Sadistic
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Some people have asked me why I went from vettes to Vipers. Why not buy a new Z06 or ZR1? Realistically, what does a '68 vette share in common with a new vette? OK, it's an american sports car but it ends there. Back in the day, Chevrolet always seemed willing to go a bit further than the competition; case in point, the L88 and ZL1, with 12.5 compression ratios and monstrosity camshafts. Cobras did it with light weight but were lacking in horsepower compared to the Chevy engines. Fast forward to the present time. The people engineering and building the current vettes are not of the same pedigree as Zora and company. One of the reasons I switched to Vipers is because a Viper is a far more pure road race car than a vette and also has a hell of a lot more performance potential. They are competitive to one another in stock form (only in performance - build quality, fit and finish are far superior on the Viper) but it ends there. The Z06 does not like boost because the current engineers used a thin cylinder wall small block, instead of a big block. Vipers love boost and my intention is to turbo my '06 Viper. As far as looks go, Z06's are great looking cars from some angles but look wacked from others. If they looked as good as my '68, I would not have defected. They don't. When a new vette comes down the street, it's not a big deal. When a Viper approaches, you better hold on to your balls because they could pop out of socket and embarrass your entire family.
Now, here comes the ZR1, with plenty of power but how did they get it? With a downsized small block (thicker cylinder walls) and a supercharger? Sorry, but Chevy doesn't get it and they never will. What I would like to see is a retro '69 ZL1 vette with over 500 cubes of aluminum big block thunder. Set it up for road racing and trim all the fluff. Oh damn, I just described the '08 Viper ACR. Isn't that fucked up?
Now, here comes the ZR1, with plenty of power but how did they get it? With a downsized small block (thicker cylinder walls) and a supercharger? Sorry, but Chevy doesn't get it and they never will. What I would like to see is a retro '69 ZL1 vette with over 500 cubes of aluminum big block thunder. Set it up for road racing and trim all the fluff. Oh damn, I just described the '08 Viper ACR. Isn't that fucked up?
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