Originally Posted by svtkeith (Post 1580252751)

Thanks so much for your reply...Thats what I like to hear that throw you back in the seat feeling is what i'm after...So nice to talk to people that have driven both cars and owned both and give me a comparo..The Z06 is far from my first performance car but the first Corvette i've owned..I regret not buying one long ago but am catching up now love these cars.

Thanks again for the awesome input.

Originally Posted by QUIKAG (Post 1580258292)

...You basically never have to downshift from 6th gear if you're above 38-40mph. :D You can certainly downshift (and I do so often) if you want to hit ludicrous speed.

Originally Posted by OnPoint (Post 1580246934)

Lots of us in here moved from Z to ZR. Nearly every single one of us would do it again.

What's that tell ya?

Originally Posted by RobMorgan (Post 1580247587)

I am not putting down the Z06, but the cars are not even similar. Go out to Spring Mtn (which you will get to do on GM if you buy a ZR1) and drive both on the track. The difference is very obvious. ZR1 has significantly more power and more grip (with both running Michellin ZP tires). The Z06 is a great car and if it is all one wants to spend, then it is the way to go, but to say there is no difference is just not being realitic.

Originally Posted by besz28 (Post 1580258919)

your not that smart and you just waste money to say you have a zr1, road and track said the z06 was the top corvette, be happy with what you got....which is in the eyes of a lot of people and magazines the top corvette:thumbs:

Originally Posted by QUIKAG (Post 1580258292)

If you want 'punch you in the face' torque from a pretty large part of the rpm band, the LS9 is the engine to have. I LOVE the LS7 and how it winds out to 7,100rpm and sounds very sweet doing so, but the LS9 has monster torque at a much lower rpm than the LS7.

That is really the biggest difference between the LS7 and LS9 IMO. The insta-torque of the positive displacement supercharged LS9. You basically never have to downshift from 6th gear if you're above 38-40mph. :D You can certainly downshift (and I do so often) if you want to hit ludicrous speed.

Originally Posted by QUIKAG (Post 1580259853)

Svt, check out my 4th gear pull vid. That is low-end torque:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tloRk...e_gdata_player

Originally Posted by besz28 (Post 1580258919)

your not that smart

Originally Posted by besz28 (Post 1580258919)

road and track said the z06 was the top corvette

Originally Posted by besz28 (Post 1580258919)

z06 was the top corvette...which is in the eyes of a lot of people and magazines the top corvette:thumbs:

Originally Posted by besz28 (Post 1580258941)

road and track did, your not being realistic with yourself, and are having a hard time justifying the extra 30,000 you spent on the second best corvette.

Originally Posted by svtkeith (Post 1580246497)

Thanks for your input...Yeah modded my GT500 and sorta don't want to go that rout with the Vette's...Sorry not blade silver it's red but yeah saw that silver color and like it alot..Yeah I think I'll like it if it's anything like the Z06 I'll love the thing.

Originally Posted by 3LZZ06 (Post 1580260280)

???

Is the above two statements an oxymoron, or just a "moron"...:lol:



Well lets put it this way, if your hanging the Z06's hat on one driver and one very short go-cart track then you win, but if you want to consider the other 100 tracks in which the ZR dominated over most all competition including the Z06 well...that speaks for itself.

By the way, if you'd like to poll both the ZR1 and the Z06 section as to which model they'd prefer, you'll get close to 100% ZR owners that like the ZR over the Z, and at least 50% Z owners that would like to own a ZR if they had an opportunity.(I was one of them)

As stated earlier, although a Z is certainly a beast, most of us came from a Z and wouldn't trade back.

:flag:

Originally Posted by DebRedZR1GSVert (Post 1580260593)

TORCH RED???!!! Congrats on the new car, can't wait to see pics and read your review of how the 2 compare! You will LOVE the Beast:smash::smash::smash:

Originally Posted by OnPoint (Post 1580259123)

Yeah, ok Brian, whatever you think.:thumbs:

Originally Posted by DebRedZR1GSVert (Post 1580260564)

You sure seem to be spending a lot of time justifying why you don't have the KING. :rock:
If I want a comparison I will trust the Guys on here who have driven both. :smash: They provide more info than most of those mags.

Im sure it was the Carbon Fiber that justified the $30K to me:D And that cool window in the hood:thumbs: They are all great cars but it's some people that give owners a bad name :toetap::toetap::toetap: