C5 Chassis stiffening?
02-03-2010, 10:52 PM
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you will never tell a difference on the street, or track in a coupe, or z06. Its the same damn thing. I run 10's in a coupe and its a ridged as a piece or iron stock. if you want to firm it up, get sway bars and some good shocks.
02-04-2010, 12:56 PM
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No clue on the latest NHRA rules... rarely go to the drags anymore. My point was that the car doesn't need a cage to prevent flex, but it may need one to legally run the number. What about the new ZR1? It's just a normal C6Z06 frame which is actually not as stiff as the C5/C6 steel frame. Those run 10's stock w/o a rollbar etc.
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The only reason a Z06 is stiffer than the coupe is because of the way the upper tub is designed. The coupe has a wide open rear area, whereas the Z06 has a cross beam made out of SMC that is reinforced by a metal chanel bar.
The frames are exactly the same. The roof of a Z06 offers no more rigidity.
And I know for sure because I converted a coupe into FRc (Z06).
To help stiffen the chassis a bit more go buy a tunnel plate from elite engineering.
The frames are exactly the same. The roof of a Z06 offers no more rigidity.
And I know for sure because I converted a coupe into FRc (Z06).
To help stiffen the chassis a bit more go buy a tunnel plate from elite engineering.
