Re: Don't believe Corvette owners lies about supposed fuel economy

"Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I guess I am out of touch with my club in that I am not impressed 
>with any vette newer than about 1971.  Only about 5 of us in a club 
>of 100 with exclusively older cars.
>
> Hopefully with this new gas mileage requirement GM will see fit to 
> put a 7500 rpm redline V8 of about 4.5 liter capacity with overhead 
> cams, 4 valves per, direct injection and variable intake and exhaust 
> timing.
>
> I am not too impressed with the technical aspects of a pushrod 7 
> liter with a supercharger for the new ZR1 (no variable valve timing 
> and only 2 valves per cylinder).  Pure crudeness at $100,000 per.
>
> Vito
Pontiac, MI - At 1:15:42 AM Friday, General motors Corp. (GM) said 
that they have completed SAE certification of the ZR1's supercharged 
LS9 V-8 and the results exceed the estimate:  638 horsepower or 476 kW 
and 604 lb.-ft. of torque or 819 Nm!!

Not to bad for the KISS system. Actually it's a 6.2 liter supercharged 
V-8, but who's counting.

-- 
Dad
05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
64 Red/red/white top/4spd