Hanlon's Law

I have CAI, headers, and cam. It's a small cam, but still ~90whp better than stock.

thegame

oh hell no lol You will destroy him

10mm_

I agree this has little to do with anybody being afraid of the stingray, and everyone here likely agrees that a C6Z is flat out faster than a C7 (if not they should).

With that said the OP still has a valid point, an automatic 8 speed stingray on pilot super sports is a freakin handful from a dig on the street. I've had plenty of fast cars and I know what he means when he says that thing would be hard to drive around from a dig. A stick shift C6Z on stock tires would have some serious ground to make up, and even though it clearly pulls harder it's probably not enough of a difference to make up the gap in a sprint to 120.

123sugey

Yup... Correct in your own post. "For the first 500 feet". Well... That's why the A8 shines and a stock C6Z.. Is in the rear view mirror playing the catch up game. I have mentioned multiple times.. ON THE STREET. I said that for a reason. Reality is simple ... A stock C6Z on the street vs a stock A8 Stingray walks away from a dig.... Catches up after 130 mph.

For the ones that will post up a 70+ mph to 150++ race. I don't start races that way. Not because of a loss of a race but on the street... That is simply scary.. More things could go wrong

123sugey

Your post is exactly what I'm saying. Thanks for your post.

I'm am not a rookie with fast and quick cars both stick and auto. Reality is what it is

RamAir972003

Here's a video guys of me racing a stingray on 100shot out of hole...my car is heads and cam.
A8

Zidane

Apples and oranges comparison with the auto vs manual. Yeah, you'd probably win in a dig race. Z would win from a roll. Big deal.

FSTFRC

Brave sole! You raced at Yellow Belly

jbs02somws6

What do you really expect? The a8 would jump out a few cars maybe 3-4 then the Z06 would come flying around once in third gear to win the 1/4 by 3 cars and continue to put a full train length on the c7 Iif the z06 runs through 4th.

123sugey

Almost correct. A A8 will come out like you stated but NOT by 3-4 car lengths. It will lose in a 0-20mph race lol. Look at my video.. O's. By the time a stock C7 A8 non Z51 hits 3rd .. Not 2nd gear... The stock C7 is way in front. The Stock C6Z.. Needs a major recovery. The recovery happens AFTER.. 130 mph.

Like stated before... I love stick cars and love C6Z's. It is what it is.

crAzy

That dig race the C6Z driver seemed like he babied the hell out of the hole. Kinda hard to tell, tbh.

thegame

Why did the stingray driver hit his brakes ?

10mm_

To give that POS 427 a chance

sam90lx

Good point but trying to compare apples to apples or maybe the OP can find a M7 to run a M6.

FSTFRC

What is your best quarter mile time and mph on street tires?

10mm_

That would be done at a drag strip which isn't the same as a street which is kind of his point.

H82BFST

Not hard to believe at all.

Lets see... auto.. check... sticker tires... check... better traction management... check

When I had my 2wd TBSS on 315 Nitto DRs, it was a blast. Embarrassed several Z for a short distance out of the gate.

On the flip side, I've been embarrassed by several way less powerful cars from a dig also in the Z. Bridgestones just aren't up to the task at all. Perhaps driver also...

And then there is driver talent... most manual guys "think" they are good, but in reality what needs to happen ultra fast doesn't come naturally to them. There are guys that don't have to learn how to drive stick, they just know how to do it without thinking about it after a couple of tries. Rare, but does exist. The rest learn over time but will truly never master it... or be whats considered truly quick. Tis life. So the odds are EXTREMELY in your favor if you are the auto car. Especially if the cars are closely matched. If not by power, by tech.

Nice to see the C7's run well, but nothing new... it could have just as easily been a BMW, etc.. etc..

sam90lx

Since it appears your his spokesperson, would he also be up for a 1/2 mile run, a mile run, and then a road course race after the drag race? You know, just for ***** and giggles.

ole

Bone-Stock on Stock Tires
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Rank~~ E.T.~~ Trap~ 60'~ Driver~~~~~ M.Yr. Details Thread Video
1~~~~ 10.981 128.90 1.77 Jamie Furman~ 2006 details~~ thread
2~~~~ 11.025 127.25 1.70 Ranger ~~~~~ 2006 details~~ thread video
3~~~~ 11.177 127.08 1.79 walterm32~~~ 2008 details~~ thread
4~~~~ 11.242 122.38 1.68 Dr.Ron ~~~~~ 2006 details~~ thread
5~~~~ 11.311 122.89 1.80 BLU-BY-U ~~~ 2006 details~~ thread
6~~~~ 11.349 124.97 1.75 zosix427 ~~~~ 2006 details~~
7~~~~ 11.392 124.84 1.92 C5 Frank ~~~~ 2006 details~~ thread
8~~~~ 11.429 124.88 1.86 dgdoc ~~~~~~ 2006 details~~ thread video
9~~~~ 11.443 125.93 1.95 O7zeeO6 ~~~~ 2007 details~~ thread
10 ~~~ 11.458 124.13 1.80 layjzay~~~~~~ 2006 details~~

JoesC5

And those "stock" tires are 10 year old technology Goodyear tires. Put on some "stock" today's technology Michelin tires, like are used on the C7, and see the times improve.