Best Vette

[austin healey]

what is the best year for the corvette, i'd say 1957 that corvette was beautiful

[6speed]

I think the 63 Gran Sport ZO6 street is the best looking. It's hard to find pics, but I know it's absolutely gorgeous. Either that, or a red 54 Corvette, completely stock.

[coolieman1220]

2006 Z06 duh. 500 horsepower

[m5child]

i think any of lingenfelter's corvette's are awesome, even that brutal 427tt

[bobobobo]

c3...or c6 z06

[rev440]

1963 split window or 1967 427/435 vert

["Clevor" Angel]

A 1969 ZL1 vette, a Baldwin Motion 488ci 68 vette, and L89 and L88 vette throughout the run of the option.

[6speed]

2006 Z06 duh. 500 horsepower

505 horsepower. Duh.

[directinjection]

While I appreciate the older corvettes like the Fuelie, ZL-1, and the 63 split window, the new 2006 Z-06 has to be the best Vette to date. I say this because the new Z-06 has only has 505 hp, but because of it's superb tuning and light curb weight(roughly 3,170 lbs), it's faster than most other supercars. I mean 11.5 in the quarter and 3.7 to 60 mph, thats freaking fast for 505 hp rated car. Sure, there are cars that can beat it, but for over 150 grand.

[Fleet 500]

A 1969 ZL1 vette, a Baldwin Motion 488ci 68 vette, and L89 and L88 vette throughout the run of the option.
Yeah, my choices, too.
The L88 'Vettes could run in the 11s.
The ZL1 could also run in the 11s, even high 10s.

I would also add a '66 427/425 'Vette and '63 327/375 'Vette.

[RS6]

Any Vette made before about 1970 will do me, but the best is the 2006 Z06.

["Clevor" Angel]

The L88 'Vettes could run in the 11s.
The ZL1 could also run in the 11s, even high 10s.

In Factory appearing stock tire racing, a 68 L88 corvette ran 10.97 at 125mph. Its the fastest stock muscle car in the world right now.

[PBB]

505 horsepower. Duh.
It's actually 525-535 at the crank. :)

[250 GTO]

The '63 split window.

[Viper007]

2006 Z06 duh. 500 horsepower

That horsepower rating gm is giving is bullshit, those cars have at least 550, I have read multiple corvette forums and they all say the same thing. In fact GM may have had a slip check it out. Either that or its the 2007 model hp upgrade, but i dont think so.

[rev440]

That horsepower rating gm is giving is bullshit, those cars have at least 550, I have read multiple corvette forums and they all say the same thing. In fact GM may have had a slip check it out. Either that or its the 2007 model hp upgrade, but i dont think so.

I think chevy did this to try to keep up with the ford gt which is dyoning around 550whp or about 610 horsepower at the crank. The Z06 none the less is bad ass and I really hope one ends up in my town. That would be really cool to see a car like that at the icecream shop or the gas station. I hear the exhaust is basically unrestricted under full throttle.

[Viper007]

I have a question what is the CAGS system in the vette it says it helps the driver select proper gears, how does it do so? Also, why do so many people disable it?

[directinjection]

I would have to agree with the claim that Viper007 makes about the new Z06. It's pumping at least 530 horsepower at the crank. But, the Viper SRT-10 coupe claims an output of 510 horsepower when the dyno contends over 530. Both engines are grossly under rated; it's a manufacturer game.

[Fleet 500]

In Factory appearing stock tire racing, a 68 L88 corvette ran 10.97 at 125mph. Its the fastest stock muscle car in the world right now.
True. They were just behind the Mopar Super/Stock ('68 Hemi-Dart and Barracuda)...
http://www.autofacts.ca/classics/fast.htm

[Slicks]

I have a question what is the CAGS system in the vette it says it helps the driver select proper gears, how does it do so? Also, why do so many people disable it?
Heh the "proper" gears for gas milage...
Its a GM feature on 97+ T56s. All it does is lock out 2nd gear when your driving in 1st under 2500RPMs(or 25% throttle), so you switch to 4th to save gas(thats how it got 19mpg city driving). Its annoying as hell and commonly the first thing done to a LSx car is overriding it.

[johnnynumfiv]

I have a question what is the CAGS system in the vette it says it helps the driver select proper gears, how does it do so? Also, why do so many people disable it?
I think you are talking about the system that makes you shift from 1st to 4th in normal everyday driving to get the gas mileage up. A lot of people disable it because it's a pain in the ass(straight from my drivers ed teacher that has a z06).


I'd a say the 1967 427 coupe.

