who knew that the 07 corvette...
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
thats pretty amazing that tube can hold that all together...
those exhaust bends cant be good.. especially how it had to flow through the muffler like that
those exhaust bends cant be good.. especially how it had to flow through the muffler like that
Supprisingly the borla system keeps most of the curves....but it sounds soo much better..my dad'* got it.
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The only drawback I can think of, which means they have and have a solution, is on a standard transmission, that'd be one hella long shift linkage. Lots of room for problems
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From: Yulee , FL ___ SEBF Survivor
My grandpa has a 6 speed C6, and the shifter is so nice, it is so tight like a german car. Where every Z and T/A I've ever been in, and my dads GTO have a pretty sloppy shifter.
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
The only drawback I can think of, which means they have and have a solution, is on a standard transmission, that'd be one hella long shift linkage. Lots of room for problems
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The Transmission was moved to the rear in 97 as noted above with the 5th generation model.
The rear suspension design, and transmission location are there to promote weight distribution. The rear suspension'* center of gravity is low compared to most IRS setups, and the transmission helps keep weight on the rear compared to a conventional Front engine/rear drive car.
And the frame is beautiful, the "backbone" as GM likes to call it, is a great idea.
The rear suspension design, and transmission location are there to promote weight distribution. The rear suspension'* center of gravity is low compared to most IRS setups, and the transmission helps keep weight on the rear compared to a conventional Front engine/rear drive car.
And the frame is beautiful, the "backbone" as GM likes to call it, is a great idea.
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
The Transmission was moved to the rear in 97 as noted above with the 5th generation model.
The rear suspension design, and transmission location are there to promote weight distribution. The rear suspension'* center of gravity is low compared to most IRS setups, and the transmission helps keep weight on the rear compared to a conventional Front engine/rear drive car.
And the frame is beautiful, the "backbone" as GM likes to call it, is a great idea.
The rear suspension design, and transmission location are there to promote weight distribution. The rear suspension'* center of gravity is low compared to most IRS setups, and the transmission helps keep weight on the rear compared to a conventional Front engine/rear drive car.
And the frame is beautiful, the "backbone" as GM likes to call it, is a great idea.
The biggest one being that because the transmission and torsion tube are so much bigger than a driveshaft you couldn't mount a standard gas tank. Which is why stating in 97 they had dual 9 gallon gas tanks. Which as you can imagine is easier said than done.
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From: New Jersey - Most of Our Elected Officials Have Not Been Indicted
Originally Posted by Peterg22000
did you know that back in the early 60'* the vett was the first car to have a 50/50 weight distrabution
"Placing the transmission in the rear eliminated the large transmission hump, although it sacrificed 14 litres of trunk space. It also brought the front/rear weight distribution of the car to almost 50/50."
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/bv/tempest.htm