My God. I'm an old guy with a 427 Convertible. Was always hesitant to lay it on the mat and keep it there for any extended time. Might hurt something. Your vid completely changed my mind. Wow!
because i worked on my video quality to have the best experience. was tired of seeing videos on the internet, also of me being filmed by a nokia 3210. 😀
Absolutely crazy. Some of those turns I said "Yeah he's for sure oversteering, but he's gonna save it." Nope... it just sticks and sticks. Handles like a champ! On coilovers? Car sounds amazing btw!
Thx! To be honest, my fastest laps were 10+ seconds faster than in the video. Actually i just tested my camera/mic setup there for the first time. Suspension is a Bilstein Callaway setup with some Progress sway bars.
@gwhiz3708 everything has to be seen through the lens of "find something to hate about it" huh? The guy that made the vid even liked my comment. More like backseat commenting🤣
Bought my 427 Convertible last November with 4000 miles on it for under $60K. Most beautiful car I've ever seen. A C6 Z06 is one of THE great American cars ever built and timeless looks. It is truly an engineering masterpiece.
Mine sounded just like that when half of the muffler was falling off during a cross-country trip. My ears hurt after a while but the beautiful music was worth it
I so wanna stuff an LS7 into my c5. I like big blocks, but I also love high rpm. and I love hotrodding with almost OE levels of reliability/dependability. ❤
Nice smooth laps in the Z. Really surprised you mostly just used 3rd gear through the track instead of bumping it down to 2nd in the tight spots. That 7L has the torque to pull through 3rd really well though so it may have only been able to shave off a little time on your laps. Love the way your sounds, what's all done to it so far? And which steering wheel is that? Thing is awesome!
Thank you! Were not my fastest laps, just wanted to test the camera and microphone setup. But you´re right, 2nd in tight spots would be a bit faster. Changed already many things, but the car looks almost stock: Suspension, ZR1 spoilers and sway bars. Engine everything NA related except cam. Roll bar, Recaro seats and ZR1 brake(steel). Longtube headers, x-pipe, custom welded OEM exhaust. You can see here some pictures: instagram.com/halblegal.official/ For steering wheel look for REVESOL on ebay. And here the installation video from Jason with some links: ua-cam.com/video/_Qb_jpbKe1g/v-deo.html
@@corvetteZ3r drive something different now. upgrade to zr1 would make everything stiffer, but the handling (especially the loose rear) would remain because both bars are just thicker. I switched to PROGRESS sway bars. so I now have almost the thickness of a T1 (35mm) in the front, but in the rear I am at the thickness of a Z51 (25mm). Now I have a front that is very solid and a rear that twists slightly and thus the rear wheels have a lot of grip and almost no oversteer occurs. But have a roll bar installed additionally.
@@halblegal You've done it EXACTLY the right way, you want that rear end to have the slightest give, or twist as you put it, so that it can absorb road irregularities and just corner better. A lot of people get the ass end too tight and it has a tendency to break traction.
Sounds good and I’m leaning towards a similar build. I’ve never been a fan of the sound of a boosted V8. Anywho, I’m curious as to the horsepower on this unit. ✌️
Thx mate! It´s an external mic from ZOOM which is placed in the number plate area. But i still testing around, because the sound could be much better in my opinion :)
@@andreaskvalseth7032 should be an H4/H5. Not sure right now, because the car and the equipment are in winter sleep :) The Recorder itself is not connected. I just merge the sound file with the video file afterwards in FinalCut.
I just got a 09 zr1 zr3 the car is so fast omg its built 925 to the rear i honestly did not think it would be as fast as it is. We were doing 75 on the highway and broke them loose with ease. Tires coming it needs way better.traction its scary right now.
Why are you not downshifting? Yes, it makes torque down low and you can ride it out but everything works better using the correct gear, especially in low speed corners where being in a lower gear gets the diff working better on decel so you can tuck in better.
