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03-24-06, 06:08 PM
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Who You Think will Win 2006 corvette Z06 Or GT500 |
03-24-06, 06:20 PM
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In a Mustang Forum, the shelby ,,, in a chevy forum Z06.
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03-24-06, 06:50 PM
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40 Grand Vs.75 Grand all I need to know. |
03-24-06, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Corvette Z06 Who You Think will Win 2006 corvette Z06 Or GT500 | The Vette is about 500 lbs lighter than the published weight for the Shelby. No contest, I think. |
03-25-06, 06:49 AM
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The Vette should win,drivers being equal. More hp less weight. 65k vs. ??K after markup. Can't lose either way.. both are going to be bad azz. |
03-25-06, 06:16 PM
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the Z06 will run circles around the shelby, literally! Very good handling, more power, and I think 700 less pounds to haul around. Not such a bad deal when you add these adjusted market values in. Right now the auctions I have seen, the two are priced as competitors. (I know theresa big diference in msrp) |
03-27-06, 01:54 PM
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Why does everyone always want to compare the GT500 and the Z06? They are completely different cars. The Z06 is meant to be competition for the Viper, Ford GT, 911, ect. The GT500's competition is the 425hp Charger and 300C, Challenger (?), GTO, Camaro, E55 AMG, BMW M3, Maybe the M5, ect. High horse power sedans and coupes, not all out sports cars.  |
03-28-06, 04:08 PM
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The true winners are those who buy these cars, and the prizes are the victories they claim at each stoplight.
From motor trend " 2003 Chevrolet Corvette vs. 2003 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra"
The reason i bought 03 cobra. |
03-28-06, 10:12 PM
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stock power will be similar(shelby is underated)but vette is a lot lighter.BUT,with the blower,it will be easy to mod the shelby to very high HP levels.The vette will be more difficult to mod. |
03-29-06, 02:29 AM
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Z06 would win and you can't use the rear seat in the Mustang anyways unless your 5. My wife has a C5 Z06 and it has 65k miles on it and it runs great and never has had a problem. I still like pushrod engines because the torque is wicked and gets 24 mpg and you can still work on it with ease. |
03-29-06, 03:13 PM
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The Z0SUX Is way overrated.They ride ruff ,real loud inside and cant even clear a low speed bump. Not a good daily driver . So I suppose it depends on how you want to compare it. |
03-29-06, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JEAN The true winners are those who buy these cars, and the prizes are the victories they claim at each stoplight.
From motor trend " 2003 Chevrolet Corvette vs. 2003 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra"
The reason i bought 03 cobra. | Great statement! I saw an 06 Z06 at our Chevrolet dealer while we were having our Suburban's oil changed. It was a real beauty! I would love to have one! This particular one was at or near $86k. I think it was marked up $16k, but I am not sure anymore. It was a sort of burnt orange with great big old wide tires! I had a Corvette many moons ago, but it was more of a project car and I never got it to where I could enjoy it. I had it when I changed jobs and really needed reliable transportation, so I sold it.
But, I have loved Mustangs since I first saw them in '64! For me, there is no hard decision. I want the GT500 and whether or not the Z06 can beat it is not important to me. I can live with it, either way! |
03-30-06, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Fomoco98 The Z0SUX Is way overrated.They ride ruff ,real loud inside and cant even clear a low speed bump. Not a good daily driver . So I suppose it depends on how you want to compare it. | That is just your opinion.
Name a sports car in this category that does not ride a bit rough, it is called a performace suspension, and yes they are all low to the ground.
Dollar for Dollar, the Z06 is probably the best sports car made.
My opinion, overrated my a*ss.
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03-30-06, 11:54 PM
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03-31-06, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Fomoco98 40 Grand Vs.75 Grand all I need to know. | with the markup it will be very close in price...a better question is what other cars will compare to it in its "new" inflated msrp class? If its the same price to get a skyline 2007-2008 nissan/infinit, id take the all wheel drive skyline  |
03-31-06, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JoeTrev with the markup it will be very close in price...a better question is what other cars will compare to it in its "new" inflated msrp class? If its the same price to get a skyline 2007-2008 nissan/infinit, id take the all wheel drive skyline | Please do buy the skyline. That would mean one less person trying to get the GT500. Which means there is one more that hasn't been purchased. And is up for grabs to the people that really want the car. |
03-31-06, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 01GT/03ZX9 stock power will be similar(shelby is underated)but vette is a lot lighter.BUT,with the blower,it will be easy to mod the shelby to very high HP levels.The vette will be more difficult to mod. | C6 ZO6 owners are getting 500 to the wheels with just Headers and a tune.. With a good driver and DR's, these are 10second cars.
And if you put a cam in the ZO6, your looking at 550 at the wheels (with a 3100 pound curb weight). These are easily 10 second cars.
So I would say you comparison is false..
Also, the "cracked" rods in the GT500 are said to be only good up to about 550-600rwhp. Since the GT500 weighs 3950 pounds  , at 550-600 whp, the GT500 is still only going to be a mid 11 second car..
