No…I’ve had a manual Nardo Gray 992 GT3 Touring for about 18 months. I bought it with 38 miles and have around 2200 on it now. I absolutely love it. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I’m sure going to miss it. Even though I didn’t fit, and even though I only managed to put 222 miles on it (including 30 when I drove it back to the dealer), and even though I never got past the break in period and never experienced full beans and the peak rev range, I still loved the car. It’s a magnificent accomplishment at that price point. The engine is truly extraordinary. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I have seen large and or tall drivers fitted by changing seat or getting rid of all the stuff under the seat. Find a good position and bolt it down.
New ZR1 reveal today. 1064 horsepower, twin turbo FPC 5.5L V8 w/866 lb-ft torque from 3000-7000 rpm, 8000 rpm redline. 1/4 mile speed in the 9’s with trap speed “comfortably over” 150. 80-200-80 in under 25s.
Nope. RWD, no propulsion other than ICE. Correction to post above, which I can no longer edit: 828 lb-ft peak torque, 800+ from 3000-7000 rpm
2x now Ive seen a z06/07 driven in anger in practiced hands. Once at LRP and Once at Thompson which is a small 1.7 11 turn track. These cars are quick, every bit the equal of a Gt3 at least in mortal hands. Ive seen some new Gt3Rs running, but once again at this level the speed is related to the drivers, and on that day the z06 was quicker. Spoke with the driver of the z06, the only rib was he had something on order of -3 degrees negative camber in front I think and not too far off in the rear. The car was still eating the outer edges, and at that setting he said its squirrely on road, not really a road use type setting. Weight I guess
Pro driver's in a ZO6 with a ZO7 package were averaging 2 seconds a lap faster than the 992 GT3's down at VIR. That is forever on track...3 laps and a GT3 driver wouldn't even be able to see the ZO6 anymore...poof...gone!
I can belive it. I’ve even seen some worked regular c8s doing the biz. It’s clearly. Massive change for corvette. Just drove. C7 z06, what a pos. No steering. Feel at all and ready to snap pout unpredictably plus piss poor throttle modulation. Good thing for Nannie’s. But yeah it was fast in a straight line, elsewhere it’s a car that can bite hard and unpredictably. in co trust the c8 really seems to have its game on. now for a z06 with zr1 aero and some of that zr1 weight savings
Pretty quick! And this is the most accurate Speedo of any car I’ve driven so this is legit. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I don’t have data on those. But here’s my dragy 60-130s for my old 992 TTS and my 765LT. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Part of the issue(besides hp compared to a 765) has to do with gearing. Its been understood for a while that the higher gears in the vette are in general pretty tall. Its the same gears if Im not mistaken as the regular stingray, just a different rear end ratio. Those higher gears are more for economy and prob well suited for a high tq low rev pushrod v8 cruising along. We've seen it a few times where comparative accel for the z06 really tapers off above 100 mph, to the extent that's relative. In track car you ideally want smaller gaps between gears as speed rises so as to maintain as much acceleration as possible while aero drag becomes more of a factor(assuming you're still with in the meat of the powerband). On a road car ironically the gaps become larger as speed rises as thing's like top speed and general highway road comfort/noise are factors along with highway fuel economy. in the old days one used to speak of a 5 speed close ratio box as opposed to just a 5 speed. Then the 6 speeds came along and in theory you could have 5 close ratios and a taller 6th. in practice drivability and fuel economy still meant they were not close ratios. Other tricks, Lamborghini to name 1 had a really tall first gear so redline took you to 60 giving a better 0-60 because no shifts Id say in the case of the vette a separate gearset(even a road biased one) more ideally suited to the z06 motor would have been an expense too far for Gm, or maybe they just didn't bother. On road where mostly its speeds below 100 or 120 the car is plenty quick. On track, imo the equal of a Gt3(with caveat), its primary drawbacks are weight. Yes the same driver on certain tracks might be marginally faster in a Gt3, but realistically the differences between the cars on track is going to be more of a driver difference than car difference. The caveat for the z06 on track to equal a Gt3 is the alignment required(according to the owner i observed going great on track and spoke with later) , which while leaving the car technically street legal, for all practical purposes renders it mostly moot as a road car or drive to the track car. Arguably a Gt3 is not too much of a road/drive to the track car either for other reasons relating to ride quality and the inability to remove a wheel without a +300 fltlbs wrench for the single nut. A Gt3 is also realistically 70-100% more $. Im still fantasizing about zr1 aero lighter weight and better gearset. Now that high end vettes are a volume thing maybe well see that on a c9. Wonder what the 60-130 will be on the zr1. There's also the new hurricane coming out, 10K rpm 3 electric motors and near 1000 hp. The less complex zr1 seems more appealing. With the acceleration of electric cars were going to see more accidents with fools accelerating though other cars, and you just know someone like Bittergiug will glom on to limiting rates of acceleration though regualtion. get em while you can folks.
