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BLUE DEVIL (OR STING RAY)!!!!!!!!!!!! - 8/21/2007 12:57:17 PM    da_godfather   Posts: 13 Joined: 8/5/2007 Status: offline has n e 1 heard of gm's new blue devil corvette!!!! (they might bring back the old name sting ray or they might call it ss, its still debated) the specs  on this thing are friggin sick! with over 600 horses this thing reaches a max speed of about 215 mph! now i am not sure but i think its gonna have a 7.0 liter supercharged v8 engine, but other websites said it was a 6.2 liter supercharged. u gotta see this car it is BOMB! however, 100k is too rich 4 my blood. but wut can u expect from such an awesome car. oh and i know the car isnt blue in the pic, but wutever. i dont think it matters, just cuz its called "blue" devil Thumbnail Image Attachment (1) _____________________________ Double Da Bun Double Da Fun Post #: 1

RE: BLUE DEVIL (OR STING RAY)!!!!!!!!!!!! - 8/21/2007 1:44:35 PM    Lee Willis   Posts: 1953 Joined: 7/27/2005 Status: offline Yeah, there has been a lot of speculation about it for some time including some pictures of it out on test tracks wearing a boxy, obviously improvised hood bulge to clear "the supercharger."  Lots of rumors and different stories.  Bob Lutz told MT it would have "over 7 liters displacement" (i.e., it would use the new, decked LSX block), more recent "insider" info says its a reinforced LS3 block with about ten lbs of boost.  We'll see, but I doubt you'll see one in my garage: been there, done that, in spades.  The problem really is: that much power needs4-wheel drive to control/use it.  In a two-wheel drive car it can make for impressive burn outs and high track performance, but its not practical. I'm actually much more interested in the new 4LT interior option -- a standard 435 HP '08 with paddle shifters, performance axle ratio, and a really nice leather interior rather than the "rubbermaid" interior (as Car and Driver refers to it) would make a very appealing daily driver and weekend get-away car. _____________________________ 2007 Aston Martin Vantage Prodrive Lincoln MKZ "Grandfather car" ''98 Z28 with iron LS 408, NOS, tricks, street driven mid 9s (sold to my youngest son for $1, Aug 28, ''07) ''02 SCd 427 cid ZO6, 704 RWHP, sold Aug. 28, ''07 (in reply to da_godfather) Post #: 2

RE: BLUE DEVIL (OR STING RAY)!!!!!!!!!!!! - 8/21/2007 2:05:01 PM    da_godfather   Posts: 13 Joined: 8/5/2007 Status: offline yeah, sounds nice. but i would rather have standard stick shift than paddle, which shouldnt even be on american cars by the way, thats for ferrari or wut not.  _____________________________ Double Da Bun Double Da Fun (in reply to Lee Willis) Post #: 3

RE: BLUE DEVIL (OR STING RAY)!!!!!!!!!!!! - 8/30/2007 6:41:11 PM    chargedvette02 Posts: 884 Joined: 7/12/2006 From: Crappy Cold Colorado Status: offline Hope they use SS instead of blue devil or sting ray. _____________________________ 05 WRX STi... only 300 horses stuffed under it's hood. 02 Supercharged Vette, over 500 horses stuffed under my corvettes hood.... Gone but not forgotten. 93 Nissan 240sx se.... SOLD.... (in reply to da_godfather) Post #: 4

RE: BLUE DEVIL (OR STING RAY)!!!!!!!!!!!! - 8/31/2007 12:19:32 PM    extanker   Posts: 236 Joined: 1/7/2007 Status: offline i have a deposit on one ,no prices [i hope under 125 k] no idea of opts. etc. no idea when but the paper work says SS (in reply to chargedvette02) Post #: 5

RE: BLUE DEVIL (OR STING RAY)!!!!!!!!!!!! - 10/30/2007 6:14:05 AM    da_intern Posts: 13 Joined: 10/30/2007 Status: offline I think: It will not be a 7.0 liter, the displacement will be decreased to 6.2 liters for reliablility reasons,  10lbs of boost is a stretch but that will leave room for the aftermarket..  The supercharger will be water /air intercooled. I think GM may even lean toward a dohc design similar to the northstar design..   I'd say compression ratio will be kept low.. 9-9.5,  I'd say titanium connection rods will be part of the package as well as a forged steel crank, and new forged pistons to handle the cylinder pressures.  If horseopower is 600-650 factory, and the bottom end turns out to be stout enough I'd say you'll see high boost 800-1000 hp cars runnin around on the street.   < Message edited by da_intern -- 10/30/2007 9:25:26 AM > (in reply to extanker) Post #: 6

RE: BLUE DEVIL (OR STING RAY)!!!!!!!!!!!! - 11/15/2007 4:54:53 PM    Killer_Ride05   Posts: 15 Joined: 11/15/2007 Status: offline I heard they were going to bring back the ZR-1 name??? _____________________________ 2005 Black on Black Coupe w/Z51 pkg and loaded... ______________________________________________ The world would be a better place if everybody stopped giving opinions and gave factual advice with evidence to support it!!!!!!!!!!! (in reply to da_intern) Post #: 7

RE: BLUE DEVIL (OR STING RAY)!!!!!!!!!!!! - 11/26/2007 1:47:03 PM    CoolestCorvette873 Posts: 38 Joined: 7/9/2007 Status: offline That is correct, GM announced that they will be calling the new high perofermance Corvette ZR-1, because they said the SS nametag is dead, the Sting Ray wouldn't make sense because that was the shape of that genration and had noithng to do with anything other than its shape, and Blue Devil is just it's code name because why would they use a name with a (color) in it, it would souind silly to say I drive a "Red" Blue Devil! So it is officially the ZR-1, which makes perfect sense, becasue that was the name of the first real high performance Corvette! _____________________________ Corvette - "There is no substitute." (in reply to Killer_Ride05) Post #: 8

New ZR1 Engine Revaled!!!! - 11/28/2007 6:30:13 PM    octane_n_veins   Posts: 1 Joined: 11/22/2007 Status: offline The badged is goin to be ZR1 and here is a link to what Edmund's had to say about it at Detroit Auto Show.http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=123696?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..2.* < Message edited by octane_n_veins -- 11/28/2007 7:41:05 PM > (in reply to CoolestCorvette873) Post #: 9

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