C6 or new 5.0

[ATX5.0]

Which to buy next as a weekend toy? My next car will be driven maybe 3-4K miles a yr.
Brand new 5.0 mt82 or c6 corvette gs/zo6 manual trans. Really the only cars I’m considering (must be a coupe and manual transmission)

Goal is to have a mid 11 second car that will be mostly used on the street with the occasional trip to the drag strip..1-2x yr. I have a f150 5.0 and a Toyota clunker for the daily grind.

around 40k budget for this car.

Thoughts/experiences/opinions?
I’ve had 3 mustangs, most recently a ‘12 5.0 mt82 mid 11sec NA car.

 

[rborden]

C6 Z06 all day long.

 

[Recon]

LS7 for the win.


Sent from somewhere in the twilight zone…

 

[Adower]

No question C6 Z06.

 

[GTSpartan]

The C6Z is a special car these days. Punches waaaay above it's weight. Will feel archaic on the inside, but who really cares at 3-4K miles a year.

 

[Tezz500]

This thread is full of the GAY.

You can do 11s EASY in a 5.0 Stang, have more space for if you want more than 1 passenger and you wont have to wear Jorts or New Balance.

 

[Tractorman]

Z06. Embrace the all white New Balance life.

 

[ZYBORG]

C6Z06 all day, son.

Any one that says otherwise is Trans lover…. And I aint talking about the 6speeds…..

 

[ATX5.0]

Z06. Embrace the all white New Balance life.

C6Z06 all day, son.

Any one that says otherwise is Trans lover…. And I aint talking about the 6speeds…..

Lmao.

 

[ZYBORG]

On a positive note…. im glad that there are still gear rowing warriors out there…. We need more good men out there doing the Lord’s work!

 

[ATX5.0]

Amen to that. I’ll drive a manual trans until I can’t.
I think the corvette is more of a grown up car. A lot of kids drive bagged/bunch of sticker s550 around here and I don’t want to be a part of that shit show.

 

[ATX5.0]

C6Z06 all day, son.

Any one that says otherwise is Trans lover…. And I aint talking about the 6speeds…..

A boosted ls3 c6 tickles me a certain way. I’ll report back with my findings

 

[ZYBORG]

A booster ls3 c6 tickles me a certain way. I’ll report back with my findings

Indeed. LS3 is stout AF. Build with confidence.

 

[JpL4K3]

A C6Z feels better than a brand new mustang in every way.

 

[BlckBox04]

With really good driving my c6z is a 9 second NA car. Just saying…

 

[1slo5ohh]

H,C,E LS7 are stupid fun on the street. I had a '10 GS that made mid 800 to the tire with a T trim that was a lot of fun but if I had to do it again I'd probably go LS7

 

[blk02edge]

No brainer with the Z

 

[Tezz500]

 

[LS WUT]

Buddies C6 Z06 being torn down because of rod failure. I wouldn’t have guessed that, figured the valve guide would have let go. To be fair it’s got 101k miles and probably more launches than most nasa shuttles.

 

[LS WUT]

As for experience, and opinions. I’ve driven his Z06, and a few others. I think they’re fun cars for sure. They’re gnarly as hell and for a N/A build they’re nasty. Probably one of the best sounding cammed cars I’ve ever heard came from a C6 Z06. As stated above, to fart around and do some spirited driving 3k-4k miles I’d say Z06. The new GT’s are nice, however are mid to high 40’s with good options that aren’t cloth interior, and budget brakes. Only new mustang I’d buy like that would be a cloth interior 10 speed auto with a blower on it for a fun strip car.