[johnnynumfiv]

I think chevy did this to try to keep up with the ford gt which is dyoning around 550whp or about 6190 horsepower at the crank. The Z06 none the less is bad ass and I really hope one ends up in my town. That would be really cool to see a car like that at the icecream shop or the gas station. I hear the exhaust is basically unrestricted under full throttle.


I believe they have a muffler bypass which is engaged at WOT, people have said it sounds like the C6R. :D

[Fleet 500]

I'd a say the 1967 427 coupe.
Good choice. I assume you mean the tri-power (435 hp) version?

[johnnynumfiv]

I don't know, what ever the highest hp one was.

[2ndclasscitizen]

The Viper also has that shift thing. I'd go for an ~70 Stingray

[clutch-monkey]

i'd have to say the new Z06 for me.

[SlickHolden]

The one in GT2 for me:) The 2million one.

[Slicks]

The Viper also has that shift thing.
No it doesnt.

["Clevor" Angel]

True. They were just behind the Mopar Super/Stock ('68 Hemi-Dart and Barracuda)...
http://www.autofacts.ca/classics/fast.htm

Its almost too hard to believe that a stock, American made, iron 427 powered, fiberglass bodied $6,000 corvette can go faster in the 1/4 mile AND be almost as fast at the end of it as the $1.8 million Bugatti Veyron.

[Matra et Alpine]

Its almost too hard to believe that a stock, American made, iron 427 powered, fiberglass bodied $6,000 corvette can go faster in the 1/4 mile AND be almost as fast at the end of it as the $1.8 million Bugatti Veyron.
not really.
Gearing and handling :D

[Fleet 500]

Its almost too hard to believe that a stock, American made, iron 427 powered, fiberglass bodied $6,000 corvette can go faster in the 1/4 mile AND be almost as fast at the end of it as the $1.8 million Bugatti Veyron.
A very powerful engine, relatively low weight (not much over 3,000 lbs) and very low gearing (probably 4.56 or 4.88).

A '67 Nickey Camaro 427, with 4.88 gears and weighing 3,325 lbs, also could run well into the 11s:

[2ndclasscitizen]

No it doesnt.
then why, in an American review of the new SRT-10, did the reviewer say that when you hammer it, it goes from 1st to 2nd no probs, but going easy, the gearbox wants to go to 4th? Sounds the same as the GM thing. I can post the review if you don't believe me

[Slicks]

then why, in an American review of the new SRT-10, did the reviewer say that when you hammer it, it goes from 1st to 2nd no probs, but going easy, the gearbox wants to go to 4th? Sounds the same as the GM thing. I can post the review if you don't believe me
Ive never heard that before...
Post the review for me.

[clutch-monkey]

Ive never heard that before...
Post the review for me.
i read the same review - apparently if you hammer it there's no problem.

burn rubber off the line and it slips form first to second with the ease of flicking a light switch. but ease gently away from that stop light, and some inner-transmission demon takes control and directs you from first to fourth in a futile attempt to improve fuel economy. it has the car chugging like an oiled-up two stroke, and you looking a complete prat to the passenger beside you.

[directinjection]

Does the CAGS system assume, because the vehical is not under hard excelleration, that the user may be driving for mileage? The Viper has immense torque across the powerband and entering 4 gear at a relitively low engine speed would not be an issue because of that. It would just shrug it off and go.

[Z06Nut]

I love all years. Yes even the 47 of 1983's that were built. It's like say one of your children is better than your other child. They all have there own little quirks about them. That's what gives them character. Corvette is a great part of American history. The evolution to the new Z06 didn't come over night. It took all the technology of the privious Vette's to make it what it is today. The Dodge Viper doesn't have the history and development that Corvette has. Don't get me wrong I like Viper's and would love to own one. But I'd take a new Z06 in my stable before the Viper.:D

[Classic Anycar]

C6: Z06
C5: Guldstrand
C4: Gran Sport
C3: Indy Pace Car
C2: 1964-66 body style
C1: 1958-60 body style

[pAinTrAin]

72 Rag-top.....


I saw one at a custom car show with a 427-TT OMG that thing looked sixk and it was fast!(I saw/heard him leave:D)

[MILORD♣]

the zo6 is by far the baddest production vette to have been assembled

[deadly-phoenix]

This is the best corvette ( with the zo6 in a close second )

[jcp123]

then why, in an American review of the new SRT-10, did the reviewer say that when you hammer it, it goes from 1st to 2nd no probs, but going easy, the gearbox wants to go to 4th? Sounds the same as the GM thing. I can post the review if you don't believe me

That's the infamous 2-4 skip-shift, a little thing that they do in the T-56 gearbox that's supposed to save fuel by bypassing 3rd and kicking you into fourth during normal driving. It doesn't net you anything in gas mileage, and is pretty annoying, so anybody with that tranny (Camaro, Vette, Viper) typically gets it de-activated.