To go faster, you will have to pull the engine and replace the internals, which will not be a cheap project.
3950 pounds is not easy to overcome.. Just to run high 11's in the GT500, you are probably going to need close to 500-520 rwhp. 
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03-31-06, 10:43 AM
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This is a loaded question. |
04-02-06, 10:00 AM
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Just my opinion but I say buy a luxury car or something that has a great ride and do what I did and spend 5k on a bike. I've got a stock CBR that runs mid to low 10's and saves me money on gas  I used to absolutly love mustangs but after giving it alot of thought unless you are a straight line drag guy with one friend and lives in Florida their are much better options out their. My next car is an S4: 340 hp so it is quick, AWD for the snow, 4 doors for the kiddies or friends, handles well and has great looks (also my opinion). Granted it is a little more cash but overall just a better more versitile car then the mustang. To bad it isn't american but what can ya do. |
04-02-06, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by cobra1015 Just my opinion but I say buy a luxury car or something that has a great ride and do what I did and spend 5k on a bike. I've got a stock CBR that runs mid to low 10's and saves me money on gas I used to absolutly love mustangs but after giving it alot of thought unless you are a straight line drag guy with one friend and lives in Florida their are much better options out their. My next car is an S4: 340 hp so it is quick, AWD for the snow, 4 doors for the kiddies or friends, handles well and has great looks (also my opinion). Granted it is a little more cash but overall just a better more versitile car then the mustang. To bad it isn't american but what can ya do. | While I think you are overstating things a bit (I've had 6 adults in my cobra. And it handles just fine in any weather. As long as I am not doing something stupid.) That is just one answer to going fast. But it doesn't do anything for the person who really wants a fast car. As for getting the S4. It's a very nice car. But don't think about modding it. It gets a lot more expensive a lot faster. And is a lot more limited in the things you can do for go fast.  |
04-02-06, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SVTdriver While I think you are overstating things a bit (I've had 6 adults in my cobra. And it handles just fine in any weather. As long as I am not doing something stupid.) That is just one answer to going fast. But it doesn't do anything for the person who really wants a fast car. As for getting the S4. It's a very nice car. But don't think about modding it. It gets a lot more expensive a lot faster. And is a lot more limited in the things you can do for go fast. |
Oh I agree you can put people in the back of a mustang and I will say again I like mustangs I used to own one. I also agree you can drive just about anything in the snow if you drive correctly, but I do feel that the S4 is a little more comfortable for pasengers and more capable in the snow. As far as the mods go I know they are expensive and limited for the 2006 model right now. Which is why any mods would probably consist of just an exhaust. I won't be looking to get one until December anyways so hopfully a few more mods come out. I agree it isn't a go really fast car but that is what the Honda CBR is for |
04-02-06, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by cobra1015 Oh I agree you can put people in the back of a mustang and I will say again I like mustangs I used to own one. I also agree you can drive just about anything in the snow if you drive correctly, but I do feel that the S4 is a little more comfortable for pasengers and more capable in the snow. As far as the mods go I know they are expensive and limited for the 2006 model right now. Which is why any mods would probably consist of just an exhaust. I won't be looking to get one until December anyways so hopfully a few more mods come out. I agree it isn't a go really fast car but that is what the Honda CBR is for | The S4 is a very nice car. What it really boils down to is simple. What is your passion? If you are passionate about mustangs. The choice is obvious. If you are not passionate about cars just speed. Then motorcycles fit the bill. Myself, I like 4 wheels and a steel cage around me. But that is mainly because at times I tend to drive on the limits of my car. And I would like more than 1 opportunity to make a mistake. |
04-03-06, 04:59 PM
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Forget the S4, spend a little more money go for the RS4. If I don't go for the Z06 myself the RS4 is what I'm going to get.
Tony
BTW, this topic was discussed a while back and I listed my reasons why I feel the Z06 is the better ride over the GT500 price or no price, especially now that the car doesn't seem to be going for what Ford was hoping to list the car for because of greedy dealers. I can only imagine what the list is going to be up here in Canada if you guys down in the U.S. are forking out the $60,000 or so US to get them right now. |
04-03-06, 05:04 PM
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I found the other post, it is listed here
Mods, the search here doesn't work very well, I typed in my username trying to find this thread and it shows me threads that I never even replied to instead of the one I wanted listed above. It took me a while to find this one. Just a thought maybe you guys can improve the search features of this MB.
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04-03-06, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Cman Forget the S4, spend a little more money go for the RS4. If I don't go for the Z06 myself the RS4 is what I'm going to get.
Tony
BTW, this topic was discussed a while back and I listed my reasons why I feel the Z06 is the better ride over the GT500 price or no price, especially now that the car doesn't seem to be going for what Ford was hoping to list the car for because of greedy dealers. I can only imagine what the list is going to be up here in Canada if you guys down in the U.S. are forking out the $60,000 or so US to get them right now. | I guess that really all depends on what you mean by a little more money. The $20k price range for me at least. Is not a little more money. Though I would definately prefer the RS4 over the S4 | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Rate This Thread |  Linear Mode | | 
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