Tried, and i was faster. But not much faster. But the torque was much higher and the car oversteered more. I've done there longruns and was not searching for the last second.... But next time 😁
I have the LS7 in my 2013 427 CE roadster. What gears did you use (corners/straights)? I have not been able to push over 5000 RPM yet as the police would impound me at the corresponding speed.
Nice car mate 🍻 In this video (was testing my setup) it was almost all the time the 3rd and on the straights the 4th. The car feels pretty good between 4000 and 7000 RPM. On hot laps i use 2nd/3rd for all the corners and short straights and the 4th for the longer straights.. With this monster torque numbers no need to go to the 1st unless you have slicks.
Sounds great, but please keep your hands in one place you are making me nervous lol. I've never seen someone turn in by grabbing the top of the steering wheel
I only run out to 7 if it matters... peak hp in my car is about 63-6400 (.655/.655 240-250 - 114LSA). So max acceleration where you want/need the extra revs on the up shift, yes. Road course, I'll short shift.
@@motorgearhead my peak is about 6700. But will change with the new Katech 502 next year. But as you say, for max accel. its not really useful to go up to 7k.
Depends on the car, I've seen ppl with ls7 making power well past 7k just depends on what you have the engine built to do. It is definitely one of my all time favorite engines, I would love to see one somehow built to 632ci but I'm sure that's pushing it.
Sounds great and healthy, only issues is the 24 frames per second slide show and motion blur. Do you have any action cameras that can record at 60, 90, or 120 frames per second?
Thanks for your comment. I have cameras which can shoot at 60`90`120 fps. But i don´t want to upload slow motion videos here :) 24fps is more cinematic/real for action videos, thats why i choosed this.
15 years owning mine and the sound never gets old 😂
Congrats to the 15 years 🍻
Have mine also for 7 already, still thrilled.
@@halblegal 🍔 & 🍻
How much do y'all drive them ?
@@Highlander1432 not as daily, but several times a week in summer and to many autocross/trackday sessions.
for sure 7k km / 4k mls p.Y.
@halblegal
Awesome
I had a C5 6 speed
It was very fun
Maybe I'll get a C7 next
Never in a million years will electric cars ever give ya that beautiful music to your ears thunder in your soul👍🏻🇺🇸
100% confirm 🍻🍻 never
Rumor is the new z06 set a faster time around nurnberg than the plaid
@@cartermackenzie1135 plaid is heavy af so it would make sense
And that’s one of the many reasons why Americans have to resist the communist regime commonly known as dems
Dude, the LS7 is literally one of the greatest sounding naturally aspirated V-8 engines, ever! It just never gets old!
True 🍻🙂
@@halblegal what mods are done ?
Love the sound of the 7L , probably the best sound going around any road course .
Honestly the LS2,3,7 all sound the same imo.
@@Superkaioken87 I don’t think so , but everyone can have there own opinion.
@@Superkaioken87 Hell to the Naw!!!
C5Z with long tubes and exhaust sounds better than the C6Z with same IMO. Obviously the LS7 makes more power NA though.
4.6L, but from chevy the LT sounds better.
Holy smokes! I got goosebumps all over - what a glorious sound! Thank you for taking us along the ride!
Thanks for your comment, much appreciated 🍻🍻
You can feel the speed really well!! Most videos mask the speed but this one feels like it’s real life! Great video
Thank you 🍻🍻
Sitting down, sipping my coffee and could listen to this all day.
Same here 😀🍻 Especially when i can't drive the Z in winter months.
👋💯👌
Me too. I have an almost still new 427 Convertible and never knew you could run them this hard. Crazy.
The acceleration past 100 is truly mind boggling
I had a C6 ZR1, but still absolutely love the LS7. It would be a nice battle of sound to hear an LS7 and the flatplane C8 Z06 on the track together.
would be really nice :) i hope to see one C8 Z06 on a trackday this year...
