photochop or reality??
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I have to say it is real. I base that entirely on the fact that if I were going to photo-chop a new vette I would have eliminated the completely gay body-colored headlights. Only an official GM picture would have kept those.
6-piston front and 4-piston rear calipers
• Cross-drilled rotors
• Aluminum engine block with 104.8-mm bores and pressed-in liners
• Forged steel crankshaft with 101.6-mm stroke
• 6-bolt, forged steel main bearing caps
• Titanium connecting rods
• Cast aluminum flat-top pistons
• Racing-derived CNC-ported aluminum cylinder heads with 70-cc chambers
• 56mm titanium intake valves
• 41mm sodium-filled exhaust valves
• 11.0:1 compression ratio
• Composite manifold with 90 mm single-bore throttle body
• Camshaft with 15-mm (.591-inch) lift
• Dry-sump oiling system
• 7000-rpm redline
WEIGHT: 3130lbs/1420kg
500hp/475lb-ft torque.
Originally Posted by Quick 99
if that is a photoshop, i'd have to meet the person that did it and shake their hand, because that is practically impossible that it could have been photoshopped, theres just too much detail for a car that there is so little photographs of, secondly, a cad model is possible i suppose, although that would be absolutely tedious to draw, especially since we dont even know the dimensions of the actual parts
Given a picture of a C6 of that color, with those wheels, I think I could recreate that image with about 2 to 3 hours of work.
It's a very accurate representation of the final car. Especially given the camo'd spy pics shown on th gm insider news forum.
More info...
http://forums.gminsidenews.com/showt...?threadid=8066
Edit:
I've gained some interest in determining if this is real or not... here's an analysis between the actual spy photo and the picture in quiestion.
http://img112.exs.cx/img112/3259/dig...s_analysis.jpg
Also, pay close attention to the area directly behind the front lip of the fender. The wheel is blacked out in some locations. (typical of a shopped set of wheels)
Another possiblity is that the black bumper skirt could extend around the front of the car and into the fender.
There are good arguements either way... regardless I'm not to impressed with the overall look of the car.
http://forums.gminsidenews.com/showt...?threadid=8066
Edit:
I've gained some interest in determining if this is real or not... here's an analysis between the actual spy photo and the picture in quiestion.
http://img112.exs.cx/img112/3259/dig...s_analysis.jpg
Also, pay close attention to the area directly behind the front lip of the fender. The wheel is blacked out in some locations. (typical of a shopped set of wheels)
Another possiblity is that the black bumper skirt could extend around the front of the car and into the fender.
There are good arguements either way... regardless I'm not to impressed with the overall look of the car.
Last edited by Rhino; Nov 11, 2004 at 12:47 PM.
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Originally Posted by Another_User
I have to say it is real. I base that entirely on the fact that if I were going to photo-chop a new vette I would have eliminated the completely gay body-colored headlights. Only an official GM picture would have kept those.
Fry
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Originally Posted by TJL
why spend money on titanium rods, but only use cast pistons? i dont think these specs are completly accurate either
They used titanium rods because with a 4" stroke spinning at 7k rpms thats a hell of a lot of inertia. The titanium rods are light and strong. They didn't use forged pistons because they are more prone to knocking on cold starts than cast. Gm is very nervous about knock issues based on their ls1 truck problems. But with an engine with titanium rods, forged crank, and 11:1 cr, your going to have to change the pistons to reduce your cr for boost And you already have a stout bottom end from GM. Not so good for you Nitros guy :-(
im in love 
Originally Posted by jz06man
The picture you are looking at is 95% of the real c6 Z06. It will not have titanium rods, it will be a 6.4L engine, not a 7L-unfortantly!! I will it were..
And with the apparent hysteria from GM about this pic and data being posted I suspect both it and the data is exactly correct. I imagine that the picture will appear in many magazines in their Feb dated issue (as long as that issue is not available prior to Jan 15th.)
Perry
Originally Posted by Fulton 1
Here's the pic:
I doubt the 475 ft-lb number myself. A 7.0L should be making that much without even working hard - at least if you assume the noted specs are true. I would not at all be surprised to see production numbers closer to 500 ft-lb - if not, I can imagine it either being heavily underrated or simply "detuned" in an effort to reduce load on drivetrain components. Either way, with only 500hp this engine would appear to have some serious potential with only minor upgrades (thinking even just cam, exhaust, tuning or something to that effect) - especially if the rumors are true on how well the LS7 heads flow.
I doubt the 475 ft-lb number myself. A 7.0L should be making that much without even working hard - at least if you assume the noted specs are true. I would not at all be surprised to see production numbers closer to 500 ft-lb - if not, I can imagine it either being heavily underrated or simply "detuned" in an effort to reduce load on drivetrain components. Either way, with only 500hp this engine would appear to have some serious potential with only minor upgrades (thinking even just cam, exhaust, tuning or something to that effect) - especially if the rumors are true on how well the LS7 heads flow.
This appears to be some pretty reliable information (except for the C5R block reference):
http://www.corvettels7.com/
http://www.corvettels7.com/