FWIW in these type arguments I think its fair to reference the popular mags (car and driver, motor trend) sure of us (not me) could get our cars to hook better and maybe get quicker 1/4 or 0-60 times, but on average if you were to compare all the mags take an average this would be a fair estimate of what each car is capable of. Going back to those tests the vette's were consistently faster, doesn't really matter why. This is what makes an f body fun though...being the underdog and coming out on top!

 

Um, IMO no. It's a driver's race. You are talking about maybe 1 tenth between the best examples of each. Trap speed, I'll give the nod to the Y-body, but Vettes have the same or less HP and are trickier to launch. They also have better weight and aero, so it is a wash. I have both a Z28 and a Corvette, so it's not like I'm biased towards the F-body. Your results may vary...
FWIW, you are more likely to see 4th Gens getting hammered at the drags than C5s, and I've seen a dozen stockers nose into the 12s with good air between Atco and Great Lakes Dragaway (the Grove). Ben

 

I've seen some stockers knock on the 12's at those tracks as well.

If you take a 6-speed Fbody with the same driver and take a 6-speed Vette the Vette will win.

Like I said I've yet to see a stock Fbody come even close to 12.6's. I've seen 12.90's, 2 12.80's but nothing faster than that.

****I'm not bashing Fbodies here. Just giving my opinion and what I've seen.

 

Drivers race.