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For seriously though, aren't you supposed to roll into the throttle after the apex and use it to push the car out to the track-out point? |
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Yes, it should take you a couple to a few tenths to go flat with a non-stab of the throttle at the apex - depending upon the corner, and the car, and the driver. |
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with all said, I think everyone should own a Vette in their lifetime at least once to get the feeling of the proper supercars.. Quote:
but even in the hands of a professional driver, Corvette cannot be driven the same way so you have to respect the power..too early on the throttle and/or WOT and it'll bite your ass.. for god's sake car makes about 350 lb-ft at IDLE..I repeat IDLE so I'd say it's more like the relative speed since it's a lot more compared to slower cars.. due to amount of power, not necessarily as a crutch.. also transmission cannot be rushed like the smaller japanese cars like Randy Pobst once said "it's a great transmission but you can't rush it" let's put it into a perspective, you will see that the Vette is in a different universe (btw, it says "Z06" in the graph but it's a LS3 with basic bolt ons since Z06 typically makes about 460 whp on dynoject) Quote:
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[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd43lGqHQy4"]Subaru BRZ at Atlanta Motor Speedway with Just Track It 7/26/14 - YouTube[/ame] .... In all seriousness though I do get asked by multiple spectators at every track event I've driven recently if my car is FI and they are always surprised by my response that it's still n/a. When you take your time to set these cars up properly with quality suspension and braking components with sticky tires, aggressive alignment, and enough weight reduction they can be pretty quick without boost. I still would like a modest 9psi or so through a C30-94 Rotrex SC though, for a reliable 280-300whp with E85 Quote:
See above and also click the link in my signature to view my build thread which has a ton of NA track footage among other "fast" sports cars which should give you a good point of reference. Or you can just go straight to my YouTube Channel
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with all due respect, in a course like that you should never be able to see a Z06 even a regular FRC Vette (C5) would leave you in a dust..simply because it's just in a different league
he was probably an inexperienced guy and possibly an old folk who is discussing his AARP membership with other Vette owners between sessions.. ask me how I know the typical Vette owner I can easily pass many of the GT-Rs and GT3, GT3RS cars even some Ferraris at lapping days..does that make me a superior driver? or mean my car is faster? absolutely NOT, it just makes them inexperienced drivers that's all.. there was this one time (when I had the C5 Z06 with bolt ons) a guy in his Civic tried to race me on the highway and I was driving in cruise control..my car kept pulling on him when pushing the "+" on my cruise control..
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I can affirm this is true. I was the passenger in a C7 Vette that was running 1:40 pace at Summit Point Shenandoah on street tires, and not going to lie, that was a bit scary never having rode with the driver before.
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Anyway, I had a C5 Z06, it was fast and fun and had the best soundtrack, but the feel was numb; it's a sledgehammer. I find the BRZ much more fun. I love how you can feel each contact patch.
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If the Vette is a sledgehammer then the BRZ must be an x-acto knife
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I agree with your comment on the numb steering feel but in the mean time I never tried PFADT coilovers or other suspension upgrades..people seem to like their C6 GS with DRM Bilsteins and they claim bushing and sway bar upgrades do wonders but I don't know ..I think..I still prefer the feel of the BRZ though..
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