My God. I'm an old guy with a 427 Convertible. Was always hesitant to lay it on the mat and keep it there for any extended time. Might hurt something. Your vid completely changed my mind. Wow!
Thank you for your comment!
yes, do something good for your car and let it run 🍻😀
Only thing you may hurt is yourself, these things gain a whole lot of speed real fast, be careful, but let er run, it's GM, bulletproof.
@@user-Dr. Roger that. Thanks
Good Driving! Not to cocky, not driving over your head, nice lines and very patient.
Thanks Jeff 🍻
One of the sweetest sounds the human ear has ever heard. LS7
Amazing grip and fantastic sound!
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Totally composed, not sideways, just hauling ass. Jeremy Clarkson and the other Top Gear guys need to see this.
Jezza is probably still afraid of this monster engine 😂
@halblegal Yea they aren't used to the raw power American muscle offers!
Jeremy Clarkson owns one, or at least he used to
Jeremy Clarkson owns one, or at least he used to
Sideways and smoking tires is a lot more entertaining for the cameras, definitely not faster though.
My favorite corvette of all time. That NA pushrod ls7 revving to 7,000 is glorious.
🍻🍻
Truly amazing Sound ever of Mighty C6 Corvette Z06 The Legendary Beast
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this is why i love N/A.Instant Throttle reponse, Sound & Rawww power!!! my goddddd this is nuts
yes, that's exactly how it is 🍻😀
The smoothest operator of a completely brutal and unforgivingly fast machine
just riding and looking for an ice cream car 😁
Thumbs up just for the sound alone!
Thanks 🍻🍻
I love the sound of mine, and it's still stock. This just makes me SMILE!
Why does this look like a video game but then sound so real
because i worked on my video quality to have the best experience.
was tired of seeing videos on the internet, also of me being filmed by a nokia 3210. 😀
Je sais même pas comment les sono de piste meurent pas, mais c'est magnifique !
Absolutely beautiful man 👍🏻 at a loss for words
Thx mate 🍻
Absolutely crazy. Some of those turns I said "Yeah he's for sure oversteering, but he's gonna save it." Nope... it just sticks and sticks. Handles like a champ! On coilovers? Car sounds amazing btw!
Thx! To be honest, my fastest laps were 10+ seconds faster than in the video. Actually i just tested my camera/mic setup there for the first time.
Suspension is a Bilstein Callaway setup with some Progress sway bars.
It only brings back memories of my Red C6z with 665whp NA engine, some of the best sounds 🥰
absolutely 🍻😎
You got room for another downshift in most of your corners to stay in power but great sound
Thats true 🍻
Don't get cocky, Bobby. 😂
Backseat drivin
@gwhiz3708 everything has to be seen through the lens of "find something to hate about it" huh? The guy that made the vid even liked my comment. More like backseat commenting🤣
@@jimmythompson9958 your moma 💋
i love how you only need to use like 2 gears to track it
next time i try to use only 1 gear 🍻😄
But yeah, the torque bandwidth is extreme
Tesla owners cry when they watch this.
😎🍻
Yeah, I’ve been looking to get into a C6 in the next 2-3 years and this made up my mind that it’ll be a Z06
started with same idea in my mind.
but if you want to hit the track the Z06 is the best choice 😃
Bought my 427 Convertible last November with 4000 miles on it for under $60K. Most beautiful car I've ever seen. A C6 Z06 is one of THE great American cars ever built and timeless looks. It is truly an engineering masterpiece.
@@halblegal yeah gonna hit up Mid Ohio and Putnam Park with some airstrip runs in between
Hey there! Thanks for stopping by! :)
if you want to support just comment whatever you want.
It's the easiest way to boost the algorithm!
this shutter speed is nutty
my mom has owned this car for 12 years now always thrilled when i get to take it for a short spin if anything it just got cooler with time
you have a great mom 😁nice car choice
Good lord I love that sound!! I could listen to this all day long!!👌🏽🔥🔥
same 🍻😎
Pure joy! Pure exhilaration! Pure pleasure! Pure muscle! Enough said!
