My friend's dad has a 04 vette, and he wants to race me. His is completely stock and they claim 350 hp. This should be an kill, what do you guys think?

car and mods are in sig.

 

If you drive right I dont see any reason why not.

 

As long as you can drive decently you will win. If it is an auto from a roll then definatly.

 

It should be close if the Vette is driven well. Let us know.

 

I brought it over there the other day and he checked it out, and said "You might beat me, but it will be the last time i race you until i could win, and i'm too tired to race you rite now." So atleast if i beat him, hes smart enough to not embarrass himself more than once. But, its all in fun! I'll let ya'll know the outcome when we race. later

 

Whip some vette a$$!!!

 

The autos aren't that fast and they aren't that easy to launch well.Your car is only mildy modded with the headers and the vette is several hundred pounds lighter ..you didn't mention if its a vert ,auto or what.I would likely put my money on you if you don't blow the launch or misgears.If his is an m6 would say they would be very close with slight edge to the vette but it also depends on what gears and stuff are in the vette.The z06 has great gears but not sure about the other ones.

I was planning on my own little dual with another guy I know.His is a 98 auto vert.I am actually not afraid to try it with any of my cars they are all reasonably modded.Maybe this summer.

 

It is an auto and its a conv. which makes it heavier than the coupe, and it's stock. I'm pretty sure i could take him.

 

c5 verts are not really any heavier than a coupe. Now c4 is a different story.
c5 frame is very rigid and no need for an x brace.........fyi

 

You should have NP beating this guy at all . You should be pushing quite a bit more power then him .
If he has an auto you should really lay it on him . I took an 01 auto vette once in my LT1 from a roll@5mph pretty good for the 1st 2 gears .

 

Some things have already been said, but...
1) a C5 vert is no heavier than a base C5. I mean, it might be 30 lbs or something, but nothing significant.

2) with an auto C5, it really depends on the gearing. The base auto has 2.73 gears, so it's a dog. My wife's car has them. The optional performance gears are, I *think*, 3.23 gears. There's roughly a 1/2 second difference between a base and Perf geared auto C5.

3) given that you have an M6 with light mods, I think it will be a drivers race if up against a Perf geared auto. Even with an auto, you can be a bonehead and spin the tires off the line and then not lift.

 

I love all the auto bashing here. I actually think he has a better chance of beating you because he's an auto IF the race is from a dig. It's very easy to launch an auto on street tires. Just gun it off idle and hold on. You want to run him from a 35 mph roll. Guaranteed victory. From a stop you can still beat him but your shifting will need to be smooth and fast. Remember his automatic will not miss a shift or bounce the rev limiter so once it's moving he's just gotta keep it floored.

You have the power advantage but he has a weight advantage. In the end I think your driving will determine victory or defeat.

Good Luck!

 

Yeah, i like all of the auto bashing going on too. My friend with a 95 M6 with LT's still hasn't beat my time. I think you will beat him though.

TONY

 

1/2 second? That seems like too much. I think the Vette perf. gears are about 3.07s. I saw a bone stock C5 auto. vert running consistent 14.1s at 99 at 4000' elevation. That's pretty fast at this altitude. Autos kick *** from a dig!

 

Thanks guys, Hopefully i'll race him soon and i'll let know the outcome! I'm feeling pretty confident though.