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Lingenfelters 415 ZR-1 produced 685 hp and ran 218MPH; beats the new ZR1 to 150 and back down to 0. ZR-1 Snakeskinner was the first to beat
the Shelby Cobras 0-100-0......they forget there are not any off the shelf heads you can buy for the LT-5, no cam phasing, weight advantages of a rear differential all things that would come with progression. Christ not to mention advancements in tire compounds!!!

I think the funniest part is no one recognizes that ZR1 was chosen because the LT-5 was a revolutionary venture for GM....notes from Tom Wallace below:


WHY ZR1? "Deciding on a name turned out to be one of the hardest parts of the project," Tom Wallace admits. ZL1 was considered, in recognition of the ultrarare 1969 aluminum big-block package (just two were sold). Z07 was postulated, but then, this car is more than "one better than a Z06," so that was rejected. Saint Zora himself said that "all Corvettes are Super Sports," so SS never got much traction. Blue Devil is fraught with meaning inside GM, not out-but it served as great inspiration for all the blue trim accents. Which left ZR1 as the most sensible choice. This is, after all, a spiritual successor to the C4 ZR1 of 1990. That car sold for the equivalent of $91,000 2007 dollars and represented the state of the automaking art at General Motors in its day. So does this one.

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Lee,

Great stuff. You should post that over THERE. Its incumbent on us to counter the misinformation people like Chuck spew out. Especially w a new generation of Corvette owners, its important to set the record straight so others can appreciate what a great car the ZR-1 was(and still is). I personally REALLY like the C7. Think the Corvette team did a great job. Would own one easily.
But that's not a reason to "dog" the ZR-1 and the LT-5.

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"Ya just can't fix stupid"

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Why, you haven't worked in years!!!

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Well now I hope Ford unleashes its 5.4L DOHC Coyote motor, rumor has it to be around 600hp with no forced induction:

I am not sure if this is it or this is the SC model....will be interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgRjVdJYgrk

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and flat plane crank!

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Ill never understand all the Gen bashing that goes on in that crowd never seen anything like it

someone let them know they drive the SAME BRAND CAR. =D>

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Is GM the only holdout for pushrod engines left? I can't think of another one being built anywhere.

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Have them take a look at the results from this year's Amsoil Engine Masters Challange.
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/
This was the first year they let the DOHC Ford FI mod motors compete and they swept the first three positions.