Your car and driving are awsome.
Recommendations For 400rwhp...
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: San Antonio TX
Recommendations For 400rwhp...
okay im kinda new and have a 97 auto... and would like around 400rwhp... what would be the CHEAPEST yet effective way to do this??
I also know that i need to to upgrade my gears and maybe install a torque converter for quicker track times as i have the 2.73s
Would 400RWHP be good enough to get into mid 12s??
I also know that i need to to upgrade my gears and maybe install a torque converter for quicker track times as i have the 2.73s
Would 400RWHP be good enough to get into mid 12s??
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 1,698
Likes: 1
From: Chapin SC
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
A 100 shot of nitrous, 3:42 gears and a 3000 stall converter should get you low 12s, maybe high 11s with the right tires. The gears and converter stall speed may sound too conservative but it's all you'll need with nitrous and the car will be more streetable.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 22,025
Likes: 192
From: At the beach in little Rhody
Your drive train upgrades will be a big help, once those are done and you know where you are with track times you can decide on the next step. Cam only will get you into the 12's if you are not already there with the other mods. Trouble is, once you get into the 12's you will be looking to 11's so plan carefully. 
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 207
Likes: 0
From: fayetteville nc
c5 a4 with 3000 stall 3.42 gears longtubes i ran 12.2 with drag radials with 150 shot nos i ran a best of 10.83 at 123.85
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 14,639
Likes: 39
From: Winston-Salem North Carolina
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Team Owner
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 23,480
Likes: 9
From: East Meadow NY
St. Jude Donor '12
okay im kinda new and have a 97 auto... and would like around 400rwhp... what would be the CHEAPEST yet effective way to do this??
I also know that i need to to upgrade my gears and maybe install a torque converter for quicker track times as i have the 2.73s
Would 400RWHP be good enough to get into mid 12s??
I also know that i need to to upgrade my gears and maybe install a torque converter for quicker track times as i have the 2.73s
Would 400RWHP be good enough to get into mid 12s??
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
2004 a4 coupe with 2.73s
stinger, corsa pace cars, lg long tubes and a tune on street tires with 35 psi
Tonight, I ran a 12.88 at 109.68 on a 2.01 sixty foot, on my second run ever in this car. With a convertor and drag radials i'm hitting mid 12's easy.
Dave
stinger, corsa pace cars, lg long tubes and a tune on street tires with 35 psi
Tonight, I ran a 12.88 at 109.68 on a 2.01 sixty foot, on my second run ever in this car. With a convertor and drag radials i'm hitting mid 12's easy.
Dave
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 184
Likes: 0
From: San Antonio TX
wow sounds like it doesnt take much at all!
when i first got the car.. i ran a 13.8
but of course that was bone stock... i think im deff gonna be looking for some 3.42s and a TC before anything else!!
when i first got the car.. i ran a 13.8
but of course that was bone stock... i think im deff gonna be looking for some 3.42s and a TC before anything else!!