Yeah, I agree, 5th is taller than it should be on all of the C8 variants. I’m really not sure why they did this, it has eight gears and in town it usually ends up in 6th unless you’re in a 30 mph zone, So realistically it does not have much of a benefit of any in fuel economy I would think.
Had my race shop do a 3D scan of the floor of my car so they could make custom (3D print and then cast them in metal) seat mounts for carbon fiber Recaro Podium seats. I really didn't mind the OEM seats but they were way too high and I always felt like I was perched-up sitting on top of the car rather than sitting inside it. I wanted the same driving position as when I was sitting in my carbon buckets in my GT3 and 430 Scuderia. I couldn't be more pleased with the result. The lower seating position dramatically changes the driving experience. We were able to lower the seating position by a little over 2". I now feel like I am part of the car. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Seats are not super aggressive. They are much more comfortable than they look. I have no problem sitting in the car for a couple of hours on long trips. Recaro makes a really nice black and red seat but they do not make a black and yellow seat (to match my yellow stitching). I ordered the all black seats that came with the word Recaro stitched in white at the the top of the headrest. I'm a sucker for details so I bought a yellow sharpy and carefully colored the white stitching yellow to match the rest of my interior. It actually turned-out quite nicely.
Dang…now you are making me wish I would have kept my Z06 and had it sent up to your shop. How big are you? I wonder if I would fit in those Recaros? This might be a possible solution for the forthcoming ZR1. By the way, I fit in Porsche buckets, so maybe I would fit in those Recaros? Do the seats adjust front to back?
I think you will be fine with these seats if you fit in your Porsche carbon buckets. These seats are very similar in fitment to the Porsche buckets in my 991.2 GT3. They are about the same width around your hips and have a little more room around your shoulders than the Porsche buckets. The seats come in 2 "sizes," medium and large. The actual carbon shells are the same for both sizes but the padding is a little less bulky in the large seat for more room. I have the large seats and the padding is still plentiful and very comfortable. I'm about '6"4, 220 pounds and have no problem with these seats. I have my driver's seat bolted directly to my mounts to get the seat as low as possible. My passenger seat is on sliders so it can be moved back and forth. I would highly recommend bolting your driver's seat to the mounts and NOT installing the driver's seat on sliders as this will make the seat a little higher than the OEM seat. My driver's seat can still be tilted by using the 3 screw holes in the frame of the seat to adjust the pitch of the seat. I have my seat in the fully reclined position and it is perfect with lots of room to rest your head back on the headrest (even with a helmet on) without feeling like your head/chin is being forced down towards your neck. The carbon on the seats is top-notch and matches the rest of the carbon on the interior of the car. In my opinion, these seats look like they came with the car and even make the car look/feel more aggressive/exotic and special. I will definitely be transferring these seats to my ZR1 (or ordering another set of seats if my wife lets me keep the ZO6 and get the ZR1). I can send you contact info for my race shop as they plan to start selling these mounts to folks that want a lower seat mount for their ZO6/ZR1.
The shop is: Cantech Automotive 6267 East Taft Rd. North Syracuse, NY 13212 Ask for Rocco (cell phone): (315)559-6236 *These guys specialize in high-end sports cars. Can't say enough good things about them. They supported my GT3, C6 Z06, and Scuderia when I was tracking them and they ran flawlessly!
Question, were there any electronic issues with the new seats eliminating the seat airbags, like warning lights etc?