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Dammit.... what a huge power band
0-175 in one gear....5th gear. It's unreal.
Mine sounded just like that when half of the muffler was falling off during a cross-country trip. My ears hurt after a while but the beautiful music was worth it
Yes, i can feel it :D
Btw., this is the sound outside. Inside the car it´s not so crazy loud.
I watched this with freebird playng in the background. Almost came. And I'm not even in my twenties or anything.
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Coming out of that corner and hitting the straight away at 2:37 was music to my ears.
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@@halblegal 🍻
I'm sitting at home right now...and I just walked to the front door to give this car a point-by 🤣😂🤣😂. So much FURY coming outta that thing!
hahaha 😂
Lol gears are so long you never shift! Holy crap though that pull to 7k is unbelievable.
You can start in 5th gear and reach the top speed. Perfect car for lazy people 😁🍻
I so wanna stuff an LS7 into my c5. I like big blocks, but I also love high rpm. and I love hotrodding with almost OE levels of reliability/dependability. ❤
sure, why not.
C5 with an LS7 would be a crazy beast 😀
Most satisfying upshifts in history
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Here more of them:
ua-cam.com/video/koIfRsM9Nb8/v-deo.html
I FORGOT I WAS WATCHING A VIDEO🤯OTHER ROOM LIKE STOP YELLING😆THAT DAMMM SOUND🤟👊✊️
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That's a smooth video! What a clear sound and easy cornering! Congrats man
Was it on slick tires?
Thx mate 🍻 In this Video on Michelin Pilot Sport ZP, no slicks
I'm here for the yellow Evo ❤️🚀
A pretty nice car. Was his first trackday... 🍻
Mega 🔥😎
Er hat sogar noch Schuhe neben sich sitzen 😂
Thx 😀
Immer ein zweites paar dabei, hallo 😂
Ganz wichtig! 😂
9 and 3 my dude, hands stay there.
You're right 🍻
@@halblegal btw car sounds amazing
@@mavness thank you 🍻
I had a 2015 Z51 and traded it in for a 08 Z06, Soooo happy with my choice.
Congrats man 🍻☺️
ive got an ls1 swapped 4x4 that sounds fuckin amazing but this is next level, jesus christ
brother, what is that hand placement???
it's called "Ohio bus driver" 😎
Sounds absolutely wild
Great Driving!
Thx mate 🍻
Nice smooth laps in the Z. Really surprised you mostly just used 3rd gear through the track instead of bumping it down to 2nd in the tight spots. That 7L has the torque to pull through 3rd really well though so it may have only been able to shave off a little time on your laps.
Love the way your sounds, what's all done to it so far? And which steering wheel is that? Thing is awesome!
Thank you!
Were not my fastest laps, just wanted to test the camera and microphone setup. But you´re right, 2nd in tight spots would be a bit faster.
Changed already many things, but the car looks almost stock:
Suspension, ZR1 spoilers and sway bars.
Engine everything NA related except cam.
Roll bar, Recaro seats and ZR1 brake(steel).
Longtube headers, x-pipe, custom welded OEM exhaust.
You can see here some pictures:
instagram.com/halblegal.official/
For steering wheel look for REVESOL on ebay.
And here the installation video from Jason with some links:
ua-cam.com/video/_Qb_jpbKe1g/v-deo.html
@@halblegal how do you like the ZR1 sways?
@@corvetteZ3r drive something different now. upgrade to zr1 would make everything stiffer, but the handling (especially the loose rear) would remain because both bars are just thicker.
I switched to PROGRESS sway bars. so I now have almost the thickness of a T1 (35mm) in the front, but in the rear I am at the thickness of a Z51 (25mm). Now I have a front that is very solid and a rear that twists slightly and thus the rear wheels have a lot of grip and almost no oversteer occurs.
