There is ALWAYS something faster.

I enjoy my boosted 928, much faster than anyone needs for a street car. If I did not need the back seats for the kids, there would be a C6 ZO6 parked in my garage right now (next to the GT) . I would run with a stock one if the opportunity presents itself and just hope that particular guy was not driving the ZO6, and hope the ZO6 driver spins 'em and blows the launch. I have had good luck with the C5 version, but most racing is driver skill with close cars, maybe I just got lucky. Either way, I enjoy my SC'd 928 for what it is--a pretty fast great looking street car that is comfortable, handles well and stops well.

Jim

 

Sorry but there is no way a STOCK Z06 is running 10.8`s.....Z06 is 3150 pounds plus driver...assuming driver only weighs 150 pounds(which i doubt) that puts the weight at 3300 pounds....not including fuel....to run a 10.85 at that weight you`re going to need 603 HP at the flywheel or 511 at the rear wheels and make a perfect run....last time i checked Z06 was 505 at the flywheel....

 

There is no question it is extremely fast. But still, was it stock?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...4&forum_id=100
Its the suspension setup what worries me. Did he do best time with exact setup which ended up in to production car? In any case very impressive time.

 

Ranger and his car are very well known. Since that is a fact, and it's a fact that he ran a 10.85 quareter-mile in his well-documented stock C6 Z06, then it would seem that your speculations need a little tweaking.

Do some research for yourself, it's easy to find.

<-- That's Ranger smokin' everyone.

 

I`ve been drag racing since i was 16,i`m now 50...i don`t speculate anymore...just the facts....

 

The link you supplied answers your question. The suspension under the car when it did 7:42.9 is the same suspension fitted to the production C6 Z06.

One on the reasons the Z06's have been such kick-*** cars is that both the C5 and C6 versions were literally tuned by running at the Nurburgring. BTW, the C5 Z06 did 7:56 there.

 

That's funny; then what is all of this?

 

Those are facts....BTW what type Z06 or 928 are you running?...or are you just a POSER ?

 

Hey guys, take it easy. This could be real. Just remember, especially with GM, there are factory freaks that come off the production line every now and then. 3 years ago I ran a 13.7sec. with my 100% stock ’85 32V 928, this was faster than a GTS and I’m absolutely sure my car was 100% stock. It even had the spare tools and tire in the trunk.

This one could very well be one. Let’s say this car makes around 550hp, that and a good set of radial, with a killer launch can under the perfect conditions produce a high 10 sec. run.

 

I did not notice you stating any 'facts' regarding Ranger and his car.

Wow, you are something else; I don't know, what do you mean by 'just a poser'?

In the meantime, here are my Road America lap times from both my C5 Z06 and '89 GT. Does this mean I am a 'poser'?

 

I see your a Rennlist USER....why don`t you join Rennlist if you enjoy posting here so much???

 

If a stock Z06 is supposed to perform worse than his results, what did he do to it to make it so substantially quicker?

 

No it just means you're a crappy driver! C'mon, you should be sub 2:20! For a poser, however, that's not bad?

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What does his membership status or what he drives have anything to do with this topic? Nothing!!

For all you know he was running with just enough gas to make it down the strip. 20 gallons @ about 6lbs per gallon.....plus I'm sure this car has been dyno tuned. A trio of C5 ZO6's gained an average of 15rwhp during a dyno tune day (I was there, no speculation).

So, take your stock specs, add a few more ponies, and subtract 100 or so pounds for what I'm sure was an almost empty tank. Probably took out the spare tire, tool kit etc.... then you throw in drag slicks?

Only facts are nice to go by when you have them all. In this scenario you are filling in the blanks as you see fit. Is this claim true? I dunno, I don't really care.

 

Maybe it was this car:
Chevy’s 650-hp Corvette SS caught heading in for EPA testing