zamboxl

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ok all here it is . If a vette and t/a both have the same engine with suposedly the same hp how coem the vt has better top end than the t/a.

evil02z

The vette has a better drag co-effecient.

AsianIce25

iTrader: (2)

Agreed, better aerodynamics, lighter by 200+lbs., different gears I believe, but I hear they do lose more power through the driveline.

Scott

zamboxl

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oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ok . Ok then would a t/a with over 350 at the wheels and over 360 tq at the wheels have enought to over come this and rape a stock corvet all over the power band, and at any speed?????

jrp

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c5's use the same t56 and 3.42 gearing as the fbody if i remember, the z06 uses a different tranny and gearing.

02blackws679ta

correct, the z06 has a diff tranny and steeper gears

jRaskell

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True, but the drive tires are an inch taller than stock F-body tires. That's an effective gearing change there, if only a relatively minor one.

I think the most significant difference is the weight advantage the vette has. It doesn't have an enormously better coefficient of drag (.29 vs .33 I believe). Anyone have the numbers for frontal area on a vette vs a TA?

4mula1

I thought C5's had the tranny and diff essentially built together?
or rather that the tranny mates right up to the differential.

Taco

iTrader: (1)

That's the Z06 if I'm not mistaken.

To answer your question about the 350/360 T/A, that should be more than enough to handle a vette at any speed. Don't know that I'd call it "rape", but it should have no problems.

Taco!

BlackCamaroSS02

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You should be able to take one...i can with the mods in my sig i raced one from a stop light.

underated98Z

iTrader: (3)

Yes. I beat one at the track and all i have is lid, flowmaster muffler, and all the free mods. They are really not that much faster than T/A or Z28 stock from what I have seen at the track.

VIP1

All C5s and C6s have a transaxle. The transmission and rear axle are one unit in the rear of the vehicle.

A drag coeficiant difference of .29 to .33 may not look huge on paper, buts it is noticable.

zamboxl

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sweet ok cool just wana make sure there's this dude around here that just got a c5 and i wanted to check here cause i think he wants to see what he got so i'll probably have to race him.