But have a roll bar installed additionally.
@@halblegal that’s awesome, might try that
@@halblegal You've done it EXACTLY the right way, you want that rear end to have the slightest give, or twist as you put it, so that it can absorb road irregularities and just corner better. A lot of people get the ass end too tight and it has a tendency to break traction.
Sounds good and I’m leaning towards a similar build. I’ve never been a fan of the sound of a boosted V8. Anywho, I’m curious as to the horsepower on this unit. ✌️
Around 600+ naturally aspirated hp right now, more in progress.
Look here... I paid for the WHOLE rev counter, I'm going to use it!
Fu** yeah 😁🤣🍻
for season 24 i plan to add a track attack cam and increase the rev limiter to 7500RPM.
And then i will use the WHOLE rev band, too...
Whats your tire/suspension setup? Grip is crazy good with this power. What a beautiful car and awesome wheel skills.
Thx mate!
OEM Cup Wheels(19/20) with 295/315 Toyo R888 in this video.
Callaway Bilstein Suspension with Progress sway bars.
Anneau du Rhin... an ocean away. Looks fun.
It was 😁🍻 pretty nice race track
Fantastic music played by the engine. Can you tell about the microphone and it’s placement? Great video, my favorite car and engine.
Thx mate! It´s an external mic from ZOOM which is placed in the number plate area. But i still testing around, because the sound could be much better in my opinion :)
@@halblegal which ZOOM model is it? And is it connected to GoPro or a zoom recorder?
@@andreaskvalseth7032 should be an H4/H5. Not sure right now, because the car and the equipment are in winter sleep :)
The Recorder itself is not connected. I just merge the sound file with the video file afterwards in FinalCut.
2nd lap that shift on the straight is music
Gran Turismo 7 VR is looking fantastic
absolutely. best game ever 😂🍻
I just got a 09 zr1 zr3 the car is so fast omg its built 925 to the rear i honestly did not think it would be as fast as it is. We were doing 75 on the highway and broke them loose with ease. Tires coming it needs way better.traction its scary right now.
congratulations on the purchase, sounds great! grippy tires are mandatory for such a monster :)
LS3 / LS7 AMAZING SOUND! I love my LS3 🥲🔥
I knew when I saw his gloves he was gonna be a serious driver. Lol
You forgot the shorts. Just checkout the shorts. Lol
Music to my ears.
🍺
I wouldnt time attack either. So much at stake. Sounds amazing.
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OMG I LOVE THIS.
No prisoners ONLY TROPHIES
Sounds amazing!
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@@halblegal what exhaust is this running >?
@@jayd1008 OEM with muffler mod
@@halblegal ever try or hear strait pipes? lol
@@jayd1008 yes. was insane, but just too loud.
Why are you not downshifting? Yes, it makes torque down low and you can ride it out but everything works better using the correct gear, especially in low speed corners where being in a lower gear gets the diff working better on decel so you can tuck in better.
Tried, and i was faster. But not much faster. But the torque was much higher and the car oversteered more. I've done there longruns and was not searching for the last second....
But next time 😁
Auditory heaven.
🍻
No car has longer legs than a VETTE...IMHO
Car sounds spicy AF. What top speed did you hit?
on this track around 260kph/160mph GPS.
Goodness ❤️💪🏾💯
Upgrade those factory lifters and the LS7 is probably the best factory LS aside from the LS6.
And don´t forget the valve guides :) But after that you can have a lot of fun.
THATN MADE MY MORNING,AWESOME 👍
😎🍻
Awesome footage
Thank you 🍻
I have the LS7 in my 2013 427 CE roadster. What gears did you use (corners/straights)? I have not been able to push over 5000 RPM yet as the police would impound me at the corresponding speed.
Nice car mate 🍻
In this video (was testing my setup) it was almost all the time the 3rd and on the straights the 4th.
