I finally picked up my Z06 at the museum and have put 2800 miles on the car driving home to California. The fit and finish on the car are outstanding! I was pleasantly surprised by the light action of the clutch which is much easier to depress than I expected. Bumper to bumper traffic was not a problem. The car is also more docile than I expected under partial throttle. That is, I worried about inadvertent wheel spin under partial throttle, but found the car to be quite controllable and responsive.
Shifting is a bit stiff and twice I had the transmission jump out of gear in first and reverse because I had not fully engaged the gear while at a dead stop. At first, I thought I had broken something big time. I'll drive for a while before deciding on a replacement shifter. There is an annoying noise where the shift boot vibrates on the shift lever.
This car really likes to run on the highway, however, I did notice a slow periodic vibration while on the highway between 75 and 90 miles per hour. The frequency is about one and one half seconds. Initially I thought this was pavement related, but the condition persisted on all road surfaces. The pick-up on the car from 5th or 6th gear at about 75 mph is flatter than I would have expected. It's clear that to get the car to get up at haul at these speeds it is necessary to downshift to 4th.
Others have complained of excessive road noise at speed. To me, this was not particularly bothersome except when running on rumble strips. No problem with enjoying the CD player all the way home, but disc storage is an issue. My radar detector lit up across Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming, Nevada, and California. I didn't get a signal in Utah or Kentucky. I was intimiated a bit in Utah seeing a Grand Sport sitting on the side of the road with an unmarked highway patrol writing a ticket. Suffice it to say that I can testify that my Z06 will do at least 130. There was too much traffic to go faster. It is still pretty exciting to be rolling down the road at 100 and to have a semi pull into your lane at 60. Brakes are positive and really bring the car down from speed in a hurry.
My first shot at wide open throttle really surprised me as I had serious misfire. It took a moment to realize that I had hit the rev limiter. The LS6 really hits the rev cut-off in a hurry. Finally my sense of control on this car is phenomenal in that the car corners as though it is on rails.
For those still waitin, you will love this car. It is absolutely awesome!! jerboa
Shifting is a bit stiff and twice I had the transmission jump out of gear in first and reverse because I had not fully engaged the gear while at a dead stop. At first, I thought I had broken something big time. I'll drive for a while before deciding on a replacement shifter. There is an annoying noise where the shift boot vibrates on the shift lever.
This car really likes to run on the highway, however, I did notice a slow periodic vibration while on the highway between 75 and 90 miles per hour. The frequency is about one and one half seconds. Initially I thought this was pavement related, but the condition persisted on all road surfaces. The pick-up on the car from 5th or 6th gear at about 75 mph is flatter than I would have expected. It's clear that to get the car to get up at haul at these speeds it is necessary to downshift to 4th.
Others have complained of excessive road noise at speed. To me, this was not particularly bothersome except when running on rumble strips. No problem with enjoying the CD player all the way home, but disc storage is an issue. My radar detector lit up across Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming, Nevada, and California. I didn't get a signal in Utah or Kentucky. I was intimiated a bit in Utah seeing a Grand Sport sitting on the side of the road with an unmarked highway patrol writing a ticket. Suffice it to say that I can testify that my Z06 will do at least 130. There was too much traffic to go faster. It is still pretty exciting to be rolling down the road at 100 and to have a semi pull into your lane at 60. Brakes are positive and really bring the car down from speed in a hurry.
My first shot at wide open throttle really surprised me as I had serious misfire. It took a moment to realize that I had hit the rev limiter. The LS6 really hits the rev cut-off in a hurry. Finally my sense of control on this car is phenomenal in that the car corners as though it is on rails.
For those still waitin, you will love this car. It is absolutely awesome!! jerboa
