You guys probably dont like chevys but I happen to. When its broken in I will run it against my 99 Lightning. Any other Z06 owners on this board?

 

Even if you do run that chev (shivers) against the "L" it won't stand a chance, the Lightning has WAY to much foot punds it will smoke the chev but it still should be alot of fun let me know how the out come is

my two cents

 

You lucky bum!! Im a big 'Vette fan too. So tell us what color. Hate to say it but the L doesn't have a chance against a Z06

[This message has been edited by Frank S (edited 03-05-2001).]

 

Bad Pit,
congratulations I love my L but would love to make some more room in my garage for the z06. If your L is modified it should be a pretty good race. I think the z06 runs around 12.8 or so, thats flying for stock. Have fun with them both Bill

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Bill
'00 white lightning-#2030 of 4966-4/6/00 thursday
muth mirrors,door key pad mod,fog light mod,
clear corners, super white; headlights,corners,fogs,
trenz billet upper and lower grills, billet 3rd brake light cover,
Bedrug, harley davidson tonneau cover,
JDM flip chip, JDM lower pulley, 90mm mass air, JDM tranny mod,
JDM 5"aluminum driveshaft,
J.L. stage 2 ram air kit
BellTech 3/4 lowering kit
2001 tails on order
20" chrome lightning wheels on order
more to come....
my zing album-http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293038163
'00 harley davidson FLSTC tons of custom parts..
'99.5 nissan pathfinder le-STILLEN EQUIPPED
'88 toyota show truck(TONKA)
'91 toyota mr2 turbo (to many mods to list)
'00 yamaha banshee(toomy race kit/chrome pipes)

 

BP nice choice with the Z06 - what color combo did you get? MSRP?

I am thinking of getting a 2002, but I don't know anymore. Lots of the Z06 folks seem a bit disappointed that they can't run 0-60 in 4 seconds as advertised, although they are still sub 5 sec. cars.

Rumor has it the 2003 anniversary edition will be the one to get.

Of course by that time the Viper will probably be in the 500+ HP and TQ range so chevy better do more work on that supercar.

Let us know how it goes against the 99 L. Also I would love to see a picture of the L and the Z06 next to each other. Could you do that please?

**By the way the Truckin' Lightning was running sub 5 second 0-60 times before the tranny blew up. Have to say the Lightning even sets higher standards for what I expect from a real sports car.

[This message has been edited by BRIMSTONE (edited 03-05-2001).]

 

Has anyone seen the rumor of a 405 hp and 405 lb.ft Z06 coming soon ?
I would love to have a Z06 so I can tow it to Auto-X with my L...

 

Yep, I heard the bigger motor is coming out next year?! Who knows?!

Blacklight... but when you got to the event, would you autocross the L or the Z06?!

 

Me too. I sold my Vette to buy the L.



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Jim
Black '00
#1,757 built 3/30/00
Clear corners
J.L. Race program
J.L. Stage II ram-air
MagnaFlow Exhaust

 

The Z is black on black. MSRP was 48,885. There are only 5 options and it has all 5. From what I have read on the Z06 board they are underrated at 385 hp and are putting out over 400 now. I hope this is true. I am getting real antsy because I only drove it from the showroom to a storage building on the dealers lot because the streets were kinda sloppy here in North Dakota. I am hoping for a nice day later this week to take the thing home and see how it runs! When its broken in I will run it against the Lightning because it seems the only races I can get around here are against my own vehicles!

 

I drove my Mom's new Zo6 the other day. I didn't get to do any WOT's , but you can tell it has some serious power. Most stock Z's are dynoing around 330-340 which is quite a bit more than 385 from the factory. On the strip, the Zo6 should take the Lightning, but the clutch would be tricky. Unless of course the Zo6 was racing Johnny Lightning...
You really have to look at the trap speeds, though. Although they are pulling an average of high twelves, they are trapping around 113+mph. I think they are capable of low 12's with go driver. Add some mods, well..
I may just get the opportunity to run against my mom's beast, if my lightning gets here soon. I'll let you know..


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00 S281 Speedster - 312 rwhp 383 rwtq
98 GSXR-750 - 123rwhp
01 Lightning coming soon.

[This message has been edited by DennisG (edited 03-06-2001).]

 

Ive seen them run 12.5 stock with like no miles on it.That is fast.

 

My dad's got a 2000 c5... He let me drive it around the last few days and all i can say is WOW... that thing is insane.. sorry but i dont think any stock L's have a chance against a stock c5 or c5 w/Z06......
just my 2 cents..

 

Sorry i have raced C5's on the street and at the strip and have never had one within 2 lengths of me.Now a ZO6 is a different story i have seen where they run 12.30's on sticky tires.All the C5's i have raced at the track with a 6 speed ran between 13.2 and 13.6 depending on driver!If we ran a stock L against a C5 6 speed with decent driver i agree the C5 would win in the 1/4 most of the time,because most L's run 13.60's to 14.0's stock!

Matt

[This message has been edited by HIGH ROLLER (edited 03-05-2001).]

 

I had a Vette, never got much use out of it. Took it on one route 66 run and that was about the extent of it. Afraid to leave it anywhere it sat under a car cover most of the time. Always wanted a Vette all my life, but when I finally got one it wasn't such a big deal. Kept it one year and when it was time to register it again I said bye. Really didn't even miss it, thought I would. The "L" is like one with a pickup bed, works better for me. Good Luck with yours, get a good radar detector you'll need it.

 

I have a 2000 Lightning and a 2001 Z06. I bought the Lightning to pull the Z06 to and from track events. Now the Z06 is a dedicated racer and the Lightning is my daily driver.

I love both vehicles.

Having said that, the Lightning doesn't compare to the Z06. It is a completely different animal. The Lightning weighs 4500 pounds and the Corvette weighs 3000 lbs (I've weighed the vette).

The Lightning is easier to drive fast. Just put your foot down. The vette requires quite a bit more talent but the rewards are definitely there.

Have fun!

Jim

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Jim
2000 Red Lightning (no mods yet)
2001 Red Corvette Z06