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Saturday, December 26, 2009

First C6 N/A Vette in the Nines . . .



Finally!

If you've been around the underground internet 'world' of cars within the United States, it seems that the fastest cars are ALWAYS in the northeast!
Whether it be ATCO Raceway, Maryland International Raceway, or whatever other track out there, they seem to consistently turn out some fast cars!

I won't get into the debate over whether this is due to the tracks themselves, better Density Altitudes in the area, or a higher concentration of tuners and auto enthusiasts in the northeast, but I will say that it seems consistent throughout the world of drag racing.

Well, I am proud to say, even though I personally have ABSOLULTELY NOTHING do to with it, that we have a record set at Sacramento Raceway here in California! A guy who goes by the forum name 'thesubfloor' over on the Vette Forums has just become the first N/A C6 (in other words, non-Z06, non-Zr1 C6 Corvette) to click off a 9 second pass. Now, granted, it IS an LS7 motor, but that's another debate in itself... :)

Enough rambling; here's the info on the car and the videos:
  • LS7 Motor
  • LS2 1-3/4" American Racing headers
  • Front skinnies (GTO spares) with M&H tires
  • Stock air intake and filter
  • Stock, unmodified A6 transmission
  • Stock intake manifold
  • Ported and milled heads (0.030") from West Coast Cylinder Heads
  • Lucifer cam from Carlos at Vette-Air
  • Stock LS7 injectors
  • B&M transmission cooler
  • Z06 3.42 gears
  • Borla Stinger catback
  • Yank SS3600 stall converter
  • Tuned by me with HP Tuners
  • Cartek line lock kit
  • 275/40/17 Hoosier drag radials on C5 Z06 rims with the tire pressure set to 18psi




Another perspective on the same pass:



Way to represent, West Coast!



--boostMD

World Record 6 Speed C5 Corvette


I have always thought of myself as a shift-it-yourself kinda guy, but I am definitely not on the level of some of these guys.


A new record has just been set in the Corvette world for a 6 speed car. Here's some info on the car:

Golen Engines Forged 402 ci motor
TrickFlow Heads
Ported FAST Intake
“Nitrous Pro-Flow” direct port Nitrous - 250 shot

“RPM” C6 ZO6 diff –
“RPM” TR6060 trans
“RPS” Billet Carbon triple disc
1 7/8 “American Racing” Headers - 9.25 @153 MPH

In-Car View:



In-Car, view of the dash/gauges:



Here's a video of the same car, different day at the track:



Time to go work out my left leg.

--boostMD

Friday, December 18, 2009

Ranger - Legend of the Stock Corvette


If you've been around the Corvette world at all (especially the Z06 world), you have probably heard of the guy who goes by the forum name of 'Ranger'. This guy is a legend when it comes to massaging absolutely astonishing times out of nearly stock cars.


From what I have gathered, his first 'claim to fame' was with the C5 Z06. How about a 1/4 mile time of 11.5@117 mph on a BONE STOCK 2002 Z06. Bone stock means bone stock in this case...stock air filter and stock tires, even!

Then, he put a cold air intake and drag radials on the car... (drumroll please)... 11.5 @ 120 mph!

And when the C6 Z06 came out, he did what any self-respecting Vette guy would do... and bought one of those too! His records are no less mind-blowing than the records with the C5 Z06, either...

BONE STOCK C6 Z06 - 11.1 @ 127 mph (stock filter, stock tires!!!)

C6 Z06 with drag radials ONLY - 10.8 @ 129 mph

(AND NOW COMES THE REASON FOR THIS POST)

He has just beat his own record and set a NEW WORLD RECORD for a C6 Z06, bone stock, with drag radials:

10.7 @ 129 mph!

Click on the picture below to check out the video...






He even has his own website documenting all these records!

http://www.rangeracceleration.com

--boostMD




Sunday, December 13, 2009

A Tribute to the Daily Driver




If you are a frequent visitor to this site (really, who am I kidding - I might as well be talking to myself in the mirror, LOL), you are probably used to seeing 8, 9, and 10 second drag cars, 1500whp Gallardos, or some other kind of crazy automobile build.

