using it as an example.BlackKoala wrote:
You mean the sound of a $600k + car? (LOL, new one is over a million)The#1Spot wrote:
kylef wrote:
The noise of the C6R is enough to make you fall in love with it.
American and detuned v-8s generally sound the same. How can a throaty/grunt engine make you fall in love with it. Beauty must stand out from all others. Like the mercedes v12 in a Pagani Zonda.
Of course that sounds better, if that's what you're into. But I'll take my incredibly easy to get parts for, American big block V8 please.
That's ok, you can like the slower car.gatorlova wrote:
fuck corvetts, m3 and skyline is the way to goStingray24 wrote:
Erm, no. Z06 beats both on regular tires, all motor.gatorlova wrote:
fuck corrvets, skyline and m3 is the way to go
http://www.motortrend.com/features/cons … 9_z06track
... we can tell you already that GM's 7.0-liter all-American supercar is the real deal. How? Because Jan Magnusson, one of the drivers of the Le Mans class-winning C6R, turned up at the legendary Nuerburgring Nordschliefe circuit the Thursday after the 24-hour race and peeled out a seven-minute 42.99-second lap in a pre-production car--on treaded tires, not race slicks.
To put that lap in perspective, it's within fractions of a second of the best time ever set by Porsche's hard-core 996 GT2 and about 10 seconds faster than the best laps by exotics such as the 493-horse, V-10-powered Lamborghini Gallardo and the 617-horse, supercharged V-8-powered Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR. What's more, the time was achieved in unseasonably muggy conditions, which probably took a slight edge off the LS7's 505 horses. The only production car that's gone faster at the 'Ring is Porsche's $450,000 Carrera GT, which reportedly has lapped in the seven-minutes 32-seconds bracket.
but he was only using it as an exampleBlackKoala wrote:
You mean the sound of a $600k + car? (LOL, new one is over a million)The#1Spot wrote:
American and detuned v-8s generally sound the same. How can a throaty/grunt engine make you fall in love with it. Beauty must stand out from all others. Like the mercedes v12 in a Pagani Zonda.kylef wrote:
The noise of the C6R is enough to make you fall in love with it.
Of course that sounds better, if that's what you're into. But I'll take my incredibly easy to get parts for, American big block V8 please.
stfu igig wrote:
but he was only using it as an exampleBlackKoala wrote:
You mean the sound of a $600k + car? (LOL, new one is over a million)The#1Spot wrote:
American and detuned v-8s generally sound the same. How can a throaty/grunt engine make you fall in love with it. Beauty must stand out from all others. Like the mercedes v12 in a Pagani Zonda.
Of course that sounds better, if that's what you're into. But I'll take my incredibly easy to get parts for, American big block V8 please.
BlackKoala wrote:
stfu igig wrote:
but he was only using it as an exampleBlackKoala wrote:
You mean the sound of a $600k + car? (LOL, new one is over a million)
Of course that sounds better, if that's what you're into. But I'll take my incredibly easy to get parts for, American big block V8 please.
Now now, let's not get the Vette thread locked.
Beautiful V8 music from that Vette. 11.83 @ 122
More music, how sweeeeeet it is.
Thats a nice aggressive looking car.ig wrote:
Sounds nice, lots o RPM's
Corvettes are great. The new ones are just
I want a Camaro for my first car (the 4th generation ones) but I'll be damned if 1) I can find a cheap one and 2) the insurance on it isn't pricier than a Ferrari
I want a Camaro for my first car (the 4th generation ones) but I'll be damned if 1) I can find a cheap one and 2) the insurance on it isn't pricier than a Ferrari
4th gen are a dime a dozen. most people drive them into the ground. when they find out how much a tune-up costs they trade it off and you, the new ownder, get stuck with a $500-1000 tune-up bill, if you're lucky. usually the cooling system is rotten because people don't maintain the shitty dex-cool antifreeze, so you end up paying for a new radiator, heater core, hoses, water pump, and intake reseal. the fuel pumps are also notorious for taking a shit at the best times.HurricaИe wrote:
Corvettes are great. The new ones are just
I want a Camaro for my first car (the 4th generation ones) but I'll be damned if 1) I can find a cheap one and 2) the insurance on it isn't pricier than a Ferrari
if you really want a camaro, have it thoroughly checked out by a tech, $30-50 well spent. remember that most camaros have been driven really hard, harder than most corvettes.
and all those problems I listed also apply to late C4 and newer corvettes.
I can't recall him redlining that car once, so it's not pushing a lot of RPM's. He just has it sitting at a rich idle, that's why you hear it backfiring liek crazy.TC.Troy wrote:
Thats a nice aggressive looking car.ig wrote:
Sounds nice, lots o RPM's
As the above poster stated, those are cheap, really cheap cars. Getting in to Fox body Mustang cheap, and that's incredibly affordable. These two are really the cheapest routes to get into V8 muscle cars with, as both can be had for under $4k if they need work, and $6-7 clean easy. They just get run by kiddies a lot with bolt ons, as the LT1 and Ford 5L engines are insanely cheap to get parts for. Drove into the ground and put away wet with no fluids, lol.Hurricane wrote:
I want a Camaro for my first car (the 4th generation ones) but I'll be damned if 1) I can find a cheap one and 2) the insurance on it isn't pricier than a Ferrari
Insurance shouldn't be too bad on them, especially if you get the V6. (But who wants a V6 Camaro?). I know when I was looking around for cars, being able to claim myself on the parent's Insurance helped quite a bit. I priced up some 5 liters, and I don't think it was 10% more than a sedan of some sort. Not too bad at all.
Just realize that these cars are death traps if you don't know how to drive them properly. RWD + Stick + noob = wrapped around a pole.