[jcp123]

Lookswise, has to be the C3 Vette. It's shapely like a woman's body. Too bad the smog nazis had their hands in the later models of this. Better get a '69 or '70 I guess.

I can't say much for C1, C2, or C4 Vettes, they're kind of ugly to me. The C5 and C6 Vettes look much better, not to mention are a quantum leap in performance, although the C5 and C6 look so similar I can't tell 'em apart but for the headlights.

[pAinTrAin]

I would have to agree with the claim that Viper007 makes about the new Z06. It's pumping at least 530 horsepower at the crank. But, the Viper SRT-10 coupe claims an output of 510 horsepower when the dyno contends over 530. Both engines are grossly under rated; it's a manufacturer game.


Ya I saw a video for a guy that put a stage 1 cam in his 06' Z06 Vette and it was pushing like 630HP. Then he hit the NOS and hit 710 HP :D

[SpeedRacerN]

If GM underrated the HP on the 06 Z06, I give them credit. Normally they over inflate the HP on many of the other makes and models. Being that it is a corvette though, I doubt they would give underestimated figures because corvette owners will test it for themselves.

[PerfAdv]

If GM underrated the HP on the 06 Z06, I give them credit. Normally they over inflate the HP on many of the other makes and models. Being that it is a corvette though, I doubt they would give underestimated figures because corvette owners will test it for themselves.
Good point. After the backlash from the inflated numbers for the Mustang Cobra a couple of years back, performance car numbers should be in anything underrated.

[The_Othr_Canuck]

2006 Z06 duh. 500 horsepower

Yeah I guess, but the older ones are pretty nice as well.. just really bad suspension...

[PrevlingPushrod]

The one with the biggest engine.

[rev440]

For modern the coolest vette is the C5 Z06. With the same whp it will stomp a new Z06 because its more aerodynamic and has smaller gearing.

[-What-]

For modern the coolest vette is the C5 Z06. With the same whp it will stomp a new Z06 because its more aerodynamic and has smaller gearing.
Oooohhh....that is so wrong.

The new C6 Z06 is stiffer, lighter, and more aerodynamic. The C6 Z06 will trump the C5 Z06 even with equal power....especially if the race carries over to the night. High speeds and pop up lights? HELLO! Aerodynamic inefficiency those pop ups were.

[Slicks]

Yeah I guess, but the older ones are pretty nice as well.. just really bad suspension...
You couldnt be more wrong...

[Schmallz]

my dads 68 convertible 6 banger, yes its a stick, no he hasn't let me drive it yet.

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

I think it's called the Lingenfelter or something.... 0-60 in 1.4 secs... crazy.

[Slicks]

my dads 68 convertible 6 banger, yes its a stick, no he hasn't let me drive it yet.
The last Corvettes to come with anything but a V8 were in the 50s. Check again, its a V8.

[Fleet 500]

I'm not quite sure, but I think that the '53-'54 'Vettes had 6-cylinder engines, then the V-8 (265 cu. in. with 195 hp) appeared in 1955. As far as I know, no 6-cylinder engines were offered from 1955 and later.

[Viper007]

The 1963 Z06

[Kooper]

Personally I'm a great admirer of the early 90s ZR1. It was the most powerful standard Vette you could buy until the Z06 came along.

The StingRay also ranks high on my list.

Why did it take so long for GM to up the power over the ZR1 btw?

[rev440]

Oooohhh....that is so wrong.

The new C6 Z06 is stiffer, lighter, and more aerodynamic. The C6 Z06 will trump the C5 Z06 even with equal power....especially if the race carries over to the night. High speeds and pop up lights? HELLO! Aerodynamic inefficiency those pop ups were.

Go over to SVTperformance.com. The last gen Z06 was lighter more aerodynamic and has shorter gearing. The race didnt cary over to the night. Ill get the video if you want.

[Slicks]

Personally I'm a great admirer of the early 90s ZR1. It was the most powerful standard Vette you could buy until the Z06 came along.

The StingRay also ranks high on my list.

Why did it take so long for GM to up the power over the ZR1 btw?
GM always seem to be big babies when it comes to making power, they never want too much. The LT5 was capable of much more power (as well as the LT1) but they didnt want anymore.

