wop wop wop wop.. wop wop? wop wop wop.

 

You guys are all strange in the head. The Z06 was secretly a twin turbo and the Porsche had a blown Maf-sensor.

A Chevy beating a Porsh? No way man. No way!

 

Id never think to mess with a ZO6, thats just humiliation waiting to happen

 

Must have been the altitiude !!! just kidding............ 320 hp vs 400+ should have been not too surprising!!

Demosan

 

Z06 makes closer to 500hp and I think it's lighter.

 

It makes 505 HP from the factory and these numbers are thought to be on the conservative side since stock cars tend to produce over 450 of RWBHP.

 

A lot of people hate this kind of thread - I love it!
I had an '04 Z06 with the 'low' 405hp that I used to track for about a year and a half. Here's my .02 on the comparison:

On the track: The car was a match for the 996 GT3, so a 'regular' 996 wasn't much competition - if you assume equal drivers, both on R-compound tires, otherwise stock. My Z06 needed an external radiator and oil cooler in order to run for 30 minute sessions full-out. I also kept a good supply of brake rotors on hand, as I'd go through fronts in a weekend and rears every 3-4 weekends when running full race pads (Wilwood 'H'). All in all, the C5 Z06 is probably the best performance for the $$ out there. The C6 Z06, which I was able to drive on track for just a few laps (with a GM Engineer in the pass. seat) and only at 7/10ths on the runflat OEM tires, was REALLY impressive. It made my C5 Z06 seem slow.

Needless to say, I sold the Z06 because as good as it was for pure track driving, the street ride was rough, the cabin a little cramped, and the general quality of the car not up to $50k+ car standards. Interior was no better than a Cavalier. I couldn't get my wife to ride along in it - she really didn't like it at all.

My new-to-me 996 C4S seems pretty fast - haven't had on the track yet - but doesn't have the raw, race-car-like feel of the Z06. Much more roomy, comfortable, better steering, better 'road feel' in the 996.

The references to a Chainsaw vs. a scalpel come to mind. And the GT3's I've driven are like a laser scalpel - just an awesome driving car! If I had the dough, I'd have the GT3.

I've always wanted a 911, now I've got one - and I couldn't be happier!

 

Wouldn't you expect a car with 150 more hp and less weight to eat you?

 

we took one in on trade (for a 997 GT3)

so I HAD to take it for a "test drive"



yeah, its pretty freaking fast,
but no, I wouldn't buy one.

 

But if you could have one in, say two years, for about $40k, would you buy one then? If just to have a toy like that for a year to screw around with?

 

i stay away from Z06, anything-AMG, anything-M and anything else that is trying to race me on the street. i even turned down a race with a honda a few weeks ago. i just told the guy his car is probably faster, mine is not very fast and that was the end of it. i am such a sarcastic SOB

 

nope

 

I never knew that a fun drive with a friend could stir up so much! I really had know Idea about the z06. Its a fricking corvette, 80s macho car, built by GM. My chevy is a diesel truck and tows great, that is as much info as I need on Chevy performace. I am sure that there are evo's and wrx that could smoke my car as well but I wouldn't own one.

I will close this out by saying that the two cars side by side the P car smokes it just sitting there! I will take a Porsche any day over a chevy no matter what the price.

 

guys...the 996 is a bloody 8 year old car and you keep trying 2 compare it to a brand new car....just enjoy what you're driving or upgrade to new technology when you can/want to.

Mountain: glad you had some fun in the race, I made the same choice as you not too long ago. Can't replace a porsche in my mind...the whole package enjoyment is just too much fun

 

Hey one more thought as I was getting smoked I think the main thought was damn these tubis sound SICK!