Fastest Corvette.

[corvettekid]

What is the fastest corvette ever made?

[z064life]

LPE 427TT Corvette.

RP Motorsports 427TT Corvette.

LPE website - www.lingenfelter.com

RP Motorsports - www.rpmotorsports.com

Halltech TT kit - www.corvettc5.com/twinturbo

[corvettekid]

I never knew that

Thanks for letting me know

BTW, my step dad is helping me write this.

[z064life]

I see. I was in the same scenario at your age (not that I was really interested in cars, or even Corvettes < didn't know what they were at the age of 9, but I needed help writing/typing).

You might be interested to know that there are Corvettes that run low-high 9s without any nitrous, turbochargers, or superchargers. Not many cars can do that (from outside USA). And this is with stock interior etc.

>> Edited by z064life on Tuesday 14th October 21:23

[ZR1415]

Here's one ive just found,and a ZR-1 at that.
www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Street/8943/

[Camaro SS]

Hi CorvetteKid, nice to see you on Sunday!
Check out www.silverfoxracing.org.uk very fast street legal vette in England driven by Sue Jackson!
There are many extremely fast drag race vettes, one of the best to appear in the UK is called Gotham City, driven by Bruno Bader and runs 7.6 on the quarter!

[beerhead]

From the factory the L88 has got to rank quite high.

[blackzr]

In the late 80's Callaway built a street legal C4 called the Sledgehammer. It had an motor by John Lingenfelter producing around 1000bhp. The car ran at the Honda research track in Ohio and avaraged 254mph for around 10 laps.
I went for a job interview with Callaway in 1989 and got a ride in the car as a bonus! An awesome bit of kit!

[ZR1415]

Good to see you made it on here Geoff,thats 6 or is it 7 Zr1s on this site now.

[JenkinsComp]

The Callaway Sledgehammer was timed at 255mph and was fully road legal and road driveable.

As far as I know thats the fastest anyone has actually timed and recorded any road car ever.

www.callawaycars.com/Corvette/Sledgehammer/sledgehammer_article.htm

If anyone knows better I'd be interested to know. Oops just noticed blackzr's post. Lucky son of a - getting a ride in it!

>> Edited by JenkinsComp on Tuesday 21st October 19:32

>> Edited by JenkinsComp on Tuesday 21st October 19:33

[sparkyjohn]

Curiously enough I was flicking through an article about the 1989 Calloway TT as I waited for the computer to warm up (steam powered laptop )
Although not the quickest of all Corvettes a formidable piece of kit nonetheless, packing 584bhp and 647lbft.
If you'd like a pdf of the article corvettekid, I'd be happy to oblige

[ZR1415]

Cheers sparkyjohn ,just had to ask the Mrs what a pdf isif you can send it it would be great and me and corvettekid (thats my boy) can view together like a couple of kids

[sparkyjohn]

Can you email me through profile please

[vetteheadracer]

Define fastest.......

0-60?

Top Speed?

Cos 0-60 a Z06 is the fastest.

Quoted top speed would be a Calloway etc. etc.

[blackzr]

Sorry Nige you cant claim that the Z06 is the fastest just cos you got one!!!
It probably is the fastest STOCK Vette currently available but there are LOADS of modified cars out there that would blow it into the weeds.

Light blue touch paper and retire.

[corvettekid]

Thank you for replying to my question.

[sharpkings]

"The Fastest Corvette" well somehow I think the U.K. Title for that one is deffinately going to be Cliff's in the near future !! However it is measured...

In fact I may just get him to tow mine, that way I too can say I am quicker than the Z06 !

>> Edited by sharpkings on Monday 27th October 21:22

[ZR1forFun]

I'd be happy with being quicker than a stock C5, never mind a Z06, Just you wait Mr T...

[z064life]

Sorry to bring back an old topic people (but then this is a very interesting topic), but I found this Vette:

www.montygwilliams.com

And not forgetting the Banks TT kits (for LS1 > C5 Corvette), and the C4 Supernatural ZR1 Vette posted on ebay (thread with a link on here).

>> Edited by z064life on Friday 19th December 16:20