C6 Z51+???

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by graywolf624 Im 90 percent sure there was a gran sport c4.. I seem to remember it appearing in gt2 as well.

make that 100%... but, i must say it looked quite ugly, even for a c4

Ninety-six was an eclectic model year for Corvette. Take the Grand Sport. Wow, now there's visual impact! Only 976 were built. The option was mostly show-Admiral Blue with a white stripe, black wheels and a set of red hash marks on the left front fender. Intended to recall the look of the late Zora Duntov's lightweight race cars of the 1960s, the Grand Sport cut a strong profile you either liked or didn't. The upgrade pieces were: a nodular-iron crankshaft with rolled-fillet journals, freer-flowing cylinder heads, higher tension valve springs, a roller timing chain, larger valves with hollow-stems, 1.6:1 aluminum roller rocker arms, higher capacity fuel injectors and the PCM calibration to go with all this. The changes were worth 30 horsepower and about 800 more usable rpm. LT4 is a kick to drive. It feels much like an LT1 up to about 5000 rpm, but runs hard beyond that. On the dragstrip, in a Collector Edition (CE) Coupe, LT4 showed its stuff by going 13.34/107.2 in my tests. This engine will go down in history as the most powerful production small-block V8 ever put in a Chevrolet. Before you e-mail us about the original LT1 and the 375hp FI motors, remember, they were rated with the gross power system in use until 1972. Since then, engines have been rated with "SAE net" power. It is possible to compare and, if the LT4 was tested using the old system; it might have been rated at about 380-390 hp.

http://www.idavette.net/hib/c4hib.htm

[RC45]

Yes - for 1996 they closed out the C4 era with a 330hp LT4 Grand Sport. Only 1000 produced.

The only C4 I would seriously consider. Even over the ZR1 - just for the pure presence of the C4 GS.

http://www.grandsportregistry.com/
http://www.grandsportregistry.com/index.php

[gtx28]

the last grand sport was the c4 see>

[gtx28]

common road trip boy i cant get a word in edgewise lol ya beat me to it rrrrr

[RC45]

[RC45]

Originally Posted by nthfinity Originally Posted by RC45 You know what - you may have stumbled upon the rumoured C6 Gand Sport This might be a JW world first scoop... again hehehe i dont think there has been a 'vette grand sport since the 60's C2 and the closest google search i got popped up this picture which doesnt have the same wheels; but the front brembos are there... 7 more months of development?

That's a special car that Rick CorvetteConti put together as a dealer customized car.

[nthfinity]

although my pictures dont show it, the car i shot did not have a white stripe... but who says thats a requirement for a mule

[RC45]

Yeah - the stripe would be too much of a give away if it is a GS in the works.

I am just glad they plan on selling more of those wheels - It will probably be the cheapest way to get a set of 18/19 wider wheels under the C5 Z. There is no way in hell I would spend $5,000 on a set of HRE's - that is too much like pissing money away for me.. hehe.

Hell, I am so cheap, I drove a 400 mile round trip today to go buy a set of take -off long tube headers - real cheap

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by RC45 Yeah - the stripe would be too much of a give away if it is a GS in the works. I am just glad they plan on selling more of those wheels - It will probably be the cheapest way to get a set of 18/19 wider wheels under the C5 Z. There is no way in hell I would spend $5,000 on a set of HRE's - that is too much like pissing money away for me.. hehe. Hell, I am so cheap, I drove a 400 mile round trip today to go buy a set of take -off long tube headers - real cheap

a GS would be exciting, i think
as i mention earlier, the exhaust is definately not stock C6, and definately not stock C6 Z06, which leave a lot to be wanted, but i would be perfectly happy with the rumble of this car in particular. unfortunately, the new camera does no video clips, but the stills are much higher quality.
(in case you havent heard the new Z http://rapidshare.de/files/3119015/Z...clips.rar.html again, filmed by me )
the digitalcorvettes discussion seems to be laiden with 15 year olds
by the way, we will definately be needing some computer generated video clips from the woods with the new headers

[RC45]

Yeah - some of the folks at DigitalCorvettes seem to struggle with simple logic sometimes- then again some of the folks are very mature and great to chat with.

But the cool thing is, that everytime I post stuff there, it starts a shit storm - and I get "called out" -- only for what I posted to turn out to be true..

Fun times..

[inso]

http://www.fast-autos.net/chevrolet/chevroletgs.html

there was a grand sport 1996.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by inso http://www.fast-autos.net/chevrolet/chevroletgs.html there was a grand sport 1996.

Take a look 4 or 5 posts back

Or better yet the only place to get the real info on the GS

http://www.grandsportregistry.com/

[nthfinity]

i suppose its easy to think back in ZR1 days when they were 315's opposed to the 325's that are on it now... i'll edit the first post.

ive heard people calling it a C6 SS, and another a C6 GS... time will tell.

the picture is shared due to its uniqueness... no, its not a Z06, and its not a standard C6 either...

anyway, a year a few months back, this photo leaked GM and apparently got somebody fired...
so this car is the fruit of that 'tub' that people thought was the Z06
and for those suggesting those aren't Z06 brakes...
"have you looked at them closely in person?" i have

[RC45]

How about putting any contacts you have to good use, and find out if they can "score" me a set of those C6 Z06 wheels for a good price...

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by RC45 How about putting any contacts you have to good use, and find out if they can "score" me a set of those C6 Z06 wheels for a good price...

lol
they do look really good, dont they