ZR1 Corvette on road course
300zx not many because they didnt make that many and 3000GTs lol those are junk.
Those NA car I mentioned are factory spec cars no modding. My car with a SR20DET pushing 16 psi every day from a GT35R making 300 whp lasted 100K then i sold it. Only thing that was replaced when it was apart after 100K was new rings. Motor was perfect.
Guess it depends on the owner.
Those NA car I mentioned are factory spec cars no modding. My car with a SR20DET pushing 16 psi every day from a GT35R making 300 whp lasted 100K then i sold it. Only thing that was replaced when it was apart after 100K was new rings. Motor was perfect.
Guess it depends on the owner.
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Also your crazy if you don't call the GTR a great car. When was the last time Chevy made a High HP car with less Liters. The US's answer to power is always going to be displacement but the rest of the world is far ahead in terms of automotive innovation. This is a 3.8 V6 Twin Turbo car going against a 7L V8.....
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Thats funny since the Foreign motor sport companies seem to dominate the US market when it comes to racing. Th simple fact is the US has been stuck with old technology. Image the efficiency the Foreign cars have put into such a larger displacement. Hell they have 2L 4 cylinders putting out over 200 hp. That 100+ hp Per L. How many NA V8s out there that still are fuel efficient can claim that? Or what about the 3L V6 making 300 hp.... Thats NA also.
I feel you take what Im saying incorrectly, Im not saying the ZR1 is slow or anything like that just saying people need to stop bashing the GTR when its making the same power of a 7L Z06 with less displacement. I dont think people who are fans of Foreign cars have a problem saying that US big V8 cars are fast I think its a problem with the Big V8 guys recognizing those "ricer" cars you make fun of can be just as fast.
I feel you take what Im saying incorrectly, Im not saying the ZR1 is slow or anything like that just saying people need to stop bashing the GTR when its making the same power of a 7L Z06 with less displacement. I dont think people who are fans of Foreign cars have a problem saying that US big V8 cars are fast I think its a problem with the Big V8 guys recognizing those "ricer" cars you make fun of can be just as fast.
Yet again people comparing a 70K car to a 100K car. If you want to make it even spend the extra 30K into the GTR and see who wins. Simple fact is the AWD platform the GTR offers is outstanding for drag and road course purposes.
Not saying the ZR1 is junk cause damn that thing is fast but dont try to bash a car not in its price range; your comparing apples and oranges.
Not saying the ZR1 is junk cause damn that thing is fast but dont try to bash a car not in its price range; your comparing apples and oranges.
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One question can anyone tell me who wins from a dig? 11.6@120.9 or 10.98@128?
Also how nasty will the *** raping be from a roll, please don't ever say again that the GTR is almost as fast as a C6 Z06.
Also how nasty will the *** raping be from a roll, please don't ever say again that the GTR is almost as fast as a C6 Z06.
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And you know what? I will take the lighter more powerful car every time, its really ridiculous that the VR38 has all that technology to make less hp and torque have a lower redline, and to top it off a worse powerband.
When the Japaneses or Germans can build an engine that gets 26 mpg on the highway with 505 horses. Have huge low end torque and cammy high rev power and weigh as little and be as compact as the LS7.
Then and only then will fanboys be able to spout off how low tech the LS series is. You can keep your old technology ohc engines if it results in one with the powerband of a Ferrari V8.
When the Japaneses or Germans can build an engine that gets 26 mpg on the highway with 505 horses. Have huge low end torque and cammy high rev power and weigh as little and be as compact as the LS7.
Then and only then will fanboys be able to spout off how low tech the LS series is. You can keep your old technology ohc engines if it results in one with the powerband of a Ferrari V8.
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where did those quarter times come from? the GTR isn't even out yet. nobody said the LS is low tech, it's just not high tech. it uses high tech materials though. we all know the smallblock has been basically the same from '60 until the lt1, but thats 30 years of the same motor. how high tech can it be? it's always funny though when a fanboy himself calls someone else a fanboy.
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really? more power huh? i wouldnt have thought of that! i see that nothin gets credit on this engine-specific site, except all the cobras and supras the other guys post up. i guess we'll have to wait till the king, i mean GTR hits the US shores and does some real racing, on a roadcourse. last post from me...
I love all the people who post the same comments over and over and think they are making a point. I never said the LS series motors were slow or didnt make power or didnt work at making power. READ THIS Im saying if the US took some of that Jap technology and applied it image the power these motors could make with less.
Also the only reason the LS motors get good gas milage is because of the 6th gear is so damn low. Its not because of the motor technology. The only upgrade thats been done is just going from Carb to Fuel Injected with fuel saving emissions. Whats the city milage on those LSx motors? I know mine wasnt great at all.
Lastly the guy who said run what you brung.... Ok Ill bring a 1000 whp car you bring a pinto and we will call it a fair comparison to which is faster..... Im saying in comparison the Z06 and GTR are closer matched that the ZR1 which has much more power.
Also the only reason the LS motors get good gas milage is because of the 6th gear is so damn low. Its not because of the motor technology. The only upgrade thats been done is just going from Carb to Fuel Injected with fuel saving emissions. Whats the city milage on those LSx motors? I know mine wasnt great at all.
Lastly the guy who said run what you brung.... Ok Ill bring a 1000 whp car you bring a pinto and we will call it a fair comparison to which is faster..... Im saying in comparison the Z06 and GTR are closer matched that the ZR1 which has much more power.
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where did those quarter times come from? the GTR isn't even out yet. nobody said the LS is low tech, it's just not high tech. it uses high tech materials though. we all know the smallblock has been basically the same from '60 until the lt1, but thats 30 years of the same motor. how high tech can it be? it's always funny though when a fanboy himself calls someone else a fanboy.
Common/Business sense: If it works, why not?
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I love all the people who post the same comments over and over and think they are making a point. I never said the LS series motors were slow or didnt make power or didnt work at making power. READ THIS Im saying if the US took some of that Jap technology and applied it image the power these motors could make with less.
Also the only reason the LS motors get good gas milage is because of the 6th gear is so damn low. Its not because of the motor technology. The only upgrade thats been done is just going from Carb to Fuel Injected with fuel saving emissions. Whats the city milage on those LSx motors? I know mine wasnt great at all.
Lastly the guy who said run what you brung.... Ok Ill bring a 1000 whp car you bring a pinto and we will call it a fair comparison to which is faster..... Im saying in comparison the Z06 and GTR are closer matched that the ZR1 which has much more power.
Also the only reason the LS motors get good gas milage is because of the 6th gear is so damn low. Its not because of the motor technology. The only upgrade thats been done is just going from Carb to Fuel Injected with fuel saving emissions. Whats the city milage on those LSx motors? I know mine wasnt great at all.
Lastly the guy who said run what you brung.... Ok Ill bring a 1000 whp car you bring a pinto and we will call it a fair comparison to which is faster..... Im saying in comparison the Z06 and GTR are closer matched that the ZR1 which has much more power.
You want a fast 6 gear?
And no, we don't want japanese V-tech technology in LSX engines.
What have the Japanese revolutionized in terms of automotive engineering? What? What the **** are you talking about?
