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ZL-1 was an option code on the Chevy Corvette and Camaro in 1969. It was a Regular-Production Order (RPO) for the 'Vette, but for the Camaro it was a Central Office Production order (COPO).
It consisted of an L88 427c.i. engine but replaced the normal cast-iron block with an aluminum one, and saved 100lbs. in the process. This lead to 50/50 weight distrubtion for both models. To make up for the fact that aluminum is weaker than iron, the block was beefed up substantially. A dry-sump oil system was used, and the stock camshaft was replaced with a longer duration one. The ZL-1 weighed just over 500lbs. total and could produce 585hp @ 7000rpm at the crank. Fuel shutoff occured at 7100rpm. Torque output was officially rated at 460ft-lbs, but it is/was actually over 500ft-lbs.
A complete ZL-1 'Vette, of which only 2 were produced, had a dry weight of just under 3,000lbs. In addition to the 2 Corvettes produced with the ZL-1, 69 Camaro's also recieved the engine. All ZL-1-equipped cars featured the M22 "Rock-Crusher" close-ratio 4-speed transmission, although one ZL-1 test car had a "beefed-up" 3-speed automatic.
A grand total of 500 ZL-1 engines were produced in order to homologate it for racing.
Zora Arkus-Duntov drove a ZL-1 Corvette down the 1/4-mile in 12.1 seconds at 116mph. This car was equipped with an M22 4-speed tranmission, a 3.70:1 Positraction rear-end, and road race tires. In order to fit the tires, a set of fender flares had to be installed. Both ZL-1 'Vettes came with a set of fender flares in the passenger compartment. The tires had to be bought separatley. Zora managed to pull a full 1.0g on the skid pad with this 'Vette.
Zora took another ZL-1 'Vette, this one with headers and drag slicks, which, I'd like to point out, are about as good as modern street tires, through the 1/4-mile in 10.5 seconds at 133mph.
The 1st car had a top speed over over 160mph. The 2nd could make it to 140mph. However, with dealer-installed 2.76:1 gears, to ZL-1 Corvette could push 200mph with relative ease.
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Mostly called the Pinnacle of Motorsports but in reality it's just europeans sucking each other off in their trillion dollar cars that never reach top speed because the tracks dont allow for them to do so.
That Formula 1 race was boring as hell, there was no passing, they just all drove around this big road course for 4 hours and never even raced each other.
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Broke-person day! It's the day where you have no money left because of Christmas
"Guess what? It's broke girl/boi day a.k.a. January 1!
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Generally used in 'L337 Speak' to signal "!" as the combination of Shift + 1.
OMFG JOO $7ol3 Meh *Cookie* LOLZ !1 # ELEVENDY
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It’s the national: be a gentleman month
1. November is the day when all the boys can be kind to a girl or a boy without be called simp
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today is national ask to touch a boys fingernail day
Ayden: hi wats up
Charlotte: Can I touch your fingernail
Ayden: what?
Charlotte: its September 1
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The elite, the cowards that laugh at us everyday for living a modern day slavery life in which we work hard labor that will keep the wheel spinning while they sit back and enjoy their trillions and infinite amount of dollars or other currencies. WAKE UP PEOPLE it's time we bring justice to this world and figure out what we can do so these fuckers will stop monopolizing the world and we can all be free from this modern day slavery!
It's fucked up that all these sheep are manipulated and controlled by the 1 percent so that they keep all the riches and goods while we fight for the scraps. slavery control revolution
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