I think the real point here is. Even thought the Corvette may be some fast fancy car, the Z is what will be recognized on the street. Not another Corvette. I always chuckle everytime I see a Corvette driver just staring at my Z trying to figure out what it even is. I've seen a couple who's head just starts staring at my car mid turn. My car may not run faster, but it definitely turns more heads in awe. Plus as someone said I paid a good lot less.

 

The day a 90's corvette gets a second look on the street is the day I turn over in my grave.

 

Well put sir.

 

we got a 1st gen rx7 with a 425 hp 350 in it, its fast but traction really is difficult. even with slicks, and a posi. just cause your car has power, doesnt mean it will handle it, remember, your tires are the only part of the car that touches the road.

 

Unless you're a ricer. Then it's your tires, body kit and muffler touching the ground

 

to brady g dont even try to race a stock corvette .. let me tell i did try and at about 45 mph he was taking the lead on me... sure i didnt give up and i did push it a little more than expeted but in the end he got me by 3 car lenths in the the quarter mile and his was a stock 1998 vet mine is a 1982 280zxt 2+2 to boot running 10psi or more.. straight pipes on premuim gas with NOS off road additive... and i still couldnt keep up with him...

 

Well, eventhough he still has no luck winning against the guy, he's talking about racing a LT1 powered corvette where as the one you lost to was LS1 75+hp depending. Eh, it's okay though because all of our cars are 25+ years old and still running where as his, . . . maybe 100k miles and it dies off haha

 

woooaah, NOS brand fuel additive? wow, that's good for how much power?

How about that NOS Energy Drink? how much power do you think that'll add?

 

LOL @ bleach....

 

good idea. I never thought about putting Bleach into the fuel tank.

 

oh my a new gas additive !!! Bleach it does the fuel injectors good ! lol

 

You have to use the sugar free NOS drink other wise it'll screw up the fuel system (remember the sugar in gas tank gag )

 

Didn't Mythbusters disprove that one???

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/my...pisode_07.html

 

I dont know and I've never actually tried putting anything in anyones gas tank. I am curious as to how the scuba diver thing turned out though

 

sugar does work. my friends entire fuel system had to be replaced cause somebody had it out for him. he ended up scrapping the truck. it was a beater so it would have cost him more to repair than buy another vehicle. it just gums up anything that is small like injectors, fuel filter, dampers, regulators and if theres enough, the lines

 

ya years ago a friend's Corvette was vandalized that way. The engine was destroyed.

 

Heres the way Ive learned to reply to these situations. This car is 24 years old. And Even with its age still probaly rides better than his corvette. Has more room than his corvette. And is officialy a classic unlike his corvette. Anyasshole can go buy a new sports car, it takes a true enthusiast to own a classic

 

I wouldn't lump ALL Corvettes into that statement.... The old school Vettes are indeed CLASSICS.

And how many Corvettes have YOU driven / been in?

 

i think hes talkin about the newer one

 

So did we clear up those doubts for ya Bradyg?

 

yea haha reading every ones messages id get my *** wooped but do you guys think my z could take an eclipse its like a 99 or 2000 all it has is exaust.. this kid is just talkin **** sayin how fast his car is but i keep tellin him i could take him but im not so sure

 

well at least it's not 4G63 powered but, it could still be the V6 model in which case I think he would take you unless it's an automatic, or a stick with a terrible driver.

Edit: Wait, you're turbo aren't you hmm you could probably get him, . . I think

 

Yeah I was talking about the newer ones well not brand new but id say 85ish to 95ish. That whole period where it seemed like GM simply didnt give a damn.
For what they cost and the limited versatility of the vehicle Im just not very impressed. Granted alot of the older corvette's are fine automobiles and even the new Zo6's are very impressive with a unreal 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. However I dont think they really started beefing the vette's back up until the late 90's. Or maybe im wrong But will never know until someone tells me. I was always a camaro man, So I only know vette by experience through comparison. The mid 80's to mid 90's camaro and corvette was ragged for good reason. They simply didnt have it.

 

Brady... no offense, but this "HOW BOUT THIS CAR, CAN I BEAT HIM?" is getting old. There is always going to be faster cars. The 280zx (ESPECIALLY THE NON TURBO) wasn't designed to be a FAST AS HELL car. If someone is talking smack... GO RACE THEM.

The internet is also a great tool to research other cars... www.google.com is a wonderful resource! You can find out what other cars' 1/4 mi & 60 sec time is... and compare it to the Z! WOW!



Never heard of the ZR1, huh?



Quad cam V8 put in the Vette from the late 80's to mid 90's. Granted... not all Vettes are ZR1's, but lets put this 280ZX vs VETTE to rest eh?

 

I thought it was actualy seldom that they put that engine in. Reguardless I agree with you nis, These cars were some of the most luxurious cars of there time. And still hold a very unique look. Besides when girls become women they care less about how fast it is and more about how hard it works