2005 LS2 versus 2008 LS3
03-26-2014, 08:45 PM
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Um, no. Speed is how far something moves over time, not how fast the rear wheels are turning in a fixed location. How fast a car will go is greatly affected by air resistance, which increases exponentially with increasing speed. A car on a dyno inside a building has no increasing air resistance with increasing speed, so no, the dyno can't measure how fast a car can actually go in real world conditions, which is all that matters.
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03-26-2014, 08:52 PM
#63
Melting Slicks
Ok Dennis u r absolutely correct I did exaggerate just a tad the car is dyno d in 5th gear it hit 185 an I was told it will easily do over 200 in 6th gear so there u have it lol
03-26-2014, 09:08 PM
#64
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it will probably go even faster as long as they turned the speed limiter off or higher
03-26-2014, 09:13 PM
#65
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Get what you want. I was looking for specific white with red interior, M6 LT3. Took me over a year to find one and it had the F55 option but not the Z51. I finally found an 07 last Aug with 9700 miles on it. I'm glad I waited for what I wanted. Red interior is getting more popular. Good Luck.
03-26-2014, 09:16 PM
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If you buy the 05 you'll be fine as long as you stay away from any more car forums especially ones with vendor sale threads.
If you buy the 08 you'll be fine as long as you stay away from any more car forums especially ones with vendor sale threads.
Regardless of what you start out with there's always something more to buy, to fix, to upgrade, something faster, something cooler, something neater.....assuming, of course, you're like anyone else that has ever owned a car....or house.....or bicycle....or....you get the point.
I bought an 05 because of the deal I got on it and I had never owned a Corvette and had no frame of reference outside the 06 GTO I had. And the Vette is a whole 'nother animal
Here's something to keep in mind....even if the 08 is faster/better/newer if you don't like looking at it you'll always have second thoughts.
If you buy the 08 you'll be fine as long as you stay away from any more car forums especially ones with vendor sale threads.
Regardless of what you start out with there's always something more to buy, to fix, to upgrade, something faster, something cooler, something neater.....assuming, of course, you're like anyone else that has ever owned a car....or house.....or bicycle....or....you get the point.
I bought an 05 because of the deal I got on it and I had never owned a Corvette and had no frame of reference outside the 06 GTO I had. And the Vette is a whole 'nother animal
Here's something to keep in mind....even if the 08 is faster/better/newer if you don't like looking at it you'll always have second thoughts.
03-26-2014, 09:18 PM
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"Going 200 mph" on a dyno is easy for a C6. Actually hitting 200 mph on a real road is a different matter entirely.
03-26-2014, 09:28 PM
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Yeah, you can apply a correction factor, but without air resistance, without the front wheels turning, without friction from a real road surface, without any wind and without any hills, it's a gross calculation, not a true measurement. Kind of the opposite of calculating HP and torque from 0-60 times or something similar instead of measuring HP and torque.
"Going 200 mph" on a dyno is easy for a C6. Actually hitting 200 mph on a real road is a different matter entirely.
"Going 200 mph" on a dyno is easy for a C6. Actually hitting 200 mph on a real road is a different matter entirely.
03-26-2014, 09:31 PM
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03-26-2014, 09:33 PM
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03-26-2014, 09:44 PM
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03-26-2014, 09:49 PM
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good to know cause I just got rid of the gy run flats last week an went with michlin a/s pilot sport 3
03-26-2014, 09:55 PM
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Yes a dyno can show speed and Yes a stock C6 can be spun to 200 on a dyno. As long as there is gear most any car will do it as well. Stupid to do so but it doesn't take a ton of power to do it with no wind resistance/load/etc on the car.
Dynos are tuning tools and should only be looked at as such. People that brag about dyno numbers but don't see the track or run their car are worthless.
Dynos are tuning tools and should only be looked at as such. People that brag about dyno numbers but don't see the track or run their car are worthless.
03-26-2014, 10:01 PM
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Yes a dyno can show speed and Yes a stock C6 can be spun to 200 on a dyno. As long as there is gear most any car will do it as well. Stupid to do so but it doesn't take a ton of power to do it with no wind resistance/load/etc on the car.
Dynos are tuning tools and should only be looked at as such. People that brag about dyno numbers but don't see the track or run their car are worthless.
Dynos are tuning tools and should only be looked at as such. People that brag about dyno numbers but don't see the track or run their car are worthless.
03-26-2014, 10:03 PM
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03-26-2014, 10:22 PM
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