C5 AUTOMATIC - CONVERTIBLE
THIS VEHICLE WAS SELECTED TO
TEST PRODUCTS FROM
A VARIETY
OF MANUFACTURERS, TO DOCUMENT PERFORMANCE GAINS, FROM A
STREET DRIVING
PERSPECTIVE. WE CHOSE THESE PRODUCTS TO PRODUCE VERY HIGH TORQUE GAINS
RATHER THAN ULTRA HIGH PEAK HORSEPOWER GAINS, WHICH TYPICALLY LEAVE THE DRIVER
WITH A CAR THAT FEELS POWERLESS RATHER THAN
POWERFUL!
"DYNO RESULT ABBREVIATIONS"
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
AT
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AP
VAPOR PRESSURE
VP
ENGINE TEMPERATURE
ET
CORRECTION FACTOR
CF
REAR WHEEL HORSE POWER
RWHP
REAR WHEEL TORQUE
RWTQ
NOTE! ALL EARLY DYNO RUNS WERE MADE
IN 2ND GEAR TO GIVE THE BROADEST GRAPH RESULTS.
RUNS IN 3RD GEAR WOULD, OF COURSE, BE HIGHER.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED VEHICLES WILL ALSO INDICATE SUBSTANTIALLY
LESS HORSEPOWER AND TORQUE THAN CLUTCH CARS.
DRAG STRIP RESULTS
TEST TRIM
60' 1/8MILE
1/4MILE MPH TEST 1 <
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> 2.01
8.63
13.33 104.50 TEST 3 < click here for et slip > 2.01 8.60 13.01 107.78 TEST 4 < click here for et slip > 1.70 7.89 12.42 109.34 TEST 5 < click here for et slip > 1.77 7.92 12.36 111.13
TEST 6
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1.69 7.44
12.07 113.66 |
DYNO RESULTS 289.8 293.1
85.6 30.1 .72
195 1.00
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317.5
307.5 79.5
30.1 .65
185 .99
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342.0
428.1 65.7
29.9 .69
185 .99
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STOCK SPECS
ABSOLUTELY
NO MODIFICATIONS
MADE
TEST 1
BASSANI
Xhaust
TRI-Y
1&3/4 HEADERS, HIGH-FLOW CAT SYSTEM,
& RACE ENGINEERED MUFFLER SYSTEM
(PICKED UP 5 TENTHS AND 3 MPH)
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< click here for Corvette Fever magazine article >
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TEST 2
ECKLER'S STAGE 1 DRAG ENGINE PACKAGE
AIR FORCE INTAKE, ENGINE OIL ADDITIVE, RADIATOR
COOLANT ADDITIVE, DIFFERENTIAL FLUID ADDITIVE,
POWER STEERING FLUID, VHP 170 DEGREE
THERMOSTAT AND VHP FAN CONTROL
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TEST 3
ECKLER'S STAGE 2 DRAG ENGINE PACKAGE
VHP CARBON FIBER AIR BOX (FORCED AIR INDUCTION),
THROTTLE BODY AIR DUCT, VHP PORTED POLYMER MAF
HOUSING KIT ,
VHP PORTED THROTTLE BODY, VHP
PCM REPROGRAMING,
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TEST 4
ECKLER'S STAGE 2 DRAG DRIVELINE PACKAGE
VHP 2800 TORQUE CONVERTER,
BILSTEIN DRAG SHOCKS, 3:42
ECKLER'S DIFFERENTIAL
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TEST 5
VHP STREET / STRIP
ULTRA TORQUE "047" SERIES CAMSHAFT PACKAGE
NOT A 228/236! NOT A 224/224! NOT A 220/220!
NEW! VHP ACCELERATED LOBE PROFILE
047
.530L 210/218 112LSA
THE " ASP KICKER "
TEST 6
STREET / STRIP ULTRA TORQUE
"055" SERIES CAMSHAFT
PACKAGE
VHP ACCELERATED LIFT LOBE
PROFILE 055
551L 278/286@.004 216/224@.050 113LSA
THE "BOSS"
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<
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VINCI HI-PERFORMANCE