[pauly1119]

Originally Posted by KingLT1

Agree...even today the C5Z is a helluva car bang for buck. Especially a year or 2 ago when you could find them with low mileage for under 25k. I personally found the C5Z to be more fun to drive then the C6Z. The gearing in the C5Z gets that LS6 up and moving quick. The C6Z has very long gears and feels anemic until it gets up around 4k RPM then it just pulls linear to redline.

Funny I agree with you. I had all 3 modern generations of Z06’s and enjoyed the C5 more then the C6. I would pick the C7 Z06 as the best one but I sold mine. Crazy as it sounds I enjoy driving the ZLE more then the C7 Z, I have a lot more confidence behind the wheel in the Camaro. I don’t see myself selling my C5 Z06 because like said before bang for buck is amazing. Also a great candidate to add lots of horse power to but it’s so clean and has such low mileage I hate to do too much to it.

[TRZ06]

The C5 Z06 was amazing and ahead of its time. I had 4 of them. One of each year produced.

They were not flawless though. The biggest issues with them were...

- Cheap rotors that would warp
- Clutch pedal that would stick to the floor when driven hard
- Not the best damping rear shocks (until the 04' Sach shocks, when they did the final revised valving)
- In 01' on the 385hp one, they had ring seating issues

[pauly1119]

Originally Posted by TRZ06

The C5 Z06 was amazing and ahead of its time. I had 4 of them. One of each year produced.

They were not flawless though. The biggest issues with them were...

- Cheap rotors that would warp
- Clutch pedal that would stick to the floor when driven hard
- Not the best damping rear shocks (until the 04' Sach shocks, when they did the final revised valving)
- In 01' on the 385hp one, they had ring seating issues

And my 03 fell in the valve spring time line as well. I changed the valve springs out when I first bought the car. Also upgraded the brakes and changed the clutch fluid. I wrapped the line close to the headers, it runs pretty close on the drivers side. I think that might have added to the clutch issue. Yes it did have all those issues, I would always try to stay in front of things before it happens. Crazy how GM is still chasing the exact issues today. 2020 C8 breaking valve springs still.

[ZX-10R]

I think that was covid affected supplier issue, but not clear from the bulletin

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/09...gm-v8-engines/

[Juise99]

Depends on what you do with your car. I sold my C8 and kept the ZLE. The C8 is a damn good GT car that comes within spitting distance of the ZLE performance number wise. But the ZLE is a track weapon. If your ZL1 is just a weekend car, the C8 is the better car but not for a $50k delta.

[dbs1]

Had an 04 Z06 that I put a 620hp 416 in along with r comps and a big brake kit, upgraded clutch and shifter, harness bar with corbeau seats.
My modded ZL1 is faster in a straight line but the Z was no slouch and faster overall on anything but a long straight road course due to better brakes and being able to go much deeper in the corners. 800lbs less makes a difference!

[ZX-10R]

The C5 chassis is an antiquated bowl of jello compared to the sixth gen Camaro or C7. It might feel good (subjectively) tooling around your neighborhood but would get obliterated on a high speed roadcourse.

The C6 Z06 is #79 on the C&D Lightning Lap full list - that's a joke - the ZL1 ILE is #20
https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...storical-data/

Let's get back to reality and drop the sentimentalism about these ancient corvettes.

[hawk02]

Originally Posted by Juise99

Depends on what you do with your car. I sold my C8 and kept the ZLE. The C8 is a damn good GT car that comes within spitting distance of the ZLE performance number wise. But the ZLE is a track weapon. If your ZL1 is just a weekend car, the C8 is the better car but not for a $50k delta.

Where is everyone getting a $50K delta for the C8 over a ZL1 1LE?

A 2021 ZL1 1LE with A10 has a MSRP of $75,360. A 2021 C8 coupe with 2LT trim and Z51 track package has a MSRP of $74,290.

There are plenty of dealers out there selling C8s at MSRP. You just have to order one and wait. I don’t believe there’s a whole bunch of ZL1 1LEs sitting on dealer lots so you’ll likely have to order one of those as well.

[raptor5244]

Originally Posted by TRZ06

The C5 Z06 was amazing and ahead of its time. I had 4 of them. One of each year produced.

They were not flawless though. The biggest issues with them were...

- Cheap rotors that would warp
- Clutch pedal that would stick to the floor when driven hard
- Not the best damping rear shocks (until the 04' Sach shocks, when they did the final revised valving)
- In 01' on the 385hp one, they had ring seating issues

True, my 2002 C5 Z06 had the sticky clutch pedal. Remember the Ranger method for turkey basting out the clutch fluid reservoir?