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    Which to buy- '06 or '08 coupe

    Thanx for the replies. I appreciate your opinions. O1Sapphire Bob--your right, it would be driven to work on 'nice days' and is there ever too much horsepower under the right foot? Stranger355-A year and a half ago I was limited to an '06, but the '08 seem to have come down in price and the...
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    Paxton vs PD Blower - my Z06 vs my Viper

    One other item comes to mind. I had a Mouse & a Rat that each dyno'd around 400 hp. They were in the same car (same race wt) at various times. The Mouse was always 0.5 to 0.75 sec. quicker in the 1/4 mile. A lighter reciprocating assembly revs quicker. Could some of the difference be a V-8...
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    Paxton vs PD Blower - my Z06 vs my Viper

    Once you start getting speeds into triple digits, it is time to start looking at aerodynamics. The initial jump that the Z-06 gets is probably due to torque & weight. But at speed, a sleeker (more aerodynamic) vehicle will gain on another vehicle (even with the weight penalty). Do you know...
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    Which to buy- '06 or '08 coupe

    Which model year would be better to get? The Viper would only be street driven on nice days, not tracked. It would be kept stock. Reliability would be more important than ultimate horsepower. Do the '08's have any problems with the variable cam timing or any other problems? I like the hoods...
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