Weight reduction?

Isphius · 08-17-2006, 03:45 AM

c4, c5, and c6 corvettes are actually made from hydroformed steel space frames with fiberglass embedded plastic (called frp) body panels. They are actually very safe cars in crash tests. The only aluminum body part in them is the floor pans...which are aluminum and balsa wood lol. Before that they were just full steel frames with totally fiberglass panels, and they were still tough cars

burton51m · 08-17-2006, 03:58 AM

i am sure the corvette would not be on the street if it wasnt safe

marc · 08-17-2006, 04:32 AM

lol is tha tguy serious? "the vette cant keep up with cars in its class? R U NUTS? the corvette beats out cars above its class. just as fats and nice as cars triple its price. lol the corvetter costs wat 80k maybe? and a viper more than that. but a 06 vette has OVER 500 hp and 500ft/lb. a viper cant touch that. and if u want to spend over 200k for a ferrari or a lambo and get slightly faster. and i mean slighty. and that wuld be the only upside. if u look at it, a corevette is a consumer buy. fast, cheap, handles and drives just as good as a car duble its price would. kthnx

marc

Isphius · 08-17-2006, 06:53 AM

Ok, supra2nr, that thing about the corvette struggling is the worst statement ever. look up things before you post like that. The corvette being my favorite car, I stand for it and know a lot about. The corvette is one of the best selling cars of all time. Right now they are selling more of the c6 per time basis than any corvette in history. Sure, It can be beat, But not for the price. Where are you going to get a car with 505hp(zo6) and all of its impressive track times and creature comforts for 70k$? The corvette is far from struggling...It always has been a successful car, Except for maybe when it was introduced in 1953.... And as for your car, It has plenty of weight on the rear wheels. I would worry about traction that much unless your starting to put out some more hps. The rear of the car with that big hatchback and all is pretty heavy. If you have traction problems, Get better tires. They made the mk3 heavier because they were trying to appeal to older richer people that want sports cars, Not kid racers like we want them to be. So they tried to make them nice and smooth riding and very stable feeling. And all this added a lot of weight of course. If your that conscious about it, Sell it and get an rx7 or porsche 944 or the like. Both are under 2900lbs and are available in turbo models...so there fast too.

f00g00 · 08-17-2006, 08:13 AM

A freind I work with over here has a 50th anniversery vette that on his last vacation put in a set of AFR heads with Manley titanium valves comp cams double beehive springs a larger throttle body and air intake and the car dynoed at 420 some odd HP and he gets over 30 MPG on the freeway!!! My mother in laws 4 banger cobalt only gets about 27.5 for gods sake. Those stas are with AC. Vettes are defenitley not left behind.

Isphius · 08-17-2006, 02:00 PM

And i forgot to mention the zo6 is putting out 488-490 hp at the wheels from the box. Chevy seems to do this with a lot of cars...

Supra2NR · 08-17-2006, 05:15 PM

yo, the corvette is a budget racecar, compared to the cars that its trying to compete with

cant even be proud of it
its not made in america
thats a shame

08-17-2006, 03:45 AM	#1
Isphius 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Long branch, NJ Posts: 1,006	c4, c5, and c6 corvettes are actually made from hydroformed steel space frames with fiberglass embedded plastic (called frp) body panels. They are actually very safe cars in crash tests. The only aluminum body part in them is the floor pans...which are aluminum and balsa wood lol. Before that they were just full steel frames with totally fiberglass panels, and they were still tough cars __________________ Yay the supra assistant is gone!!! WEEE!!

08-17-2006, 03:58 AM	#2
burton51m Lexus & 550's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 536	i am sure the corvette would not be on the street if it wasnt safe __________________

08-17-2006, 04:32 AM	#3
marc 12psi boost Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: salem mass Posts: 329	lol is tha tguy serious? "the vette cant keep up with cars in its class? R U NUTS? the corvette beats out cars above its class. just as fats and nice as cars triple its price. lol the corvetter costs wat 80k maybe? and a viper more than that. but a 06 vette has OVER 500 hp and 500ft/lb. a viper cant touch that. and if u want to spend over 200k for a ferrari or a lambo and get slightly faster. and i mean slighty. and that wuld be the only upside. if u look at it, a corevette is a consumer buy. fast, cheap, handles and drives just as good as a car duble its price would. kthnx marc __________________ nothing but the best -mods- so far K&N intake fipk 3" megan downpipe 3"turbo elbow 4 washers on the wastegate highflow cat short shifter 89+ front bumper, pic soon to come many more upgrades soon

08-17-2006, 06:53 AM	#4
Isphius 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Long branch, NJ Posts: 1,006	Ok, supra2nr, that thing about the corvette struggling is the worst statement ever. look up things before you post like that. The corvette being my favorite car, I stand for it and know a lot about. The corvette is one of the best selling cars of all time. Right now they are selling more of the c6 per time basis than any corvette in history. Sure, It can be beat, But not for the price. Where are you going to get a car with 505hp(zo6) and all of its impressive track times and creature comforts for 70k$? The corvette is far from struggling...It always has been a successful car, Except for maybe when it was introduced in 1953.... And as for your car, It has plenty of weight on the rear wheels. I would worry about traction that much unless your starting to put out some more hps. The rear of the car with that big hatchback and all is pretty heavy. If you have traction problems, Get better tires. They made the mk3 heavier because they were trying to appeal to older richer people that want sports cars, Not kid racers like we want them to be. So they tried to make them nice and smooth riding and very stable feeling. And all this added a lot of weight of course. If your that conscious about it, Sell it and get an rx7 or porsche 944 or the like. Both are under 2900lbs and are available in turbo models...so there fast too. __________________ Yay the supra assistant is gone!!! WEEE!!

08-17-2006, 02:00 PM	#6
Isphius 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Long branch, NJ Posts: 1,006	And i forgot to mention the zo6 is putting out 488-490 hp at the wheels from the box. Chevy seems to do this with a lot of cars... __________________ Yay the supra assistant is gone!!! WEEE!!

08-17-2006, 08:13 AM	#5
f00g00 12psi boost Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kuwait Posts: 292	A freind I work with over here has a 50th anniversery vette that on his last vacation put in a set of AFR heads with Manley titanium valves comp cams double beehive springs a larger throttle body and air intake and the car dynoed at 420 some odd HP and he gets over 30 MPG on the freeway!!! My mother in laws 4 banger cobalt only gets about 27.5 for gods sake. Those stas are with AC. Vettes are defenitley not left behind.

08-17-2006, 05:15 PM	#7
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	yo, the corvette is a budget racecar, compared to the cars that its trying to compete with cant even be proud of it its not made in america thats a shame __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

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