# New Corvette ZR1 from a roll --- 100 MPH to 205!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 25, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615 "2008-04-25T16:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SBC427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@SBC427](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SBC427)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/1 "2008-04-25T16:56:00Z")
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**Author:** ![SBC427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@SBC427](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SBC427)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/2 "2008-04-25T16:56:57Z")
Notice how composed it is at speed, and how many times the driver (Probably Jan or Johnny) looks down on the back straight at the speed. 190+ on the high bank, and steady as Hell. ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/3 "2008-04-25T17:14:54Z")
I JUST CAME A LITTLE ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/4 "2008-04-25T17:20:27Z")
unreal ---
**Author:** ![Hank1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hank1/32/6329_2.png) [@Hank1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hank1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/5 "2008-04-25T17:23:20Z")
niceeee 205. so by the time it’s produced here in the u.s… it should be good for a top speed of 135!! ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/6 "2008-04-25T20:01:39Z")
That car looked more stable at 200 than it did at 100. Amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/7 "2008-04-25T22:31:28Z")
Nice vid. I wonder how long those tires are good for at that speed. ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/8 "2008-04-25T23:04:36Z")
those damn domestics!!! ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/9 "2008-04-26T07:58:43Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > Nice vid. I wonder how long those tires are good for at that speed. If they’re the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2’s like they use on A LOT of supercars, prolly a long time. I was reading about how at 200mph, they only expand about 1-2mm. Very stiff. ---
**Author:** ![SBC427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@SBC427](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SBC427)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/10 "2008-04-26T08:09:52Z")
At 200 MPH? Half an hour, educated guess. Fuel tank would be empty after 15-20 minutes, so it wouldn’t matter. The Veyron’s tires are shot in about 15 minutes, top end, but the tank is empty in 12. I’m just ballparking from there. Not only was the ZR1 stable, it was stable at 190+ ON the high bank! ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/11 "2008-04-26T08:12:44Z")
pretty much GM stepped their game up from the C6 Z06 which already blew a load in fords/dodges faces and to stir the pot even more, they created this supercar on crack…nice big fuck you to all the other domestic companys putting out the ford GT and the Viper! lol GM has really stepped their game up within the last few years…rather impressive. ---
**Author:** ![SBC427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@SBC427](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SBC427)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/12 "2008-04-26T08:24:04Z")
Look at the various reviewers and their attitudes - You’ve got guys like Jeremy Clarkson, who loves the Z06 as a track car but only begrudgingly admits that a Corvette is anything more than a clunky piece of shit that happens to go fast. Then there’s Tiff, on Fifth Gear, who has an F1 background. His actual words were “The Americans are showing US how to make a car handle.” The power oversteer the Corvette is known for is dialed into the chassis; that setup is bred down from the ALMS cars that have dominated GT1 for nearly a decade. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/13 "2008-04-26T09:18:40Z")
> [@SSmokinn SS](#): > > GM has really stepped their game up within the last few years…rather impressive. But they are still losing ridiculous money. They need to learn from Toyota/Honda’s playbook. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/14 "2008-04-26T10:19:09Z")
It’s all in the shocks/struts and suspension computers of the MSRC(magnetic selective ride control) on this car. Porsche has been stable like that since the advent of PASM(porsche active suspension management) in the 996 Turbo and now reworked even better into the 997 turbo. 9FF brought their Turbo up to 250mph and was just as stable. You can “fall alleep” behind the wheel of these cars at those speeds. ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/15 "2008-04-26T12:58:22Z")
the car is undoubtedly impressive but they still skimped in a few places in production, I’ve read they still use the 2v pushrods :nono but its still going to be fast as all hell, ---
**Author:** ![SBC427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@SBC427](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SBC427)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/16 "2008-04-26T18:28:15Z")
Yes, they use 2 valve pushrods. Engines are essentially air pumps - the velocity that GM is getting through the latest generation heads allows them to move an incredible amount of air. Cars don’t always work like videogames - adding a bunch of camshafts does not always equate to more power. I don’t want to hear arguments about “specific output” either, the torque curve on the LS9 will be immense and the hardest problem will be putting it down in a smooth, streetable fashion on a drivetrain layout that GM can also warranty and run on pump gas. ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/17 "2008-04-26T18:43:17Z")
> [@SBC427](#): > > Yes, they use 2 valve pushrods. Engines are essentially air pumps - the velocity that GM is getting through the latest generation heads allows them to move an incredible amount of air. > > Cars don’t always work like videogames - adding a bunch of camshafts does not always equate to more power. I don’t want to hear arguments about “specific output” either, the torque curve on the LS9 will be immense and the hardest problem will be putting it down in a smooth, streetable fashion on a drivetrain layout that GM can also warranty and run on pump gas. :thumb ---
**Author:** ![dsblk93gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dsblk93gt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dsblk93gt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/18 "2008-04-28T19:59:22Z")
> [@SBC427](#): > > Yes, they use 2 valve pushrods. Engines are essentially air pumps - the velocity that GM is getting through the latest generation heads allows them to move an incredible amount of air. > > Cars don’t always work like videogames - adding a bunch of camshafts does not always equate to more power. I don’t want to hear arguments about “specific output” either, the torque curve on the LS9 will be immense and the hardest problem will be putting it down in a smooth, streetable fashion on a drivetrain layout that GM can also warranty and run on pump gas. Alot of people do not realize that 1st statement. Regardless of the engine design…more air and more fuel will equal more power…the rear (or front) tires don’t know the difference from a pushrod motor or OHC… ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/19 "2008-04-29T08:57:19Z")
> [@dsblk93gt](#): > > Alot of people do not realize that 1st statement. Regardless of the engine design…more air and more fuel will equal more power…the rear (or front) tires don’t know the difference from a pushrod motor or OHC… Well said. > [@SBC427](#): > > Cars don’t always work like videogames :lol But I was doing sooooo good on the 'ring in Forza =( ---
**Author:** ![dsblk93gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dsblk93gt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dsblk93gt)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615/20 "2008-04-29T09:46:39Z")
> [@Vovchandr](#): > > Well said. > > :lol > > But I was doing sooooo good on the 'ring in Forza =( I actually used to get drunk and race rally games…quite interesting and no chance of a DWI! :lol [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-corvette-zr1-from-a-roll-100-mph-to-205/236615.md?page=2)