US-41 Corvette Drags Event - Page 2 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

XfireZ51 · 10-10-2008

How about ccmano? You coming? Anyone else going to uphold the honor of the King?

XfireZ51 · 10-11-2008

Pete, Paul Workman and myself went today. Really fun. About 70 Vettes showed up altho only 3 ZR-1s

. Surprised more than a few C6s today.
Pete really blew them away running 11.4s with a high trap of 128 WOW!
No question the LT5 is such a top end motor. My last run was up against a late C6 coupe. Had a problem gaining traction on 1-2 shift. Lost several tenths right there but was 6mph faster 114.5 at the top than C6. Just walked away from him last 1/8.
Raised $1100 for charity. Looking forward to doing it again next year.

jonszr1 · 10-12-2008

is pete still running 3.45 gears ? awsome work guys . it is fun blowin the newer vets mind . the look on their faces is just priceless

petes the man with the stk block great job . he goes any faster and its roll bar time

flyin ryan · 10-12-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Pete, Paul Workman and myself went today. Really fun. About 70 Vettes showed up altho only 3 ZR-1s

. Surprised more than a few C6s today.
Pete really blew them away running 11.4s with a high trap of 128 WOW!
No question the LT5 is such a top end motor. My last run was up against a late C6 coupe. Had a problem gaining traction on 1-2 shift. Lost several tenths right there but was 6mph faster 114.5 at the top than C6. Just walked away from him last 1/8.
Raised $1100 for charity. Looking forward to doing it again next year.

cool

, good stuff.

Paul Workman · 10-12-2008

Awesome day! Watching Pete n Dom run was thrillin stuff.

I didn't intend to run, but excitement got to me, and sooo.... This was my first official drag race, and I ran a 13.2 at 111.x mph on a stock ZR-1. Dom and Pete wondered if I had short-shifted, and I believe I did shift short of 7k.

On the next run I made a point to run it out to see what would happen, but the dyno test from a couple weeks ago foretold that story: power peaks around 5.8k, so shifting around 6.3 or 6.4 would be a "good thing" (apparently), and wringing it out to 7k - sounded great - but not productive for the stock setup. However, that is about to change...I have a die grinder and new 3" SW headers, and I reeeeeeeeaaallly liked the look and sound of both Pete's (modified B&B) and Doms 3" (Flowmaster??) exhausts - especially the sound of Dom's. Sooo, I have a winter project, "fer sher". (P&P the top, SW headers, 3" something (no cats), mebby a bigger TB(?), and a tune, of course. Then we'll see what that does to the traps!

)

Dom is right tho...The Z's held their own and pulled like a freight train past the 1/8 point" - especially theirs which don't peak (hp wise) until 7k+

. These cars love their "Rs"!! Long live the KOTH!

P.

XfireZ51 · 10-12-2008

Paul,

Just to clarify, the exhaust is a MagnaFlow on my car. We had fun didn't we.
Hopefully, we'll see some pics or vids of the runs.

jonszr1 · 10-12-2008

i would love to see videos of you guys running your cars , especially petes fine ride . to see a stk blk run 112.3-4 with 3.45 gears is very impressive.and shows a dedication to see what can be wrung out of a stk blk. i think if he went to a 3.90 gear he could with a preped track get to the holy grail 10s

-=Jeff=- · 10-12-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonszr1

is pete still running 3.45 gears ?

Yes

WB9MCW · 10-12-2008

GOOD JOB GUYS -- SHOW THE C-SIXERS WHAT THE KOTH IS ALL ABOUT --

Y'ALL DONE US PROUD 4 SURE !!!

flyin ryan · 10-12-2008

good time for a stock 90 Paul, first time out or not

10-10-2008	#11
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,686	Re: US-41 Corvette Drags Event How about ccmano? You coming? Anyone else going to uphold the honor of the King?

10-11-2008	#12
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,686	Re: US-41 Corvette Drags Event Pete, Paul Workman and myself went today. Really fun. About 70 Vettes showed up altho only 3 ZR-1s . Surprised more than a few C6s today. Pete really blew them away running 11.4s with a high trap of 128 WOW! No question the LT5 is such a top end motor. My last run was up against a late C6 coupe. Had a problem gaining traction on 1-2 shift. Lost several tenths right there but was 6mph faster 114.5 at the top than C6. Just walked away from him last 1/8. Raised $1100 for charity. Looking forward to doing it again next year. Last edited by XfireZ51; 10-11-2008 at 09:46 PM.

10-12-2008	#13
jonszr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes Posts: 1,406	Re: US-41 Corvette Drags Event is pete still running 3.45 gears ? awsome work guys . it is fun blowin the newer vets mind . the look on their faces is just pricelesspetes the man with the stk block great job . he goes any faster and its roll bar time

10-12-2008	#15
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,466	Re: US-41 Corvette Drags Event Awesome day! Watching Pete n Dom run was thrillin stuff. I didn't intend to run, but excitement got to me, and sooo.... This was my first official drag race, and I ran a 13.2 at 111.x mph on a stock ZR-1. Dom and Pete wondered if I had short-shifted, and I believe I did shift short of 7k. On the next run I made a point to run it out to see what would happen, but the dyno test from a couple weeks ago foretold that story: power peaks around 5.8k, so shifting around 6.3 or 6.4 would be a "good thing" (apparently), and wringing it out to 7k - sounded great - but not productive for the stock setup. However, that is about to change...I have a die grinder and new 3" SW headers, and I reeeeeeeeaaallly liked the look and sound of both Pete's (modified B&B) and Doms 3" (Flowmaster??) exhausts - especially the sound of Dom's. Sooo, I have a winter project, "fer sher". (P&P the top, SW headers, 3" something (no cats), mebby a bigger TB(?), and a tune, of course. Then we'll see what that does to the traps!) Dom is right tho...The Z's held their own and pulled like a freight train past the 1/8 point" - especially theirs which don't peak (hp wise) until 7k+. These cars love their "Rs"!! Long live the KOTH! P.

10-12-2008	#16
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,686	Re: US-41 Corvette Drags Event Paul, Just to clarify, the exhaust is a MagnaFlow on my car. We had fun didn't we. Hopefully, we'll see some pics or vids of the runs.

10-12-2008	#17
jonszr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes Posts: 1,406	Re: US-41 Corvette Drags Event i would love to see videos of you guys running your cars , especially petes fine ride . to see a stk blk run 112.3-4 with 3.45 gears is very impressive.and shows a dedication to see what can be wrung out of a stk blk. i think if he went to a 3.90 gear he could with a preped track get to the holy grail 10s

10-12-2008	#19
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,584	Re: US-41 Corvette Drags Event GOOD JOB GUYS -- SHOW THE C-SIXERS WHAT THE KOTH IS ALL ABOUT -- Y'ALL DONE US PROUD 4 SURE !!!

10-12-2008	#20
flyin ryan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta or Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 2,736	Re: US-41 Corvette Drags Event good time for a stock 90 Paul, first time out or not