Anyone raced the new Z06?
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Anyone raced the new Z06?
Hi. New to the forum and a new C63 S coupe owner as of February. Absolutely love the car.
I was on my way home the other night and a brand new Z06 pulled alongside me and revved. Sounded amazing. My gut told me not to try although I wanted to. The road we were on is known for cops. Good thing I didn't because there was one soon after. I've seen him around so I'm sure there will be another encounter. Will I be annihalated? Stock so far. Waiting for Dinantronics to be released.
I was on my way home the other night and a brand new Z06 pulled alongside me and revved. Sounded amazing. My gut told me not to try although I wanted to. The road we were on is known for cops. Good thing I didn't because there was one soon after. I've seen him around so I'm sure there will be another encounter. Will I be annihalated? Stock so far. Waiting for Dinantronics to be released.
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Yes, at the drag strip in Orlando. i ran 11.9/119. He kicked my ***.
Badly.
Cool dude. 73 years old. Just bought it. New to drag racing.
I suspect he is doing even better now that I explained his car had launch control.
Badly.
Cool dude. 73 years old. Just bought it. New to drag racing.
I suspect he is doing even better now that I explained his car had launch control.
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Since before purchasing my c63 I've been watching videos of tuned (stage what ever) against other rides, always like being in an underdog and what attracts me to the c63's. From what I've seen though they aren't the fastest of course and amazly an older c63 6.2l if tuned and health could even pull on one upstairs that are still quick. The older 6.2l imo were the bench mark for a nasty n/a car for the time and impressed me to get a newer one (i do miss it though). Only car i've raced thus far with my "tuned only" c63s is a sr8 charger (newest model) and pulled on him pretty good. Whats cool is i know the guy and raced him with my hellcat and it was similar results. There is a few guys im my town i'd like to run and he has a zl1 camaro which i raced from a stop dead with my Hellcat. Pulled on him like a freight train once we go rolling but it was no far since he has a stick. Here aren't may videos of the newer c63s roll racing yet, hopefully as time goes on there will be more and faster c63s out there that can pull on some of these faster stock cars.
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Since before purchasing my c63 I've been watching videos of tuned (stage what ever) against other rides. From what i see its not the fast of course and an older c63 6.2l if tuned can pull on one upstairs. Those were imo the bench market for a nasty n/a car for the time. Only car i've raced so far with my tuned only c63s is a sr8 charger (newest model) and pulled on him pretty good. Whats cool is i know the guy and raced him with my hellcat and it was similar results.
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Hi. New to the forum and a new C63 S coupe owner as of February. Absolutely love the car.
I was on my way home the other night and a brand new Z06 pulled alongside me and revved. Sounded amazing. My gut told me not to try although I wanted to. The road we were on is known for cops. Good thing I didn't because there was one soon after. I've seen him around so I'm sure there will be another encounter. Will I be annihalated? Stock so far. Waiting for Dinantronics to be released.
I was on my way home the other night and a brand new Z06 pulled alongside me and revved. Sounded amazing. My gut told me not to try although I wanted to. The road we were on is known for cops. Good thing I didn't because there was one soon after. I've seen him around so I'm sure there will be another encounter. Will I be annihalated? Stock so far. Waiting for Dinantronics to be released.
your best bet is running with a manual and hoping for driver error or wheelpsin on their side. the ZO6 will walk a stock C63s but not too bad. 650hp/650tq.
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hey where in Orlando are you? I just moved to Windermere
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It's always funny to me how guys with modded cars compare themselves to stock cars. Don't get me wrong, the C63s is quick enough with bolt-ons but a simple pulley swap and a tune and all you'll see is tail lights from that Z06.
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like duh, what do you except stock for stock it shouldn't be asked then. What in the world if racing is stock anyway we are talking about racing these two types of cars between one or another just stating what it would take to make it interesting peroid. These c63s are slow stock.
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We are comparing stock vs stock which most agree it's not much of a comparison performance wise. I was pointing the fact that even some of our full bolt ons aren't trapping as high as their stock. Have yet to see any c63/s or even w205 trap in the mid 130s.
