[rpoz-29]

My Camaro has been a body shop for two weeks getting the top painted under warranty. It's a hardtop and this is the second time. I shouldn't have told them I was in no hurry. Anyway, I was griping about it during lunch at a "Street Survival" school I was helping with. Another club member overheard me and offered me a ride in his '02 Z06. WOW. I'm just kicking the idea around right now, but is there a year to stay away from? Any preferred years? Is a Z06 that much better than a standard Corvette? Just wondering!

[ledfoot2]

I raced Corvettes for several years. For the money your best bet is to find a 2000 FRC (Fixed Roof Coupe). It is just as light as the Z-06 becasue it is the same body. You can upgrade the suspension and engine to have a much faster car than a Z-06 for less money. If you start to modify the Z-06, you will replace most of which you paid more for anyway.

My C5 FRC weighed 3000lbs with a cage(not with me),put out right at 400rwhp and was running T-1 suspension. It was a hell of a lot faster than any Z-06.

Look up Kevin Mixon's car in NASA here in Texas. It is not a Z-06.

If you are familiar with TWS; Iwas breaking 155mph on the straight with my car!

Here is a shot of it.

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