The car feels pretty good between 4000 and 7000 RPM.
On hot laps i use 2nd/3rd for all the corners and short straights and the 4th for the longer straights..
With this monster torque numbers no need to go to the 1st unless you have slicks.
Got damn 😵, it's so sweet 🤤🤤🤤😍, big thank 👍🏿✊🏿
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Sounds great, but please keep your hands in one place you are making me nervous lol. I've never seen someone turn in by grabbing the top of the steering wheel
has already been mentioned often, I will try :)
@@halblegal nice sounding car and nice driving, and you can be even faster with more steering wheel control
you are absolutely right, I need to work on it 🍻
I love SVT Cobra Terminator.. but this sounds more brutal i thing.. 7 litre no joke
Damn it sounds sooooo goood
Absolutely 😁👍
Beautiful
Is that a Corsa Sport or Extreme Exhaust - sounds like it. Sounds awesome.
OEM muffler with some mods.
The biggest sound difference comes from handmade longtube headers with x-pipe.🍻🍻
Some downshifts wouldn't hurt.
next time :)
Awesome!
🍻
It's in 5th most of the time same colour as miy 2006
Can you do a POV with interior sound?
Its really hard finding a POV of a stock Z06 C6
My car is not stock, sound is really different to a Z06 without any mods.
Watching this while mine is in storage for the winter :(
same here 🍻
Hell Yeah!
❤
Idk where this is at, but it looks so fun
It is/was 😁
IT YELLS LIKE A PAVAROTTI ON HEAVILY INTOXICATED
😂
What suspension and brake system do you use?
Callaway Bilstein shocks (silver, Nürburgring settings)
ZR1 brake front (steel 390mm rotors), OEM rear
Brake pads track-dependent. In video Hawk HPS
What exhaust setup are you running? Straight pipes? Headers?
OEM with muffler mod.
Melrose handmade headers
What mod did you do to the mufflers?@@halblegal
some of the best audio ever.... C6 Z06....super nice vid, thank you damn sexy....
Thank you, appreciate it 🍻😀
4:26I hate brining my car to 7 but omg does it sound amazing.
Yeah, same here. But it sounds so good 😎😁
I only run out to 7 if it matters... peak hp in my car is about 63-6400 (.655/.655 240-250 - 114LSA). So max acceleration where you want/need the extra revs on the up shift, yes. Road course, I'll short shift.
@@motorgearhead my peak is about 6700. But will change with the new Katech 502 next year.
But as you say, for max accel. its not really useful to go up to 7k.
Depends on the car, I've seen ppl with ls7 making power well past 7k just depends on what you have the engine built to do. It is definitely one of my all time favorite engines, I would love to see one somehow built to 632ci but I'm sure that's pushing it.
@@swappedoutZ71 632ci cylinder walls be tuning forks 😂
I thought this was real, until I saw the shoes.
you mean the green Air Forces on the passengers side? 😂
@@halblegal yeah. This real? I cant tell my screen is grainy and I’m high as a kite. Looks like a new racing simulator 😂
@@Succit_ez yeah, it's real 😁 Trackday in France last year.
Just a good video and sound quality.
Cheers 🍻🍻
Around 1:00 from Mad Max : "What a day! what a lovely day!!!!!" :-)
😁
Sounds great and healthy, only issues is the 24 frames per second slide show and motion blur. Do you have any action cameras that can record at 60, 90, or 120 frames per second?
Thanks for your comment.
I have cameras which can shoot at 60`90`120 fps. But i don´t want to upload slow motion videos here :)
24fps is more cinematic/real for action videos, thats why i choosed this.
maybe one addition, motion blur was too high from FCPX. Thats right.. already removed on newest video.
@@halblegal sorry I meant to say more information for the eyes, can you do 4k 60fps?
It s this Road Atlanta?
Anneau du Rhin, France