High mile C6Z's? I fail at life.
12-20-2011, 10:07 AM
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My main issue is dont brag about what ur gonna do unless u actually end up doing it. Dude always starts something and just when u think he is gonna finish it out....Baam he sells it and slaps his wheels on the next project (if they fit or not
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12-21-2011, 09:55 AM
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My neighbor had a C6Z until about 6 months ago when he traded it for an AMG Mercedes. He drove it as a DD and took it on may road trips for business (he has his own company). Often times he would travel in the middle of the night and go fast. I sent him an e-mail to ask if he had any clue what his mileage was and explained your reasoning. Here is his response.
In accordance with Bernoulli's law, P is inversely proportional to v.
Ptot = Ps + ½ρV²
The ram pressure increases when the velocity increases. This explains the stronger force felt by your hand when it is held in a fast moving current. In the faster current, your hand is deflecting more flowing fluid from its original path. As you wade across a rushing stream, the force against your legs is from the ram pressure, and it is directed downstream.
The static pressure decreases when the velocity increases, as explained in the Background Theory section. This explains why the water stream coming out of a firefighter's hose gets narrower a short distance past the nozzle - the stronger atmospheric pressure overwhelms the weaker static pressure in the quickly flowing water and compresses the water stream.
At the bottom of a swimming pool, the force on your body is from the static pressure of the water, and it is directed inwards.
Dynamic pressure corresponds to the movement of the fluid through the pipe, and is simply another name for the velocity terms in Bernoulli's Equation below. This pressure is dynamic because the fluid is moving relative to the pipe. The static pressure and the dynamic pressure are added to get the total pressure. In the demo graph under the Bernoulli's Principle Animation, the red shading corresponds to the static pressure, and the blue shading corresponds to the dynamic pressure. The sum of the static and dynamic pressures remains constant along the pipe.
In the initial pipe configuration, the static pressure on the right side is higher than the static pressure on the left. This does not mean the fluid is flowing from a lower pressure towards a higher pressure, since the total pressure is the same at every point.
OK so now that the lesson is over, here is the summary.
When you go fast, you use more force, therefore more energy (gas) is spent. The CAFE ratings of the all corvettes with the C6 body are all quite good, however you may want to point out that while I did very dangerous driving from Austin to Houston several times exceeding 179 mph when reaching these numbers with professional tires, high end everything, my Z06 (2009 model) would show the traction control lights blinking, i.e the tires where apparently spinning to push the force of the air in front of the car.
I hope that clears things up for you.
My summary ....if you buy a C6Z to do 100mph, etc you really shouldn't be asking about mileage.
In accordance with Bernoulli's law, P is inversely proportional to v.
Ptot = Ps + ½ρV²
The ram pressure increases when the velocity increases. This explains the stronger force felt by your hand when it is held in a fast moving current. In the faster current, your hand is deflecting more flowing fluid from its original path. As you wade across a rushing stream, the force against your legs is from the ram pressure, and it is directed downstream.
The static pressure decreases when the velocity increases, as explained in the Background Theory section. This explains why the water stream coming out of a firefighter's hose gets narrower a short distance past the nozzle - the stronger atmospheric pressure overwhelms the weaker static pressure in the quickly flowing water and compresses the water stream.
At the bottom of a swimming pool, the force on your body is from the static pressure of the water, and it is directed inwards.
Dynamic pressure corresponds to the movement of the fluid through the pipe, and is simply another name for the velocity terms in Bernoulli's Equation below. This pressure is dynamic because the fluid is moving relative to the pipe. The static pressure and the dynamic pressure are added to get the total pressure. In the demo graph under the Bernoulli's Principle Animation, the red shading corresponds to the static pressure, and the blue shading corresponds to the dynamic pressure. The sum of the static and dynamic pressures remains constant along the pipe.
In the initial pipe configuration, the static pressure on the right side is higher than the static pressure on the left. This does not mean the fluid is flowing from a lower pressure towards a higher pressure, since the total pressure is the same at every point.
OK so now that the lesson is over, here is the summary.
When you go fast, you use more force, therefore more energy (gas) is spent. The CAFE ratings of the all corvettes with the C6 body are all quite good, however you may want to point out that while I did very dangerous driving from Austin to Houston several times exceeding 179 mph when reaching these numbers with professional tires, high end everything, my Z06 (2009 model) would show the traction control lights blinking, i.e the tires where apparently spinning to push the force of the air in front of the car.
I hope that clears things up for you.
My summary ....if you buy a C6Z to do 100mph, etc you really shouldn't be asking about mileage.
12-21-2011, 10:02 AM
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maybe he means he likes freshly printed bills...like the bank gives you. Doesnt mean they are in large increments, it just a bunch of fresh $1 bills (young money)
12-21-2011, 12:40 PM
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When you go fast, you use more force, therefore more energy (gas) is spent. The CAFE ratings of the all corvettes with the C6 body are all quite good, however you may want to point out that while I did very dangerous driving from Austin to Houston several times exceeding 179 mph when reaching these numbers with professional tires, high end everything, my Z06 (2009 model) would show the traction control lights blinking, i.e the tires where apparently spinning to push the force of the air in front of the car.
