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I wouldn't drive very far from that rest stop, that looks like a China Buffet waiting to happen.Heading back to Vegas actually I had a much more serious reason to get off at a C8 Corvette,Tommy burger!! View attachment 1029506
FYI: We came back Tuesday morning and both Jean and Stateline gas stations had no Diesel nor gasoline. Around sunrise -Pumps shut off. Intermittent deliveries tanker truck driver shortage we're told. Maybe consider filling up in town. Jus' sayin'.Heading back to Vegas actually I had a much more serious reason to get off at a C8 Corvette,Tommy burger!! View attachment 1029506
Ok now I’ll walk over and try oneHeading back to Vegas actually I had a much more serious reason to get off at a C8 Corvette,Tommy burger!! View attachment 1029506
Heading back to Vegas actually I had a much more serious reason to get off at a C8 Corvette,Tommy burger!! View attachment 1029506
I can see it coming as soon as unemployment free shit stops and people have to start paying rent , which is fucking the people Not getting there rent payment wifey wanted to buy a couple homes thank god we didn’t .Because that young man residing in this old body, keeps hounding me for a new C8 vette, I was checking the for sale ads again the other day. What I really noticed were two things ---- far far more so called "used" C8's for sale then I've seen before and prices, although still grossly inflated above MSRP have softened some.
One C8 forum member was wondering out load of some of these speculators are now staring to unload thinking the COVID bubble might pop ????
Hope you have an ass cork to make it safely but yes that is amazing!Heading back to Vegas actually I had a much more serious reason to get off at a C8 Corvette,Tommy burger!! View attachment 1029506
You see this? Better yet... HEAR it? Sounds fucking killer!!!I’m waiting for the Z06 version, probably another year out. Flat plane crank rumored to rev to 9,000 RPMs. Gonna be special.
For now I’ll make due with my V-10 screamer that revs out to 8,300 RPMs. Fun morning on Angeles Crest today[emoji3]
Killer for sure. May be one of the the last NA high revving motors now that Ford discontinued their flat plane crank motor that was in the GT 350.You see this? Better yet... HEAR it? Sounds fucking killer!!!
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Did you put anime stickers on your Lamborghini?That C8 Corvette is a fabulous car but I think I’ll just keep my Lamborghini Aventador for now View attachment 1029531
Yup... that was the only Mustang I'd care to own. That engine was pretty magical.Killer for sure. May be one of the the last NA high revving motors now that Ford discontinued their flat plane crank motor that was in the GT 350.
Yup... that was the only Mustang I'd care to own. That engine was pretty magical.
This Blackwing based engine should prove to be one of the most radical, affordable engines produced.
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Because the articles I have read have said the 5.5 DOHC is the same architecture and such that was developed for the Blackwing engine. They just increased the displacement and tweaked the design for the flat plane crank. But Im not sure GM has said where and how the C8.R engine was developed officially so that may have been speculation by the author?Why are you referring to Chevy's Daytona NA DOHC 5.5L with a flat plane crank, as a Blackwing based engine ? Because it's DOHC ?
That C8 Corvette is a fabulous car but I think I’ll just keep my Lamborghini Aventador for now
It hurt a lot of folks, glad you did not invest yet.I can see it coming as soon as unemployment free shit stops and people have to start paying rent , which is fucking the people Not getting there rent payment wifey wanted to buy a couple homes thank god we didn’t .
Because that young man residing in this old body, keeps hounding me for a new C8 vette, I was checking the for sale ads again the other day. What I really noticed were two things ---- far far more so called "used" C8's for sale then I've seen before and prices, although still grossly inflated above MSRP have softened some.
One C8 forum member was wondering out load of some of these speculators are now staring to unload thinking the COVID bubble might pop ????
Yup... that was the only Mustang I'd care to own. That engine was pretty magical.
This Blackwing based engine should prove to be one of the most radical, affordable engines produced.
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It called the Z06. Standard C8s will lose all their inflated value when it arrives and become used corvettes.
It called the Z06. Standard C8s will lose all their value when it arrives.
There was nothing magical about the GT350 engine.. it was just a 5.0 with a different crank
" All their value " highly unlikely anymore than Z06's rendered the C6 or 7's worthless. In fact in this current COVID market, C6 and C7 Z06's are a screaming deal, barely more than a Grand Sport.
But yes, if they lose the initial speculator driven markups as the attention shifts to the Z06 and actually start getting parked on dealer lots, that would be cool.
Of course this assuming Chevy can actually bring a Z06 to market before I get to old to give a shit.
Oh bite me, it sounded fucking awesome If you want fast, go buy a Plaid Tesla and enjoy the mighty whirrrrrrrrrrr and tire noise
Will the standard C8 follow suit of all vette's before it, and end up on Craigslist for $15k in 20 years?
That's gonna be alot of mid-engined car in 2040.....I'll be 59, it will be perfect. I'll post a build thread in the lounge
Inflation is a bitch.. it will be $16k
A fill up or the car ?
Inflation is a bitch.. it will be $16k
All cars will be electric, so you must mean a charge
Mechanically it may not have been, but that exhaust note sure whispered sweet nothings into my ears.There was nothing magical about the GT350 engine.. it was just a 5.0 with a different crank
Supposed to be an official press release about its details in the fall and available late next year as a 2023 model.We just got a letter from Chevrolet that the z06 is due to be released shortly. I don't believe they gave a true time frame so probably just a teaser since the wife owns a vette and I sold mine a year ago. I am anxious to hear the new Z...
There was nothing magical about the GT350 engine.. it was just a 5.0 with a different crank
The Voodoo engine seems to me to be a bit more than just a different crank?
Larger bore (94 versus 92.2), different pistons and rods, different crank (flat versus cross), different heads, bigger valves, different cams, different intake with taller runners, larger plenum and a 90MM throttle body. It also has modified valve train components to deal with the higher RPM. Even the block is different with the larger bore requiring a change from the iron cylinder liners in the Coyote engine.
I had read that all the 5.0s (mustangs, trucks, etc.) are now are actually 5.1L or something, and have this same plasma transfer wire arc cylinder liners as the Voodoo 5.2. Agreed on the upgraded heads, etc, but that was just to make the extra power. You were able to buy the entire 5.2 crate engine in the exact same spec at the Voodoo in the GT350, instead with a regular cross plane crank.. They dynoed within a few horsepower of each other, and the cross plane version is more durable if you were to add forced induction.
That was my initial point - The engine does not seem to care what crank is in it. But agreed it is certainly an upgrade over the standard 5.0.