FASTEST VETTE EVER
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From: Outer Banks NC FIRST IN FLIGHT
Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (VETTE-1)
Quickest-Accelerating Corvette
During a qualifying run at the 1999 NHRA Gatornationals, JIm Epler's Easy Care sponsored C5 funny car covered the quater mile in 4.899 seconds.
Quickest- Accelerating stock Corvette
02' Z06 six speed. Quater mile in 12.48 @114.9 mph. In Febuary 2002 Motor Trend.
Quickest-Accelerating tuner Corvette
Steve Dumler's 01' C5. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering twin-turbo 427 LS-1 ran 9.24 @150.27 mph. Zero to 60 took just 1.97 seconds.
Fastest Corvette
Jim Epler's Easy Care C% @311.27 mph in the quater mile at the 1999 Gatornationals.
I got all this info from the April 03' edition of Motor Trend. There is alot more. I suggest to everyone buy this issue if you haven't already. Theres alot of good Corvette stuff. :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod:
[Modified by Kizmo, 4:14 PM 3/7/2003]
During a qualifying run at the 1999 NHRA Gatornationals, JIm Epler's Easy Care sponsored C5 funny car covered the quater mile in 4.899 seconds.
Quickest- Accelerating stock Corvette
02' Z06 six speed. Quater mile in 12.48 @114.9 mph. In Febuary 2002 Motor Trend.
Quickest-Accelerating tuner Corvette
Steve Dumler's 01' C5. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering twin-turbo 427 LS-1 ran 9.24 @150.27 mph. Zero to 60 took just 1.97 seconds.
Fastest Corvette
Jim Epler's Easy Care C% @311.27 mph in the quater mile at the 1999 Gatornationals.
I got all this info from the April 03' edition of Motor Trend. There is alot more. I suggest to everyone buy this issue if you haven't already. Theres alot of good Corvette stuff. :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod:
[Modified by Kizmo, 4:14 PM 3/7/2003]
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From: Oswego Illinois
Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (C4DC)
I dont know I still think the '69 ZL1 is pretty dam fast. :eek:
They under rated that thing so much. Swap in a bigger carb some slicks and your in the 11's.
[Modified by vetteguy216, 6:49 PM 3/7/2003]
They under rated that thing so much. Swap in a bigger carb some slicks and your in the 11's.
[Modified by vetteguy216, 6:49 PM 3/7/2003]
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Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (VETTE-1)
My friend, and fellow Desert Corvette Association club member, Ed Van Scoy, holds the B/GT land speed record at Bonneville at just over 223 MPH average, and the C/GT record at over 203. There is a great article about Ed and Linda in the latest issue of Corvette Magazine.
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Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (C4DC)
I wonder if the LPE 427 TT would out run the sledgehammer in top end... That car ran close to 255mph I think... :reddevil
I don't think the aerodynamics of the C5 are good enough.
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Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (NavyVet)
My friend, and fellow Desert Corvette Association club member, Ed Van Scoy, holds the B/GT land speed record at Bonneville at just over 223 MPH average, and the C/GT record at over 203. There is a great article about Ed and Linda in the latest issue of Corvette Magazine.
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From: T.Dot ON
Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (Jeffvette)
I wonder if the LPE 427 TT would out run the sledgehammer in top end... That car ran close to 255mph I think... :reddevil
I don't think the aerodynamics of the C5 are good enough.
I don't think the aerodynamics of the C5 are good enough.
fastest late model vette i know is from a local shoppe. Its a 96 yellow coupe and has a 406 bowtie motor with a single turbo (super thumper). Last dyno it got 1359 RWHP. If i remember correctly their best time is 8.44 @ 189 mph. With a drag radial on the zr1 rims it spun all the way thru the 1/4.. was one funny run.... 10.2 @172 mph . Im pretty sure hes run in tennesse and Englishtown before. Those that remember the red c4 thats always there... he built the yellow one. :cheers:
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Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (VETTE-1)
What is the fastest vette ever.
1)Fastest Stock Vette Ever Produced
1)Fastest Stock Vette Ever Produced
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Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (C4DC)
I wonder if the LPE 427 TT would out run the sledgehammer in top end... That car ran close to 255mph I think... :reddevil
SLEDGEHAMMER is still the speed king :cheers:
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Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (ZR_Don)
What is the fastest vette ever.
1)Fastest Stock Vette Ever Produced
I believe the Fastest Stock (non-turner) vette on the top end is still the 1990 ZR-1.
1)Fastest Stock Vette Ever Produced
I believe the Fastest Stock (non-turner) vette on the top end is still the 1990 ZR-1.
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (*89x2*)
RPO B2K = 191.5 mph 1989 Aerobody Coupe. :cheers:
The older vette body supposedly has a Cd of 0.35
Does anyone have numbers on the aerobody? Also, I'm curious how much lowering the rake angle and the whole car by 1" has on the effect of the drag. I do know that Cd has nothing to do with the frontal area of a car. For example, an 18-wheeler can have a better Cd than a 10 yr old on a 50cc motorcycle.
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From: sebastopol ca
Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (C4DC)
I wonder if the LPE 427 TT would out run the sledgehammer in top end... That car ran close to 255mph I think... :reddevil
speaking of which have you seen that new bugatti 16/4? 1001 horsepower out of a quad turbocharged w-16, top speed 254.
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Re: FASTEST VETTE EVER (VETTE-1)
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