Corvette transaxle on an F-Body??
01-05-2007, 09:46 AM
#41
Originally Posted by keliente
Launch-ability 
Have you ever driven a corvette at the track? Let me know how you feel about the wheel hop after you do. Straight axle > IRS when it comes to drag racing.
At the end of the day unless you have an assload of money to burn and have a whole lot of time also, why even bother? I understand why a performance shop might do it to have a neat shop car...but it's just not really practical. If you want IRS, get a corvette. If you don't want a 2 seater, then get a GTO, there's 4 seats and IRS for you.
There are so many more 'custom' projects one could embark on that would be a hell of a lot more useful, and be 'different' at the same time.
Have you ever driven a corvette at the track? Let me know how you feel about the wheel hop after you do. Straight axle > IRS when it comes to drag racing.At the end of the day unless you have an assload of money to burn and have a whole lot of time also, why even bother? I understand why a performance shop might do it to have a neat shop car...but it's just not really practical. If you want IRS, get a corvette. If you don't want a 2 seater, then get a GTO, there's 4 seats and IRS for you.
There are so many more 'custom' projects one could embark on that would be a hell of a lot more useful, and be 'different' at the same time.
I have been drag racing for over almost 30 years and have raced many a corvette and the IRS set up will 60 foot as good or better than the solid rear when set up correctly when up to a 10.5 drag slick is used (but will brake parts more often) as the tires will hold contact patch even with the uneven surface of the track
also with the IRS setup in the c-5 the transmission is at the back putting over 60% of the car weight on the rear tires, in this Camaro project this also will keep traction loss down.
The fact is the C-5 c-6 is it was built with a low center on gravity and the fact most are lowered even more, and run over 15" rim size (as a stiff side wall tire will bounce and hop )
that with the fact the chassis is not designed for the loads placed on it with out a full cage in a drag race setup corvette.
This project Camaro will see many drag strips as it is Test bed for Corvette C5 - C6 transmissions and rear differential upgrade products, as it will launch and hook better than a c-5 or c-6 putting a higher work load on the parts for failure testing
01-05-2007, 09:50 AM
#42
Originally Posted by Yank
I have been drag racing for over almost 30 years and have raced many a corvette and the IRS set up will 60 foot as good or better than the solid rear when set up correctly when up to a 10.5 drag slick is used (but will brake parts more often) as the tires will hold contact patch even with the uneven surface of the track
01-05-2007, 10:15 AM
#43
Originally Posted by keliente
It's not that it won't 60', it's that it is more difficult because of the wheel hop. Launching on a solid axle is a lot more straightforward.
Well that will depend on the chassis setup, four link,3 link, ladder bar, leaf spring every one has Hop issues there are thousands of products to stop Hop on every type rear end setup in all chassis.
The tire dia. and rim size combined with shocks and rear spring rates
and rate of power transfer are the main items to deal with to stop hop or tire shake
In fact if a solid rear was put in a stock suspension (rear housing only) c-5 running the same shocks and spring rates it would most likley bounce and hop more.
Yes, tuning of a solid rear is alot less costly if it is in place already
