This turbo C5 Z06 lays down monster power on the rollers.
We are watching the ApolloZ Chevrolet Corvette Z06 making a couple of hard runs on the rollers. This isn’t your average C5 Z06, either. In stock form, the C5 Corvette Z06 offered 405 horsepower and 400lb-ft of torque at the crankshaft. Rough math says that’s about 330 to the tires.
This C6 Corvette Z06 makes nearly three times that amount at the wheels.
The C5Z has a fully built engine which may or may not still be an LS6. The engine has been fitted with a larger aftermarket intake manifold, headers and, most importantly, a massive turbocharger. Mounted below the passenger’s side headlight, it dumps the used exhaust gases just behind the front tire.
This Corvette also has a Powerglide transmission, custom body work to fit a set of massive slicks, a low profile wing and a parachute – leading us to believe that this is more than just a dyno warrior.
On the first run, the Corvette Z06 is running “light boost” of just 14psi, resulting in 862 rear wheel horsepower. It’s when they crank up the boost to 20psi that things really get impressive. With ambient temperatures in the dyno room of 103.9 degrees, this boosted Corvette lays down 930.96 rear wheel horsepower.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
