Gran Sport or plain C6
06-16-2013, 06:11 PM
#101
Race Director
Pretty simple really.
Is it worth $7,000 to have an engine assembled by one person instead of many, flared fenders, a fake scoop, bigger tires/wheels/brakes and 150#'s more weight?
Is it worth $7,000 to have an engine assembled by one person instead of many, flared fenders, a fake scoop, bigger tires/wheels/brakes and 150#'s more weight?
Last edited by haljensen; 06-16-2013 at 06:13 PM.
06-16-2013, 06:20 PM
#103
It all comes down to personal preference. For me if you kept the wide body and took away the sharkgills and rear fender scoops I think the GS would look a lot nicer. Just personal preference.
06-16-2013, 06:22 PM
#104
That only applies to the manual cars, the auto's are assembled just like the lowly base cars....
06-16-2013, 06:52 PM
#105
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How about a supercharger on a GS (with a no fuss auto) and then put the Z06 and maybe the ZR1 in your rearveiw mirror while saving a bag full of money!!!
06-16-2013, 07:00 PM
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06-16-2013, 07:15 PM
#107
Safety Car
If it's the auto being how it does not shock the drivetrain I think it "might" be fine for a good while on street tires before a performance rebuild, as far as the stick it comes with the 3.42 rear.
Last edited by C7/Z06 Man; 06-16-2013 at 07:23 PM.
06-16-2013, 08:40 PM
#109
Race Director
Ok, I get that
Then why buy a narrow body and pay more money for a body style they could have bought to begin with? Wouldn't those guys save money by buying the GS? When you get the body kit have it painted, buy the wider tires, bigger brakes, and all the other stuff to make it look like a GS? Just wondering, really not looking for a fight
Then why buy a narrow body and pay more money for a body style they could have bought to begin with? Wouldn't those guys save money by buying the GS? When you get the body kit have it painted, buy the wider tires, bigger brakes, and all the other stuff to make it look like a GS? Just wondering, really not looking for a fightAre GS brakes different from Z51 brakes? I was under the impression they were the same.
06-16-2013, 08:44 PM
#110
Le Mans Master
I bet you could do a widebody conversion for less than $6500. Parts seem to be $2000-3000, wheels will depend on what you buy, takeoffs could be less than $1500, and the work to do it is probably less than $1000.
Are GS brakes different from Z51 brakes? I was under the impression they were the same.
Are GS brakes different from Z51 brakes? I was under the impression they were the same.
06-16-2013, 09:25 PM
#111
Safety Car
Standard LS3 HP "VS" Hand Built LS3 HP, WOW!!!
FYI: A major car magazine i.e. Car Craft, Hot Rod, etc. don't remember which but the article was posted on here ran an engine dyno test of the LS3 using the forged crank dry sump version than converted it over to the cast crank wet sump standard version running all the same parameters and to their Jaw Dropping "surprise" the standard wet sump LS3 made 5 more HP all the way up the chart! WOW!!!
If you ask me, I think the reason is it takes more HP to run "two" high pressure oil pumps than just "one" low pressure oil pump. Additional fluid pressure/resistance "can" also reduce power from what I have read.
If you ask me, I think the reason is it takes more HP to run "two" high pressure oil pumps than just "one" low pressure oil pump. Additional fluid pressure/resistance "can" also reduce power from what I have read.
Last edited by C7/Z06 Man; 06-16-2013 at 09:56 PM.