tandm Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Took this from a reliable source on Corvette Forum. graemlins/thumb.gif I was beat up so bad on my last post that I thought I would try to make ammends to everyone. The color yellow will have a little more "Velocity". You will not get a sunburn in the car. The exhaust will be dual mode. If you like the big Nascar race in FL. you will love one of the colors. The oil is going to be all dried up. Remember those ugly wheels on the C5 that cost $3000.00 well they melted them down and are going to use them in part of the frame. You will need to think hard on which int. to get. No more flat tires. And speaking of tires think in terms of the # 12. I hope this helps. (500/475) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 So its going to be avilible in yellow, have 12" wide tires and sport a engine with 500hp/475 lb-ft??? I wanted to see a picture damn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy1647545504 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 500 horse, 475 lbft, and a dry sump oil system. Hard top only, more liberal use of aluminum in the structure. Run flat tires 12" wide. It would appear that there will be more than one interior option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 :drool: -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Originally posted by MadMalibu: :drool: -Marcyour gay tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Originally posted by B: your gay tongue.gif You 're jealous. Homo. -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandm Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Originally posted by CR Caddy: more liberal use of aluminum in the structure.Magnesium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy1647545504 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Originally posted by 00 T/A: Magnesium That makes much more sense! graemlins/thumb.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessOP Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 mag is brittle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Mag is MALLEABLE. Properly forged, it will bend but not break. Same properties as aluminum, though considerably stronger. Titanium is brittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black00ws6 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 It will be at the DAS.. can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessOP Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Originally posted by Zeitgeist: Mag is MALLEABLE. Properly forged, it will bend but not break. Same properties as aluminum, though considerably stronger. Titanium is brittle.i need to stop posting on 3 hours of sleep... tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 mag burns. and doesnt need oxygen. bad idea in a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 just what we need on the road.. some high HP machine for mommy and daddy to buy their 16yr kids on their BDays smile.gif Darwin will be QUITE busy in the years to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandm Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Originally posted by Orion: mag burns. and doesnt need oxygen. bad idea in a car. So why does Mercedes offer one of their cars with a Magnesium engine block? I'm gonna say that the car would not make it to the road if there was a problem with safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Originally posted by recklessOP: i need to stop posting on 3 hours of sleep... tongue.gif But it does burn really spectacularly. Will it really be at the Detroit Auto Show? If so who's bringing back pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy1647545504 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Originally posted by 00 T/A: So why does Mercedes offer one of their cars with a Magnesium engine block? I'm gonna say that the car would not make it to the road if there was a problem with safety. Ford is currently using Magnesium in the new body F150. The core (radiator) support is made out of the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Orion is right though - Mag does burn. And when it does start burning you can forget putting it out. But its probably deemed safe in cars because it needs a really high temp to ignite. Meaning that by the time the magnesium content in the car(whereever it may be) starts burning, your car is most likely already engulfed in fire. Porsche used them in their wheels awhile ago, and I had the pleasure(?) of watching one of them burn to the ground. When the wheels started burning you had to look away - like looking at an arc welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 one thing i'm concerned about... if i remember right magnesium reacts with water...violently a small spark and release of hydrogen. but given enough magnesium dropped in say a glass, if i remember right and it was in fact magnesium it gets disolved and the hydrogen gets pocketed by the glass and there is a small explosion. i'm sure they thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Originally posted by Mowgli: But it does burn really spectacularly. Will it really be at the Detroit Auto Show? If so who's bringing back pictures?Yeah, it will debut at the auto show. I'll definately be there taking pics. The new Z06 is badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I'm no expert but does GM use yellow then Red on their tachometers. Am I the only one here thinking that when he states that the color Yellow will have more velocity that he's indicating that the car will have an even higher red-line and is talking nothing about color? I'm also inclined to think that when he states you'll have to "Think Hard" on which interior to get that it's not refering to interior options but rather just backing up his statement about not getting a sunburn in the car...meaning it's just another way of telling you that it's a hard top car only? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Originally posted by AudiOn19s: ... Am I the only one here thinking that when he states that the color Yellow will have more velocity that he's indicating that the car will have an even higher red-line and is talking nothing about color? Makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 In all of this talk about magnesium, you must remember that all of the metals that go into car are alloys. Pure magnesium will burn and do all of those other nasty things, but a magnesium alloy will have much better, safer, and more malluable properties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Yeah. But the Porsches wheels still lit up the surroundings like a spotlight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttemper Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Originally posted by Orion: mag burns. and doesnt need oxygen. bad idea in a car. What are you talking about? anything that is burning is consuming oxygen. Maybe you need to refer to the fire tetrahedron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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