[CdocZ]

Favorite Corvette ever.....1969 C3's.....I see two or three in my area every so often. The body work just appeals to me like VERY little else. It gives me a sense of the car's elegance, yet aggressive muscular power in such a beautifully passive way.....and 427ci engines don't hurt it much :-p

[aNOBLEman]

Go over to SVTperformance.com. The last gen Z06 was lighter more aerodynamic and has shorter gearing. The race didnt cary over to the night. Ill get the video if you want.

The test weights from Road & Track show the new Z06 to be 50 pounds lighter and that's with a 1.3 liter larger engine. This margin could also be affected by the weight of the driver and in the first place the weight difference is very insignificant. Also the new Z06 has 100 more horsepower so it can have longer gearing and will still be faster than the old Z06. I know that you're arguing if they both have 500 horsepower. The old Z06 doesn't have 500 horsepower so who cares? You can't compare a tuned car to a stock one.

[Kooper]

GM always seem to be big babies when it comes to making power, they never want too much. The LT5 was capable of much more power (as well as the LT1) but they didnt want anymore.


OK, thanks for the info Slicks! :)

[rev440]

The test weights from Road & Track show the new Z06 to be 50 pounds lighter and that's with a 1.3 liter larger engine. This margin could also be affected by the weight of the driver and in the first place the weight difference is very insignificant. Also the new Z06 has 100 more horsepower so it can have longer gearing and will still be faster than the old Z06. I know that you're arguing if they both have 500 horsepower. The old Z06 doesn't have 500 horsepower so who cares? You can't compare a tuned car to a stock one.

I disagree a modded car can still have a similar power band as a stock one but the new Z06 wasnt stock.

[aNOBLEman]

I disagree a modded car can still have a similar power band as a stock one but the new Z06 wasnt stock.

I wasn't talking about the video and of course a modded car can have a similar power band as a stock one yet the modded one would have a higher amount of horsepower, possibly better throttle response, higher revving ability, etc, therefore making a comparison against a stock car unviable. For example, let's say that a C5 Z06 was modded to 500hp. Let's say that the tuning company uses stronger materials in the engine which allow it to rev higher than a new Z06 and let's also say that they use lighter materials in the engine to reduce reciprocating mass which allows better throttle response therefore allowing the power to be put down quicker. In this situation, even though both cars have 500hp, the C5 Z06 will be quicker accelerating because it will put the power down quicker and with a higher rev limit will be able to shift later than a stock C6 Z06.

[rev440]

But the new Z06 put down over 490whp as so did the C5Z06 and they both had tunes. The engine in the Z06 was all stock except for headers, exhaust, and a procharger. They raced from a 60 punch and the C5 put 1 1/2 on it. If anything the blower on the Z06 would make it have to shift earlier because blower build boost lower but this was a procharger and they are said to make more power in mid to high like a turbo.

[aNOBLEman]

But the new Z06 put down over 490whp as so did the C5Z06 and they both had tunes. The engine in the Z06 was all stock except for headers, exhaust, and a procharger. They raced from a 60 punch and the C5 put 1 1/2 on it. If anything the blower on the Z06 would make it have to shift earlier because blower build boost lower but this was a procharger and they are said to make more power in mid to high like a turbo.

The new Z06 should put down that amount of power as Chevy seem to conservatively state their cars horsepower. In an issue of EVO that I have, a Caddy CTS-V was dynoed at 416bhp and 418lb ft of torque (the engine was rated at 415bhp and around 400lb ft of torque). Also this still doesn't change how the engine dynamics of the C5 Z06 could be better than the new Z06.

[rev440]

Many new Z06 owners even said there cars arent even as light as the old C5 Z06 and the new Z06 is more less aero then the old one.

[aNOBLEman]

Many new Z06 owners even said there cars arent even as light as the old C5 Z06 and the new Z06 is more less aero then the old one.

I agree that the new Z06 is heavier, but by only 50 pounds which could be offset by driver weights. Could you post a source for the aero as I would like to check into that?

[rev440]

I agree that the new Z06 is heavier, but by only 50 pounds which could be offset by driver weights. Could you post a source for the aero as I would like to check into that?

Just owners of both cars say the C5 is more aero but sure go to SVTP and its lankhoss and fadi.

[aNOBLEman]

Just owners of both cars say the C5 is more aero but sure go to SVTP and its lankhoss and fadi.

The website isn't responding, but considering that the new Z06 was developed alongside the race car I would suspect that it has better aero.

