Look what Katech is playing with. - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

mgbrv8 · 04-20-2012

C4 ZR-1 at Katech getting a check-up. On the chassis dyno it put down 386rwhp. Ported heads/intake, headers, Corsa, tune, clutch. Only 3500 miles on the car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzugakjvxTA&sns=em

Dave H

Kevin · 04-20-2012

new clutch at 3500? seems odd

USAFPILOT · 04-20-2012

Where is Katech?

mgbrv8 · 04-20-2012

Clinton MI

http://www.katechengines.com/

FU · 04-20-2012

Katech is an excellent company. It'd be a nice addition for them to enter the playing field.

Kevin · 04-20-2012

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Originally Posted by FU2

Katech is an excellent company. It'd be a nice addition for them to enter the playing field.

sure would

Paul Workman · 04-22-2012

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Originally Posted by FU2

Katech is an excellent company. It'd be a nice addition for them to enter the playing field.

Katech...Did they not prep the LS7 GT1 Corvettes for the ALMS before Corvette moved to GT2 last summer???

An LT5 with ported heads (and everything leading to it) has a heck of a lot more potential than 385 at the wheels. Sounds too like they didn't tickle 7K AND it might have stock exhausts too. (Maybe they did go to 7k. My ear is "tuned" for that 7200 dyno sound, and the pitch of that motor didn't sound like 7000, let alone 7200 which is what I'd expect for a fully ported motor. Hellz Bellz, Dom has a graph around here, and Marc's wall is papered with dyno sheets in the 400 rwhp range resulting from plenum/IH porting only!)

I'm curious as can be 'bout the setup on that car at Katech. Hmmmm.....

P

LGAFF · 04-22-2012

They did not do the work on the car...just a tune up....see the notes , mods done in the early 90s

Paul Workman · 04-22-2012

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Originally Posted by LGAFF

They did not do the work on the car...just a tune up....see the notes , mods done in the early 90s

Yeah, I "got that". But, my poorly made point was look at the improvements in performance today's mods have produced over 90's era full porting. Just marveling (again) over the potential these motors have, and how much was left on the table when GM went to the LSx, I guess.

P.

XfireZ51 · 04-22-2012

KaTech is top notch. Weren't they responsible for early TransAm motors?

04-20-2012	#1
mgbrv8 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 790	Look what Katech is playing with. C4 ZR-1 at Katech getting a check-up. On the chassis dyno it put down 386rwhp. Ported heads/intake, headers, Corsa, tune, clutch. Only 3500 miles on the car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzugakjvxTA&sns=em Dave H

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Kevin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 4,624	Re: Look what Katech is playing with. new clutch at 3500? seems odd __________________ It's not the car, it's the people - Doug Johnson 90 r/r "KEYS ON" nick named "T.L.B"

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USAFPILOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring TX Posts: 1,341	Re: Look what Katech is playing with. Where is Katech?

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mgbrv8 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 790	Re: Look what Katech is playing with. Clinton MI http://www.katechengines.com/

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FU Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Found Member Posts: 4,327	Re: Look what Katech is playing with. Katech is an excellent company. It'd be a nice addition for them to enter the playing field.

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LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,180	Re: Look what Katech is playing with. They did not do the work on the car...just a tune up....see the notes , mods done in the early 90s __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

04-22-2012	#10
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,686	Re: Look what Katech is playing with. KaTech is top notch. Weren't they responsible for early TransAm motors?