C7 Corvette

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Gotta-Qik-C7

#2040
January 30, 2017, 09:03:32 PM
 :rockon:
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68_427

#2041
January 31, 2017, 04:07:49 AM
Looked pretty puckering.  Wonder if PTM was in Race or everything off?
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GoCougs

#2042
January 31, 2017, 08:47:41 AM
Wowzers, that dude can drive, esp. that shifting...

12,000 RPM

#2043
January 31, 2017, 12:02:12 PM
I was thinking it was a pretty sloppy lap. If I remember I will see what I can do tonight in a stock C7 ZR1.
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68_427

#2044
January 31, 2017, 12:20:35 PM
Quote from: 12,000 RPM on January 31, 2017, 12:02:12 PM
I was thinking it was a pretty sloppy lap. If I remember I will see what I can do tonight in a stock C7 ZR1.

Can you de-tune?  Otherwise a stock C7 with grippier tires might be a better comparison.
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'racecar is die'
no

MrH

#2045
January 31, 2017, 12:24:22 PM
There's no such thing as a C7 ZR1...?
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CaminoRacer

#2046
January 31, 2017, 12:45:11 PM
Quote from: 12,000 RPM on January 31, 2017, 12:02:12 PM
I was thinking it was a pretty sloppy lap.

lol yeah if I was in the passenger seat I would have been terrified.
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12,000 RPM

#2047
January 31, 2017, 12:58:17 PM
Quote from: MrH on January 31, 2017, 12:24:22 PM
There's no such thing as a C7 ZR1...?
Z06 I meant.

Quote from: 68_427 on January 31, 2017, 12:20:35 PM
Can you de-tune?  Otherwise a stock C7 with grippier tires might be a better comparison.
Naw the only C7 is the Z06. Maybe I can do a C6 with upgraded tires. Close enough
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68_427

#2048
March 15, 2017, 09:52:15 PM Last Edit: March 15, 2017, 09:59:43 PM by 68_427
No way this would pas at a track day :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5NlQOOgoZ4
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Gotta-Qik-C7

#2049
March 19, 2017, 09:03:34 AM
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CaminoRacer

#2050
March 19, 2017, 12:18:37 PM
:rockon:
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FoMoJo

#2051
March 19, 2017, 12:27:58 PM
Kudos.
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68_427

#2052
March 19, 2017, 02:48:22 PM
Not really.  Ford led most of the race
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FoMoJo

#2053
March 19, 2017, 04:31:26 PM
Quote from: 68_427 on March 19, 2017, 02:48:22 PM
Not really.  Ford led most of the race
Yeah, I know.  Yellow flags and all that.  Seems like a Porsche was setting a good pace as well though.
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r0tor

#2054
March 27, 2017, 05:46:46 AM
Was at a local Autoshow this weekend... If you want some humour, try pushing on the front "splitter", side skirts, and rear spoiler on the Z07 package. 

Hint, a real functioning front splitter doesn't get attached to the bumper and flex with a few pounds of force, same for the rear.  Sideskirts probably can't support more then about 10 pounds before falling off.

-Sigh-
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68_427

#2055
March 27, 2017, 05:50:11 AM
Ferrari used that same technology and calls it active aero
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r0tor

#2056
March 27, 2017, 05:55:08 AM
...No...
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68_427

#2057
March 27, 2017, 05:56:29 AM
They put "wings" in the front bumper of the 458 that "deform" with speed to increase downforce
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r0tor

#2058
March 27, 2017, 09:02:00 AM
Quote from: 68_427 on March 27, 2017, 05:56:29 AM
They put "wings" in the front bumper of the 458 that "deform" with speed to increase downforce

I know... and that's not what GM is trying to pull off at all
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68_427

#2059
March 27, 2017, 09:09:22 AM
It's a cheap and effective way to do it.

Win-Win :lol:
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r0tor

#2060
March 27, 2017, 09:12:21 AM
If the front splitter managed to do anything, it would rip the bumper off  :facepalm:

Same with the trunk lid winglets
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Gotta-Qik-C7

#2061
March 27, 2017, 10:32:12 AM
You've got Z06s running over 180mph every weekend across the country and no splitters or rear spoilers have blown off......
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#2062
March 27, 2017, 10:46:50 AM
Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on March 27, 2017, 10:32:12 AM
You've got Z06s running over 180mph every weekend across the country and no splitters or rear spoilers have blown off......
Naw, surely r0tors wide eyed speculations outweigh real life
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Gotta-Qik-C7

#2063
March 27, 2017, 11:08:17 AM
Quote from: 12,000 RPM on March 27, 2017, 10:46:50 AM
Naw, surely r0tors wide eyed speculations outweigh real life
LOL!
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Tave

#2064
March 27, 2017, 01:52:44 PM
I'd def hit a Grand Sport, first Vette since the C5 Z06 that I've been excited about reading the reviews.
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Quote from: thecarnut on March 16, 2008, 10:33:43 AM
Depending on price, that could be a good deal.

r0tor

#2065
March 27, 2017, 02:25:50 PM
Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on March 27, 2017, 10:32:12 AM
You've got Z06s running over 180mph every weekend across the country and no splitters or rear spoilers have blown off......

Which means their aero is a complete gimmick... Which was my main point but thanks for verifying my assumptions
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Gotta-Qik-C7

#2066
March 27, 2017, 02:34:34 PM
Quote from: r0tor on March 27, 2017, 02:25:50 PM
Which means their aero is a complete gimmick... Which was my main point but thanks for verifying my assumptions
I suggest you read the early reviews of Z07 equipped C7s. MT removed the Wicker Bill and the rear of the car got loose according to R. Pobst. And another sign the Aero worked was the Z06 wasn't carrying as much speed as it should on the straights due to all the downforce.
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r0tor

#2067
March 27, 2017, 02:42:50 PM Last Edit: March 27, 2017, 02:45:43 PM by r0tor
Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on March 27, 2017, 02:34:34 PM
I suggest you read the early reviews of Z07 equipped C7s. MT removed the Wicker Bill and the rear of the car got loose according to R. Pobst. And another sign the Aero worked was the Z06 wasn't carrying as much speed as it should on the straights due to all the downforce.

And ran the same time iirc  :wanker:

It should be fairly common sense something attached to a trunk lid really isn't going to be making hundreds of pounds of downforce or create hundreds of pounds of drag... I doubt anyone would want to stand on their vettes trunk lid anyway
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MX793

#2068
March 27, 2017, 02:53:35 PM
Quote from: r0tor on March 27, 2017, 02:42:50 PM
And ran the same time iirc  :wanker:

It should be fairly common sense something attached to a trunk lid really isn't going to be making hundreds of pounds of downforce or create hundreds of pounds of drag... I doubt anyone would want to stand on their vettes trunk lid anyway

Spoilers don't make downforce.  They reduce lift.  Also introduce drag.
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CaminoRacer

#2069
March 27, 2017, 03:02:05 PM
Quote from: r0tor on March 27, 2017, 02:42:50 PM
And ran the same time iirc  :wanker:

It should be fairly common sense something attached to a trunk lid really isn't going to be making hundreds of pounds of downforce or create hundreds of pounds of drag... I doubt anyone would want to stand on their vettes trunk lid anyway

How come SCCA dudes bolt 8" tall plexiglass panels to their trunklids then?
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