1985 Corvette Performance Specs
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Melting Slicks
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1985 Corvette Performance Specs
Could someone please post stock 1985 performance specs like 0-60, 1/4 mile times and top speed?
***Reason being is that a friend told me that the 1985 Ford Mustang GT was the fastest production car in 1985.
I need to know the 1985 Mustang GT's top speed as well.
Please reference it if possible (Road & Track, Car & Driver, etc.)
I have seen it written that the Mustang had a top speed of 140 MPH, with a 0-60 of 7.1 seconds and a 1/4 mile of 15.5.
I have found specs on a 1985 Corvette with it's specs being 0-60 in 5.6 seconds, 1/4 mile of 14.1 and a top speed of 148-151 MPH.
Are the Corvette stats right?
Thanks in advance.
***Reason being is that a friend told me that the 1985 Ford Mustang GT was the fastest production car in 1985.
I need to know the 1985 Mustang GT's top speed as well.
Please reference it if possible (Road & Track, Car & Driver, etc.)
I have seen it written that the Mustang had a top speed of 140 MPH, with a 0-60 of 7.1 seconds and a 1/4 mile of 15.5.
I have found specs on a 1985 Corvette with it's specs being 0-60 in 5.6 seconds, 1/4 mile of 14.1 and a top speed of 148-151 MPH.
Are the Corvette stats right?
Thanks in advance.
Melting Slicks
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here's a page that lists car & driver, plus road & tracks reviews of the 85 vette. it shows 0-60, 1/4, top speed, etc. of a 85 manual. 
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...85/85perf.html
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...85/85perf.html
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
He's off his rocker.
Fastest DOMESTIC cars. (1/4 mile)
84 = Corvette
85 = Corvette
86 = Grand National
87 = Grand National GNX
88 = Corvette
I have a 1985 5.sl0w, it's slow. I don't think Ford had the Corvette beat until 2003, if ever.
Fastest DOMESTIC cars. (1/4 mile)
84 = Corvette
85 = Corvette
86 = Grand National
87 = Grand National GNX
88 = Corvette
I have a 1985 5.sl0w, it's slow. I don't think Ford had the Corvette beat until 2003, if ever.
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85 mustang GT had a carburated 5.0 V8 rated at 210 hp,& weighed a little over 3000 pounds.vette had 20 more rated horsepower,alot more torque,48 cubes on it,& weighed only about 100lbs more.wheres he gettin his info from?
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Originally Posted by CentralCoaster
He's off his rocker.
Fastest DOMESTIC cars. (1/4 mile)
84 = Corvette
85 = Corvette
86 = Grand National
87 = Grand National GNX
88 = Corvette
I have a 1985 5.sl0w, it's slow. I don't think Ford had the Corvette beat until 2003, if ever.
Fastest DOMESTIC cars. (1/4 mile)
84 = Corvette
85 = Corvette
86 = Grand National
87 = Grand National GNX
88 = Corvette
I have a 1985 5.sl0w, it's slow. I don't think Ford had the Corvette beat until 2003, if ever.
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i really am confused how someone can run 14.1 with a 5.6 0-60 time in a STOCK 85'. an 84' is a second slower and does 0-60 in 6.8 STOCK. 85 only had 25 more peak hp and 40 ft.lbs of peak torque more than the 84'.That dropped it more than a second from 0-60? my modded 87' with a rebuilt motor didnt' run that fast 
if i remember right i read somewhere around 14.6@95mph was a stock 1/4 time and 6.0 was for 0-60.
if i remember right i read somewhere around 14.6@95mph was a stock 1/4 time and 6.0 was for 0-60.
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For what it's worth, way back in '86/'87 one of my friends bought a used '85 Mustang GT. We brought it to the track, and after 3 or 4 runs he pulled a 14.73 (don't remember the trap speed, but I do remember him saying the speedo was reading 4-5mph below what the trap speed was).
Car was bone stock with street tires, and that was his first time at the track so I'm sure a more experienced driver could have pulled a couple more tenths out of it.
I also rember reading a magazine road test of the '85 Mustang where they got 15.3 in the quarter... what I don't understand is how the magazine testers were at least a half second off his time. Are they really that bad at driving?
Ben
Car was bone stock with street tires, and that was his first time at the track so I'm sure a more experienced driver could have pulled a couple more tenths out of it.
I also rember reading a magazine road test of the '85 Mustang where they got 15.3 in the quarter... what I don't understand is how the magazine testers were at least a half second off his time. Are they really that bad at driving?
Ben
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Originally Posted by vette&f-bod lover
in 87,a chevy corvette callaway,was faster than a GNX.in 2003,a ZO6 was faster than a mustang cobra.
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www.corvettearchive.com has the Road & Track tests. Lots of good info. I think they tested 1/4 times in the 14.1 range for an 85 vette. 
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All that is history. It happened 20 years ago. Different drivers, different tracks, etc. Take them to the strip and RUN 'em. What is the point of a "My car used to be faster than your car" arguement?
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Originally Posted by SHINOBI-X
i really am confused how someone can run 14.1 with a 5.6 0-60 time in a STOCK 85'. an 84' is a second slower and does 0-60 in 6.8 STOCK. 85 only had 25 more peak hp and 40 ft.lbs of peak torque more than the 84'.That dropped it more than a second from 0-60? my modded 87' with a rebuilt motor didnt' run that fast
if i remember right i read somewhere around 14.6@95mph was a stock 1/4 time and 6.0 was for 0-60.
if i remember right i read somewhere around 14.6@95mph was a stock 1/4 time and 6.0 was for 0-60.
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St. Jude Donor '05
What cracks me up are the guys who claim mid -low 13's on a worn out L98. I mean stock , not a modded one , either. Stock times were around 14.5-14.6 or so at best. Show me how they knocked a full second or more off that. Maybe GM screwed up on their car only. I'll never buy it. 
