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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 09:57 AM
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Wow. 8.7 quarter at 159. Smokin'.

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Man... How far they've come from the Lotus designed, Mercury Marine 375/400hp engine ZR1 poster car of the 90s

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/10...corvette-zr-1/
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Old Mar 19, 2026 | 02:07 PM
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60-130 in 3.8 seconds. That is insane.
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Originally Posted by Bob04
60-130 in 3.8 seconds. That is insane.
Crazy thing is they are still stock too, they may be in the running to challenge the V10 cars
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Crazy thing is they are still stock too, they may be in the running to challenge the V10 cars
I wanna see the internals after 15k miles and a bunch of hard pulls like that. I'm hoping that its like LS2 engineering when you can just beat the F out of it and it keeps going.
Or is it wound so tight that GMs going to be shelling out warranty bucks, because the piston rings become onion rings after 10K miles.

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I'm more worried about the DCT. Been a weak spot in the C8s.
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Originally Posted by neurocity
I wanna see the internals after 15k miles and a bunch of hard pulls like that. I'm hoping that its like LS2 engineering when you can just beat the F out of it and it keeps going.
Or is it wound so tight that GMs going to be shelling out warranty bucks, because the piston rings become onion rings after 10K miles.
I would assume it's good? GM usually doesn't screw up their real engines
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I would assume it's good? GM usually doesn't screw up their real engines
Ford Flat-Plane VooDoo... Friend has had 2 motors in his GT350 so far.
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Ford Flat-Plane VooDoo... Friend has had 2 motors in his GT350 so far.
That's ford, not unusual at all.
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What a car!
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My Neighbor has a Z8... just a plane-jane 2024 Convertible.
Even that thing has sick acceleration. They need a manual trans option for the OG rowers.
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They need a manual trans option for the OG rowers.
Bring it! 🏆
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