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New ZL1 Reviews Well, Until...
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...l1-test-review
....it gets matched up/compared to the new 650HP GT500. ;-) Patrick |
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New ZL1 Reviews Well, Until...
On Jan 18, 1:42*pm, "
> wrote: > http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ro-zl1-test-re... > > ...it gets matched up/compared to the new 650HP GT500. *;-) > > Patrick What I find interesting is that these cars with 500+ net horsepower are barely cracking the 12's whereas factory drag cars sporting Hemis and 427 Ford engines in the late 1960's could drop into the high 10's with minimal effort. Could it be that these muscle cars are just TOO FAT?? Only the Vette is semi-svelt. |
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New ZL1 Reviews Well, Until...
On Jan 24, 8:08*am, Scammed Public > wrote:
> On Jan 18, 1:42*pm, " > > wrote: > >http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ro-zl1-test-re... > > ...it gets matched up/compared to the new 650HP GT500. *;-) > > Patrick > What I find interesting is that these cars with 500+ net horsepower > are barely cracking the 12's How 'bout near 11s, on factory tires. > whereas factory drag cars sporting Hemis > and 427 Ford engines in the late 1960's could drop into the high 10's > with minimal effort. You mean the pro-built motors in cars sporting drag slicks? >Could it be that these muscle cars are just TOO > FAT?? *Only the Vette is semi-svelt. Re-check the poundage numbers for late-60/early 70's cars. Patrick |
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New ZL1 Reviews Well, Until...
On 2012-01-24, Scammed Public > wrote:
> On Jan 18, 1:42*pm, " > wrote: >> http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ro-zl1-test-re... >> >> ...it gets matched up/compared to the new 650HP GT500. *;-) >> >> Patrick > > What I find interesting is that these cars with 500+ net horsepower > are barely cracking the 12's whereas factory drag cars sporting Hemis > and 427 Ford engines in the late 1960's could drop into the high 10's > with minimal effort. Could it be that these muscle cars are just TOO > FAT?? Only the Vette is semi-svelt. Factory drag cars of any era aren't like stock street cars. Your best modern comparision is this: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/04/f...laim-to-quick/ Even maxed out per hp rules of the NHRA, it can do under 9 sec in the 1/4. |
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