yah saw that, was thinking of posting. Love the look of the car (minus the non shelby colors). also love the 5.4L's of SCed engine

will be first in line to test drive when they come out

You know do love the new Mustang, but I'd still rather have a GM car (thought not a vette  ).   

Looks like a nice car Chomp, but to be honest I'm not really liking the C6 vette-it looks to much like a Dodge Viper for my tastes.  I think I like the C5 better, but since the C6 is new-maybe it will grow on me.

Ok then, what are the specs on the Z06?  You don't know  do you?  Because its not out yet.  So shut up, and accept it that the pony will be the fastest(even if it beats GM for 15 minutes)

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the mustang is a bit cheaper though

great looking car you got there! i loved driving the c5, and i am glad they finally got the headlights right

here are some 2006 z06 stats for you (btw, personally i would rather own the cobra)

The engine is the LS7 7.0-liter/427-cubic-inch Gen IV making 500 bhp @ 6200 rpm and 475 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm with a 7000 rpm redline. the car weighs 3130 lbs and with its 6-speed (connected to an LSD) it can go 0-60mph in 3.9 and complete the quarter in 11.9 sec @ 120 mph. although the new engine is a 427 it is still of a small block design. the differences between the LS2 and the LS7 are: different cylinder block casting, wider bores, front cover, oil pan, exhaust manifolds and cylinder heads. the engine has 11.0:1 compression with a cam that has .591 inch lift and 104.8 mm bores with 101.6 mm of stroke. the car has 18 x 9.5-inch wheels in the front (with 275/35ZR18 goodyear rubber) and out back it has 19 x 12's (with 325/30ZR19 rubber).

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you decide:







in pictures it looks "ricey-er" (for a vette), but in person it looks awsome

i must say i love the rims on the z06, but give me the new svt in black over the vette!

Why did GM go with following the asians?  They suck!

I meant the looks (in response to "it looks a bit ricey")
The Vette will always be better than "sakie suckers"

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I actually think the new vette looks more like the new Viper than anything else.  The lights, "mouth" grill thing, and hood all have lines that look like a viper to me.  I think this is especially true for the Z06 with its small air intake on the hood.  Anyway, I sure see a resemblence.

John, that is totally awesome! I always wondered if you did Sake potting and that is some real nice work!!
What are you running?  350CI's of potting clay? What RPM's are you peaking at when the mold is ready to fold? 

Love the Texture and color. Is that 1986 Corvette Yellow,  mixed with 1 pint of pastel brown # 6. That is what my headers looked like when I first turned my 327ci over.

Did you bring that model to Japan when you were there recently?

Dave

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All the major compaines do that, its not like its a GM thing.  In fact, the first company to start making all their cars look the same and use the same engine was Ford.

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You know, I hadn't noticed it-but your right, the front end of the scope does have the same (or very simular) tapering to the scope that was on the 4th generation Camaro SS.  Of course, I wouldn't call it a "hood scope" though-if you look closely, it actually looks like the Corvette has the same hood if it has the scope or not.  The scope is actually a part of the front clip, which to my knowledge is a fairly unique feature (at least to American cars).  But, I do agree that it looks like a Camaro scope-especially the way the Camaro had to points that start out in front of the scope and come to the edges of it.  

But-to be fair, whats wrong with Camaro's (for some reason, I thought you had like a 1999 V6 Camaro)?   Thats the best car GM ever made! 

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Really!?  I hadn't heard that.  Have they released any photos or information or anything official about it?

k, here is some online stuff (it is 2007 model year):


http://www.modernracer.com/spyshots/spyshots.html
http://www.chadp.net/2007-camaro/