Mobil 1 and the new ZR1

[G-MAN]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
That was cool!! Wow - for the price? AWESOME car. NO - Awesome car. No matter what!!!


And all done with good ol' pushrods, two valves per cyl., and a supercharger.

The was the same recipe Andy Granatelli used in 61 to take an otherwise stock 1960 Chrysler 300F Special to 179 mph at Daytona:

http://www.geocities.com/chryslerscars/granatellii.html?200817

Not bad for a 4500 lb tank with the aerodynamics of a brick.

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Looks like a good candidate for the green, the real, the one & only, GC.

 

[buster]

Quote:
I and most teammates have been using Mobil 1 since GM required it back with the C4s.
Most of us also do heavy duty racing and I do not know of one case of an engine lost due to using the oil
Being GM now warranties engine for 100,000 miles you can be sure they tested the oil to assure no failures due to the oil they require being used

I raced for many years a ZR-1 including open road races that were 120 miles long at speeds around 160 MPH in Texas or Nevada heat with zero oil issues.

Being Mobil has a long tie with GM for many years they did a ton of testing with new GM engine designs built using Mobil 1 as the stock oil.

 

[buster]

Originally Posted By: G-MAN
Originally Posted By: 02zx9r
nice looking motor, bet it performs well, Corvettes always rock!


The ZR1 tops out at 205 mph:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOlWE8pJx7w

And it has set a lap record at the Nurburgring:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5gyUCOD-tc



Awesome car. I just wonder how many people would drop $100k on a Chevy? Same with the Ford GT 500. No matter how great the ZR1 is, it's still a Chevy.

At that price, there are a lot of other very nice cars that are more exotic. Audi R8, Porsche etc.

I'd be happy with just a base C6!

 

[Drew99GT]

But it's funny to remind the Ferrari or Lamborghini owner that he just got spanked by a CHEVY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14H2kcnQuMo

If the C6 Z06s are doing high 10 sec 1/4 times factory stock, I bet a properly setup ZR1 could get low 10s dead stock. Just straight up balls. There isn't a Porsche, Ferrari, or Lambo out there that can do that.

 

[buster]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
But it's funny to remind the Ferrari or Lamborghini owner that he just got spanked by a CHEVY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14H2kcnQuMo


True!

 

[Bryanccfshr]

It's indeed a fine piece of machinery.

 

[buster]

 

[Bryanccfshr]

Well there is utilitarian performance and art. There is alot of art in exotic cars and everyone can recognize the beuty in those machines. While the Vette retains its blue collar genes.

In a way it is art too, since most owners will rarely get to push these machines to their envelope.

 

[buster]

Well said Bryan. Very true.

 

[Johnny]

Well, your paying for more than just the looks, but something that looked like that would be a welcomed addition in my garage.

This is when you need the money of Jay Leno so you can have one of each at your house.

 

[Bryanccfshr]

A ferrarri is a supermodel. A vette is a Playmate than can cook and clean.

 

[Drew99GT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z6mF-HmkZQ

Now, you'd look like a moron if this happened to your Gallardo...

 

[buster]

Fake.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: buster
Originally Posted By: G-MAN
Originally Posted By: 02zx9r
nice looking motor, bet it performs well, Corvettes always rock!


The ZR1 tops out at 205 mph:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOlWE8pJx7w

And it has set a lap record at the Nurburgring:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5gyUCOD-tc



Awesome car. I just wonder how many people would drop $100k on a Chevy? Same with the Ford GT 500. No matter how great the ZR1 is, it's still a Chevy.

At that price, there are a lot of other very nice cars that are more exotic. Audi R8, Porsche etc.

I'd be happy with just a base C6!

Buster, the GT500 is not that expensive. Maybe you are thinking of the Ford GT? (the one that kinda looks like the old GT40?)

 

[buster]

My bad. You're right. Ford GT.

 

[buster]

I'm surprised this engine can get away with using an oil that only has a HT/HS of 3.09.


HT/HS is only 3.09
Kv @ 100C is 11.3

 

[Bryanccfshr]

WHy? A low friction valvetrain and appropriately designed bearings would make the lower viscosity perfectly acceptable. ALso there is a impressive large reserve capacity with how much oil this engine carrries around.

 

[Drew99GT]

Exactly. If there were ever an engine oiling system put into a production car that's overbuilt, well, here it is! It's in the new Z06s and ZR-1s. Dry sump with 8 quart capacity. That, coupled with a modern state of the art roller valvetrain, and I'd rev the absolute bejesus out of these cars and sleep very well at night.

 

[buster]

That is true. Way to go GM. They developed one heck of an engine.