Took the new C6 to the track...

Odin · July 5th, 2009, 01:54 PM

...just thought some Mustang guys might be interested in an honest time slip from a bone stock C6 Corvette. Keep in mind that I've only had the car 2 weeks, so I'm definitely not going to be the fastest C6 driver out there.

The track sits at 423 above sea level. Temps were in the high 90's with high humidity and moderate winds.

The car is a showroom stock 2009 A6, 2.73 axle. It weighed in at 3440lbs with me and a 1/2 tank of gas (3200 lbs empty).

I did not change tire pressure or even heat the tires at all, I drove around the water box and never spun the tires.

I ran 4 times and my ET improved each time a little. My first run I launched from an idle and floored it, after that I loaded the RPM's a little (up to about 1500 or so) and just let off the brake and floored it. Never any tire spin to worry about, if it spun it was minimal and very brief.

Traction control off, transmission is "Sport" mode and I let it shift (no paddles).

My best run is listed below:

R/T .147
60' 2.042
330 5.475
1/8 8.253
MPH 88.64
1000 10.630
1/4 12.611
MPH 113.2

klouierocks · July 5th, 2009, 01:57 PM

nice

usafimj · July 5th, 2009, 02:03 PM

Good job. I loved driving my friends '08 vette, auto.

Jucostud · July 5th, 2009, 03:49 PM

We really would be a good race my friend. Let me know when u go again.

QTRHORSE · July 5th, 2009, 05:21 PM

Sweet! Its nice to know I can outrun one of those! HA HA just kidding but seriously yeah!!

Odin · July 5th, 2009, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by QTRHORSE

Sweet! Its nice to know I can outrun one of those! HA HA just kidding but seriously yeah!!

Well, you can outrun me, but that doesn't mean you can outrun any stock C6 Corvette. I'm running a 12.6 in 90+ degree weather having owned the car for 2 weeks. But there are 2 guys on the Corvette Forum who have run high 11's showroom stock. I don't know what the weather conditions were, but they are obviously much better drivers than me with their cars.

One big difference in the Corvette and my Mustang is the gearing and where the power starts to come on strong. My Mustang (with 4.10's) was a beast off the line, but past the 1/8 mile the lack of displacement really starts to show. The Corvette (with 2.73's) isn't as violent off the line, but by 60 MPH it is quickly leaving most cars behind.

Even so, my best time on the '08 GT with stock tires & 3.55 gears, CAI and tune was an 8.84, and the C6 already ran a 8.25. I think this is mainly due to the automatic C6 being so much easier to launch than the manual GT.

If you catch a C6 driver napping off the line you have a good chance of leaving him behind, but you better watch out from a roll.

The Corvette's weakling IRS is a major problem when it comes to launching the car hard...I'm afraid to run drag radials or a big stall because I don't want to be snapping half shafts. Mustang wins big time when it comes to rear ends and drag racing, since the Challenger, Camaro, Corvette, GTO, etc... all have crappy IRS setups.

Odin · July 5th, 2009, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Jucostud

We really would be a good race my friend. Let me know when u go again.

Will do, we really need to hit the 1/4 mile track. You'll need a helmet (and long pants) at Dallas Raceway if you're going to run in the 12's.

bamagt · July 5th, 2009, 09:09 PM

thanks for the report......I might actually NOT hate ALL vette drivers after all.

algx · July 5th, 2009, 09:38 PM

Nice to hear from someone that's been on both sides of the fence!
And congrats on the Vette!
Muscle is muscle, Vettes are on top of the food chain. (Stock that is...)
What do you have, if you don't have goals?

kenneth · July 5th, 2009, 09:56 PM

[QUOTE=Odin;2169552] But there are 2 guys on the Corvette Forum who have run high 11's showroom stock. I don't know what the weather conditions were, but they are obviously much better drivers than me with their cars.

