Corvette C7
- Thread starter boomee
- 2,702 comments
- 219,381 views
- 9,232
- Valongo
- Hcclipper
- 9,554
- Vermont
- catamount39
While I was hoping for the old GS livery...this is badass! 
- 5,303
- Riverside, Ca
- GTP_Leonidae_MFT
Oh look, they're reducing the heatsoak and improving the reliability by un-Z06:ing the Z06. And next step is probably asking more money for it. But no worries, they're probably preparing a recall as we speak..
- 40,876
It means they put the intercooler from the Z06 in the Grand Sport. It's not connected to anything, but this is the same company that did this:
So they figured it was good enough.
- 9,232
- Valongo
- Hcclipper
It means they put the intercooler from the Z06 in the Grand Sport. It's not connected to anything, but this is the same company that did this:
So they figured it was good enough.
So, in essence, it's a half-assed solution? Well, better to have a half-assed solution that works somewhat well than a full "professional" one that is clearly not doing it was assigned to do...
- 5,303
- Riverside, Ca
- GTP_Leonidae_MFT
Thing is, it didn't work. It still suffers from heat soak.
- 40,876
It was a half-assed joke
- 9,554
- Vermont
- catamount39
Honestly though, getting rid of the supercharger and going back down to stock horsepower AND keeping the Z06 aero kit is asking for some even more insane cornering. That's like the perfect driver's car now.
That's like the perfect driver's car now.
- 9,232
- Valongo
- Hcclipper
So it is a half-assed solution that still doesn't cool down the car enough during track use & abuse, got it. Nevertheless, with less power, surely there is less to cool and therefore, less to go wrong? I know that your collective answer will be "no, it will still fail to keep the engine's temperature within correct levels", but still, it won't be as bad as the high-powered ZO6...
- 6,425
- KCCO
This is GM we're talking about guys... They've always had engine problems across all brands for just about every V8.
- 5,065
- Fort Worth
- That_sneaky_azN
Really? I have yet to experience an issue for my GM V8.
- 6,425
- KCCO
2004 Cadillac DeVille... Engine over heated on side of the road after witnessing an accident, so we pulled over to help (irony almost) and had the issue go on for the next week. Concluded the issue was a faulty head gasket, something common with the Northstar engines. My cousin had issues with his Cavilier with over-heating. Those are the two I know of family wise, but I know of a few others with issues w/ regards to engine specific issues from GM.
- 6,425
- KCCO
- 5,065
- Fort Worth
- That_sneaky_azN
I've heard a couple of things about the Northstar engines. I have an L76.
CAMAROBOY69
Premium
- 18,567
- Michigan
- CAMAROBOY69
RocZX
Premium
- 8,849
- New York
- 22,551
- Arizona
- HamiltonMP427
Where did you see this, cause this seems like carry over from the initial reports, the system was updated and the problems shown were not these massive heat soak problems, but rather hard testing runs on new cars that had soft tunes until the engine break in. PCM sensor would act up prior but then would work well once the break in point was met.
Also those who own the cars on many of the Vette forums, claimed they don't see this issue that publications like MT claimed. And many of them track the cars and don't have to take these long cool down periods. So if this is just carry over from the onset of a supposed problem that was never again evaluated by you or others, then that's not the case.
As for the car...it's cool, but I don't like how it seems to be just a cousin of the Z06 without the engine.
- 9,554
- Vermont
- catamount39
Cale
Premium
- 6,078
- Rochester, NY
- CaleDeRoo
That's what the last one was
- 9,232
- Valongo
- Hcclipper
Well it was not me who saw such originally, I was just going by the reports some (namely publications like MT, as you mentioned) had filed at the time of the ZO6's launch, which others reposted here. I cannot pintpoint them exactly, but other members with a better memory might, so apologies in advance for not being more helpful in the matter.
If the heat soak issues were solved by the updated system at a later date, then I can certainly commend GM on a job well done. And therefore, the GS won't have these issues either, which is equally good. As I've said, I can only remember the original "onslaught" over the heat soak issues, not the backlash that succeded it...
Hmm... It is difficult to like this as much as the collector's version, especially when that has a fantastic color scheme. On the exterior, that is, because the interior colors should have had their places switched...
- 22,551
- Arizona
- HamiltonMP427
- 22,551
- Arizona
- HamiltonMP427
