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Old 01-18-2012, 07:15 AM
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Car and Driver has a test of the ZL1 out now.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...l1-test-review

I thought this line was interesting:

"Engineers joke that the rear differential is strong enough for monster-truck duty, and they christened it “Gravedigger.” "

I wonder what they christened ours?
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"Fairy Dust"

So lets hope its a easy swap into ours...
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So strong, even an application in Barbie's Pink POWER WHEELS won't even break it.
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CTS-V like performance for the ZL1 price? Interest piqued.
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Ours was dubbed "mouth hugger"
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Ours was dubbed "whinny bitch". 8-(
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Originally Posted by LAYGO
CTS-V like performance for the ZL1 price? Interest piqued.
Well its actually faster around the ring then a CTS-V...


and ours was named "thrifted diff"... people in the development world would know what that means.
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I jjst cant believe they didnt include a glass window so we can see inside our diff.
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lulz......
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You would think the whole thing was made out of glass
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In reality my gen 4 diff has held up just fine. I talk a lot of trash about it but I truly dont have any reason to.
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^ haha. I know why you do. It's cause we still cant launch with our gen 4's. Or at least i'm too scared to
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i have an 05 blew the rear in the begining of the summer and warranty fixed it with a gen 4 or 3 idk. got the bmr anti wheel hop kit and no problems. i just snapped the rear driver side mount bolt ... idk how was crusing.. seriously . but i put in CS diff mount and shifter bushings and shifter.. convinced my self i had to lol. but i launch a 3800 -4000 RPM every time on nitto nto5's no spin nothing but great launches.. 12.76 1/4 mi corsa and k&n no tune
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Nice times
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thanks i wanna see what she will do w the new shifter, rear diff bushing and new tires
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our diffs just came with a pink ribbon and said "handle with care" when bought from the dealership
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Originally Posted by adanieljohnson1
I am a "whinny bitch". Please bend me over 8-(
lulz.......
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If the zl1 diff is "gravedigger", then that means our diffs are "grave-dweller"
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Our diffs aren't bad at all. I beat the crap out of it all the time, both n/a and on nitrous. I've done countless burnouts, powershifts , and launches at the track. I think its done great imo.


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