This freshly supercharged C7 Corvette roasts the tires in celebration of a power-adding project completed.
In stock form, the C7 Chevrolet Corvette is more than capable of doing an impressive burnout. The 460 horsepower LT1 will easily roast the wide rear tires fresh off of the showroom floor. Doubly-so if that powerful V8 is paired with the 7-speed manual transmission. However, when you add a little forced induction to the new LT1/manual transmission combo – the result is a Corvette which will do real damage to the rear rubber.
Here is a Procharged C7 doing just that. Running at 7psi of boost, this Corvette is easily making 600+ horsepower with just as much of an increase in the torque department. We don’t have dyno sheet to prove it, but the odds are good that this car is making solid power thanks to the blower.
The owner of this Corvette had just finished installing the Procharger setup on this C7 Corvette Stingray. There’s no better way to celebrate than to let all of this newfound horsepower stretch its legs. After all, everyone loves burnouts and in the safe confines of the private parking area. Far less chance of getting a ticket for exercising a 600+ horsepower Corvette.
The video (which is fairly grainy, presumably captured with one of the very first camera phones) starts by showing the driver and his Corvette hat, but the burnout action begins right away – with the driver dumping the clutch and smoking the tires hard for a good 25 seconds.
"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.
