Subject	Z06 story
Posted by	90ZIII on June 30, 2002 at 2:49 PM
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Message	I own a '90 Stage III ZX. Test drove one of the new 'vette Z06s and honestly was disappointed with the acceleration at highway speed. Told the salesman about a place where I benchmarked my ZX and he insisted I try it in the Z06. The area is an approx. 1/4 mi straight-a-way and I run the ZX through starting at 60 mph in fourth gear. At the end, the ZX hits 110 mph. The Z06 only hit 100 mph and we tried it twice. I have little doubt that the Z06 will crush the ZX in the quarter, but the sluggishness at highway speed surprised me. I know third gear would be the optimum for both cars in this test, I just use forth as an indicator of torque. When I have used third in the ZX the ET was much better but the terminal speed only increases by 2 mph to 112 mph. I would guess the same would hold true on the Z06. So my question is, has anyone in a Stage III run up against a Z06 at highway speeds and if so, what happened?? I question whether the one I drove was sick, or would they really have trouble with a ZX III once the hole shot is over.
Follow Ups	Z06 story - 90ZIII 14:49:59 06/30/02 what gear did you use in the Z06? - sbsTT(MD) 14:55:43 06/30/02 Re:Z06? - 300Z 15:00:16 06/30/02 your sig quote is pretty mangled (n/m) - AntiHero[seatbelts rock] 18:40:16 06/30/02 4th- oddly both cars have approx. the same top - 90ZIII 15:05:48 06/30/02 thats because the 6 speed has 2 overdrives. 5h and 6th. - MugenRacer 06:10:43 07/01/02 I've beaten a Z06 before :) - punk240driver 15:04:27 06/30/02 Re: I've beaten a Z06 before :) - tahoang 00:20:18 07/01/02 I have run a z06 in my 91 Stage III - razo164 16:47:54 06/30/02 Z06 will kill a Stage 5-6 TT. But will be much closer on - MugenRacer 06:07:06 07/01/02 396 totally stock? are all Z06's making this much more hp - Bernie 00:05:03 07/02/02
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