Which car would you take?, Skyline, Supra, RX7, Z06, ect Options

[SlowCelica94]

So what'd you guys think? Something about the R33 really does it for me. But all of it's aftermarket is expensive as hell and you really can't find used parts for it. The community for help would probably be smaller...so I dunno. Supra might be my go since it's such a great platform for drag racing and I am a drag whore.

[Fastbird]

simple mods can be done to a V8, and you'll see those gains as with a turbo car. To be truthful, depending on the turbo setup and the V8, you usually see better gains from a V8 then a turboed car.
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yea, but everything on a z06 is pretty close to perfect performance wise. full exhaust nets some more power, but the main effect is a reduction in weight and better sound.

those z06 guys are high rollers, they buy superchargers, aftermarket heads, and all kinds of cams like average teens buy intakes and strut tower bars

the little stuff helps, but if i had a z06, i wouldnt waste my time and money, i would save up for a TT kit.
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Actually, there's mounds of room for improvement in the C5 ZO6. The as cast LS6 heads in that car are great as installed, but will blow your mind when fully ported (talking at peak 320+ intake and 220+ exhaust CFM) as compare to the stock LS6 head being around 260/190 IIRC. The camshaft profile is just enough to give it a 405 flywheel HP rating, and is barely in the 2-teens duration with just a little over .500 lift. Pop in a 230's Intake and 240's Exhaust duration cam with around .600 lift and a set of ported heads and suddenly you find yourself making 500 REAR WHEEL horsepower. The exhaust is pretty optimized though, very little gains have been seen with the addition of aftermarket items. The LS6 is just a more well matched set of parts than the LS1 is, but there is tons of room for improvement.

Now the C6 ZO6........THAT THING is damn near perfect. The heads in that car, AS INSTALLED, flow 360intake and 240exhaust CFM at peak. That's about as good as it's gonna get there. Not to mention titanium valves for weight savings........that thing is sex realized as a motor.