drivestwin

Last night on our way home from the 99 vert's first trip out in months, we were challenged by a newer GTO. He wanted to race...badly. I did not as I keep my racing at the track, but I couldn't help but wonder how my stock A4 99 would have done against the newer GTO.

Any thoughts? I have no other info on the GTO so lets assume it was a stock piece.

By the way, after driving it for the first time in a long while.....the C5 is a truly fabulous car. (he says after fixing the leaking battery over the winter)

TraceZ

What gears do you have in your 99?

Also, GTOs came with 2 different engines, depending on the year. 5.7 LS1(350hp) or 6.0 LS2(400hp)

kevin40zx

Corvette-Chris

Um its hard to say.....If it was a 6.0 manual, you might have your hands full.

peter pan

Hard to say without knowing more

bucwheat

We have a member in our vette club who owns both and says the C-5 is faster,no problem.

Jeffmeister

I raced an LS1 GTO with intake/exhaust and in my vette and won, raced LS2 GTO with LS6 heads, and some other internals with drag radials and it ran 12.1 and beat my 12.6

angman5

Stock vs the ls2 GTO you would might be looking at the rear of the GTO

Corvette-Chris

Without knowing more, I agree, esp if its a manual

LeeJones

of course as YOU are the one with the Vette, YOU are the real winner

slappy3347

jbauch357

woulda been pretty close either way, GTO has a decent powerplant but is a heavy pig...

nuck

A toss up. The guy with the most practice wins.There are guys who squeeze 12.9s out of the C5 and guys who run mid 13s. Same with the Goat. Where do you fit in?
All things being equal I think a C5 can run a shade faster but good drivers put both these cars in close to a 13.0 1/4 mile. An early Vert would be a tick slower than a later coupe.

BMG50

+2

GRUNIE

5OBait

Just had a GTO vs Corvette drag event last Sunday. Seems to me the LS2 GTO owners are banking on stock C5's turning 13.3's. If thats the case then its a drivers race. I think the more aerodynamic + lighter C5's advantage gains as speeds increase.

I've had my 00 coupe run 12.8's with just a Vararam.
Also I had tons of smoked goat meat last Sunday. They don't scare me none

Corvette Don

All LS2 GTO's have the 243 heads on them (I dont know if you meant ported 243's). I have yet to see a goat at out local track get below a 12.9, most run low to mid 13's (the LS2's). It would be a good race and you would prob win up top (100+), they are about ~650lbs heavies than our vettes.

pec98

Well....after its all over YOU have a Vette and HE doesn't !!!

Red3644

If you had run him on the street I'd have said you won the "Idiot Race", but since you didn't you won in more ways than one. Some of these
morons just won't leave you alone though...just look over and yawn.

ONE BMF

Thank you Mother Theresa --now back to the Vatican-- PS The POPE says" Blessed is the man who smokes any worthy competition that asks for it "