| You might think that 6 liters was enough
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| | safely.
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| to make the Corvette two-seater fast
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| | In fact, titanium used to be an
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| enough, but not for the competition
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| | aerospace-only material because it was so
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| department lurking inside GM. They wanted
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| | expensive, but it is now bein gused more
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| to be able to compete head-to-head with
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| | in exotic cars and the heads of golf
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| the European supercars in the
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| | clubs, helping the lesser pros feel not
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| international endurance races for sports
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| | so outclassed by Tiger Woods as they
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| cars.
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| | might with ordinary drivers.
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| To do so, they took a leaf out of Ford's
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| | You will see that the Corvette 7 liter is
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| book. In the 1960s, when Ford found it
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| | intended for the race track by the fact
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| could not compete with the smaller
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| | that the engine has a dry sump lube
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| Ferraris at Le Mans with the 4.2
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| | system. A dry sump system prevents the
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| (ex-Indy) or 4.7 liter engines, they
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| | oil in the oil pan from slopping away
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| brought out their 7-liter mill. And it
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| | from the pick-up on fast cornering - the
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| was so much bigger than the competition
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| | sort you can do only on a track - and
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| that they won. So the guys behind the
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| | thus damaging the main bearings.
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| Corvette decided to produce a 7-liter
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| | Instead of staying in the oil pan, the
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| version of America's favorite and most
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| | oil is pumped out to a tank, and then
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| famous sports car.
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| | pressure fed from there directly to the
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| By the way, the 7 liter Corvette more
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| | engine bearings and other critical areas.
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| than competes with the Dodge Viper
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| | Definitely a system for top supercars.
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| SRT-10, which could give the standard
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| | The underpinnings of the car have also
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| Corvette a bit of a run for its money. Of
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| | been beefed up with a new aluminum
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| course, this is not just any old engine.
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| | perimeter frame which reduces weight.
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| This is a very special version of its GEN
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| | Further weight reduction comes with a new
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| IV 7.0 liter V-8.
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| | magnesium engine sub-frame. To ensure the
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| This 2006 Corvette is challenging for
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| | car is stiff enough, it will be available
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| muscle car of the year with no less than
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| | only as a hardtop. The front fenders and
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| 500 bhp on tap at 6,200 rpm. Maximum
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| | wheelarches are now carbon fiber
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| torque from this mammoth engine is 475 lb
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| | composite panels, which also reduce
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| ft at 4,800 rpm. This is bound to be a
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| | weight.
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| stunner with a top speed of about 185 mph
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| | But there's more...
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| and 0-60 in under 4.0 seconds. GM expects
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| | To get all that power onto the road, and
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| the quarter-mile be under 12 seconds.
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| | to get it to stop, bigger wheels, tires
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| To give durability, the engine has been
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| | and brakes have been fitted. The front
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| beefed up in a number of ways. First, the
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| | brake discs are now 13.9 inch diameter,
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| connecting rods and inlet valves are now
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| | and 19 x 12 inch wide rims are used at
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| made of titanium - these weigh about half
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| | the back; front wheels are 18 x 9.5
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| as much as steel ones and are used in
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| | inches. Such massive rear tires for a car
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| quite a number of high-performance
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| | with 50:50 weight distribution suggest
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| engines. Because of the low weight, the
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| | that the car will have a tendency to
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| titanium parts put less load on other
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| | oversteer - smoky drifts could be the
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| critical parts of the engine - the
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| | order of the day!
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| crankshaft, bearings and in this case the
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| | All-in-all, this is a really special car,
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| valve gear as well. The titanium valves
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| | developed to compete with the best.
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| also allow the engine to rev faster
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