Built C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with 8-speed automatic transmission hits 207 MPH on the dyno, laying down more than 800 horsepower.
The C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is one bad mamma-jamma. With 650 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque, the C7Z is the most powerful production Corvette in a long line of very powerful cars. However, for some people, that is still not enough power. Fortunately, the newest supercharged Corvette is only a handful of parts away from making even more power, and the LT4-powered C7 in the video below has been fitted with some of those items.
The mod list for this 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 includes a Halltech cold air intake, Kooks 2″ long tube Headers and cat-less x-pipe, an Innovators West 18% overdrive crank pulley, TSP/PRC ported and polished LT4 heads. A TSP .660 lift dual spring kit with titanium retainers, a Comp Cams rocker arm bearing upgrade kit, a custom camshaft (232/244 635/635 116+5), a Comp Cams cam phase limiter, a Fasterproms 1.5 Gallon Intercooler Expansion Tank, a Weapon-X High Flow high pressure fuel pump, a Weapon-X low pressure pump and an Alky Controls dual Nozzle MAF methanol kit – all of which is brought together with an E85 tune with boost levels in the range of 14psi.
The video shows the dyno run from multiple angles, including under the hood, looking down over the back end (flame cam) and one over the driver’s shoulder. From each view, we can watch and listen as the driver gradually works his way up to 6th gear, followed by a good, hard blast of acceleration.
The result: 802 horsepower and 796lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels. When factoring in a drivetrain loss ratio of 18%, this C7 is making around 978 horsepower and 970lb-ft of torque at the crankshaft.
"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.
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"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.
