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Originally Posted by raptor5244
No, they are different, which is why you can reach 62mph in 1st gear on a ZL1 M6. 83mph in 2nd, 113mph in 3rd. This tall gearing mated to the 3.73 rear keeps the torque from the LT4 in check and allows for nice long pulls, which are ideal on a road course. However, imo, they are not as much fun on the street since it is hard to wind out the gears and not go to jail. Your SS 1LE M6 was geared a little lower so you would still get the seat of the pants acceleration even though you are down on power vs. the ZL1. It is also a little lighter. I think 1st gear on the SS tops out around 47mph, 2nd gear in the low 70mph range.
FYI, the C7 Corvette Z51/Grand Sport M7 is geared even lower than the TR6060, which improves acceleration a little more and IMO makes it more fun to row on the street. Watch the clip from Jason on the Blackwing starting at 15:20 below as he points out what I am saying.
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Thanks for the great info Raptor! So the C7 Grandsport is geared even lower than the SS 1LE??? That sound like a fun car, maybe I need to look into that… I assume the C7 Z06 would be geared higher than the Grandsport?