FenwayVette

1.) 2001 Vette A4 with 3.73 gears and an aftermarket intake.

2.) 2005 Vette A4 Stock

3.) 2001 Vette Z06 Stock

02MillenniumVette

Depending on the driver, the 2001 Z06

FenwayVette

equal drive for all three cars.

02MillenniumVette

Then it still should be the Z06.

mph1972

I am going to take the 2001 A4 with the gears.

Will we get the results later?



Micah

FactoryRaceCar

2001 Z06.

vette dan

everything = driver wise

the lower gears going to get the z06

RAMMAN

They say because of rear end and tranny gears, the ZO6 gearing is something like 4.11 from the factory as compared to the standard C5.

FenwayVette

what about the 400hp 2005? Do the gears make up for 50 extra hp in the 01? Does the manual transmisson and the extra 35hp make the Z06 the beast?

They all seem equal to me. I would love to see all three line'em up with equal drivers.

C5R USA

Z06 FTW

RAMMAN

The problem is your dealing with a lot of variables. If you take the driver and traction out of it, you still have cars with different gearing and engine torque curves.
IE if you have two identical cars except for the engines, you would think that the engine with the flatter and higher torque curve would accelerate faster.
It doesn’t make a lot of difference if one car has a few more pony’s at 6000 rpm’s it has to get to that rpm first.
Keep in mind this is all theoretical.

mph1972

Try 3:42.

2001 Corvette Coupe/Convertible Acceleration Trans

Axle 0-60 MPH 1/4 Mile Improvement
A4 2.73 4.90 Sec 13.65 Sec .25 Sec
A4 3.15 4.75 Sec 13.50 Sec .25 Sec
M6 3.42 4.55 Sec 13.25 Sec .15 Se

The 2001 ZO6 (not listed-but it is equipped with 3:42 gearing also) (due a great deal to the overall build is faster than the times listed about), however it isn't that significant until the more refine/greater hp 2002.

I also believe that due to the fact that the A4 is a punch and go and has the better gears, that it would be the pick of the litter. Plus, I am assuming that the C6 A4 has the base 2:73 in it, so that is why I am ruling that one out.

Again, would love to see it or hear the results.

4deatr

I took a stock Z06 off the line with no gears. He had no mods and I do.

LiquidDI

The 01 and 05 don't stand a chance. Now make the 05 a 6 speed and it is a drivers race.

FenwayVette

where did you get those acceleration time?

dobewillie

z06 my guess

Corvette Don

A4 with 3.73 gears

sugarwolf

Um you must of forgot that the Z06 has the M12 Transmission with 3:42gears and is basically like a MN6 with 3:90 gears.

RAMMAN

Thanks, that’s exactly the gear ratio effect the ZO6 rear end and tranny combo has.
Indecently I just looked at the December 2001 issue of Car & Driver. Here’s their quote on the 02’ ZO6.
"The updated Z06 obliterates the previous one. Zero to 60 mph your thing? The new car scampers there in four seconds flat, 0.3 second quicker than the quickest '01 Z06 we tested and only 0.1 behind the four-wheel-drive 911 Turbo."
There is some real world testing #'s you can start with.

Ryan L

Basically, the LS1 will lose by bus lengths.

The 01 LS6 and LS2 will be a driver's race.