GEN 2 What else is in your garage?

[Donovan]

Trade it & get a GTR or vette

I drive my Z06 all the time for dumb stuff to keep the "useless" errand running city/around town mileage off of the Raptor or wife's car. If its not raining out & I don't need to bring my son I'm driving my vette - groceries, picking up the drycleaning, pharmacy & back etc. Pretty much any time I need to go A to B when the weather is decent April - Nov & I'm by myself (or w/ my dog) I'm driving the Z06 & typically getting on it hard......one day this summer I got up early on a Friday for a long weekend took the vette to gym, then picked up friend in RI went to gillette stadium for HPDE then drove it immediately after up to NH w/ my friend in his '03 Marauder (supercharged ;-)) ran it a couple times down the strip @ Epping - got yelled @ for no helmet running sub 14 1/4 times (obvi lol) parked it in lot waited for my buddy to finish up then drove it back down south to MA all in same day. WISHING I broke something so I could just buy some better gear & upgrade it....but yeah...not I haven't broken anything but an endlink try as I might!!!

As much as like the idea/look/interior/engine of that R8 I think you pretty much ended my love affair w/ it w/ that statement right there. I own a sports car to DRIVE it like a ***** ape - & if it breaks I like to @ least have the option of attempting a fix on my own.

I do not want a GTR, too many.
I would only take a c6 z06 blown and cammed and in all black.
If I sell my r8, I'll just keep the raptor and hold on another sports car for a year or so and buy the next fantasy.

 

[Badgertits]

I do not want a GTR, too many.
I would only take a c6 z06 blown and cammed and in all black.
If I sell my r8, I'll just keep the raptor and hold on another sports car for a year or so and buy the next fantasy.

Lol - def keep the Raptor no doubt!! Ironically my vette is a blacked out C5Z, but has head work, stage 3 cam, LT headers, lowered 3/4", bilstein shocks, MGM shifter, DBA brakes, built diff, upgraded sways/endlinks/bushings, black powdercoated wheels, tinted LED tails, HID/bi-xenon headlights in stock housings, etc. etc. etc. Will be going in for A&A blower kit (including ****, differential brace, upgraded torque tube, clutch, ECP radiator) this spring, BUT unfortunately was hit by distracted millenial in rear quarter 2 weeks ago...at first was livid but turned it into positive having it fixed by professional restoration shop & adding in a paint correction + painting underside of hood red/black, & while there having 'em remove A-arms/spindles from all 4 corners bead blast & clear coat the components while replacing ball joints w/ greasable MOOG pieces & 4 new Timken hub bearing assemblies. Gonna have a MEAN built street machine clean as hell & ready for another 10 years of abuse.

Keep in mind - decision to do the A&A was after driving a GTR, a Hellcat charger/challenger, GT350, C6 Z06 (mostly stock - intake/tune), C6 ZR1, & C7 w/ Z51 - the obvious progression for someone in a C5Z would be going to the C6Z, but my car is already built faster than a stock C6Z & the way that 7.0 builds power + the additional 250 lbs & larger more insulated feel of the C6 design it no longer did it for me.....so I would highly recommend also driving a modded/built blown C5Z before pulling trigger on a C6Z....I don't think any car company will ever produce something that light (3080 lbs w/ 1/3 tank) w/ that much N/A power, & the ability to completely shut down ALL the nannies.

Def a sickness....I started adding up the $$$ (& time really) already into my vette recently & that's also part of the reason its tough to "upgrade" or trade for something different. I guess I need a bigger garage!

 

[OPT PRIME]

As a track day coach I have driven some cool stuff. The cool stuff runs around $4k a weekend (tires, rotors, brakes, tranny/engine reserves, etc).

My goal was to build a street legal car that handles better than all of them, nailed it with this one. #2300 pounds, Ohlins, Stoptech, E85, etc.




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[Donovan]

Lol - def keep the Raptor no doubt!! Ironically my vette is a blacked out C5Z, but has head work, stage 3 cam, LT headers, lowered 3/4", bilstein shocks, MGM shifter, DBA brakes, built diff, upgraded sways/endlinks/bushings, black powdercoated wheels, tinted LED tails, HID/bi-xenon headlights in stock housings, etc. etc. etc. Will be going in for A&A blower kit (including ****, differential brace, upgraded torque tube, clutch, ECP radiator) this spring, BUT unfortunately was hit by distracted millenial in rear quarter 2 weeks ago...at first was livid but turned it into positive having it fixed by professional restoration shop & adding in a paint correction + painting underside of hood red/black, & while there having 'em remove A-arms/spindles from all 4 corners bead blast & clear coat the components while replacing ball joints w/ greasable MOOG pieces & 4 new Timken hub bearing assemblies. Gonna have a MEAN built street machine clean as hell & ready for another 10 years of abuse.

Keep in mind - decision to do the A&A was after driving a GTR, a Hellcat charger/challenger, GT350, C6 Z06 (mostly stock - intake/tune), C6 ZR1, & C7 w/ Z51 - the obvious progression for someone in a C5Z would be going to the C6Z, but my car is already built faster than a stock C6Z & the way that 7.0 builds power + the additional 250 lbs & larger more insulated feel of the C6 design it no longer did it for me.....so I would highly recommend also driving a modded/built blown C5Z before pulling trigger on a C6Z....I don't think any car company will ever produce something that light (3080 lbs w/ 1/3 tank) w/ that much N/A power, & the ability to completely shut down ALL the nannies.

Def a sickness....I started adding up the $$$ (& time really) already into my vette recently & that's also part of the reason its tough to "upgrade" or trade for something different. I guess I need a bigger garage!

Pics of the Vette?
I got a buddy who owns a GTR, they are magical but mmeehhh on the designing. Only other thing besides F12 or Aventador is probably one of them new Aston Martins. Specifically the....

2018 aston martin dbs superleggera

 

[Badgertits]

Pics of the Vette?
I got a buddy who owns a GTR, they are magical but mmeehhh on the designing. Only other thing besides F12 or Aventador is probably one of them new Aston Martins. Specifically the....

2018 aston martin dbs superleggera

Aston Martin > Lambo & even Ferrari for me these days. That 007? HOLY F**K!! Pics of the Z over various years/mods attached lol - the upgraded exterior lighting/full dynamatted interior, bluetooth etc. combined w/ the pop-up lights & big cam rock/shiver it really is an interesting clash of old school vs new school sports car + muscle car now turning into a classic.

At this point I'd prefer adding to the stable vs. "upgrading" to another vette or simiar sports car - something w/ more refinement/luxury and/or more practical w/ ability to take kids. Lexus RC/Supra/BMW M2/RS4 etc.

 

[Donovan]

How much HP you pushing?

 

[clark98ut]

Momma has a 2015 Suburban to haul the kids and all their friends around. This is my other toy.

 

[Donovan]

Damn, family full of trucks haha.

 

[Badgertits]

How much HP you pushing?

442whp/430tq on a mustang dyno

When the cam was a fresh install it made 428whp, I had since had the intake & heads potted not sure if there really made a 14whp gain or not the conditions weren’t the same. After A&A install etc. I expect to be 580ish w/ a conservative tune & w/ the bigger add-on fuel system shouldn’t have issue going up to 650whp but really pushing limits on stock block @ that level if you wanna do more than street cruising. Also about the hp level you’ll need upgraded tranny & maybe axles- as sits now w/ the built diff since I’m adding bracing + rebuilding or swapping driveshaft the only other weak points are the block/axles

 

[Donovan]

Yeah that 580 will do just fine and 650WHP even better!