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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 07:30 AM
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Welcome to LS1 TECH..you really didn't think that you could come on and start that silly post and get away with it did you.. on top of that it was your first post..
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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Oh well, to get back on topic. If ever GM was to lack some ideas to get the vette faster and better. There'll Alway be tuners like Lingenfelter who'll produce monsters like this one :



TT C6 Z06 producin' 725 hp, probably old stuff, but it contributes to the topic...hope this is enough substance
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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can they make the vette better.....yes

will performance cars continue to gain power at the same rate as the last 10 years....no

oil problems + government emissions control = 69 all over again. hybrid vettes
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Read your articles... quote from one of the corvette engineers said something to the effect of "well, we could add more power, but it starts giving less benefits north of 500 hp. The future of ultra-high-performance is in getting lighter weight."

So yeah, I figure they might throw a few more HP at us here or there, just to make sure nobody gets ahead of them, but the real focus is going to be on carbon fiber and advanced lightweight materials.
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 05:50 AM
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Just think of the possibilities for methods of creating 500 or more horsepower in the future...
I think that in the next 5 to 7 years when the next generation is produced you may see GM create a hybrid .Since gas prices while probably double by then.This is just conjecture but it may still translate into more horsepower...
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