Katech-powered Corvette sets GT car TRACK RECORD at Paul Ricard
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Katech-powered Corvette sets GT car TRACK RECORD at Paul Ricard
C5 Corvette with Katech Track Attack LS7. Horsepower undisclosed
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Official record 2:09.734
http://www.circuitpaulricard.com/Use...ts%20total.pdf
Page 2, competitor #33, car #102, Owner Benton Bryan, Driver Nigel Greensall
http://www.circuitpaulricard.com/Use...ts%20total.pdf
Page 2, competitor #33, car #102, Owner Benton Bryan, Driver Nigel Greensall
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I concur However, isn't that a Victor Jr (tarrantula type) individual runner manifold (intended for a carb) developed for NASCAR Daytona type tracks. Kinsler has forgotten more about Electronic FI than most will ever know.
Last edited by 63Corvette; 09-16-2010 at 03:44 PM.
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Now then one can only image what the possibilities would be for the GT1 C5R/C6R LS7 if they would have been allowed to run unrestricted. Just think of the fun it would have been to watch an unrestricted GT1 C5R/C6R run down the long straights of LeMans with Ferrari and Austin V12s also unrestricted. Did Katech ever play around with unrestricted set ups or just make by the rule book, no time to play? Thanks for sharing.
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Now then one can only image what the possibilities would be for the GT1 C5R/C6R LS7 if they would have been allowed to run unrestricted. Just think of the fun it would have been to watch an unrestricted GT1 C5R/C6R run down the long straights of LeMans with Ferrari and Austin V12s also unrestricted. Did Katech ever play around with unrestricted set ups or just make by the rule book, no time to play? Thanks for sharing.
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No, we have not. Parts were designed around the restrictor. Once a restrictor goes sonic you're not going to get any more air and therefore no more power. Because of this, cylinder head ports and intake runners were designed to maximize torque. Simply removing the restrictor will not yield huge power increases. If you ran a different cylinder head and intake manifold it would, but the bottom end was designed to be lightweight and durable at 580hp so the whole engine would need to be re-tested for durability at higher power levels.