Theres one member that stands out in my mind who ran some low 13's with a 100 shot...Used to be posted at another site.It has since been removed and still runs the same times?
Theres one member that stands out in my mind who ran some low 13's with a 100 shot...Used to be posted at another site.It has since been removed and still runs the same times?
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
14.1 my ***.Take any 85-88 Corvette owner off the street, let him run at the track as is, and he'll run high 14s or low 15s..
Don't be an armchair racer driving around in a poorly maintained vehicle, without knowing how to drive or launch it, even being chicken to run it to redline, and then claim your car runs faster times than a seasoned racer that tested it brand new 20 years ago after it was 'factory massaged' from GM and had new tires just because you have a pair of mufflers with 25 estimated horsepower and someone posted on the internet that 10 hp is worth 1 tenth at the track.
Rant over! Now back to wrench on my POS poorly maintained Vette.
Last edited by CentralCoaster; May 17, 2005 at 08:34 PM.
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
What cracks me up are the guys who claim mid -low 13's on a worn out L98. I mean stock , not a modded one , either. Stock times were around 14.5-14.6 or so at best. Show me how they knocked a full second or more off that. Maybe GM screwed up on their car only. I'll never buy it.
Theres one member that stands out in my mind who ran some low 13's with a 100 shot...Used to be posted at another site.It has since been removed and still runs the same times?
Theres one member that stands out in my mind who ran some low 13's with a 100 shot...Used to be posted at another site.It has since been removed and still runs the same times?
14.5-14.6 at best.......i don't think so buddy.
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I have no clue what is going on with this thread, but there are alot of members thave have run high 13's to low,low 14's stock in a L-98.
Myselve, Scorp508, and Raistlin come to mind.
I think Scorp was 13.87, Raistlin was around there, and I pulled 98.5MPH at the traps consisently.
For you guys who think a stock L-98 runs mid 14's to low 15's, better get your head checked. The aren't the fastest cars out there, but low 15's? Yah, okay.......
I would say any 87-91 stick car with a good driver with a 1.9- 2.0 60 foot would be high 13's with out a problem.
Myselve, Scorp508, and Raistlin come to mind.
I think Scorp was 13.87, Raistlin was around there, and I pulled 98.5MPH at the traps consisently.
For you guys who think a stock L-98 runs mid 14's to low 15's, better get your head checked. The aren't the fastest cars out there, but low 15's? Yah, okay.......
I would say any 87-91 stick car with a good driver with a 1.9- 2.0 60 foot would be high 13's with out a problem.
Last edited by 88BlackZ-51; May 17, 2005 at 09:46 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by 88BlackZ-51
I have no clue what is going on with this thread, but there are alot of members thave have run high 13's to low,low 14's stock in a L-98.
Myselve, Scorp508, and Raistlin come to mind.
I think Scorp was 13.87, Raistlin was around there, and I pulled 98.5MPH at the traps consisently.
For you guys who think a stock L-98 runs mid 14's to low 15's, better get your head checked. The aren't the fastest cars out there, but low 15's? Yah, okay.......
I would say any 87-91 stick car with a good driver with a 1.9- 2.0 60 foot would be high 13's with out a problem.
Myselve, Scorp508, and Raistlin come to mind.
I think Scorp was 13.87, Raistlin was around there, and I pulled 98.5MPH at the traps consisently.
For you guys who think a stock L-98 runs mid 14's to low 15's, better get your head checked. The aren't the fastest cars out there, but low 15's? Yah, okay.......
I would say any 87-91 stick car with a good driver with a 1.9- 2.0 60 foot would be high 13's with out a problem.
Bone stock with zero mods I ran 15.09@89-With a few free mods, a little intake massaging and a good exhaust from manifolds back, I dropped 2/10ths and gained almost 4 mph. Granted, this was at LACR, 2700 ft. A good friend of mine runs exactly the same times back to back...Within 1/100th of a second, matter of fact. At Bakersfield. (800 ft I believe) he went 14.3, same exact mods, btw.
If these testers ran their cars at sea level claiming 14.6 or so, figure a 20-30 hp gain with mods, you have the number-About 2-3 tenths quicker than stock. Archives point the 89 6 spd. at 15 sec...fwiw
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Maybe its something with the California air, but my car would run a 14.1 with no modifications at all. I dont know why it is you all think we can only run mid 14s.
Any L98 with a good driver should be able to pull a low 14 to high 13s without a problem. I know Scorp did a high 13 with nothing done to the engine.
Any L98 with a good driver should be able to pull a low 14 to high 13s without a problem. I know Scorp did a high 13 with nothing done to the engine.
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St. Jude Donor '05
What I originally posted were the stock times these magazines claimed back in the day vs. what they are running now.
Yes, the air at LACR is thin: everone runs a little slow there.
What got me, and I knew this was going to happen, is when I mention guys claiming low to mid 13's being stock(no mods). That, i don't believe. That's LS1 territory. Low 14's, high 13's in the right conditions obviously is possible: Time slips say it all.
88 black Z51-You don't know what's going on with the thread, because you may have passed over the words low to mid 13's and stock.
Last I checked, my head is still attached. It needs my body for transportation.
Yes, the air at LACR is thin: everone runs a little slow there.
What got me, and I knew this was going to happen, is when I mention guys claiming low to mid 13's being stock(no mods). That, i don't believe. That's LS1 territory. Low 14's, high 13's in the right conditions obviously is possible: Time slips say it all.
88 black Z51-You don't know what's going on with the thread, because you may have passed over the words low to mid 13's and stock.
Last I checked, my head is still attached. It needs my body for transportation.