red91sc

What does it take to get a C5 consistently into the low 11's? I assume H/C, but is a blower or turbo cheaper/easier to get there? Also which tranny is better, I know the Fbody guys like the A4 instead of the M6, does the same go for the vette?

AlexLs1

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heads/cam with a good tire.
bolt-ons with some spray, also with a sticky tire.
turbo i dont see why not, blower, not sure............

Tranny you dont really have to worry about the rear braking in the vette, reguardless it being a M6 or A4, you get a brace for it and be fine.

In the F-body its the t-56 that breaks the rear(10bolt) the A4 doesnt brake it as easily as the M6. in an Auto F-body you can put ET streets on there and be fine.

In my experiences, thats just what I have seen though, but if your wanting a vette to run 11's consistently, and worried about breaking something be worried about a clutch or something of that nature.

Hope I could help you out.

robz*

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I ran consistent low 11's in a cam only Zo6 (m12). Adding additional bolt on's helps get your times lower. You will need drag radials or et streets. The manual tranny at that level probably gives you a slight advantage especially on the launch. Once you get into the 10's and better the auto tranny outshines the rest. You can break stuff running mid-low 11's if you launch hard. That's just racing.

Black8Banger

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robz, what cam did u have in your z06? what clutch do/did u have?

Sigforty

I ran consistent 11s with a cam only, headers and a tune. I used et streets with a spec stage 3 clutch and a line lock. The line lock gave me consistent 60 foots with the et streets. I would run 11.71 to 11.74 all night long.

red91sc

So cam, headers, tune for a zo6....what about for a regular C5? Is headwork required?

jbusmc1986

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It is not required.... but reccomended, expect to pay about 3k out the door for 460 rwhp for a ll of the parts and everything associated with a hc and bolt on set up... I suggest that you go that route and do the install yourself.... thats like another 2k

robz*

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No, the added weight and ls1 heads may cost you a tenth. The m6 over the m12 may give you a tenth back. You'll need to dial in your driving skills esp with a stick and learn to get a good consistent launch.

robz*

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My first cam was an early version of a Cartek 2x cam(small by todays standards)
My second cam only set up was a Cartek 3x cam(less forgiving but pulls harder up top).
My car has dipped into the 10's about 10 times with both of these setups.