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Originally Posted by The Manalishi
No. I roll raced a auto ZL1 at Ennis at a club day. I won 2 out of 3 with my manual ZLE. We crossed the start line at 30 mph and were well over 130/ 140 at the end.
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Originally Posted by The Manalishi
A ZL1 is going to MPH the shit out of a ZLE on a long straight, the ZLE just gets to brake later and has more grip. Auto or manual doesn't matter. The Auto ZL1 will still hit higher MPH than an auto ZLE. The cars have two different purposes. The ZL1 is arguably the best all around car money can buy. The ZLE is arguably one of the best track cars ever made. We all win, both cars are nuts compared to anything at their price point, past or present.
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Originally Posted by The Manalishi
With a good driver 1/2 mile or less would be fun from a roll. From a dig 1/4 mile a ZLE would be eaten alive by a ZL1.1/2 mile would depend on driver. IMO
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Originally Posted by The Manalishi
The ZLE doesn't do races from a dig well. The tires and suspension are not set up for the 1/4 mile. A ZL1 is car better suited for drag racing than the ZLE. I own a ZLE it isn't a drag car by any stretch of the imagination. You will burn up the clutch before you ever best a ZL1 from a dig. Or you will plant your ZLE into the wall of the track because you didn't lift when the road course tires gave up and said **** you.
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You 100% understand the cars, but no way does a ZLE manual beat a ZL1 auto at any roll race. You beat the driver and the tires. He probably had it in auto and punched it, so you instantly got the jump while his car downshifted 6 gears then lit the tires up and spun from 30mph giving you your 3 car advantage.
Also if the 3Rs are at proper temp the ZLE can have an advantage from a dig on tires alone.
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Originally Posted by SlikZL1
Power vs power.. At no rolling speed does the manual ever benefit over the 10spd.
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Originally Posted by wnta1ss
The road-racing aero bits are likely part of the extra drag I'd agree. But also adding to the increase in drag over the normal ZL1 are the 305 front/325 rear tires (instead of 285f/305r).
As far as the 190 theoretical top speed that has been mentioned, I doubt it. There was a speed test running for 2.7 miles, and the ZLE only reached 178 and change. That was a measured speed, don't know what the speedometer was reading.
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Isn't that 190 speed for the A10 ZLE not the M6?