[Z06] Z06 VS ZR1 Same RWH - Who Wins?
03-07-2011, 03:42 PM
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Racer
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Z06 VS ZR1 Same RWH - Who Wins?
If a naturally aspirated Z06 with cam, headers and other mods had the same RWH as a ZR1, who would win and why. Is there advantages to either that would give them an advantage both being equal RWH?
03-07-2011, 03:50 PM
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Team Owner
Thats like saying. Ls-3 vs Ls7 since the ls-9 is a boosted Ls-3.
The higher RPM range plus the bigger ls-7 has more TQ.
Says bye to the smaller LS9. Just like I'm running only 9psi but
have around a 100 rwhp advantage over the ZR1!
A ls-7 with equal rwhp to Ls-9 wins!
The higher RPM range plus the bigger ls-7 has more TQ.
Says bye to the smaller LS9. Just like I'm running only 9psi but
have around a 100 rwhp advantage over the ZR1!
A ls-7 with equal rwhp to Ls-9 wins!
03-07-2011, 05:52 PM
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Melting Slicks
z06 all day long. lighter, n/a vs boost. I think there are z06's making less power (20-30rwhp) than stock zr1's, that can still hang with them.
no better way to prove the pudding than to do a mexico race.
jb
no better way to prove the pudding than to do a mexico race.
jb
03-07-2011, 06:54 PM
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Burning Brakes
Driver's race I guess would be the answer most of the time, but the two ZR1's that I have ran since having my H/C/I package installed have been left more than a car behind. The Z06 weighs a bit less than the ZR1 as well and my torque curve puts me right in my power band during every upshift and I stay in it until I shift again
03-07-2011, 08:11 PM
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Racer
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Didn't know what replies and which way this would go, but glad about the comments i have read. I am having a cam, ported intake and throttle body, headers, intake and a tune which will give me around 540 to 550 RWH per Ragin Racin on my 06 Z. I am very excited to see what the dyno puts down.
03-07-2011, 08:13 PM
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Same HP and tires the Z06 would win in most scenarios, especially a couple laps on the road course. After that the Z06's stock brakes would become scary and the ZR1's would never give up.
03-07-2011, 09:02 PM
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Melting Slicks
both great cars....stock for stock we all know which is the best performer in most catagories.....it doesn't take much to mod a z06 to beat a zr1....used z06 for 45k plus 10k mods will do it...
03-07-2011, 09:32 PM
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Burning Brakes
Full "Bolt-on only" Z will beat a stock ZR1 in most instances except 'maybe' repeated high speed laps on a road course where heavy braking may come into effect.
03-07-2011, 09:35 PM
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Are good pads and a good set of rotors with some SS lines good enough on the Z06, or do they need a full brake kit? Obviously they wouldn't be CC brakes, but would they hold their own?
03-07-2011, 09:36 PM
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03-07-2011, 09:56 PM
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03-07-2011, 09:57 PM
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Drifting
Yep... I race with my buddy's ZR1 a couple of weeks ago and my bolt on Z (no cam w 517 whp) vs my buddy ZR1 (576 whp w tune) went head to head all the way to 165 mph (close road in mexico of course)
