. I'm still going to get my *** kicked.
04-30-2007, 08:14 PM
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And you are right! For me, I have never appreciated the 8 more than when I "switched" cars. I can see the car for what it is, instead of trying to make it do "everything". And it is great at what it does!
Don't get any funny ideas BOOSTD 7...
And you are right! For me, I have never appreciated the 8 more than when I "switched" cars. I can see the car for what it is, instead of trying to make it do "everything". And it is great at what it does!
05-01-2007, 07:44 PM
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LMAO I just realized my little transaction will only cost me about $6 per hp gained. Now THERE'S a cost efficient mod.
Going from an AT RX-8 (Pettit dyno shows 130whp stock...believe it) with 152 or so from the engine to a C5 with about 488 from the engine...
Going from an AT RX-8 (Pettit dyno shows 130whp stock...believe it) with 152 or so from the engine to a C5 with about 488 from the engine...
05-01-2007, 10:43 PM
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It was the other way around for me. I test drove a C5, then went across the street to the Mazda dealership and bought the RX-8. I wanted to like the Corvette, I was prepared to buy one. But the test drive left me totally cold. Don't get me wrong, it is a fast car. But I didn't feel like I was driving a sports car. The car was ponderous and the steering feel severely lacking.
It was fun running through the first three gears on the C5, but I yawned through the rest of the test drive.
It was fun running through the first three gears on the C5, but I yawned through the rest of the test drive.
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05-02-2007, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by climacus
It was the other way around for me. I test drove a C5, then went across the street to the Mazda dealership and bought the RX-8. I wanted to like the Corvette, I was prepared to buy one. But the test drive left me totally cold. Don't get me wrong, it is a fast car. But I didn't feel like I was driving a sports car. The car was ponderous and the steering feel severely lacking.
It was fun running through the first three gears on the C5, but I yawned through the rest of the test drive.
It was fun running through the first three gears on the C5, but I yawned through the rest of the test drive.
05-02-2007, 08:01 AM
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Corvettes are nice but everybody has one. I see an 8 once every month or two at the most, I see a corvette almost every day.
Don't get me wrong, my favorite of all time would be a 69-71 vette but who wants to deal with the repair bills and maintenance, etc. on something like that along with a ton of them being out there.
I also have no problems hanging with the corvettes at road america on the corners, sometimes they are in the way after only a few k in suspension mods. It's the straights that are the problem.
Not that I would turn down a corvette, but the 8 is more cost effective even with mods, more unique, and I like driving it better.
Don't get me wrong, my favorite of all time would be a 69-71 vette but who wants to deal with the repair bills and maintenance, etc. on something like that along with a ton of them being out there.
I also have no problems hanging with the corvettes at road america on the corners, sometimes they are in the way after only a few k in suspension mods. It's the straights that are the problem.
Not that I would turn down a corvette, but the 8 is more cost effective even with mods, more unique, and I like driving it better.
05-02-2007, 09:49 AM
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Vettes are awesome, most likely will be my next purchase. I know you don't want one but C5 Z06s can be had for cheap these days and is probably what I will go for.
And skip the Auto in a Vette or else you become "one of those people"....
And skip the Auto in a Vette or else you become "one of those people"....
05-02-2007, 10:51 AM
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there is nothing wrong with that ... you and me are in the same boat i love my 8 and all but the vette is one of my all time classic favorite for me. if i had the money for it i would get the c6 but ui really dont ......