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Okay, kind of a long story, but just looking for general opinions/observations. Last weekend a friend of mine and I decided to test my two vettes against each other. I have an 07 Mn6 Z51 coupe and a 2000 FRC. I was driving the 07, and obviously he was in the 2000. The first race was from a 40 mph roll in second gear. We ran the first one, shifted into third, had to shut it down, and the race was basically even.
Second attempt was very similar, but we did shift to third and got to stay in it for just a bit. Once we shifted to third I could tell I was starting to pull him. On the third attempt we started from a 20mph roll, both in second gear. This was by far our cleanest run. We both shifted into third, and into fourth before having to shut it down. The last race saw me pull him by a good 3.5 lenghts before shutting down.
To be honest I was disappointed in the results of the first two attempts, but I understand we didn't really get to stretch the two cars out enough to get an honest read on their abilities. the last attempt was closer to what one expect from these two completely stock cars. I felt this was a decent real world performance comparison between the C5 and C6.
the "races" were set up to eliminate differences in driving ability, and just see what the two cars would do. Many people, such as my friend, are trying to decide if a new or used c6 is worth the extra money vs. buying a used C5. Obviously this comes down to personal preference, and finances.
However, the two cars are not that far apart in performance from the factory, and certainly not when one considers the aftermarket pieces available for either. I am left feeling like if performance is your main goal a C5 may be the way to go. Take the money you save and mod the h*ll out of it. The C6 seems more refined, and IMHO looks better. Anyway, it was a blast testing the two cars against each other with no way I could lose
Second attempt was very similar, but we did shift to third and got to stay in it for just a bit. Once we shifted to third I could tell I was starting to pull him. On the third attempt we started from a 20mph roll, both in second gear. This was by far our cleanest run. We both shifted into third, and into fourth before having to shut it down. The last race saw me pull him by a good 3.5 lenghts before shutting down.
To be honest I was disappointed in the results of the first two attempts, but I understand we didn't really get to stretch the two cars out enough to get an honest read on their abilities. the last attempt was closer to what one expect from these two completely stock cars. I felt this was a decent real world performance comparison between the C5 and C6.
the "races" were set up to eliminate differences in driving ability, and just see what the two cars would do. Many people, such as my friend, are trying to decide if a new or used c6 is worth the extra money vs. buying a used C5. Obviously this comes down to personal preference, and finances.
However, the two cars are not that far apart in performance from the factory, and certainly not when one considers the aftermarket pieces available for either. I am left feeling like if performance is your main goal a C5 may be the way to go. Take the money you save and mod the h*ll out of it. The C6 seems more refined, and IMHO looks better. Anyway, it was a blast testing the two cars against each other with no way I could lose