wishuwerehere82
Well-known member
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2003
- Messages
- 2,316
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Corvette
- Red '82 Coupe,Sebring Silver '98 Coupe
My '82 on the Dyno at Carlisle.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Congratulations! Enjoy.Dom said:Here is my baby
Just got her on Friday!!!
2001 Pewter
Dom said:Here is my baby
Just got her on Friday!!!
2001 Pewter
Dom said:Thx Bill
Yeah that white stuff arrived right after I picked up the car. What a pain in the a$$.
Kills me to have her and not drive her due to snow
caccobra said:I replaced my 2001 supercharged convertible...
caccobra said:With this......twin turbocharged 2004 Noble M12 GTO 3R
2000C-5 Black Coupe Owner said:This doesn't look like a CORVETTE! Looks pretty choice but it is not a Vette, just what is it exactly? Is it a Corvette wantabe? No offense here but I am partial to the ALL AMERICAN SPORTS CAR . To each their own I always say, but I am a CORVETTE DIE HARD!
Pretty choice looking car, but I wouldn't trade my C-5 for it.
Bill :eyerole
2000C-5 Black Coupe Owner said:This doesn't look like a CORVETTE! Looks pretty choice but it is not a Vette, just what is it exactly? Is it a Corvette wantabe? No offense here but I am partial to the ALL AMERICAN SPORTS CAR . To each their own I always say, but I am a CORVETTE DIE HARD!
Pretty choice looking car, but I wouldn't trade my C-5 for it.
Bill :eyerole
caccobra said:Bill,
Thanks. I like it too. However, you might rethink your opinion if you ever get a chance to get behind the wheel of a Noble. It's no Corvette wannabe that's for sure. It's in a whole other league.
I'm also a huge Corvette fan and I've owned at least one Corvette for the past 38 years. But at some point you have to recognize that the Corvette is a relatively heavy sports car and therefore has its limitations. If you aren't tuned into what a Noble is yet (not many people are), you need to check it out. It is one of the top 3 supercars in the world. If you find yourself next to one on the street or track......treat it with a lot of respect. And I did sell my 2001 Corvette, because I knew it wouldn't get driven much after the Noble arrived (it was too nice to just sit). The Corvette was supercharged and putting down 443 rwhp, but it wasn't even close to what the Noble can do. It was a beautiful car, as you can see in the picture, but Corvettes like it are on every corner where I live (the Detroit area).....Nobles aren't. And that is some of the attraction too. And you might also be interested to know that the drivetrain is all American (I'm a flag carryin' vet too - Air Force 70-73).
It will run with an Enzo to 175mph and outrun a TT Porsche on a track. 0-60 in 3.3 sec's, 0-100 in 8 sec's, 1/4 mile in 11.8 sec's and 1.156 lateral g's on street tires (all bone stock). You won't get a stock C6 Z06 to come close to that kind of performance and handling. And mine has a Roush map that produces about 50 hp more than the stock 3R. It is very addictive to drive. So if you ever get a chance, drive one and you'll understand what I'm saying.
Craig
caccobra said:With this......twin turbocharged 2004 Noble M12 GTO 3R
caccobra said:With this......twin turbocharged 2004 Noble M12 GTO 3R
bluecoupe said:Is it considered a kit car? Is it insured and registered as a normal production car or it considered a home built? Was it hard to register. My state is a royal pain about custom built motorcycles. I can only imagine how they would be for a custom built car.
bluecoupe said:Congratulations. With most of the major Corvette components now coming from North or South of the US border my loyalty to the "All American" sports car is becoming less and less of a concern. I too have found myself considering other brands.
Here's the Sports Car Revolution review:
http://www.sportscarrevolution.com/1g.htm
caccobra said:It is shipped to the US as a complete car minus only the engine and transaxle. Those are acquired through AER (for the engine) and 1g Racing for everything else. You then only need to select the installer you want to use (there a few real good ones) and it is done.
caccobra said:It is shipped to the US as a complete car minus only the engine and transaxle. Those are acquired through AER (for the engine) and 1g Racing for everything else. You then only need to select the installer you want to use (there a few real good ones) and it is done. The cars are hand-built in South Africa and the quality is better than you can get out of Detroit or Japan. They bring it into the US the same way as the Superformance Cobras so that they don't have to comply with bumper and air-bag requirements, etc. Where I live (Michigan), it is viewed as an assembled car and the registration process was fairly simple. An inspection and sign-off by a police officer and then registration at the Secretary of State's office to get a license plate. The engine used is a beefed up 3.0 liter Ford Duratec V6 that is built to Noble's specs by AER. If you want to learn more go to www.1gracing.com. The guy to talk to there is Dean Rosen.