449er

The C6 Z06 is still a beast in my book!

MTBSully

My "old" H/C/I c6 z06 beat my buddies 800rwhp hellcat, full bolt-on rs3 and countless other "fast" cars just this past season. Works for me.

K-TownMike

What kind of power are you putting down? Which cam?

500hp in a 31xx lb car is still a great power to weight ratio.

MTBSully

630ish depending on 93 octane or E85. BTR stage 4 cam

Jason71

What kind of tires are you using to hook-up? I’ve got a stage 3 cam from RPM and have trouble hooking in 1st and 2nd gear........

94-vette

please stay on topic....

chubbs6350

We're talking about stock, as said earlier, you can mod anything to be insane fast
I couldn't care less how fast our wide body C6's are, their look is a timeless icon

K-TownMike

That's a whole lot of power. I'm doing the heads on mine in the spring and may do the cam at the same time. Have all the bolt ons currently. Would love to hit 570whp or so.

MTBSully

True. Still fast in stock form though. Not many cars are 505HP and ~3100lbs and can be at my power level for under $5k. Theres a video out there from 2009ish of a stock c6 z06 with drag radials and the mufflers cut off running 9.97. Not many cars today out there could do that and if they can, they are certainly considered fast.

Jason71

Also, when I posted mine at 618whp, it’s had a pretty standard upgrade with bolt-ons, cam, tune, and a little engine work. IMHO, you shouldn’t accept the C6Z06 as it came from the factory. Since the heads need to be addressed anyways, you ought to throw a cam, headers, CAI, and tune at it. Significant power increase with little effort.

I guess different strokes for different folks though.

540i 6spd

I would say it is still fast with a stock 11 sec quarter mile time out of a manual. How many cars can do that today?

drewz06

remember when ocean liners were the fastest way to cross the atlantic?

is the STOCK c6 z06 still fast?

danziger

Yes. 3150lbs with 505HP is a 6.2 lb/HP ratio. That's still pretty good. Same as a 4000lb/650HP Camaro ZL1...

drewz06

though they were faster than my zr1 on the track... I suck as a driver

Vestor

Both cars driven by Randy Propst at Laguna Seca

: 1:34.43 - Michelin PS Cup 2
1:37.83 - Michelin PS4

So looks like the C6 Z stacks up very well still. Plus it is a much more analog feeling car vs. C7 and C8. Much more driver seat of the pants feel.

danziger

As mentioned above, the analog experience also makes the C6Z feel fast. That, the big NA engine and the light weight make it a keeper for me.

tommyc6z06

Exactly! I wasn't going to comment here, seeing the direction taken by the thread...but you nailed the essence.
Newer cars have been optimized for magazine glory numbers, with gearing, auto boxes, launch control and uber nannies...basically all but eliminating the human factor.
While trap speed does tell a story, these cars were conceived to be great on a road course...and to that end, with a few small tweaks continue to be relevant and above all, rewarding. Having been fortunate to have experienced a few more modern cars, I can say that these remain more 'fun' to me and I always look forward to getting back into mine.
Anyway, to each his own, but the telling factor for me is that I really don't lust after something newer, because to me they are less involving by design...despite being better in some ways.

VetteVinnie

But you have to wonder what the C8 would've done with Cup 2 tires as opposed to the PS4s.

Vestor

I've been on Laguna on both Pilot Super Sports and Cup 2. The Cup 2's are really awesome when new on track, but the PSS are no slouch on track either. And I've owned PS4 which on the Z felt the same as the PSS . I would guess the Cup 2's are about a 1.5-2 sec advantage at Laguna with Randy driving. So that still doesn't lose the advantage over the C8.

VetteVinnie

That's still no slouch for what is essentially a base model.

Don't get me wrong, I love my C6 and have owned three of the four Z variants (all but Z07), but I am still enamored by the possibilities of the mid-engine platform. If the C8 Z06 doesn't come in at or above C7 ZR1 performance, I will be very surprised.