Rob Petyo

the trick is not how much power you can make but how well you can put that power to the pavement! That first 60 feet AND being able to actually shift a car - usually determines the faster car ... I know ... EVERYONE with a stick corvette, knows how to shift. I see it at the track all the time

BTW - N/A cars use air and fuel also

Blow Torch

It sure makes things happen fast. I have driven a lot of 400-500rwhp cars over the years, but like you say, once you hold that throttle down, things get hairy FAST
I have gauges to watch boost, afr and my little LED to see if the alky is flowing, but once I hit it and it starts getting squirrely, I can't even FIND the gauges.

***Waiting on boost to build??? With a 3500 stall, 10.7cr and a 3.1" pulley, not much waiting

racebum

street cars at that power level get kind of nutty regardless of the chassis they are in, at least a chassis us little people can afford.

traction becomes a major problem, so does tinkering with the suspension so it's stiff enough to control motion but not so stuff you lose contact with the road

you look back at some of the real hot rods in racing like group c cars and hell, those even had less power than many street cars today. a peugeot 905 had something like 640hp and the downforce on many of the group c cars exceeded 7000lbs and of course they were on slicks so soft you could pick up absolutely anything they ran over.

that same 640hp in a street car and it's no wonder they are hard to handle if you truly try and drive one at the limit

personally i'm going to look into a formula ford if i pony up to race again, either that or a circle track dirt car

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Lola-T340-Formula-Ford-vintage-SCCA-/181432817699?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2a3e3d1823&item=181432817699&pt=Race_Cars_Not_Street_Legal_
can be had for obviously the listed price, some sell for less, like i suspect this one might.

or, if you can spend more

http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/ma...98809750ss.htm

check that out, 475hp in a 1100lb car with slicks and meaningful downforce. that's a neck snapper for $50 grand

i like corvette as a street car but they just get expensive to mod and have limitations

66dts-v

This is my idea of a race "car"

No Limit Engineering '67 C10 Hellboy.


It's not just fast, it's Good Guys Autocross champ (against mostly cars).

<edit> It's NA, too.

Black 02

Naturally Awesome?

doublec4

It's a pretty crazy feeling breaking the tires loose at the top of gears 1 through 3

Dave concrete

Because I don't drive my car often when I do take it out 600 to the wheels still puts a tingle in the nuts. It is scary fast. I have taken people out who always tell me about someone elses car and after a ride their usually in awe. Funny thing is I like to look over and right around 3500rpms they usually are grabbing everything in the car to hold on.

kybilt

Yeah, seems like someone has mentioned this before
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...m-leaving.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ercharger.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...irst-time.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...so-smooth.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...pro-video.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ercharged.html
Supercharged, huh? We had no idea!

sfc rick

I used to be in the NA crowd poo-pooing the FI side saying how wonderful all my bolt-ons and head/cam work was.......UNTIL!

skydiven4fun

Anybody in my neck of the woods that wants to check one out feel free to contact me.
I love giving demonstrations

killain

It is unbelievable if you've never driven a SC anything. I have 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix GT with an Eaton M-90 self-lubricating supercharger. And I've always serviced everything on it's due date, had the supercharger oil sucked out and new fluid put back in. But out on the PA turnpike and your right foot goes a little heavy on the go pedal and it never amazes me what 8-9 pounds of boost will do to my little 3800 V6. This in a close to two ton vehicle and it feels like a V8 pulling like a locomotive. I've had it up to 115 and said that's more than this W platform was ever intended for.


But if you want the best, I still have to nod to the supercharger over the turbo. I'm not sure of why, maybe it was the turbo lag, but the SC just opens and all H&^L breaks loose. Just my $0.02 Scary . . .

sfc rick

SaxyVette

MAN...!! now that's MUSIC to MY ears..That thing is a freakin' ROCKET..

MotoJB

Mine is NA 460rwhp...it's still fun as hell. Plus, I get the sound that no "basically stock" car with a supercharger can replicate. It rumbles and rocks at idle with the lopey cam.


Oh yeah, I'd love a supercharger too! That'll be next, after all of the body/paint and interior mods that are coming.

Can't wait.

sfc rick

Hope to see the changes coming soon!

Atrain59

I'm thinking about buying A&A's Black V3 kit as it would look real good under the hood! Not to mention the extra power would be real nice

joe's98

A buddy of mine has his 2014 Z51 at Doug Rippies up here in MN getting the Lingenfelter treatment. I can't wait to go for a drive in it!

road pilot

I like big hp no matter how you make it.............

MotoJB

Right on...don't worry, you will!

I'll be happily post-whoring right there along with ya' bud (and expect to make a few people "mad" because they think I'm posting/boasting too much).

cobra3

I have never driven a s/c vette but I have driven a 950hp supra and nothing feels better than a big hp car.