[JLA]

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[Guest]

Common problem. Try lowering the back 1 inch. Good luck and let us know how it works.

T/R Z06 TPIS long tube headers, Vortex Rammer & Power Duct, B&M Rihpper, Brey Krause Harness Bar, Simpson 6 Point, CAGS Defeat.

 

[ZEEE 06]

Wheel hop is not good. What were your 0-60 times?

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2001 Torch Red Z06

 

[N4C5S]

There was a huge discussion on the effects of wheel hop on the CF awhile back.

But I just don't know about lowering yet.

I don't know if I can afford a $1000 set of tires every 2 months...

I'll wait till some of these guys hit 15K or so and see how their tires are holding up.

Who can you trust to align your Z?



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JC


2001 Blk/Blk Z06
Lloyds Z06 Mats, !CAGS, Halltech TRIC, Autobuffs Decals, Zaino
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[JLA]

I have the car lowered.

Front: All the way down, then backed off 1/4 turn

Back: Two Threads

Aligned to spec provided by Mike Neal.

Jim

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Y2K Mil Yellow Coupe (1G1YY22G7Y5103005), delivered 8/27/99.
MN6, all options except mag or HiPol Wheels, Breathless Vortex Rammer, Breathless Backplate, B&B Tri-Flow Sport Exhaust, Lowered by dealer, Autobuffs wheel/sill/steering wheel vette logos, Vettegear Billet Shifter Insert, V1 Radar w/display, Cobra Remote CB Hand Unit, KoolKat Internal CB Antenna, Window Tint. Dyno'd 10/7/2000, 354.7 RWHP, 369.6 RWTQ. (GM Lemon Law Buyback 11/10/2000)

Y2K+1 Mil Yellow Z06, Sequence Number 11749
1st start 10/27/2000 at approx 7:00am CST, delivered 11/10/2000.
General Motors "AUDIT" unit, All Options except modified interior, Breathless Performance Carbon Fiber Vortex Rammer and Power Duct, Factory Lowered, Window Tint, Autobuffs steering wheel vette logo, Vettegear Billet Shifter Insert, V1 Radar.

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[ZeeO6]

Mine is lowered (same as JLA's)and continues to wheel hop. My best 60' time at the track was a 1.9 - that was done letting the clutch out at around 1500 then going full throttle. If I tried launching at higher rev's it resulted in over 2 second 60' times. It would take an excellent surface to launch at 2400 to 2700 and get the needed traction to achieve a 4 sec 0-60 IMHO

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2001 Z06 Torch Red/Blk
DRM long tube headers, B&B PRT Quad Ovals, MTI ram air, BPP air duct, Xtreme rolled exhaust plate, B&M ripper with Momo Combat/red, MSD wires, Splitfire plugs, CAGS.

 

[fcalmes]

Jim,

Thanks for the report. As an old drag racer, I love hearing about performance!!

I was in Orlando back in September and met up with Steve Hummel and a GM Engineer. He's actually the same guy who is helping to get the Z06 Tire Sealant fiasco straightened out. I'll post on that later in case you haven't heard.

Anyway, he was telling Steve and I about some of the Generals professional drivers and that during testing of the Z06, they were able to get consistant 3.87 0-60 times.

He said their method was to launch at 2900 RPMs, but they were slipping the heck out of the clutch. He recommended that we do NOT try this because they were really smoking the clutches. You may remember that the first Motor Trend test car had a bad clutch in it. Now you know why!!

I love drag racing and running all out, but I'm in the same boat as JC, I can't afford to be buying a $1000 set of tires every couple of months either.

One of these days I'll have to post some pics of my old Junior Fuel Dragster that I ran back in the 70's.

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Frank Calmes Quicksilver 2001 Z06
Vortex Rammer & Power Duct, B&B PRT's with Speedway Tips, Ripper Shifter with Momo Knob, Chrome Z06 Wheels

Sherylann Calmes Black 2001 Z06
Vortex Rammer & Power Duct, Chrome Z06 Wheels



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[Power Shifter]

I shure hope my cluch lasts longer then a few months. I use slight cluch slipage to get a good launch and to minimize the wheel hop. 1.79 60'. The trick seem to be 80% cluch for 2-3ft then smothley engaging cluch and throtle. Ric

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2001ZO6 Black Mod Red Best ET 12.003 114.45

 

[EvilZ06]

I lowered my Z, and it helped, but the wheel hop is still there. Sacramento raceway seems to be particularly bad for wheel hop, and using nitrous compounds the problem.

Spraying my 150hp shot, I actually went SLOWER than my 100hp shot because I was getting wheel hop in 1st AND 2nd!

Mt wife bought me a drag racing book for xmas, and it has some tips for setting up your car in their. They mention that coil sprung suspensions, such as that of the C5, are prone to wheel hop by design. They suggest using a stiffer shock absorber, and installing "air bags" to reduce the movement of the suspension.

I don't think there is anyone currently making airbags for our application at the moment, so basically we are hosed!

 

[Silver Z06]

3.87!

Imagine having to replace the rear tires AND the cluth every couple of months

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Brian
01 Quicksilver Z06, Vortex/Powerduct, CAGS, B&M Ripper