Porsche 997 Turbo VS Corvette Z06 (Both stock)

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Hi there

A pretty cool video I thought I'd share, pretty funny as well:-
http://www.spdkilz.org/Video-Audio/Corvette/C6Z06vs911Turbo.wmv

The Corvette is certainly the quicker car on a roll no doubt due to having a lot more power at the wheels due to far less transmission losses.

Still the Porsche proves the benefits of AWD system for off the marks acceleration of traffic light grand prix as better known to us. :D
 
The guy driving the Corvette...what a hick.

The Z06 is so fast though, I got taken for a drive last week in a black 07 reg Z06 from the dealer where I bought my car. Pretty nasty inside compared to the 911 but in terms of outright speed its rapid.

I would still take the 911 anyday. Diehard Porsche fan :)
 
ScoobyDoo69 said:
Doesn't the Z06 actually have more bhp than the Porsche anyways..?
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Hi there

505BHP vs 480BHP, so in reality not enough to make any real difference.

The difference that is making the Vette quicker will be the actual power at the wheels. The Vette will only be loosing 12-15% via the transmission wheras the Porsche is no doubt loosing over 20% due to AWD transmission.

Also the Corvette has another huge advantage which is the fact it does weigh circa 200kg less.
 
So in reality where the Porsche has around 300bhp/tonne, the 'Vette has a fair bit more..

Can't say I didn't expect the 'Vette to win, very very powerful cars, now we need to see a video of a twin turbo charged one :D
 
ScoobyDoo69 said:
So in reality where the Porsche has around 300bhp/tonne, the 'Vette has a fair bit more..

Can't say I didn't expect the 'Vette to win, very very powerful cars, now we need to see a video of a twin turbo charged one :D
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HI there

Yeah be good to see videos of a tuned Vette. I believe with a few simple bolt-ons they hit 650BHP rather easily.

Then some go mad and do fit turbos and superchargers to them running circa 800 horses, now that really must be quick. :D

P.S. The Vette has circa 340-350BHP per tonne. :)
 
Gibbo, obviously your mustang is a powerful beast, but I'm unclear as to the sort of performance figures it makes in your high state of tune. Like, what is your car comparable to in 1/4 mile ? Is it slower than a Z06?
 
The Lingenfelter tuned Z06 owned by David Yu had bolt ons to take the power up, but when they dyno'd it, it was down on the claimed power by a significant amount. With the 997 all you need is a few upgraded parts along with a remap and it will make 600+bhp easily.
 
Vibez said:
Gibbo, obviously your mustang is a powerful beast, but I'm unclear as to the sort of performance figures it makes in your high state of tune. Like, what is your car comparable to in 1/4 mile ? Is it slower than a Z06?
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Hi there

Well I am quicker than a 996 Turbo from a rollin start, unsure if the 996 was stock or tuned though.

I've got circa 340BHP per tonne, I would imagine 30-130mph roll against a Z06 would be similar, would be close anyway. My car takes 12.5-13.5s to accelerate from 30-130mph via the gears, quicker changes make for a quicker time. 60-130mph takes in the region of 10s again speedier changes help improve the time. My car accelerates incredibly fast to 160mph, but then past this its down to 5th gear which is an overdrive, Saleen reckon they can hit 200mph, I however would not like to do it and I reckon it would take a while to get there as Mustang just are not built for top speed as afterall the aero-dynamics are not so great. What makes it so fast upto 150-160mph is the power, torque and gearing plus the fact its not that heavy. :)

My car is actually in a low state of tune for a supercharged Saleen Mustang, I opted for safety and went with a larger pulley that only makes upto 8psi. Wheras most the guys state side run 10psi and 12psi pulleys on stock engines. No engines have been lost yet running 10psi but the guys with 12psi pulleys need uprated fuel pumps (which I have already) and are making over 600BHP. However thats risky ground and the engine lifespan and reliability all depends on the state of tune.

I've never ran my car on the 1/4 mile though saying that now the suspension is done it is tempting to do so, as the suspension setup on these cars makes a big difference alone. I reckon with a great driver on standard tyres my car would see circa 11.5s and put some drag tyres on then no doubt very high 10s or low 11s times. However with me driving I reckon I'd be lucky to see under 13s and with maybe lots of practice hopefully low to mid 12s area. :)
 
panthro said:
The Lingenfelter tuned Z06 owned by David Yu had bolt ons to take the power up, but when they dyno'd it, it was down on the claimed power by a significant amount. With the 997 all you need is a few upgraded parts along with a remap and it will make 600+bhp easily.
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Hi there

No doubting the 996 and 997 Turbos are very tunable. Afterall they have the GT1 block don't they? With a simple remap they see 550ish BHP and with some other minor fettling are easily and reliably into 600BHP region. Only issue with the Porsche is a simple remap cost in the region of £2500 and then a slightly larger turbo, exhaust etc. is circa another £10,000.

For the Corvette for circa £5000 you can just add a supercharger, exhaust and CAI resulting in close to 700BHP. :D

Both the Corvette and Porsche respond very well to tuning as they both have very strong engines in a relative low state of tune. :)
 
Gibbo said:
I've never ran my car on the 1/4 mile though saying that now the suspension is done it is tempting to do so, as the suspension setup on these cars makes a big difference alone. I reckon with a great driver on standard tyres my car would see circa 11.5s and put some drag tyres on then no doubt very high 10s or low 11s times. However with me driving I reckon I'd be lucky to see under 13s and with maybe lots of practice hopefully low to mid 12s area. :)
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You should be able to run faster times than that. My friend ran a 13.8 in his stock M3. An FQ-400 will do it in 11 secs. The wonders of turbos and 4WD :)
 
panthro said:
You should be able to run faster times than that. My friend ran a 13.8 in his stock M3. An FQ-400 will do it in 11 secs. The wonders of turbos and 4WD :)
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Hi there

I know the EVO FQ400 is one very fast car, but in stock form an FQ400 is closer to 12s for the 1/4 mile, not 11s.

From a rolling start a Corvette Z06, Supercharged Mustang, 911 Turbo are quite a bit faster over an FQ400. However from a standstill upto 60mph there is very little than can keep with an FQ400 due to its AWD and gearing. :)
 
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