Top 50 Fastest Muscle Cars Of All Time - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Jagdpanzer · 07-30-2016

Check out where the C4 ZR-1 stacks up against the top 50 muscle cars of all time:

http://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/th...s-of-all-time/

XfireZ51 · 07-31-2016

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Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer

Check out where the C4 ZR-1 stacks up against the top 50 muscle cars of all time:

http://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/th...s-of-all-time/

Number F**king three. Impressive as hell and somebody was asking for top speed #. Where would it place then?

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FU · 07-31-2016

When looking at that list I tend to pay attention to the MPH at the end of the quarter and not the ET. The ET is more driver related.

See the 69 L88 automatic's time and MPH ? Someone was slipping and sliding down the quarter.

Did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night Dom ?

Paul Workman · 07-31-2016

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Originally Posted by FU

When looking at that list I tend to pay attention to the MPH at the end of the quarter and not the ET. The ET is more driver related.

See the 69 L88 automatic's time and MPH ? Someone was slipping and sliding down the quarter.

Maybe Bob Gillig can chime in here too. He used to race BBCs, and I remember him saying that in the late 60s and early 70s those bias-ply tires of the day were awful, and those same motors today on today's tires would easily cut a second or two off of "car magazine" times of that day.

Anywayz... Good stuff! As Z drivers, we know "a little" about "power under the curve". We see it at the drag strip where often the Z gets jumped at the line, but reals 'em in time after time; even lighter cars with a ≈ 25 HP (PEAK) advantage succumb to THE BEAST.

Jagdpanzer · 07-31-2016

Appears the Z's big tires had a lot to do with its strong quarter mile time.
No doubt the big block Vettes, Camaro and Mopar hemi cars from the 1960s had an edge in available horse power but they lacked the tire technology to make good use off it.

Vette73 · 07-31-2016

Tend to agree with the muscle cars of the 60s and early 70s running on bias tires..
Hard to compare....When they tested the 91Z it ran I believe a 13.8 in the 1/4 mile..

They say temperature and high humidity played a role...There's many factors when making a list like that....Isn't the C5 Z06 faster in the 1/4 than the Z?.....I don't see it on the list...For that matter I don't see the new Vette on there either,or I missed it...

LGAFF · 07-31-2016

pure stock nationals

1. Chevrolet
11.66 @ 122.13
1969 Corvette
Jimmy Johnston
Engine: 427 L88
HP: 430 @ 5,800 rpm
Trans: M22 4-Speed
Axle: 4.56 Positraction
Weight: 3,408 lb

Running a very hot L78 Nova for years, Jimmy Johnston was always a force to be reckoned with, but moving to an L88 Corvette in 2005 vaulted him to the front of the pack. Johnston is the Pure Stock Drags low e.t. record holder at 11.43 seconds at 125.50 mph, and with the 11.50 cutoff rule now in force, he probably always will be. Johnston’s Corvette is the only manual transmission car in the 11s. That says it all about his skill with the clutch and shifter.

Other than the 427 L88’s extraordinary power, there’s nothing heroic or extreme under his Cortez Silver hood. Johnston has one high-tech trick up his sleeve though, an AEM air/fuel-ratio monitor.

“The gauge tells you how to make the car optimum, no matter what the weather,” he says. “I shoot for a 13:1 ratio, which is lean.”

A PerTronix Ignitor lights the fires reliably, and Jimmy has switched from NGK spark plugs to Denso. They don’t foul and have excellent reliability.

“I haven’t changed plugs in two years,” he says. “The car runs so clean.”

Jimmy revs the big 427 like a small-block. “I shift at 7,000, and have a rev limiter set at 7,200.”

Quick-shifting the four-speed is tough on a driveline, especially channeling the massive torque of an L88 at full throttle. “I’m lucky if I get 15-20 passes on a clutch,” says Johnston. He wisely used extra-heavy-duty parts when building the rearend and has never had a half-shaft or U-joint failure.

When you’re the top gun, you’re the target for all other gunslingers. This year Johnston had his hands full with a 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda. “He was ahead of me all the way,” he says. “I didn’t think I was going to catch him, but I barely did at the end.” The difference: 0.004 of a second, 11.694 to 11.698.

LGAFF · 07-31-2016

My 138K mile Z ran 12.88 @112.68 with stock cats; the difference between a 13.4 and 12.8 was launching at 3K vs 1K RPM.

USAFPILOT · 07-31-2016

Of all time would include some pretty awesome new cars, like my Hellcat. Time for a list newer than 2013.

