05-01-2007, 05:43 PM
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Drove A C6 Today
The guy I bought my house from bought a new C6. I was kidding him saying the driving his Vette was part of the deal.
It's been a few months but ran into him a few days ago and he came by today.
He has added a turbo, headers and Borla exhaust, not sure what else. He said the dyno showed 675 hp??
The car handled well, didn't feel like the 3600 or so lbs. it is. The seat was so much much comfortable. The exhaust note was great sounding, a great drive.
He then drove it like I wanted to but was scared to...holy crap. Very impressive.
The interior in a way looked great, it a way (bad way) still looked like a GM. It would be a great car to have if I could afford another one, but despite the power I won't trade the Boxster for one. Fun ride and drive though.
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05-01-2007, 05:57 PM
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Why was that car so heavy? Curb weight is only about 3100 pounds stock.
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05-01-2007, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SC986
The guy I bought my house from bought a new C6. I was kidding him saying the driving his Vette was part of the deal.
It's been a few months but ran into him a few days ago and he came by today.
He has added a turbo, headers and Borla exhaust, not sure what else. He said the dyno showed 675 hp??
The car handled well, didn't feel like the 3600 or so lbs. it is. The seat was so much much comfortable. The exhaust note was great sounding, a great drive.
He then drove it like I wanted to but was scared to...holy crap. Very impressive.
The interior in a way looked great, it a way (bad way) still looked like a GM. It would be a great car to have if I could afford another one, but despite the power I won't trade the Boxster for one. Fun ride and drive though.
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The car weights about 3200 lbs
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05-01-2007, 08:58 PM
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Wow turbo'd LS2 engine? That thing must've shoved you back in the seat pretty hard. I just drove a modded 04 Ls1 last weekend for a few hours at Bowling Green KY. It had approx 430 hp and that was pretty impressive but not quite as explosive as I thought it would be. I drove a C6 last year as well and it was impressive. I didn't care for the tramline effect of either car which is more than likely due to the wide rubber. I took a tour of the vette plant down there too....I must say it was pretty neat seeing the car built from start to finish. The corvette is definately a great car in it's own right....and great people too.
Last edited by Adam; 05-01-2007 at 09:07 PM.
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05-02-2007, 01:50 AM
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I don't know on the weight, that's just what he said it was at.
Yeah the LS2 was impressive, it did push you back in the seat with each gear change. It caught me by surprise.
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05-02-2007, 03:08 AM
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Interesting stuff.
Everytime I see a C6 in a parking lot, I just drool over the new design. It is a much more attractive and tighter looking package to me.
If they drop in value like most Corvettes do, I could see myself going for a 6sp manual in a year or two and getting away from the Box???? Maybe a 987S if they drop also.
Tough to beat 400HP with brakes that finally match the acceleration. Haven't driving one, but that's what I read/hear.
Jeff
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05-02-2007, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam
Wow turbo'd LS2 engine? That thing must've shoved you back in the seat pretty hard. I just drove a modded 04 Ls1 last weekend for a few hours at Bowling Green KY. It had approx 430 hp and that was pretty impressive but not quite as explosive as I thought it would be. I drove a C6 last year as well and it was impressive. I didn't care for the tramline effect of either car which is more than likely due to the wide rubber. I took a tour of the vette plant down there too....I must say it was pretty neat seeing the car built from start to finish. The corvette is definately a great car in it's own right....and great people too.
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Adam, what is "tramline effect"? Thanks.
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05-02-2007, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by bmussatti
Adam, what is "tramline effect"? Thanks.
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Tramline is when the car follows every groove or imperfection in the road. It can be kind of scary escpecially at high speed because the car literally trys to steer you into the ditch.
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05-02-2007, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam
Tramline is when the car follows every groove or imperfection in the road. It can be kind of scary escpecially at high speed because the car literally trys to steer you into the ditch.
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With the right set of rubber, this all but disappers. The runcraps are a real disadvantage in this car and many folks get them off as quickly as possible.
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05-02-2007, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam
Tramline is when the car follows every groove or imperfection in the road. It can be kind of scary escpecially at high speed because the car literally trys to steer you into the ditch.
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this was the ultimate beef I have with the vette! horrible.....I haven't driven the C6 yet but the vettes I had never ran on run flats and had the same problem....I do liike the new styling but can't believe they got rid of the pop up head lights
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