Two Corvettes. 30 years technology - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Young1 · 09-30-2021

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Precast and I are at the Dragon. Two world-class sports cars representing high technology in their day 30 years apart. We are having a blast. I took a passenger lap with him and it was amazing the control. What is flying for me in the Z is two fingers for him! The new Mickey Thompson Street Comps are absolutely awesome and confidence inspiring when paired with the no flex bars. I highly recommend both.

dredgeguy · 10-01-2021

Awesome, enjoy the ride. Hopefully we will be at the Dragon in the Spring!

ghlkal · 10-03-2021

Cool

Young1, you have the Vette 2 Vette no-flex bars? I'm considering these. And, you think these have made a positive difference?

Thanks

precast1 · 10-03-2021

The bars and tires made a huge difference as we ran the Dragon 2 years ago with my 90 and Young 1's 1991 and the cars were close. This year this car was right with me with my C8. I followed most the time for 5 days Young 1's car tracked perfectly straight with almost no roll. Yes the Vette to Vette bars and the tires are great. Much stickier then the Nittos I had on my Z two years ago. The other thing is Young 1 has learned how to fix about anything on a ZR-1 if your near central Florida he will help you to fine tune your car. To add to it all he is a great guy to be with for 5 days of hard driving. Looking forward to doing it again very soon. Best to all and drive your Corvettes.

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Young1 · 10-04-2021

Thanks for the kind words. 5 things to make your stock ZR-1 turn and brake with confidence
A. Vett2Vette bars. (must keep targa on)
B. Mickey Thompson Street comp tires aired to 34 cold
C. Doug Rippie rear brake bias spring
D. Stainless braided brake lines. (You must throw away the old rubber ones anyway)
E. Inexpensive Power Stop brake pads. I have Z23 now but will upgrade to Z26 next. They are a pretty dust free pad too.

All suspension bushings and wheel bearings tight. All brake parts and fluid fresh.

I got out of shape about a foot only once on a rise which unloaded the rear suspension while braking and turning. The ABS did activate a few times also.

I will have a five point harness the next time. It is too hard to pull G with your upper body moving hanging on to the steering wheel.

Ground clearance with the bars is a non issue with stock height suspension.

09-30-2021	#1
Young1 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 880	Two Corvettes. 30 years technology 89A705B1-A793-4BAD-A458-E461353B6480.jpg DCC49EEE-B7B5-4762-96FE-843E5F7DDD4F.jpg Precast and I are at the Dragon. Two world-class sports cars representing high technology in their day 30 years apart. We are having a blast. I took a passenger lap with him and it was amazing the control. What is flying for me in the Z is two fingers for him! The new Mickey Thompson Street Comps are absolutely awesome and confidence inspiring when paired with the no flex bars. I highly recommend both. __________________ Steve Young 1991 ZR-1 Quasar Blue Metallic/Black #729 Second Owner 1991 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Black #2040 SOLD 1990 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Saddle #1670 SOLD Double your happiness.....complain half as much.

10-01-2021	#2
dredgeguy Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 1,635	Re: Two Corvettes. 30 years technology Awesome, enjoy the ride. Hopefully we will be at the Dragon in the Spring! __________________ Charlie __________ Dredgeguy WAZOO Member 1992 Bright Red/Black ZR1 #246 Dana 4:10 gears Polished LT5 by Haibeck Polished Fikse FM5's with Michelin Pilot Sport 2 Stainless Works headers and cats with Corsa

10-03-2021	#3
ghlkal Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 885	V2V no-flex bars Cool Young1, you have the Vette 2 Vette no-flex bars? I'm considering these. And, you think these have made a positive difference? Thanks __________________ 1990 ZR-1 #2180 Red/Black Many of the usual mods for 460HP, tuned by Marc Haibeck ZR-1 Net Registry Member #1548

10-03-2021	#4
precast1 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Apopka, Florida Posts: 143	Re: Two Corvettes. 30 years technology The bars and tires made a huge difference as we ran the Dragon 2 years ago with my 90 and Young 1's 1991 and the cars were close. This year this car was right with me with my C8. I followed most the time for 5 days Young 1's car tracked perfectly straight with almost no roll. Yes the Vette to Vette bars and the tires are great. Much stickier then the Nittos I had on my Z two years ago. The other thing is Young 1 has learned how to fix about anything on a ZR-1 if your near central Florida he will help you to fine tune your car. To add to it all he is a great guy to be with for 5 days of hard driving. Looking forward to doing it again very soon. Best to all and drive your Corvettes. Sent from my SM-G986U using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app

10-04-2021	#5
Young1 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 880	Re: Two Corvettes. 30 years technology Thanks for the kind words. 5 things to make your stock ZR-1 turn and brake with confidence A. Vett2Vette bars. (must keep targa on) B. Mickey Thompson Street comp tires aired to 34 cold C. Doug Rippie rear brake bias spring D. Stainless braided brake lines. (You must throw away the old rubber ones anyway) E. Inexpensive Power Stop brake pads. I have Z23 now but will upgrade to Z26 next. They are a pretty dust free pad too. All suspension bushings and wheel bearings tight. All brake parts and fluid fresh. I got out of shape about a foot only once on a rise which unloaded the rear suspension while braking and turning. The ABS did activate a few times also. I will have a five point harness the next time. It is too hard to pull G with your upper body moving hanging on to the steering wheel. Ground clearance with the bars is a non issue with stock height suspension. __________________ Steve Young 1991 ZR-1 Quasar Blue Metallic/Black #729 Second Owner 1991 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Black #2040 SOLD 1990 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Saddle #1670 SOLD Double your happiness.....complain half as much.