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Forum: C7 General Discussion
08-08-2012, 01:15 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,789
Posted By Almost There

GM very well could use this new metal. Mind you...

GM very well could use this new metal. Mind you the aluminum frame Vettes were designed after the c6, and also Ford just announced it will be using mostly aluminum in its body-in-white next gen F-150...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
08-07-2012, 01:15 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 14,008
Posted By Almost There

If your referring to ALMS, yes, this is sometimes...

If your referring to ALMS, yes, this is sometimes the case, but ALMS is so regulated you cant just compare two cars like apples to oranges. For road cars, yes, the corvette even beat out the 458 at...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
08-06-2012, 11:03 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 14,008
Posted By Almost There

Once you have driven a mid-engine car, it is hard...

Once you have driven a mid-engine car, it is hard to imagine dreaming about owning anything else. I did not understand this until I drove a Boxster and an f430. But what is done is done, and the only...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
07-17-2012, 12:25 AM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 48,088
Posted By Almost There

To all the AWD advocates, you must realize that...

To all the AWD advocates, you must realize that the c7 still has massive room for improvement in which you cannot even fathom in terms of technology/handling/acceleration ect. When and if the...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
06-12-2012, 11:48 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 48,088
Posted By Almost There

4RM acts just like any active all wheel drive...

4RM acts just like any active all wheel drive would, ie. the gt-r. That is, the front diff is only active when slip in the rear is detected, so any comments about tires or LSD's being overwhelming...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
06-12-2012, 08:33 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 48,088
Posted By Almost There

Those cars (except for the FF's 4RM) do not use...

Those cars (except for the FF's 4RM) do not use three active LSD's like the GT-R, EVO and STI; Front/ center and rear diff.
Forum: C7 General Discussion
06-12-2012, 04:00 PM
Replies: 1,178
Views: 48,088
Posted By Almost There

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb448/mts2467/...

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb448/mts2467/monopl10.jpg

This is the Ferguson P99, the only awd F1 car to ever win a race. The P99 and the Jenson FF are the only two cars I know to have ever...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-25-2012, 01:39 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,133
Posted By Almost There

Yea inside line does a great suspension...

Yea inside line does a great suspension walk-around on it. I still question why Porsche decided to switch to 4 individual hydraulic units rather than the 2 unit version used in the panamera/cayenne.
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-22-2012, 09:54 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,133
Posted By Almost There

Some of you are not understanding what the point...

Some of you are not understanding what the point of this system is. If one could vary the roll rates, then one could separate the disciplines of an anti-roll bar, the spring and the damper.

Lets...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-21-2012, 11:05 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,133
Posted By Almost There

Anti-Roll system

With all of the anit-roll control systems hitting the market in bmw sedans, mercedes, suv's and even the revered 991 911, should the corvette such a system; it is worth the investment cost?
...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-29-2012, 09:25 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 7,843
Posted By Almost There

Decreasing weight is not half as important as...

Decreasing weight is not half as important as moving that weight lower and further back. Look at the new Ferrari F12 with its 46/54 weight distribution, and that car has a v12 up front!
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-22-2012, 08:22 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 8,552
Posted By Almost There

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb448/mts2467/...

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb448/mts2467/IMG_0174.jpg

MS paint, don't hate.:hide:
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-22-2012, 11:59 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 8,552
Posted By Almost There

rearward weight bias

If Corvette wants to be the best possible drivers car while still retaining its front-engine roots, it NEEDS a rearward weight bias; as much as possible too.

The c2 had a static weight...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-15-2012, 12:00 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 8,552
Posted By Almost There

The corvettes highest spec configuration right...

The corvettes highest spec configuration right now is 285 front, 345 rear. To make handling perfectly optimal it would need a load on each tire proportional to its width. Of course you could do that...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-12-2012, 07:35 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 8,552
Posted By Almost There

Yes, but with traction control whats the...

Yes, but with traction control whats the difference. GM would never again have released something as tricky as an early corvair or 911, but now whats the caveat (besides slightly limited storage) to...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-12-2012, 09:11 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 8,552
Posted By Almost There

50/50 is not the ideal weight distribution....

50/50 is not the ideal weight distribution. Especially if aerodynamics are at work. To be frank, it amazes me that the GTE-pro vette and m3 do so well; but if I am correct I believe they are still...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-11-2012, 12:58 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 8,552
Posted By Almost There

i think part of the Daytona prototype car is to...

i think part of the Daytona prototype car is to show the world that a mid-engine car can still look like a corvette.
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-08-2012, 08:32 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,464
Posted By Almost There

Because it wouldn't be able to hold your precious...

Because it wouldn't be able to hold your precious two large gold bags that you wouldn't use anyway because who takes their corvette golfing!!!! :rock:
Forum: C7 General Discussion
02-01-2012, 11:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,648
Posted By Almost There

Weight distribution

This is a thread with the purpose of discussing what the optimal weight distribution would be for the corvette assuming real-life engineering constraints for a FMR car were lifted and say the...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
01-27-2012, 05:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,908
Posted By Almost There

I got all the information I need; business in the...

I got all the information I need; business in the front, party in the back
Forum: C7 General Discussion
01-20-2012, 09:24 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,533
Posted By Almost There

This article is from the guy who created the...

This article is from the guy who created the petition, its his response article those who disagree on the subject (+plus one response I found to be enlightening). Stir the pot
Forum: C7 General Discussion
01-18-2012, 08:03 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,533
Posted By Almost There

I agree with what everyone is saying, but since...

I agree with what everyone is saying, but since the codes are alerady available, why not just display them onto one of the many existential alphanumeric displays somewhere in the car? Then the...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
01-17-2012, 08:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,533
Posted By Almost There

The idea is not for car competent people like you...

The idea is not for car competent people like you and I, but for poor clueless people who are susceptible to dealer fraud. That's all it would do; an easier/universal way to see the codes being...
Forum: C6 Corvette General Discussion
01-17-2012, 05:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 802
Posted By Almost There

Sign the Check Engine Light petition!

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/require-automakers-replace-nearly-useless-check-engine-light-display-actually-explains-whats-wrong/n8GH9qqg?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
01-17-2012, 05:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,533
Posted By Almost There

Sign the Check Engine Light petition!

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/require-automakers-replace-nearly-useless-check-engine-light-display-actually-explains-whats-wrong/n8GH9qqg?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm...
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