QUOTE]

Had to be a serious negitive DA to get a stock vette in the 11's, sorry but I would love to have a vette but in reality they are some 12.4 cars stock.

HOLLYWD69 · July 5th, 2009, 11:21 PM

I have a 2000 vette that I have never had at the track. I love my stang but there is something about a vette!

Odin · July 6th, 2009, 11:39 AM

I have my suspicions that the 2 guys who ran high 11's in "showroom stock" C6 Corvettes have a different definition of "showroom stock" than the rest of us.

unlicensed to drive · July 6th, 2009, 11:48 AM

Maybe they think showroom stock means having a stock engine and that traction stuff doesn't count as mods?

MustangMatt96GT · July 6th, 2009, 12:51 PM

Seems like about the average time for a C6 to me... granted I run at 5800 foot with DAs always over 8000'. but the fastest I have seen on of those go up here is 13.9-14.0. So if you take the DA into account that brings it to roughly a 12.5 or so..

mrbigjeep · July 6th, 2009, 03:03 PM

last two stock ls3's i saw were right around 12.0 at 115+ trap speed...

flattusmaximus78 · July 7th, 2009, 07:49 PM

You have enough trap speed to squeeze out an 11 second pass.

Odin · July 8th, 2009, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by flattusmaximus78

You have enough trap speed to squeeze out an 11 second pass.

If I could get the 60' time down, I agree. It would take magic to get there on stock Goodyear F1 runflats though, and I'm afraid that drag radials would do bad things to the half shafts.

mrbigjeep · July 8th, 2009, 01:23 PM

u would definitely have to hook pretty well for that to happen

Mikie · July 15th, 2009, 02:29 PM

Nice run.

July 5th, 2009, 01:54 PM	#1
Odin Regular 2009 Corvette Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 216 iTrader: 0 reviews	Took the new C6 to the track... ...just thought some Mustang guys might be interested in an honest time slip from a bone stock C6 Corvette. Keep in mind that I've only had the car 2 weeks, so I'm definitely not going to be the fastest C6 driver out there. The track sits at 423 above sea level. Temps were in the high 90's with high humidity and moderate winds. The car is a showroom stock 2009 A6, 2.73 axle. It weighed in at 3440lbs with me and a 1/2 tank of gas (3200 lbs empty). I did not change tire pressure or even heat the tires at all, I drove around the water box and never spun the tires. I ran 4 times and my ET improved each time a little. My first run I launched from an idle and floored it, after that I loaded the RPM's a little (up to about 1500 or so) and just let off the brake and floored it. Never any tire spin to worry about, if it spun it was minimal and very brief. Traction control off, transmission is "Sport" mode and I let it shift (no paddles). My best run is listed below: R/T .147 60' 2.042 330 5.475 1/8 8.253 MPH 88.64 1000 10.630 1/4 12.611 MPH 113.2 __________________ 2009 C6

July 5th, 2009, 01:57 PM	#2
klouierocks Regular 2012 5.0 vroom Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: El PAso Posts: 262 iTrader: 0 reviews	nice __________________

July 5th, 2009, 02:03 PM	#3
usafimj I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2007 Ford Mustang GT 12.847 @ 114.12mph Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, Ok. Posts: 5,087 iTrader: 1 reviews	Good job. I loved driving my friends '08 vette, auto. __________________ 07 GT-- Gone But Not Forgotten Military Crew E-5

July 5th, 2009, 03:49 PM	#4
Jucostud booooost'd 2007 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: drink'n ur kool-aid Posts: 7,043 iTrader: 0 reviews	We really would be a good race my friend. Let me know when u go again. __________________ Jucostud's Official Build Thread 1988 LX HATCH 5.0 - FOR SALE $5,000 OBO 2007 vortech gt - SOLD! Looking for next project