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counting straws are we now lol what ever, none of it matters at any point to really get into any internet bs about. Was pointing to the fact most full bolt on stage 3's with turbo upgrades are trapping 130's and in the 10's which is same realm. Yes it takes 750-800 hp in the c63s to be on similar pulling power.
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Generally depends on the driver, obviously. I have raced a few C7Z's here. Everything from a 100% OEM setup to a bolt on, pulley, tune, spray (not used) setup. Now, keep in mind I am in Denver, Co. Changes in density altitude and static compression impact positive displacement and turbo cars differently. I have a piggyback tune and will either slightly pull or run doors with a C7Z. I've been pulled by half a car by my buddies intake, pulley and tune C7Z. Another friend of mine ran his at the half mile. He was the gentleman with spray on top of other mods/tune and we both trapped 148mph in the half (him not spraying).
As stated before, these results are at 6000ft elevation and we normally see 8000-10000ft DAs up here, so it changes how things happen vs sea level.
As stated before, these results are at 6000ft elevation and we normally see 8000-10000ft DAs up here, so it changes how things happen vs sea level.
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Generally depends on the driver, obviously. I have raced a few C7Z's here. Everything from a 100% OEM setup to a bolt on, pulley, tune, spray (not used) setup. Now, keep in mind I am in Denver, Co. Changes in density altitude and static compression impact positive displacement and turbo cars differently. I have a piggyback tune and will either slightly pull or run doors with a C7Z. I've been pulled by half a car by my buddies intake, pulley and tune C7Z. Another friend of mine ran his at the half mile. He was the gentleman with spray on top of other mods/tune and we both trapped 148mph in the half (him not spraying).
As stated before, these results are at 6000ft elevation and we normally see 8000-10000ft DAs up here, so it changes how things happen vs sea level.
As stated before, these results are at 6000ft elevation and we normally see 8000-10000ft DAs up here, so it changes how things happen vs sea level.
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Generally depends on the driver, obviously. I have raced a few C7Z's here. Everything from a 100% OEM setup to a bolt on, pulley, tune, spray (not used) setup. Now, keep in mind I am in Denver, Co. Changes in density altitude and static compression impact positive displacement and turbo cars differently. I have a piggyback tune and will either slightly pull or run doors with a C7Z. I've been pulled by half a car by my buddies intake, pulley and tune C7Z. Another friend of mine ran his at the half mile. He was the gentleman with spray on top of other mods/tune and we both trapped 148mph in the half (him not spraying).
As stated before, these results are at 6000ft elevation and we normally see 8000-10000ft DAs up here, so it changes how things happen vs sea level.
As stated before, these results are at 6000ft elevation and we normally see 8000-10000ft DAs up here, so it changes how things happen vs sea level.
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Just the VR piggy back. It's not so much the tune impacting things as the density altitude and change in static compression. I'm sure an ECU tune would still be a "better" choice.
You and I both. I was very surprised honestly. I was expecting to get pulled by a stock Z06. The half mile was a very big eye opener, put things into perspective and really shows how much changes in elevation and oxygen density impact performance accross multiple platforms. I ran 149mph in the half mile with tune only on 100 octane. Stock C7's were mid 140's, Max's Z06 off spray ran an identical 148 trap, my buddys Hurican ran consistent 147-149's, Turbo S ran low 150's all day, header and tune gen 5 viper ran 147-150, pump gas tune GT-R (CBA) ran mid 140's and I even raced a guy in a AMG GT-S with a Renntech ECU flash and beat him with a 149 vs his 147. I was pretty shocked how well the car performed all weekend.
KEEP IN MIND, THESE RESULTS WERE @ 6500ft elevation on a 10000ft DA day.
Really surprised by this and your car must be moving well. Usually high DA effects sc more than a turbocharged. However your buddy has a pulley swap which means his Z should be running stock or greater psi. As mentioned before, there are stock Zs trapping mid 130s and I have yet to see a time slip by any W205 hitting that.
KEEP IN MIND, THESE RESULTS WERE @ 6500ft elevation on a 10000ft DA day.
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