55chevr

Building 1999 FRC for Land Speed record attempt. The engine is a 4.8 L20 with pistons and rods. Considering Nitrous installation. Wheels are the big issue. Does anyone know steel wheels for C5-s?

Joe

nsogiba

Not sure on the wheel selection, but since it's the common Chevy 5x4.75 bolt pattern, you should be able to find something. The tough part will be clearing the front brakes.

Roddy13

Shaolin Crane

I'll be following, Al and Harvey Teague are family.

55chevr

The current wheels are Cray Mantas.

55chevr

Guess I should add that we race as Fairway Motorsports. Team is made up by me, my brother Tom, his sons Joe and Cliff. We have set land speed records at Bonneville, Loring, Maxton and Ohio. All with motorcycles but Tom and I decided it was time to switch over to cars.

Joe

55chevr

Drove it around town and it is like a new car. Will make a good driver but a better race car.

Joe

JR-01

What is the currant record you are trying to break?

55chevr

The D/GT (Grand Touring) record at Loring is 172.058 mph.

Kelly.s

Why does it need steel wheels?

JR-01

Won't a stock Z06 go over 170 nph?

Dbl_D718

No, mostly because there wasn't a Z06 in 1999.

55chevr

Stock C5 Corvettes go 160 mph in a mile and a half. This is timed with certified equipment. They come with C motors ( 6 liter limit). I am downsizing to D motor (5 liter limit). I am considering Nitrous Oxide but will put in fuel class and have to run in Modified Sports

JR-01

oops.

Pounder

first time you have been wrong this year !!!!!! Good Job !!!!!!:hid e::r ofl:

blackmachdown

why nitrous over a turbo?

55chevr

Why not?

STALION

Lightest wheels you can find will be OEM magnesium, otherwise standard OEM or TSW wheels would be sufficient...unless of course you really want to go high dollar.

blackmachdown

On 4.8 and 5.3 motors I always see people going with turbo builds since all they require is opening the rings for boost and slapping a borg warner s480 on and pushing the psi to the HP number they want.

MonkUSMC

Pretty off-topic...but I think I may know your brother and his son.. Does Dowling ring a bell? I don't expect a reply in the thread to further derail it.