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Old info about Jay Leno driving Z06 pace car. But for the first time in the history of the Daytona, the pace car with 505HP will exceed the power of the event cars which are limited to 450 HP.
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Originally Posted by c6vette
Old info about Jay Leno driving Z06 pace car. But for the first time in the history of the Daytona, the pace car with 505HP will exceed the power of the event cars which are limited to 450 HP.
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Yeah - the IRL specification say "3.5 liters normally aspirated". The hot engine for this is the Honda HI3R, which is rated 650+ HP @ 10,300 RPM. Do they have lower RPM limits for some tracks?
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Originally Posted by Buffy
Yeah - the IRL specification say "3.5 liters normally aspirated". The hot engine for this is the Honda HI3R, which is rated 650+ HP @ 10,300 RPM.
At Daytona, the engines are restricted to about 450hp. Maybe Leno shouldn't pull off after the pace laps, and instead go head to head with the big boys
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Originally Posted by serendipity
Yes. They are limited on "fast" tracks to about 450hp, as opposed to the usual 700+ hp.
I knew with restrictor plates and such that they were down on power but I really didn't think it was THAT much.
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Is it that low? I knew with restrictor plates and such that they were down on power but I really didn't think it was THAT much.
I knew with restrictor plates and such that they were down on power but I really didn't think it was THAT much.
That's shocking. I can't believe that most moded vettes have more hp then the cars running Daytona.
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Originally Posted by serendipity
The real cars also probably weigh half of what a Z06 does - I don't see the Z keeping up with them for long 
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Originally Posted by serendipity
Yes. They are limited on "fast" tracks to about 450hp, as opposed to the usual 700+ hp.
Originally Posted by Datawiz
...Maybe Leno shouldn't pull off after the pace laps, and instead go head to head with the big boys
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Is it that low? I knew with restrictor plates and such that they were down on power but I really didn't think it was THAT much.
I knew with restrictor plates and such that they were down on power but I really didn't think it was THAT much.
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Originally Posted by c6vette
which are limited to 450 HP.
The cars are not limited in terms of horsepower. The restrictor plate limits the amount of air that can physically pass into the motor reduces the horsepower.
It would be interesting to see what kind of qualifying lap the Z06 would do with a pro driver.
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If a stock Z06 ran the Daytona 500 with race tires and the suspension adjusted properly, it would win, hands down. The Z06 is more aerodymanic, has 55 more hp, and is at least 300 lbs. lighter than a Cup car at Daytona. Cup car motors make about 650 hp normally, but run with restrictor plates at Daytona and Talledega to reduce hp to about 450 because those 2.5+ mi. tracks would see "unsafe" high speeds on the long straights at those tracks otherwise.
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Originally Posted by Indy-hp
If a stock Z06 ran the Daytona 500 with race tires and the suspension adjusted properly, it would win, hands down. The Z06 is more aerodymanic, has 55 more hp, and is at least 300 lbs. lighter than a Cup car at Daytona. Cup car motors make about 650 hp normally, but run with restrictor plates at Daytona and Talledega to reduce hp to about 450 because those 2.5+ mi. tracks would see "unsafe" high speeds on the long straights at those tracks otherwise.
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Is it that low? I knew with restrictor plates and such that they were down on power but I really didn't think it was THAT much.
I knew with restrictor plates and such that they were down on power but I really didn't think it was THAT much.
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Originally Posted by c6vette
Old info about Jay Leno driving Z06 pace car. But for the first time in the history of the Daytona, the pace car with 505HP will exceed the power of the event cars which are limited to 450 HP.
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Originally Posted by Datawiz
Umm, I think they're referring to the Daytona 500 which is NASCAR and not IRL.
At Daytona, the engines are restricted to about 450hp. Maybe Leno shouldn't pull off after the pace laps, and instead go head to head with the big boys
At Daytona, the engines are restricted to about 450hp. Maybe Leno shouldn't pull off after the pace laps, and instead go head to head with the big boys