WARP TEN · 08-01-2016

In 1969 and 1970 had a stock '68 Hemi Road Runner that I ran at 13.5/105 at Lions Dragway in So Cal. Firestone Wide Ovals, 4 speed and 3.54 gear. About the same time logged by Car & Driver in their review of it. I suspect that with a little tuning (headers, etc.) and todays tires it would have run a bit faster. I see an Automatic '70 hemi Road Runner was 15th on the list at 13.3/107 and that was a fast time then. --Bob

07-30-2016	#1
Jagdpanzer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,646	Top 50 Fastest Muscle Cars Of All Time Check out where the C4 ZR-1 stacks up against the top 50 muscle cars of all time: http://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/th...s-of-all-time/ __________________ Phil Wasinger 1994 Torch Red ZR-1 WAZOO Member George Braml Intake

07-31-2016	#3
FU Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Found Member Posts: 4,327	Re: Top 50 Fastest Muscle Cars Of All Time When looking at that list I tend to pay attention to the MPH at the end of the quarter and not the ET. The ET is more driver related. See the 69 L88 automatic's time and MPH ? Someone was slipping and sliding down the quarter. Did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night Dom ?

07-31-2016	#5
Jagdpanzer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,646	Re: Top 50 Fastest Muscle Cars Of All Time Appears the Z's big tires had a lot to do with its strong quarter mile time. No doubt the big block Vettes, Camaro and Mopar hemi cars from the 1960s had an edge in available horse power but they lacked the tire technology to make good use off it. __________________ Phil Wasinger 1994 Torch Red ZR-1 WAZOO Member George Braml Intake

07-31-2016	#6
Vette73 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Brooklyn ny Posts: 1,044	Re: Top 50 Fastest Muscle Cars Of All Time Tend to agree with the muscle cars of the 60s and early 70s running on bias tires.. Hard to compare....When they tested the 91Z it ran I believe a 13.8 in the 1/4 mile.. They say temperature and high humidity played a role...There's many factors when making a list like that....Isn't the C5 Z06 faster in the 1/4 than the Z?.....I don't see it on the list...For that matter I don't see the new Vette on there either,or I missed it...

07-31-2016	#7
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,180	Re: Top 50 Fastest Muscle Cars Of All Time pure stock nationals 1. Chevrolet 11.66 @ 122.13 1969 Corvette Jimmy Johnston Engine: 427 L88 HP: 430 @ 5,800 rpm Trans: M22 4-Speed Axle: 4.56 Positraction Weight: 3,408 lb Running a very hot L78 Nova for years, Jimmy Johnston was always a force to be reckoned with, but moving to an L88 Corvette in 2005 vaulted him to the front of the pack. Johnston is the Pure Stock Drags low e.t. record holder at 11.43 seconds at 125.50 mph, and with the 11.50 cutoff rule now in force, he probably always will be. Johnston’s Corvette is the only manual transmission car in the 11s. That says it all about his skill with the clutch and shifter. Other than the 427 L88’s extraordinary power, there’s nothing heroic or extreme under his Cortez Silver hood. Johnston has one high-tech trick up his sleeve though, an AEM air/fuel-ratio monitor. “The gauge tells you how to make the car optimum, no matter what the weather,” he says. “I shoot for a 13:1 ratio, which is lean.” A PerTronix Ignitor lights the fires reliably, and Jimmy has switched from NGK spark plugs to Denso. They don’t foul and have excellent reliability. “I haven’t changed plugs in two years,” he says. “The car runs so clean.” Jimmy revs the big 427 like a small-block. “I shift at 7,000, and have a rev limiter set at 7,200.” Quick-shifting the four-speed is tough on a driveline, especially channeling the massive torque of an L88 at full throttle. “I’m lucky if I get 15-20 passes on a clutch,” says Johnston. He wisely used extra-heavy-duty parts when building the rearend and has never had a half-shaft or U-joint failure. When you’re the top gun, you’re the target for all other gunslingers. This year Johnston had his hands full with a 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda. “He was ahead of me all the way,” he says. “I didn’t think I was going to catch him, but I barely did at the end.” The difference: 0.004 of a second, 11.694 to 11.698. __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

07-31-2016	#9
USAFPILOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring TX Posts: 1,341	Re: Top 50 Fastest Muscle Cars Of All Time Of all time would include some pretty awesome new cars, like my Hellcat. Time for a list newer than 2013.