?Converting a C5 into stripped down bracket car?
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Racer
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 257
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From: Bucks County PA
A lot of good ideas and points are being made. I guess I should have been a little clearer though. I know I can get my Vette to run 10's pretty easily with a bunch of mods. I am looking to do something slightly different. Put it on a big diet and see what it will do with minimal mods. Heads and cam- open headers, and a tune. What will this thing run with serious weight removed. I have run a very mild 68 Camaro for 20 years. It is a totally stripped bracket car with a very mild big block. It runs low tens all day long shifting at 5400RPM and I have done nothing to it since 1991 other than change the belts (SFI requirement), tires, and oil. Super light weight= speed and reliable.
I personally would rather run a light car/mild engine combo than a heavy car/high horsepower combo to run a given time.
I have a lead on a car with some front end damage and the price sounds fair. I might be a step closer to what I am looking for.
I think it will be a cool project to watch the results for those who can stomach me ripping this thing apart!
Jim
I personally would rather run a light car/mild engine combo than a heavy car/high horsepower combo to run a given time.
I have a lead on a car with some front end damage and the price sounds fair. I might be a step closer to what I am looking for.
I think it will be a cool project to watch the results for those who can stomach me ripping this thing apart!
Jim
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 6,029
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From: Palm Coast, FL
Jim,
The tracks are becoming strict on the rules especially safety related issues. If you plan on running better then 11.50 without a roll bar you will probably receive a warning. Better then 9.99999 you have to have the cage to support that as well. Running brackets is all about being consistent and being able to run the dialed in number.
Here's a thread about brackets from the drag racing section, hope it helps
Rob
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/drag...-strategy.html
The tracks are becoming strict on the rules especially safety related issues. If you plan on running better then 11.50 without a roll bar you will probably receive a warning. Better then 9.99999 you have to have the cage to support that as well. Running brackets is all about being consistent and being able to run the dialed in number.
Here's a thread about brackets from the drag racing section, hope it helps
Rob
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/drag...-strategy.html
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,186
Likes: 2
From: Woodinville WA
A lot of good ideas and points are being made. I guess I should have been a little clearer though. I know I can get my Vette to run 10's pretty easily with a bunch of mods. I am looking to do something slightly different. Put it on a big diet and see what it will do with minimal mods. Heads and cam- open headers, and a tune. What will this thing run with serious weight removed. I have run a very mild 68 Camaro for 20 years. It is a totally stripped bracket car with a very mild big block. It runs low tens all day long shifting at 5400RPM and I have done nothing to it since 1991 other than change the belts (SFI requirement), tires, and oil. Super light weight= speed and reliable.
I personally would rather run a light car/mild engine combo than a heavy car/high horsepower combo to run a given time.
I have a lead on a car with some front end damage and the price sounds fair. I might be a step closer to what I am looking for.
I think it will be a cool project to watch the results for those who can stomach me ripping this thing apart!
Jim
I personally would rather run a light car/mild engine combo than a heavy car/high horsepower combo to run a given time.
I have a lead on a car with some front end damage and the price sounds fair. I might be a step closer to what I am looking for.
I think it will be a cool project to watch the results for those who can stomach me ripping this thing apart!
Jim
Pro
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 575
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From: Oskaloosa Iowa
My car is a 10.50 C5 with the 346ci, 6 point bar, 10" DOT slick and still has 100% all the creature comforts, IRS, and is now an automatic though, and even the A/C and tunes blarring... I drive it to the track, not gutted at all. Not sure if that helps or not, what i'm getting at is my car is not cut up or trashed and still runs good.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2003
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From: East Meadow NY
St. Jude Donor '12
11's is a cake walk without gutting everything. I used to run the Corvette Challenge all the time in my vert with H/C package and I was pretty successful.
You can get faster than I with a more aggressive package and a more optimized build. I had the work done to be a cruiser that could hold its own on the drag strip. If I optimized the configuration even further, I could get more more speed out of it. I have a relatively mild h/c package by current standards.
You can get faster than I with a more aggressive package and a more optimized build. I had the work done to be a cruiser that could hold its own on the drag strip. If I optimized the configuration even further, I could get more more speed out of it. I have a relatively mild h/c package by current standards.
Last edited by chaase; Feb 17, 2011 at 04:08 PM.
