[Nightfall ss1le]

Originally Posted by s346k

ah 10-4. i didn't know the m6 cars were that much slower. one of my other friends has an 18 m6 pp1 car, id put it around 118-119 with jlt & e85 only.

Yeah, unlike our cars, there’s a big difference between a manual & auto for them. For one the M82 isn’t great, but the biggest thing is they need to stay at a high rpm to stay in the power. There’s nothing home at lower rpms on them vs the LT1, which pulls hard out of the hole, but doesn’t scream up top & doesn’t need to stay in the peak rpm range. That’s why there’s not much difference as long as you can really bang gears in our cars, but a big difference in the Mustang since the A10 allows them to stay in that peak rpm range.

[Martinjlm]

Originally Posted by Nightfall ss1le

Yeah, unlike our cars, there’s a big difference between a manual & auto for them. For one the M82 isn’t great, but the biggest thing is they need to stay at a high rpm to stay in the power. There’s nothing home at lower rpms on them vs the LT1, which pulls hard out of the hole, but doesn’t scream up top & doesn’t need to stay in the peak rpm range. That’s why there’s not much difference as long as you can really bang gears in our cars, but a big difference in the Mustang since the A10 allows them to stay in that peak rpm range.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen it explained better.

[s346k]

what kind of shift extension are the m6 coyote cars seeing with a 7800 rpm shift? i know the engines make near peak power for a good while.

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Ok guys, I've finished negotiating and am placing an order for a shadow gray metallic 2021 ZL1 tomorrow. I couldn't find one optioned exactly the way I want, so I decided to order my own with the following options:

A10
Carbon fiber exposed weave hood insert
Premium infotainment w/ Nav
CF shift knob cap (a little bit of a splurge but figured since I'm custom ordering, I'd get it to make the car a bit more unique)

I decided on shadow gray so that the exposed CF hood insert popped. The black makes it sort of disappear.

Dealer says it should take about 3 months. I'll wait a couple of months before I list my Mustang for sale.

Can't wait!!

I told a friend of mine, at least I'm waiting for it over the winter when I wouldn't be able to drive it every day, rather than waiting until closer to spring to order and have to wait through a bunch of nice spring days.

[ZRacerLE]

Originally Posted by Idaho2018GTPremium

Ok guys, I've finished negotiating and am placing an order for a shadow gray metallic 2021 ZL1 tomorrow. I couldn't find one optioned exactly the way I want, so I decided to order my own with the following options:

A10
Carbon fiber exposed weave hood insert
Premium infotainment w/ Nav
CF shift knob cap (a little bit of a splurge but figured since I'm custom ordering, I'd get it to make the car a bit more unique)

I decided on shadow gray so that the exposed CF hood insert popped. The black makes it sort of disappear.

Dealer says it should take about 3 months. I'll wait a couple of months before I list my Mustang for sale.

Can't wait!!

I told a friend of mine, at least I'm waiting for it over the winter when I wouldn't be able to drive it every day, rather than waiting until closer to spring to order and have to wait through a bunch of nice spring days.

Congratulations! You'll absolutely love that beast.

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by Idaho2018GTPremium

Ok guys, I've finished negotiating and am placing an order for a shadow gray metallic 2021 ZL1 tomorrow. I couldn't find one optioned exactly the way I want, so I decided to order my own with the following options:

A10
Carbon fiber exposed weave hood insert
Premium infotainment w/ Nav
CF shift knob cap (a little bit of a splurge but figured since I'm custom ordering, I'd get it to make the car a bit more unique)

I decided on shadow gray so that the exposed CF hood insert popped. The black makes it sort of disappear.

Dealer says it should take about 3 months. I'll wait a couple of months before I list my Mustang for sale.

Can't wait!!

I told a friend of mine, at least I'm waiting for it over the winter when I wouldn't be able to drive it every day, rather than waiting until closer to spring to order and have to wait through a bunch of nice spring days.

Welcome to the winning side, lol!! I wonder what they'll have to say over on the other forum. Anyway, Good choice and good deal. Can't wait to see pics!!

[Scottyz]

Congratulations on the order. I hope the car is better than you expect. My order was received in January. I received the car on April 24. Just before the really nice weather. Gave me some time to get the car detailed, PPF, ceramic and tint. Worked out pretty much perfect.

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Originally Posted by ZRacerLE

Congratulations! You'll absolutely love that beast.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by BlaqWhole

Welcome to the winning side, lol!! I wonder what they'll have to say over on the other forum. Anyway, Good choice and good deal. Can't wait to see pics!!

Ha! I haven't been very active on m6g since I went all ZL1 in my head. I'll get some pics on here as soon as I can after I get the car. BTW I posted this news here in the vs. forum because this is pretty much the only place I post here, and the only people on the site I "know" or have debated with in the past are here. I guess I'll start making the ZL1 forum a more regular occurrence as well.

Originally Posted by Scottyz

Congratulations on the order. I hope the car is better than you expect. My order was received in January. I received the car on April 24. Just before the really nice weather. Gave me some time to get the car detailed, PPF, ceramic and tint. Worked out pretty much perfect.

Me too! So 3 months sounds about right. March has cold days here, but at least later in the month as the days start to be less cold, there's enough sun usually to go on drives. At least I have experience with relatively high powered cars on summer tires in the cold (when I was commuting every day last winter I switched to Michelin A/S 3+ for the winter). I haven't made the switch this year since I'm working from home and not commuting daily.

Anyway, I'm excited, and thanks all for the congrats. I'm looking forward to this spring!

[Martinjlm]

Congrats on the soon-2-b-nu ZL1! Soooo... about that screenname? IdahoZl1?

[ZRacerLE]

Originally Posted by BlaqWhole

Welcome to the winning side, lol!! I wonder what they'll have to say over on the other forum. Anyway, Good choice and good deal. Can't wait to see pics!!

I've interacted with a lot of true car guys over at M6G who compliment the ZL1. Every forum has closed minded, brand loyalists though. Not much to talk about with them.

[CamaroSSStlfan]

While I LOVE the looks and performance of the C8, am I the only one who thinks the C8 interior looks cheap? Especially for how much you pay for it right now with dealer markup and all.


I like the c7 interior better.

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Originally Posted by Martinjlm

Congrats on the soon-2-b-nu ZL1! Soooo... about that screenname? IdahoZl1?

Haha! I thought about that, too. Do I change it, or keep it but update the info. and avatar...hmmm, I'm not sure yet. I've got almost 500 posts with this name! At least if I change it to Idaho something y'all will still know it's me.

[NW-99SS]

A big congrats from me as well, and I definitely like the way you spec'd your ZL1 to your tastes.

Looking forward to seeing your progress with it, once it's in your hands and you get to start playing with it.

[ST1LE]

Originally Posted by Idaho2018GTPremium

Haha! I thought about that, too. Do I change it, or keep it but update the info. and avatar...hmmm, I'm not sure yet. I've got almost 500 posts with this name! At least if I change it to Idaho something y'all will still know it's me.

Sorry if you posted about it already, but what does your ZL1 order look like? What color?

Edit: Never mind, I found it. Nice build!!