Vortech

 

The Vortech is probably the Simplest and best bang for the buck. If I were to go FI, that would be the Kit for me.

 

i have a vortech s/c system and love it so far. just be prepared to accept the cons (rattles at idle) with the pros (nice power).

 

How does the Vortech compare to a stock Z in your Opinion? Compared to other cars you have driven for raw power?

 

You're joking, right? compared to a stock car?

 

When it comes to the Butt Dyno, Serious Question, Do you feel more like a 'Vett's V8 or More like an EVO with the power pouring in?

 

compared to a C6, my vortech doesn't have as much power at low rpms, but once you get to around 4000 rpms, the thing destroys a C6 - has to do with the Z's gearing too

 

arrrrrr... ummmmmmmmmm.... i don't know about destroys

 

yeah I was gonna say the same thing. Destroys is a fairly massive overstatement....considering a mildly bolted vortech might have a hard time matching 1/4 times of a C6.

 

I said my vortech setup

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Just telling you from personal experience driving a C6 and driving my car

yeah maybe "destroys" was an overstatement, but my car has 100more whp, much lighter drivetrain, and about 22.5% average more aggressive gearing up to 127 mph

 

Vortec, but loud.

 

maybe your butt dyno is off.. i still don't see your car destroying a C6

 

I'm fairly confident I could do about .5 sec faster in the 1/4 mile than a C6 on regular street tires

 

hp sells cars... tq wins races... i don't see you destroying a C6 in a highway run

 

i do if u shut down at 120

 

I don't know what you are trying to say but hp is what makes you win a top end run. Torque gets you down the 1/4 mile not top speed runs. I'm pretty sure he'd walk a C6 on the highway.

 

tq is hp without engine speed factored in - they're linked to each other. To say one is meaningful and the other is worthless is wrong. If you punch a punching bag with 100 lbs of force and can do it 20 times a minutevs me punching the bag with 70 lbs of force and do it 40 times a minute, I'd do 40% more damage despite a lower peak force number.

To put it another way, TQ matters when driving slow around town because there's a lot of response. HP matters when you're racing. Instead of TQ response, you get rpm speed giving you your response.

if tq wins races, then we should all be racing and shifting at 4500 rpms - and actually we should just never bother shifting out of 1st gear for that matter. Just rev the car up to peak tq@4500 and then keep it there If you do that, and I go for higher rpms where more hp is made (and less tq), we'll see who wins a race

Or actually F1 race cars should stop reving to 18000 rpms and put in a big truck diesel engine and rev to 3000 rpms cause it'll make more peak tq

yes hp sells cars. A bigger number at redline sounds impressive on paper vs another car that makes a buttload more power at lower rpms but lower peak power. I think car manufacturers should show official dynocharts for their cars, but they won't cause then the truth would be revealed and they just want to sell cars


A C6 will jump me off the line and probably snag 1-2 car lengths pretty quick, but I'd catch it and pull on it about half way down the track

besides, if I'm making 360-365 tq at the wheels (and hold it +/- to about 6000 rpms) and a C6 Z51 makes 340 tq at the wheels at 4000, then drops off, I dunno, even the tq math says I win. The only variable you can't put in a side by side comparison is the C6's ability to launch better on street tires with the longer 1st gear, more low end power, and transmission mounted in the rear for better drag racing weight distribution

 

so you're saying you could run a 12.5 or better?

Then I'd like to race you, because I don't see that happening.

 

so "theking" and "sentry65" you are telling me that TQ has nothing to do with Top End Runs.. its all HP..

so basically you are telling me that a Z33TT and a SCZ33 with the same HP.. on the top end their will be no difference in outcome?