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From: Exit 89 GSP,Lakewood,NJ The Land Of Mojo
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Originally Posted by 93 ragtop
Just to add to this, Neverlift sells a 12 bolt solid axle conversion. I believe Leo said it was available as a kit to self install or he would install it for you. He also had a option of using racing brakes or adapters to use the existing corvette brakes. John Mackey has this setup in his car now.
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From: Exit 89 GSP,Lakewood,NJ The Land Of Mojo
Cental/South NJ Events Coordinator
CI 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 Vet
CI-II Burnout & Drag Champ
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by SSLT1KID
i have never understood this. why would anyone ever convert a corvette to a straight axel? you do realize that GM made a car with a corvette engine and a straight axel anready in it.... they named it Camaro. if you want a purpose built drag car with a straight axel and a corvette engine L98, LT1, LS1 pick your vette engine it doesnt matter, build a camaro. is there something i am missing?
Second, a stock Corvette drag races very well. The newer the car gets(in generations) the less apt it is at drag racing.
It's a sports car, sports cars are not usually good drag race machines, but the C4 does a very good job of it. WIth a Corvette, you can have a car that does it all, it may not shine in one particular area, but it can do it all. You can show it, drag it, road race it, commute to work, make it a daily driver, all in one package.
Some guys here want a dedicated drag machine, sometimes it's cheaper to convert what you have rather than buy another car.
I bought another car just for drag racing and I was going to buy a Camaro until it was pointed out that racing the Corvette Challenge would not be possible, and on the days when we have dual events, I wouldn't be able to bring both cars, so Corvette it was.
Putting a solid axle into a Corvette doesn't make it any less a Corvette. The Corvette had a solid axle from 1953-1962, and they had non hideaway headlights.
Here's a solid axle vette that isn't original anymore, but it's still a vette
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Mr Mojo, good point on racing in corvette classes. I strongly agree with you about the all around capabilites of the C4 "show it, drag it, road race it, commute to work, make it a daily driver, all in one package" heck, i even delivered pizzas in mine at one point! but that is why i dont understand converting to straight axel, becasue you would loose the sports car handling aspect, which is the fun part, if you ask me. dont get me wrong, i am all about drag racing, but i wouldnt lose my handling for it. especialy when there is already a GM car out there that already has the vette engine and the live rear axel. it reminds me of people who convert LT1 camaros to LS1....just buy yourself an LS1 camaro. C5 body kits on C4s. am i rambling?
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Originally Posted by SSLT1KID
Mr Mojo, good point on racing in corvette classes. I strongly agree with you about the all around capabilites of the C4 "show it, drag it, road race it, commute to work, make it a daily driver, all in one package" heck, i even delivered pizzas in mine at one point! but that is why i dont understand converting to straight axel, becasue you would loose the sports car handling aspect, which is the fun part, if you ask me. dont get me wrong, i am all about drag racing, but i wouldnt lose my handling for it. especialy when there is already a GM car out there that already has the vette engine and the live rear axel. it reminds me of people who convert LT1 camaros to LS1....just buy yourself an LS1 camaro. C5 body kits on C4s. am i rambling?
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From: Lancaster CA
Originally Posted by honda hunter
Ive owned both a Camaro and a Vette. I will never drive another Camaro again. Not even in the same class. I like the Vette, alot so I'm going to do what it takes for it to suite my purpose
Melting Slicks
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From: Canton MI
After trying to make the vette work for over 2 year i am giving up on it. i sold my bad a$$ Dana 44 , pulled the motor out and putting the car back to stock. The vette was good picking up chicks not to much on the drag strip. I had fun with the car , but with the money I spent and the motor I have I can be going 8s by now. 
you can go 9s with a Dana 44, you just need jeb to put his magic touch .
you can go 9s with a Dana 44, you just need jeb to put his magic touch .
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Just out of curiosity...has anyone cryo-treated a 36? I just wanna go 11's or so not 8's or 9's. 60' times in the 1.6 to 1.7's. I have a Camaro that has gone 1.52's on the 7.5" 10 bolt. I'm really disappointed that these vette rears are so weak. I have since gone to a Moser 9" in the Camaro so that I can spray some more on the launch. 1.4's so far.
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From: Manama Bahrain
Originally Posted by 94-6spd
Just out of curiosity...has anyone cryo-treated a 36? I just wanna go 11's or so not 8's or 9's. 60' times in the 1.6 to 1.7's. I have a Camaro that has gone 1.52's on the 7.5" 10 bolt. I'm really disappointed that these vette rears are so weak. I have since gone to a Moser 9" in the Camaro so that I can spray some more on the launch. 1.4's so far.
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From: S.L.C. UT
Originally Posted by yedister
Try these link, The first is his homepage, the second is his link to his and a couple of others who has put a 9 in a vette.
yedi
http://www.bowtye8.tzo.com/bowtie8/
http://bowtye8.tzo.com/bowtie8/corve...20Ford%20Rear/
yedi
http://www.bowtye8.tzo.com/bowtie8/
http://bowtye8.tzo.com/bowtie8/corve...20Ford%20Rear/
(JimB pics)