The site finally worked and after finding the right post there is a very small (.2) difference in CD and this is speculation by the person with the C6 Z06. If that difference is right then it could be offset by driver error in a race. Also since the C6 Z06 has larger rear tire then, theoretically, it should be able to hook up faster which would lead to higher terminal velocities on the straights even with a (slightly) lower CD.

[rev440]

The website isn't responding, but considering that the new Z06 was developed alongside the race car I would suspect that it has better aero.

The site finally worked and after finding the right post there is a very small (.2) difference in CD and this is speculation by the person with the C6 Z06. If that difference is right then it could be offset by driver error in a race. Also since the C6 Z06 has larger rear tire then, theoretically, it should be able to hook up faster which would lead to higher terminal velocities on the straights even with a (slightly) lower CD.

Not alot of cars loose traction from a 60 punch exspecially cars that arent even putting 500whp down to the ground.

[aNOBLEman]

Not alot of cars loose traction from a 60 punch exspecially cars that arent even putting 500whp down to the ground.

You'd be very surprised. Read some articles about the Viper and Corvette. They all talk about the tail wanting to come out a bit.

[rev440]

You'd be very surprised. Read some articles about the Viper and Corvette. They all talk about the tail wanting to come out a bit.

No offense but you seem like a bench racer. Ive been in cars way way faster then a little 450whp Z06 and they barely spun the wheels at 60 one was a 700whp 347 powered mustang. If youve rode in a car with 500hp and you or the driver punched it ill will not mess around and hook. But since a magazine says its right it must be.

[Slicks]

You'd be very surprised. Read some articles about the Viper and Corvette. They all talk about the tail wanting to come out a bit.
Thats around turns, or under trail braking.


No offense but you seem like a bench racer. Ive been in cars way way faster then a little 450whp Z06 and they barely spun the wheels at 60 one was a 700whp 347 powered mustang. If youve rode in a car with 500hp and you or the driver punched it ill will not mess around and hook. But since a magazine says its right it must be.
Keep in mind that those modded cars some sticky tires, and usually have suspension tuned for drag.

[rev440]

Thats around turns, or under trail braking.


Keep in mind that those modded cars some sticky tires, and usually have suspension tuned for drag.

It was in a car set up for road racing and on khumos.

[Schmallz]

The last Corvettes to come with anything but a V8 were in the 50s. Check again, its a V8.

yeah its a 427ci 390 horse monster, i'm not going to lie i was really f*cked up (high) when i said it was a 6 banger, geese, that sounds so retarded,
now im going to get even more high, school is out, now my 10 week summer begins and i got a zip of the dankest weed ever...
my mustang reeks of herb, i need to wash it

[aNOBLEman]

Thats around turns, or under trail braking.

Yes, that was what I was talking about. Under power exiting turns the tail gets a bit loose. That's why I was saying that the new Z06 should be able to hook up quicker because it has larger tires. Rev was talking about in a straight line and that's where the confusion came in. :) And Rev just because you've ridden in a 700hp Stang doesn't mean you get to say that I'm a "bench racer". We were talking about which one would win in a circuit race so I don't know where you got that I was talking about drag racing.

[rev440]

Yes, that was what I was talking about. Under power exiting turns the tail gets a bit loose. That's why I was saying that the new Z06 should be able to hook up quicker because it has larger tires. Rev was talking about in a straight line and that's where the confusion came in. :) And Rev just because you've ridden in a 700hp Stang doesn't mean you get to say that I'm a "bench racer". We were talking about which one would win in a circuit race so I don't know where you got that I was talking about drag racing.

You use info you read in a mag and talk about it like you have experianced it but you havent and I have. Where did we talk about circut racing i only see what corvette is the best?

[aNOBLEman]

You use info you read in a mag and talk about it like you have experianced it but you havent and I have. Where did we talk about circut racing i only see what corvette is the best?

We've obviously been talking about a circuit race because you said that you had a video and the race didn't carry over into the night. I've never heard of a drag race starting in the day and going into the night.

OK have you ridden in a new Z06 around a circuit and have you ridden in a 500hp C5 Z06 around a circuit? I highly doubt that you have so you have no grounds to say you know more than me. And I never said that I have experienced it I'm sorry if it came across that way, I'm just using my knowledge of cars and the way they work to tell what would happen.

[Slicks]

yeah its a 427ci 390 horse monster, i'm not going to lie i was really f*cked up (high) when i said it was a 6 banger, geese, that sounds so retarded,
now im going to get even more high, school is out, now my 10 week summer begins and i got a zip of the dankest weed ever...
my mustang reeks of herb, i need to wash it
LMFAO....:D