GT500 vs C6
10-13-2007, 09:34 AM
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GT500 vs C6 A guy that works across the street from me just picked up a used GT500 last week and he’s been trash talking even since. We are both running full exhaust CAI and a tune. On the way home from work last night at around midnight I ran across him on the freeway and we had a few runs from 40-120. To be honest I was very very disappointed in the performance of the GT500. I immediately jumped out on him and proceeded to pull about 3 cars up to 120 MPH. I know they weight about 1000 more lbs than the vette but I thought the extra 100 hp would make up for that.
He’s claiming he had "traction issues" so we are going to have another run at it tonight from a 60 MPH roll. I'm sure the results will be the same.
Its this typical for a C6 GT500 race or should it have been closer
He’s claiming he had "traction issues" so we are going to have another run at it tonight from a 60 MPH roll. I'm sure the results will be the same.
Its this typical for a C6 GT500 race or should it have been closer
10-13-2007, 09:43 AM
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That sounds about right if you are running @ 12.5.. I actually raced one last night too, and it was basically even. I should be running a 12.7-12.8 1/4 mile.
I don't know how well those cars respond to mods, but it does seem slightly slower than expected.. Keep in mind he weights 3900 pounds..
I don't know how well those cars respond to mods, but it does seem slightly slower than expected.. Keep in mind he weights 3900 pounds..
10-13-2007, 09:55 AM
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I'm around 12.5 on my super sticky run-flat tires. I think if I got some DRs I could be down in the 12.2 - 12.4 range. I think going from a 2nd gear roll really helped me. Run-flats+1st gear=smoke.
10-13-2007, 10:39 AM
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should have been a close race. i saw a gt500 with intake exhaust and tune running low 12s @ 120mph... maybe his tune sucks, maybe he cant drive or maybe your cars just faster! haha good kill!
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10-13-2007, 11:28 AM
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I just need to get a few day off work to put it all together.
if he had traction issues before he will lose by even more nest time around!
10-15-2007, 05:20 AM
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those cars respond very well to mods, honestly i would think it would be close, but he probably should have beaten you. Seriously the intake, exhaust and a good tune on those can set them north 550whp. Ive seen a test of over 40whp from an intake. With that setup and a good set of tires he should potentially be able to hit 11's. But i call bs on the tractions issues, im sure either he isnt a great driver, or it has a bad tune. Good kill
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sounds about right
throw 1/4 mile times out the window. on a roll race, big weight/aero advantage to the 'vette once you get close to 100mph and further.
throw 1/4 mile times out the window. on a roll race, big weight/aero advantage to the 'vette once you get close to 100mph and further.
10-18-2007, 10:54 AM
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I've been at the local drag strip, Darlington, SC, and watched several times a night and on several different nights, a guy with a GT500 running 13.1@113 all day and all night long. His mods: CAI, pulley, tune, axleback. He drives it back and forth to and from the track. He hates playing catch up to the C5s and can't understand why the C6s get him every time.