Watch A 1990 Chevy Corvette ZR-1 Drag Race Inventory C4 And C5 Corvettes

The C4 model of the Corvette ZR-1 is an underrated supercar. Wanting like an ordinary Corvette, its coronary heart is a Lotus-designed 32-valve twin overhead cam V8 producing 375 horsepower. Extraordinarily quick by the requirements of the time, it set a 24-hour endurance run averaging 175.9 mph and continues to be quick as we speak.

How briskly? That is what the workforce at TFL Classics determined to seek out out. They arrange a drag race between a 1990 Corvette ZR-1 and a 1988 L98 Corvette. The proprietor of the ZR-1 made some efficiency modifications and thinks his automobile makes about 425 horsepower, 180 greater than the common Corvette.  

The L98 Corvette places up a struggle, working a 16-second quarter mile at 89 mph, but it surely’s no match for the ZR-1 which does it in 14.5 seconds at 109 mph. A rolling begin produces comparable outcomes, with the ZR-1 working away because it will get into the meat of its powerband. At 5,000 RPM, the bottom Corvette begins to get winded whereas the ZR-1 continues to drag exhausting, peaking at virtually 6,000 RPM.   

What about in comparison with the up to date C5 Corvette? Beginning with an all-new 350-horsepower LS1 and a six-speed handbook transmission, the C5 seems like a greater match for the “King of the Hill” ZR-1. In contrast to the ZR-1, the C5 makes use of a rear transaxle, the primary technology to take action, giving it a near-perfect 50/50 weight distribution. 

It is nonetheless not shut. The 1999 Corvette C5 runs the quarter mile in 15.3 seconds, topping out at 99 mph, whereas the ZR-1 makes a cross at 14.38 seconds and 108 mph. Even with higher weight distribution, there isn’t any getting across the ZR-1’s extra horsepower from the higher-revving LT-5 engine. 

However what’s most wonderful about all three Corvettes is their sturdiness. The ZR-1 on this video has over 150,000 miles on the clock and the proprietor drove it for 3 hours to get to the video shoot. The opposite two vehicles function every day drivers and had been bought for lower than $15,000. It proves but once more that when cared for, an previous Corvette can final over 300,000 miles and supply years of cheap enjoyable.