Cal City Evo

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For crying out loud it's a MONSTER sized 8 cylinder versus a 6. I would hope to hell it would stomp on it performance wise. AM NOT impressed with the performance of it that is EXPECTED!!!!!

One of these days Chevy is going to get it that the push rod is a thing of the past.

What does the Vette and a 70 year old hooker have in common? They are both outdated technology.

FastCoEVO

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Jesus you have got to be kidding. Its a modified car. it came of the assembly line one way, went to a vendor and power adders and other engine suspension, and driveline modifications were done. AND the cost went up by a significant margin.

Porsche costs $$ for a reason. Its called exclusivity. While that may not matter to YOU. if i paid 130k for a Porsche I probably could honestly care about getting walked by a Corvette made out of spare parts bin parts, and left over scraps from the rubbermaid factory.

When you spend 130k on a car you could have bought either one.

freddiet

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you guys need to go here. Racingflix.com has a new updated race between a porshe turbo 997 (911) vs a zo6 there is also one on spdkillz.com The vette is the far superior car.. End of Story...

freddiet

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I would also give my left arm for the vette. So i could still shift!

Vigo

Having a warranty does not make it stock or unmodified. It's a modified Corvette so it's not stock, period. That's the dumbest thing I heard today.

tonykart125

F430 takes the race! I think its diff strokes for diff folks... I dont see how the vette feels like ut has a rear engine and super light front end and wobbly at high speed. And thw build quality just aint the same...

E. Haskell

Golly gee, cry me a river!

Yes, Lingenfelter takes the car and totally reworks everything. Would you consider a new Ruf Porsche to be a stock car? The German government does seeing as they recognize Ruf as manufacturer (granted they make some of their own parts). While technically, Lingenfelter's cars are modified cars much like Hennessey Vipers - they share little in common with factory cars (aside from the chassis) can be bought pre-built, and come with a warranty.

I'll take random obvious statements for $500, Alex. Were you planning on completing that incomplete sentence? Regardless, I never mentioned if exclusivity matters to me or not.

So you do care? Which spare parts are used for Lingenfelter Corvettes? I'm anxious to know. An exotic automobile connoisseur such as yourself should surely know.

BTW - stop trying to tell me what people spending $120k+ on car desire. From the way it sounds, you aren't one of them.

BIG3_ETR

there will always be a debate over what car is better, 997TT or Z06. it's like asking somebody would you rather have a big mac or a steak at morton's. i'm sure some people would rather have the big mac. but having owned both cars and being intimately knowledgeable with each, i simply prefer to eat the steak at morton's. But i still need a big mac every now and then. The Z06 is a fantastic car, but i think the 997tt is in another class. i enjoy both for what they are.

LJtech06

Push rods actually have advantages over overhead cams..with the pushrod the cam is directly above the crank..allowing for alot more accurate timing changes at rpms and alowing for chain driven timing more reliable then belt timing

Mines Evo IX

I would take a porsche over a corvette anyday.

WhtEvo05

Thats funny there are a lot of people over on the Corvetteforums who are also
" intimately knowledgeable" with both brands, that own and race both brands and who own multable cars such as yourself that give as you say " big mac" the thumbs up to the Z06 in every category with the exception of maybe the interior which as you know you can upgrade with the 08 Z06.

I drove the 977TT and the GT3 before I bought my Z06 and I would have to disagree with your evaluation of the two brands/models. For one thing I like the GT3 better than the 977TT and also I have raced two 997TTs with the Z06 and the results were the same with the Z pulling away on the P-car.

I'm not married to a brand as you can see by my signature but I do expect the new GTR to also be very competitive with the 997TT with the ability to be more easily modified to be a world class performer. I also think the new SS Corvette with be a world beater in the supercar arena. Thats why I have a deposit on one.

I use to be a real German fanboy and drove P-cars, BMWs and MBs but lately I see luxuray branding in a different light. Some of it's for real and yoiu get what you pay for some is just an image that has been established by marketing and over pricing that people view as upscale, luxury, exclusive etc. but doesn't always deliver what you pay for other than the image... I'm in the business of "luxury branding" and I'm not to often fooled by it.

Porsche makes great cars but I do see as with most German brands a little overpricing for what you get. Same with the French in other industry's such as personal care products and wine for example.

I do however love the Porsche GT though and good luck with it

E. Haskell

You sound ignorant.

Having 8 cylinders and a large displacement doesn't make the engine a "MONSTER." The LSx engines are smaller and lighter than many 6-cyl engines. The Z06's 505hp 7.0L V8 "MONSTER" weighs about 9 lbs more than BMW's 4.0L V8 (the M3's V8 is 33lbs lighter than the 6 cyl in the last model).

Yep, that's 91 more HP and 175 more lb-ft of torque from an extra 9 lbs of metal.

Outdated technology.

Kids

TheBlueBlur

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Hey, I run RacingFlix.com! Thanks for the plug.

turtlelancer

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Evo 9 over Corvette LOL......!!!!!!!

Whoever said that i have no words for you

High_PSI

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Not accoding to the latest Road and Track (Motortrend?) Mag where they tested the standing Mile and 2 Mile run. They raced the Bugatti Vs. that very same LPE Vette and an 1100 RWHP Viper and the Bugatti, all 4700 Pounds of it, beat them all to 100MPH. Traction was an issue for teh American cars and the tails stepped out on every shift. They also did not have cats. Obviously the Viper pulls past to 200 after wards. That Viper went from 100MPH to 200MPH in 13 Seconds. It took the Veyron 18 Seconds, that is 5 seconds and massive. Then again I would love to see Veyron without cats, I hear the new one is going to have 1250 HP, just keeps getting better.

I believe the Vette would be able to hit those Numbers with slicks but man it is VERY had to hook up a 7.0 TT unless it has slicks or a crazy AWD and weight