TheSmokingTire

Hey Guys-
C5 owner here, I make an internet TV show called The Smoking Tire, and this week we focused on a review of the C6RS by Pratt & Miller. Thought I'd share with you.

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87silverbullet

iTrader: (11)

Double the money and less power for a vette that just has the steering wheel changed. Give me a zr1 over that car any day. I can take the same money and buy me a zr1 and a z06.

Good show though. I will look for it when it comes out.

PowershifterNC

yes but what about the body kit in carbon fiber and the expensive sound deadening............lol..jk

If I had more money than sense..maybe I'd buy one...I'll be looking for more smoking tire shows..good job

Trans Am Jam

iTrader: (7)

that's pretty damn badass. so what engine is that 8.2L....a stroked out LS7? I'm gonna steal those valve covers from it =]

1998LS1SS

iTrader: (8)

that forged motor is begging for a 250 shot!!

LustrousWS6

iTrader: (1)

That and a cam swap and it would be a beast. Eh.. for that kinda money I'd much rather just buy a C6 (even new) and do everything the way I wanted it... and still come out spending much, much less

TheSmokingTire

You guys make very valid points. If you look at the RS from the point of view of, "it's twice the price of the ZR1 for the same exact performance," then yes, it's a total waste of money. But if you look at it from a collector car value, then in 20 years this thing will be worth 3-4 times what the equivalent condition ZR1 would fetch at Barrett Jackson 2030.

It all depends on your point of view... Either way, I'm glad you guys like the video.

Wnts2Go10O

iTrader: (12)

186,000 dollar corvette... LMAO dont think so

dirtybird236

I believe these cars were made to prove what Pratt&Miller could do not so much as "Bang for the buck" car lol. Gotta remember these are the people that brought you the C5-R and C6-R and helped bring the Corvette nameplate back to life as far as sports car racing goes. Even at it's price it will still out perform it's competition such as Ferrari, Porsche, etc. Plus this car was out before the ZR-1 lol.

toneloc60

iTrader: (7)

Good video. Looks like the kind of show I'd watch -- regular guys driving the kind of cars I can only dream about and being very honest about the ride.

I like that the C6RS' body is made of carbon fiber. That was something that bothered me about the ZR1 when Jeremy Clarkson was poking the rear bumper and it was dipping in. I also didn't like how the ZR1s that he drove displayed horrible fit and finish as they were falling apart while he drove them. I guess it's just proof that GM still hasn't fixed itself -- even with our money at its disposal.

~disclaimer~ I've been a GM guy since I could walk. However, after taking the bailout, deciding to kill off good nameplates like Pontiac and Saturn while keeping the old-man Buick -- screw GM. I'll always admire good cars with passion like the Vette, Camaro, and CTSV, but I can no longer blindly wave the GM banner.

OUTLAWZ RACING

iTrader: (9)

I wanted u to punish that thing it sounded lazy tho.....

'Trust'

iTrader: (24)

That car is absolutely wicked. I'm not a huge fan of the ZR1 styling, and this one is very similar but I like it 100x more. The interior is sick too. Great show man, nice work.

I'd say it would be worth $185k, but not that plus a Z06, that is crazy. One question though, since they are replacing everything, why can it not be done with a base C6?

TheSmokingTire

The primary reason is that the starting point for the Katech 8.2L engine is the LS7, not the LS2/3. I also think there are a few other bits from the Z06 that make it over to this car as well that aren't standard on the base C6. I'm sure that, with enough money, you could build this car using a base C6 but the cost to convert those bits would outweigh the cost of simply starting with a Z06.

'Trust'

iTrader: (24)

Ah, so I guess just re-sleeved factory block? Makes sense.

TheSmokingTire

I think it's a re-sleeved block with a stroker kit.

Katech_Jason

iTrader: (19)

It's a Dart/Katech billet tall deck block. 4.205 x 4.500