HP wars

Ornery

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Any particilar reason they couldn't slip a 427 in the current Z06? I don't see why the damn thing has to be twice the price!
 

FlashG

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Originally posted by: Ornery
Any particilar reason they couldn't slip a 427 in the current Z06? I don't see why the damn thing has to be twice the price!

so they CAN charge twice the price

i bet someone could do it , or has done it, themselves for a lot less.

 

Soybomb

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Originally posted by: dtyn
Meh, my penis is bigger than yours.

You know how sometimes people build a fast computer or get a big screen tv because they enjoy it? Same for a fast car, its fun grandma'
 

Gyrene

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Originally posted by: Soybomb
Originally posted by: dtyn
Meh, my penis is bigger than yours.

You know how sometimes people build a fast computer or get a big screen tv because they enjoy it? Same for a fast car, its fun grandma'

I know all about fast cars, as I used to have one. But I had to sell it, and I drive a Civic now... so I'm a bit bitter. Plus, I think I've grown out of the stage where my car has to be the fastest.
 

Ornery

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GM has to warranty theirs. How bulletproof is lingenfelter's setup?

IMO, throwing a bigger engine in there is the cheapest and sturdiest way to make power. I hate this fragile, high tech, high HP, low torque BS lately. Hell, we've been making big engines for decades, let's use 'em!
 

FlashG

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OK I'll just have to settle with 575 rw hp then I guess. Not that I could even afford the $65K asking price though.
 

RagingBITCH

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Originally posted by: Frdm51472
Originally posted by: FlashG
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Lingenfelter does it.


http://www.lingenfelter.com/packagesyls1.asp

725 hp available now and the general has trouble mustering over 600 for 2005. wth is with that?

GM is doing it without forced induction. In other words real useable HP all the way through the RPM's.

More important, Chevy is clearly investigating an ultra-performance Corvette designed to do battle with?and conquer?the mid-engined GT from rival Ford, as well as many supercars from across the pond. Called Blue Devil (no one knows why it has that name?could it be Chevy hopes to bedevil Ford?s blue oval?), unofficial stats make the name seem appropriate. Reportedly producing 625 hp, Blue Devil?s initial power will come from a supercharged 427 engine?and it will use lightweight carbon fiber for key body parts, reducing weight by several hundred pounds to drop the super C6 to about 2900 pounds.

:confused:
 

Frdm51472

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Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: Frdm51472
Originally posted by: FlashG
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Lingenfelter does it.


http://www.lingenfelter.com/packagesyls1.asp

725 hp available now and the general has trouble mustering over 600 for 2005. wth is with that?

GM is doing it without forced induction. In other words real useable HP all the way through the RPM's.

More important, Chevy is clearly investigating an ultra-performance Corvette designed to do battle with?and conquer?the mid-engined GT from rival Ford, as well as many supercars from across the pond. Called Blue Devil (no one knows why it has that name?could it be Chevy hopes to bedevil Ford?s blue oval?), unofficial stats make the name seem appropriate. Reportedly producing 625 hp, Blue Devil?s initial power will come from a supercharged 427 engine?and it will use lightweight carbon fiber for key body parts, reducing weight by several hundred pounds to drop the super C6 to about 2900 pounds.

:confused:

Heh then that is weak, I re-read that article 3 times to see if it was supercharged or turbo'ed oh, well, they are probably just being conservative since they have to warranty the car.