ICULUKN Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/12/gm-...rt10-challenge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayeagle Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Let the horsepower wars begin!-wonders when/if GM will do a hi-tech Rat powered Vette--Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie44 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Let the horsepower wars begin!-wonders when/if GM will do a hi-tech Rat powered Vette--FrankI have a steak dinner that says GM will never do another Rat powered Vette. The Rat was 70's go fast in a straight line. You put a Rat in a modern Vette and the handling would suck. The C5/C6 are so well distributed as far as weight and you'd ruin that with a ton of weight up front. I don't think GM will be putting the Rat in anything but if they did it would be the Monte Carlo, Camaro or Impala before the Vette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kens06 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I hope they extend car loans to 15 or 20 years!! If you thought the price gouging on a C6 Z06 was bad, hang on to your hats folks!! I see Ford GT type markups if the car ever comes out.Who need rat motors when you have C5R and LS7 forged motors and forced induction??Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I agree with the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert and Elizabeth Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Let the horsepower wars begin!-wonders when/if GM will do a hi-tech Rat powered Vette--FrankI have a steak dinner that says GM will never do another Rat powered Vette. The Rat was 70's go fast in a straight line. You put a Rat in a modern Vette and the handling would suck. The C5/C6 are so well distributed as far as weight and you'd ruin that with a ton of weight up front. I don't think GM will be putting the Rat in anything but if they did it would be the Monte Carlo, Camaro or Impala before the Vette. They won't use a Rat when the Mouse motors of today are making the same power or more than the Rat motors of yester-year with much lighter weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayeagle Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 ok .. who has a single 4-barrel carb mouse runnin 1k hp on pump gas .. normally aspirated?http://www.ultrastreet.net/632_1000_bd.aspBig Blocks do it.-evil grin- .. now ..imagine MAF, timed fuel injection, and alla other toys the mighty mouse has ..on a Rat.I know weight distribution would take a hit .. anyone here actually drive their C-5 at 100% into and out of corners regularly?It's not like I put the car into a 4-wheel drift much anyway.I *do* however wonder if GM will do a nice hi-tech Rat makeover as they did with the mouse.I actually don't think it would be that big a hit, IMHO, with the peices/tires already available to beef up the suspension/traction. For a fact it would be better than my ol' 440 Duster The GM guy did say 'most powerful' .. as a goal for the Vette. It would seem intuitive to see just what they could do with more cubes to play with.I dunno . . mebbe they're skeered. I mean .. all that hp ..and customers unable to handle it . . an all.(actually read that 'customers unable to handle it' bit from a Chrysler peice on the Hemi Challenger ..made me laugh a bit -Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayeagle Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Oh . by the way . . had a local guy all into my face about stuffin a 440 in a Duster .. er .. he was about a second slower in the quarter with more compression, more gear, more tire in the back, and more money ..same year Duster, even same color And his wasn't street legal .. mine was.Yassir .. just roont my lil Duster. -evil grin--Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Im 3 months short of my 1 year anniversary with my 1sy vette, and im still trying to get used to the power... I love it. I need more traction.... I cant imagine 1000HP.... would love to experience it though... Im still stock and thought I would stay that way but im getting antsy... Uhh oh.... I feel my wallet shrinking...... Oh wait im married I dont have money in my wallet... Darn it.... Will work on that problem....... Do they finance? That engine cost more than most cars.... Think I will start with a cold air intake... Ohh ohhh my Jack and Coke is getting low... Glad im not drivin.... BRB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3,503 lbs of trouble Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 "GM's head of performance cars Tom Wallace confirmed the car was under development, but in recent months there has been some speculation as to whether the project was still a go. Lutz's comments confirm the Blue Devil is very much alive."It's alive. I've seen under the hood. I know weight distribution would take a hit .. anyone here actually drive their C-5 at 100% into and out of corners regularly? It's not like I put the car into a 4-wheel drift much anyway. The Corvette is a sports car, not a muscle car (even though it possesses muscle). That means agility over straight line sprints.-wonders when/if GM will do a hi-tech Rat powered Vette-We have a mule C4 ZR1 body vert w/ a 572 at work. It's got enormous traction problems, and can ONLY go in a straight line...as straight as you can keep it. Don't expect rats in future Vettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie44 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 anyone here actually drive their C-5 at 100% into and out of corners regularly?It's not like I put the car into a 4-wheel drift much anyway.Would anyone use 1k HP regularly? As stated above the Vette is a sports car. A sports car that can be drag raced. IMHO the Camaro is drag raced 100 times more than the Vette. If and I stress if GM ever uses the Rat motor again in a production vehicle I'd look for it in the new Camaro. Even then it would only be because Chrysler brings our a hemi Challenger and GM wants to respond with their own monster motor. This might be a whole nother argument but I view the Camaro as the competition for the Challenger, not the Vette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICULUKN Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 anyone here actually drive their C-5 at 100% into and out of corners regularly?It's not like I put the car into a 4-wheel drift much anyway.Would anyone use 1k HP regularly? Ummm.... I do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie44 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 anyone here actually drive their C-5 at 100% into and out of corners regularly?It's not like I put the car into a 4-wheel drift much anyway.Would anyone use 1k HP regularly? Ummm.... I do....you know I almost put "except Glen" but we all know you're the resident HP addict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayeagle Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 "We have a mule C4 ZR1 body vert w/ a 572 at work. It's got enormous traction problems, and can ONLY go in a straight line...as straight as you can keep it." Sounds like almost enough then -Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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