You late model Road Racers are going to love this
03-30-2009, 11:28 AM
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You late model Road Racers are going to love this
well maybe not 
After breaking 2 diffs with in 6 runs I knew I had to do something.. I spoke to a few different shops to find out what my options are..
option 1... Go with an unproven zr1 diff and hope that it holds up..
option 2... Go with a solid axle and race my *** off..
option 3... Stay with the c5 IRS, detune and run the 10.0 index..
With my personality an addiction I knew I would not be happy with anything but a solid axle..
The next step was to decide on a shop that would give me the finest quality and customers service out there.. After talking to Bobby Carroll at Carrols Rod n Racecraft and seeing his shop my decision was made..
Here are a few pics of the build..
option 1... Go with an unproven zr1 diff and hope that it holds up..
option 2... Go with a solid axle and race my *** off..
option 3... Stay with the c5 IRS, detune and run the 10.0 index..
With my personality an addiction I knew I would not be happy with anything but a solid axle..
The next step was to decide on a shop that would give me the finest quality and customers service out there.. After talking to Bobby Carroll at Carrols Rod n Racecraft and seeing his shop my decision was made..
Here are a few pics of the build..
03-30-2009, 11:31 AM
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*sigh*
Well, not everyone likes to turn corners. To each their own. I will say there are faster ways to go drag racing on less money than a Corvette. There are few more cost effective cars in the road course environment than the Corvette, however.
Well, not everyone likes to turn corners. To each their own. I will say there are faster ways to go drag racing on less money than a Corvette. There are few more cost effective cars in the road course environment than the Corvette, however.
03-30-2009, 11:38 AM
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I personally never understood why anyone would want to use a Corvette as a drag car...
It is such an expensive way to go fast for that application. You can buy a 1988 Ford mustang LX, drop in a a 351 with nitrous and your in the 10's. Heck you could probably go that fast with a 5.0 if you did it up right. I guess if you love vettes, you gotta use a vette, but you could go just as fast in something that cost 1/3rd the price and leave your vette as the nice street car.
In road racing though, the Corvette IS the bargin $$$ car which relative to it's speed, which is why I have continued with them. You could spend equal or more money running BMW's Porsche's and not be nearly as fast
It is such an expensive way to go fast for that application. You can buy a 1988 Ford mustang LX, drop in a a 351 with nitrous and your in the 10's. Heck you could probably go that fast with a 5.0 if you did it up right. I guess if you love vettes, you gotta use a vette, but you could go just as fast in something that cost 1/3rd the price and leave your vette as the nice street car.
In road racing though, the Corvette IS the bargin $$$ car which relative to it's speed, which is why I have continued with them. You could spend equal or more money running BMW's Porsche's and not be nearly as fast
03-30-2009, 01:45 PM
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I personally never understood why anyone would want to use a Corvette as a drag car...
It is such an expensive way to go fast for that application. You can buy a 1988 Ford mustang LX, drop in a a 351 with nitrous and your in the 10's. Heck you could probably go that fast with a 5.0 if you did it up right. I guess if you love vettes, you gotta use a vette, but you could go just as fast in something that cost 1/3rd the price and leave your vette as the nice street car.
In road racing though, the Corvette IS the bargin $$$ car which relative to it's speed, which is why I have continued with them. You could spend equal or more money running BMW's Porsche's and not be nearly as fast
It is such an expensive way to go fast for that application. You can buy a 1988 Ford mustang LX, drop in a a 351 with nitrous and your in the 10's. Heck you could probably go that fast with a 5.0 if you did it up right. I guess if you love vettes, you gotta use a vette, but you could go just as fast in something that cost 1/3rd the price and leave your vette as the nice street car.
In road racing though, the Corvette IS the bargin $$$ car which relative to it's speed, which is why I have continued with them. You could spend equal or more money running BMW's Porsche's and not be nearly as fast
The whole idea of going drag racing with a car that has both an IRS and a low center of gravity perplexes me.
