Sunday Cruise in a 700hp ZR-1

[tpepmeie]

Originally Posted by RHanselman

Is that 700 rwhp or chp?

700, or a bit more at the crankshaft. ~635 SAE at the wheels.

703 was on a green engine, first time fired up. Some break-in time has probably helped it a little bit. I would like to get it back on the engine dyno actually, to fine tune the calibration and maybe try some other new things.

[Pete]

Todd sounds like a nice ride.

Glad to hear your enjoying her.

Pete

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by LancePearson

Paul,
What do you think your car might do in the 1/2 mile? That's enough distance to start getting some serious speeds.....Surely, you've done a "country test" by now?

Lance

IDK, Lance. I trapped 122 in the 1/4, and it pulls hard past that in 4th. However, far as doing a "counrty test" goes, there's nothing like a frisky LT5 to turn a "smooth" country blacktop into a friggin' lasagna noodle!! But, if I had to guess, I think 145 should be "low hanging fruit" (I hope). Guess we'll find out!

P.

[rkreigh]

Originally Posted by tpepmeie

700, or a bit more at the crankshaft. ~635 SAE at the wheels.

703 was on a green engine, first time fired up. Some break-in time has probably helped it a little bit. I would like to get it back on the engine dyno actually, to fine tune the calibration and maybe try some other new things.

I remember seeing the cyl heads for your car in newington. sounds like that port job is working just fine! great power. post up some details on your build and tuning adventures. love to hear more about the car.

glad it came out as planned. that's the right stuff!!! bet the car is a rocket

[Tyler Townsley]

I will be coming through 6 May to move Queenie to NCM any chance of seeing the beast?

Tyler

[Hog]

Crickets....................................lol


Thanks for the update Todd. Any possible idle or any other video/audio that you could share?

Thanks.

peace
Hog

[LancePearson]

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

IDK, Lance. I trapped 122 in the 1/4, and it pulls hard past that in 4th. However, far as doing a "counrty test" goes, there's nothing like a frisky LT5 to turn a "smooth" country blacktop into a friggin' lasagna noodle!! But, if I had to guess, I think 145 should be "low hanging fruit" (I hope). Guess we'll find out!



P.

Good luck with it. Mine which is only chipped and minor things did the one time I really let it out by myself on flat country road of 2.3 miles long, no driveways or cross roads when I glanced down in 4th it was heading into the 140's where it went before I lifted and I remember thinking how short a stretch of road it had actually taken. I was so busy concentrating on the road going from turning the corner onto that strip of good two lane with shoulder road at five mph to that flat out that I did not have time to study the speedo or the tach/odometer to find out but my guess was not much more than 3/8's of a mile, certainly 1/2 mile or less as I then slowed and had an awful lot of the 2.3 mile stretch to myself and much more motor and gears left. Went to the end and turned in a lot then ran it from a rolling start back up into the 120's knowing how much road I had to work with and it was very easy to do from rolling start very quickly. A car was ahead of me so had to ease off at that point. I probably scared some Honda owner to death as it was looking in her rear view mirror.

I think you might surprise yourself in June.

[tpepmeie]

Originally Posted by Tyler Townsley

I will be coming through 6 May to move Queenie to NCM any chance of seeing the beast?

Tyler

Tyler, that'd be fine. I won't be around until about 5pm, don't know what time you're passing through.

Todd

[RHanselman]

Took mine out today (Sunday) and couldn't find much traction above 4k. Roads are still pretty sandy from winter. Still was a blast when the boost hit.