Hey guys you are forgetting the late 80's early 90's Z-24 came with 2.8 or 3.1 v6's in them. I own a 89 Z-24 2.8 MTX....now don't get me wrong I love mu tour to death 95Se 2.5 MTX, but I would have to really sweat it out to put it up against my Z.. The Z is stronger off the line and you can hold the gears longer to produce higher speeds quicker...don't know if the our would