Pic of the New Vette ZR1
12-20-2007, 01:50 PM
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yep, theres guys like him that brag to idiots about their dyno queen engine that spins 8500rpm and is DOHC.
Then theres guys like me that just make vehicles haul ***, haul loads, and handle well.
thankfully there seems to be alot of guys at GM who think the same way as I do.
Then theres guys like me that just make vehicles haul ***, haul loads, and handle well.
thankfully there seems to be alot of guys at GM who think the same way as I do.
12-20-2007, 02:24 PM
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oh my post was completely called for. You have a one man **** fest over OHCs every time you get a chance, and its getting f'n old. Ohh wow, a zr1 walked away from everything made the 5 years it was in production. #1 thats bullshit and you know it, a stout grand national would make the typical "my **** doesnt stink" zr1 owner cry in shame. and #2 even if that were the case, look at the time it was built. The "lil red express truck" was the fastest american vehicle from 0-100mph in 1978, doesnt mean it was some kind of engineering marvel 
12-20-2007, 05:11 PM
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oh my post was completely called for. You have a one man **** fest over OHCs every time you get a chance, and its getting f'n old. Ohh wow, a zr1 walked away from everything made the 5 years it was in production. #1 thats bullshit and you know it, a stout grand national would make the typical "my **** doesnt stink" zr1 owner cry in shame. and #2 even if that were the case, look at the time it was built. The "lil red express truck" was the fastest american vehicle from 0-100mph in 1978, doesnt mean it was some kind of engineering marvel
That isn't bullsh!t, the ZR1 was the fastest and quickest accelerating production car from 1990-1995. A stout GN could walk away from it? Not sure where you came up with this, considering the ZR1 weighs less, has 2 more gears with better ratios, has more traction, makes 125hp more, and is much more aerodynamic. That's like saying my Camaro with an automatic could walk away from a C6 Z06. It's ridiculous.
But it was an engineering marvel. It utilized technology ahead of its time, and ahead of the aftermarket. That's why it only worked half the time. Not very many early 90s cars shooting around with a fully electronic adjustable suspension, dual stage fuel injection and induction, and everything else the ZR1 had. As I said before, you should drive a ZR1, then you can make actual observations instead of assumptions, and wrong ones at that.
12-20-2007, 09:23 PM
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Plain and simple, this car is amazing! With an experienced driver behind the wheel I bet it'll destroy Dodge's SRT10 Wonderviper. My only wish is that they design some rims patterned after the original ZR1's as a nod to the cars roots.
12-21-2007, 02:33 AM
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I just read the entire article, and I'm pretty impressed. Quite the parts list.
But remember kids, do not try to eat the substance that prevents the UV rays from damaging your carbon fiber! From the GM engineer himself:
"This mystery material was originally designed to protect circuit boards from UV. Juechter acknowledges only that the substance has no chemical similarity to mayonnaise."
But remember kids, do not try to eat the substance that prevents the UV rays from damaging your carbon fiber! From the GM engineer himself:
"This mystery material was originally designed to protect circuit boards from UV. Juechter acknowledges only that the substance has no chemical similarity to mayonnaise."
12-21-2007, 05:29 PM
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