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Originally Posted by USAZR1
Sure,you were starting to reel him in. His LT5 was probably starting to run out of breath in 4th gear with those 4.10's. Whereas,at 120mph,your car with the 3.73's was still hitting its stride.
But,you didn't catch him,did you?
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Minor correction: 120 mph with stock wheels the ZR-1 will be pretty close to 7000 rpm in 3rd gear, but we're talking a modded LT5 at those 1/4 mile speed levels (above 500 hp). A stock LT5 would be more likely at 110 mph at the top of 3rd gear
with 3.73s, actually.
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Originally Posted by USAZR1
... But,I ask the question once again: How many times a year does your ZR-1 see speeds way over 120mph?...
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Uh...more often than you might think!
Gears are dandy, but horsepower ends the acceleration vs. top end compromise!