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We are watching the ApolloZ Chevrolet Corvette Z06 making a couple of hard runs on the rollers. This isn"t your average C5 Z06, either. In stock form, the C5 Corvette Z06 offered 405 horsepower and 400lb-ft of torque at the crankshaft. Rough math says that’s about 330 to the tires.This C6 Corvette Z06 makes nearly three times that amount at the wheels.The C5Z has a fully built engine which may or may not still be an LS6. The engine has been fitted with a larger aftermarket intake manifold, headers and, most importantly, a massive turbocharger. Mounted below the passenger"s side headlight, it dumps the used exhaust gases just behind the front tire.This Corvette also has a Powerglide transmission, custom body work to fit a set of massive slicks, a low profile wing and a parachute leading us to believe that this is more than just a dyno warrior.On the first run, the Corvette Z06 is running "light boost" of just 14psi, resulting in 862 rear wheel horsepower. It’s when they crank up the boost to 20psi that things really get impressive. With ambient temperatures in the dyno room of 103.9 degrees, this boosted Corvette lays down 930.96 rear wheel horsepower.Tags: C5, C5 Corvette, c5 z06, Corvette, Corvette Z06, Dyno Blast, LS6
Date written: August 17, 2017
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 8860
We are watching the ApolloZ Chevrolet Corvette Z06 making a couple of hard runs on the rollers. This isn"t your average C5 Z06, either. In stock form, the C5 Corvette Z06 offered 405 horsepower and 400lb-ft of torque at the crankshaft. Rough math says that’s about 330 to the tires.This C6 Corvette Z06 makes nearly three times that amount at the wheels.The C5Z has a fully built engine which may or may not still be an LS6. The engine has been fitted with a larger aftermarket intake manifold, headers and, most importantly, a massive turbocharger. Mounted below the passenger"s side headlight, it dumps the used exhaust gases just behind the front tire.This Corvette also has a Powerglide transmission, custom body work to fit a set of massive slicks, a low profile wing and a parachute leading us to believe that this is more than just a dyno warrior.On the first run, the Corvette Z06 is running "light boost" of just 14psi, resulting in 862 rear wheel horsepower. It’s when they crank up the boost to 20psi that things really get impressive. With ambient temperatures in the dyno room of 103.9 degrees, this boosted Corvette lays down 930.96 rear wheel horsepower.Tags: C5, C5 Corvette, c5 z06, Corvette, Corvette Z06, Dyno Blast, LS6
Date written: August 17, 2017
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 8860