It's time for a different kind of post.
A post that serves to remind us all of the mild-mannered, even tempered, non-cam loping, "starts every time", "don't have to monitor fifteen gauges while I drive", "don't have to be scared of police", mode of transportation.

When our high-maintenance project cars beckon for more boost, another bottle of nitrous, another headgasket swap, and another clutch replacement, our faithful, consistent, dependable daily driver sits and waits. Awaiting our next trip to the parts store, or to work, where we labor hard and long to make the money to buy - you guessed it - a bigger turbo, direct port nitrous, a built tranny, and a heavy duty headgasket with a head stud setup, old faithful sits and looks forward to the next oil change with NON-synthetic motor oil. Speaking of which, we are already probably late on that oil change by 2 months and 2,000 miles.

If you're a car guy, the lesson is simple. Get a daily driver; something you CANNOT modify with go-fast parts. It will serve you well. Unless you like the side of the I-5 freeway at 2AM. I've been there, and it's definitely not on my list of "Happy Places".

After, 220,000 miles, one blown-up engine (blown headgasket - probably my fault), and two grand-theft-autos (one recovery in Las Vegas, one recovery in Rancho Cucamonga), we figured our 1996 Nissan Altima could use a nice Christmas present. Oh, and strong work Earl Scheib paint shop in San Bernardino.

It will truly be a sad day when she goes. Here's to you, Altima.

The before pictures (these are actually from 2007 - it got worse since then):






The "After" Pics:









Now back to the regularly-scheduled posts involving vehicles with ridiculous horsepower-to-weight ratios that have been illogically stripped of normal, functioning options and creature comforts.

I've got to find another hobby.


Or not.

--boostMD

Saturday, December 12, 2009

The Beauty of the LSX Motors...



Two 11 Second C6 Corvettes . . . Two Tracks . . . 175 miles apart . . . One Day. No trailers.

The best time of the Z06 was 11.0 (~132 mph), the best time of the C6 was 11.7 (~123 mph).


--boostMD

Friday, December 11, 2009

C6 Z06 Nitrous, 6 Speed Car - 9.7 @ 142 mph


The car is a C6 Z06 from the Middle East! (Bahrain, to be exact). Mods include heads/cam/100 shot of nitrous. The car made 700whp, according to the owner.


His current best is 9.7 @ 142 mph, with a 1.5 60 ft.


View from mid-track:




View from behind starting line:


--boostMD

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Lingenfelter ZR1 Corvette Info


Here's the mod list for that Lingenfelter ZR1:



From the lingenfelter website :

" -This Lingenfelter ZR1 has the latest version of our supercharger upgrades including our pulley upgrade, overdrive balancer, air intake modifications, intercooler improvements and tuning. This was run with stock exhaust manifolds and factory cat back exhaust with Mild to Wild Switch.

Upgrades include:

- LPE 8.5” diameter harmonic balancer – 11 rib
- LPE 2.60” diameter supercharger pulley – 11 rib
- Lingenfelter S&B air filter
- 4” diameter air intake tube with mass air sensor
- Ported stock throttle body
- Intercooler supercharger inlet modifications
- Double capacity intercooler heat exchanger
- Larger capacity intercooler reservoir system
- Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials P345/35R18 rear
- M&H Racemaster P185/50R18 front
- CCW Aluminum wheels"

Here's THE THREAD over at the Lingenfelter forum.



--boostMD

ZR1 Lingenfelter Corvette World Record Pass 9.8 @ 145



Modification list here.



Ragin' Racin ' Supercharged C6 Z06 - 9.5 @ 139

"Ragin' Racin'" C6 Z06

Mod list:

Vortech Supercharger 8lbs boost
RR-Blower Cam
RR- Ported Intake & TB
Kooks 1 3/4 Stepped 2'' headers
RPM Auto Trans 3200 stall
Snow Meth Injection
RR-Tuning
706rwhp





Titan Motorsports Turbo Supra - New Record - 7.6 @ 188 mph

Tuesday, December 8, 2009