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Originally Posted by utahviper
I just posted this exact arguement on the morg;
Let me start off by saying I have a gen2 viper, gen3 viper, and a viper truck. I have never owned a corvette...
Lets take a look at the HP war.....BTW, I don't care about flywheel hp, rear wheel all the way!
Z06 3100 lbs 460 RWHP some have more
.1483 power to weight ratio(the higher the number the better)
NEW Viper 3400 lbs and if they stick to the below par drivetrain loss of the gen3 510HP flywheel equals 430 RWHP ~16% driveline loss then lets look at the new viper 600HP flywheel equals 504RWHP
.1482 power to weight ratio
If the info above is correct then my thought is with equal drivers the Z06 and the viper would be really close but unfortunately the z06 would probably win. No blow out here for sure!
HOwever, lets go back to the good ol days when creampuffs came out with 415-425rwhp stock at 450 flywheel horsepower. WAY UNDER RATED JUST LIKE THE VETTE!
2008 viper 540-550 rwhp and the rumored 200lbs weight loss
.1718 power to weight ratio
Now that would be a huge blow out! Lets hope it is like the good ol days!!!
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Z06 RWHP figures have been in the 450 rabge, but MANY are dynoing in the 420's. Like all crappy shop dynos, they all vary. One of the tuners that works very closely with GM and has Dyno's well over 75 LS7 motors FOR GM has said that the SAE 505hp is right on the dot. There is nothing magical about the Z06's drivetrain where it would only lose 10% to the wheels and I would say its more in the 425rwhp range.
I seriously dobt now with all the attention that Dodge will get from the debut of the 08 that Dodge will now come through with a 580hp base hp motor. I would lean towards an underrated 600. The only problem will be the Blue Devil because it will wipe them both up.