July 5th, 2009, 05:21 PM	#5
QTRHORSE Regular 2008 Mustang GT 11.35@123 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Johnson City Posts: 382 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sweet! Its nice to know I can outrun one of those! HA HA just kidding but seriously yeah!! __________________ CRT-Performance Tuned by Jeff Chambers in Norwalk Ohio, 2.6 Kenne Bell, 62mm T-Body, LT Headers, O/R H-pipe, 4.10s, Foxlake CNC Heads, VSR Stage 2 cams 530/447 Mustang Dyno www.crt-performance.com

July 5th, 2009, 09:09 PM	#8
bamagt Enthusiast Last Three of VIN 666 13.7@104mph Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 503 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks for the report......I might actually NOT hate ALL vette drivers after all. __________________ ~ 08 Alloy ~ JLT CAI ~ BBR Tunes ~ Comp Stage II NSRs ~ UDPs ~ MAC LT O/R Prochamber/Violators ~ Hurst STS ~ FRPP 4.10 Gear ~ BMR LCAs ~ CHE Relocation Brackets ~ BMR Adj Panhard ~ Prothane Motor Mounts ~ Coast Drive Shaft ~

July 5th, 2009, 09:56 PM	#10
kenneth Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT 11.45@123.61 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cut Off, LA. Posts: 1,468 iTrader: 2 reviews	[QUOTE=Odin;2169552] But there are 2 guys on the Corvette Forum who have run high 11's showroom stock. I don't know what the weather conditions were, but they are obviously much better drivers than me with their cars. QUOTE] Had to be a serious negitive DA to get a stock vette in the 11's, sorry but I would love to have a vette but in reality they are some 12.4 cars stock. __________________ Stock for now.

July 5th, 2009, 11:21 PM	#11
HOLLYWD69 Enthusiast 07 GT/CS 12.12 @117.53 mph Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Walker, La. Posts: 740 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have a 2000 vette that I have never had at the track. I love my stang but there is something about a vette! __________________ See Garage for Mods 225-753-3966

July 6th, 2009, 11:39 AM	#12
Odin Regular 2009 Corvette Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 216 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have my suspicions that the 2 guys who ran high 11's in "showroom stock" C6 Corvettes have a different definition of "showroom stock" than the rest of us. __________________ 2009 C6

July 6th, 2009, 11:48 AM	#13
unlicensed to drive MM Fanatic Blank Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,733 iTrader: 1 reviews	Maybe they think showroom stock means having a stock engine and that traction stuff doesn't count as mods? Last edited by unlicensed to drive; July 6th, 2009 at 11:50 AM.

July 6th, 2009, 12:51 PM	#14
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,692 iTrader: 3 reviews	Seems like about the average time for a C6 to me... granted I run at 5800 foot with DAs always over 8000'. but the fastest I have seen on of those go up here is 13.9-14.0. So if you take the DA into account that brings it to roughly a 12.5 or so.. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

July 6th, 2009, 03:03 PM	#15
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	last two stock ls3's i saw were right around 12.0 at 115+ trap speed... __________________ cams + 150 shot

July 7th, 2009, 07:49 PM	#16
flattusmaximus78 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1993 5.ohhhh 12.97 @140mph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gatorland Posts: 6,122 iTrader: 3 reviews	You have enough trap speed to squeeze out an 11 second pass. __________________ 02 Pewter z28, hoosiers/lid/exhaust/spray...125mph 1993 gt Sold, already missed --Moates Quarter horse $225-- --Cobra intake $150-- --tremec 3550 bell and shifter $1100--

July 8th, 2009, 01:23 PM	#18
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	u would definitely have to hook pretty well for that to happen __________________ cams + 150 shot

July 15th, 2009, 02:29 PM	#19
Mikie Regular 2004 Saleen #216 1/8th = 7.49 @ 94.6mph Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belmont, North Carolina Posts: 70 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nice run. __________________ 2004 KB SC SALEEN VERT # 216 Teksid block, Manley forged internals...way too many mods to list. 12PSI 507hp/ 532tq

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