need boost! Vette walking away from my 18

[cnycomp]

My buddies 2016 stingray walks away from my 18 GT. Not Fun. Im not use to this, I.E. getting beat by friends! I havent owned a non-boosted car in about 15 years! Hes about 1.5 cars out at 120mph from a dig. Even though we are both 460hp and he is a few hundred pounds lighter than me, for some reason I still thought it would be closer. I guess those stingrays run high 11s stock. Oh well, need to decide whats next, new hellion sleeper kit or Procharger.

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[SlaughterOfTheSoul]

Could just do an E85 tune and call it a day. You shouldn't need any extra parts for this.

 

[offcamber]

Weight and tires sound like the difference.

 

[Lonmon]

Don't need boost unless you want to smash him. Lighter wheels, sticky tires and a tune (e85 preferred) and you will flip the script on him. You probably won't even need the wheels and tires but I don't want you to be bored! LOL

 

[Seceda91]

manual vs manual? well the Stingrays are about 1-2 cars ahead of the 6th Gen SS tranny per tranny. Since the 18 GT's is slightly quicker than the 6th Gen SS the Stringray should be half a car to a car ahead I would assume.. after 100, you'll lose since they have more aero.

 

[JuRuKi]

Impressive how a 2018 GT can keep up with a Vette.

 

[Laststandard]

Impressive how a 2018 GT can keep up with a Vette.

OP said that his buddies Vette walks away from him though?

 

[JuRuKi]

OP said that his buddies Vette walks away from him though?

1.5 car lengths isnt much?

 

[4V Mayhem]

My buddies 2016 stingray walks away from my 18 GT. Not Fun. Im not use to this, I.E. getting beat by friends! I havent owned a non-boosted car in about 15 years! Hes about 1.5 cars out at 120mph from a dig. Even though we are both 460hp and he is a few hundred pounds lighter than me, for some reason I still thought it would be closer. I guess those stingrays run high 11s stock. Oh well, need to decide whats next, new hellion sleeper kit or Procharger.

Being faster is more about money than anything. If you wanna match him then you might need to do some simple bolt-ons. That should even things up a bit. Not to insult you, but your statement that you thought you had a chance based on the numbers means that you aren't fully aware of what the competition can do. The Vettes are lighter and more aerodynamic. And there are other things that will impact a race like gear ratios and driver ability and which trans is in which car and such. So HP to HP and you won't win. That is generally speaking if there is similar driving ability. But you can beat them. You just need to overpower them so to speak, lol! Do your first round of simple mods and see where you stand. If you want more then do more. And take it from there until you're satisfied or broke or dead, lol!! But don't feel bad for losing to a Vette. They are very fast and there is no shame in taking the L against one.

1.5 car lengths isnt much?

You can win by an inch or a mile...

 

[SoCalTim]

Slap a blower on her and put bus lengths on him. Vortech now offer 18 kits, affordable too...

 

[bluebeastsrt]

Strapping on a couple of turbos is way overkill for a Vette. But I like overkill. An E85 tune wiuld probably do the trick. Get your boost. And go hunt a different class of cars.

 

[Deleted member 33561]

Stick or A10 ? If A10 just a CAI and "Lund" tune might get you slightly ahead. They don't add much hp but they do change the rev limiter and the shift points on the tranny. At 120 mph 1.5 car lengths is about 0.15 seconds in the quarter. If that doesn't work then the E85 tune will.

 

[SVT-DADDY]

N/A Bolt ons will be fine for your buddy's Stingray, but someday you'll come face to face with it's big brother....the Z06 or one of those dirty Cats running around.

When that day comes you'll want all the boost.

 

[Deleted member 33561]

I agree but then you are starting down that path. What do you want to beat after the Z06? I supercharged my Scatpack and never lost to a Z06 but that's because I beat them all off the line. My closest race was in an 1/8 mile track when his ET was 0.01 seconds faster but reaction time can make up for some hp.
I'm not going supercharge my Mustang GT and we have no E85 here so I'll just enjoy driving my car as it is.

 

[66Bronc1]

I would not expect a stock GT to keep up with a Vette- from a dig, roll or anywhere. I would not pull my GT up against a Vette at the track or anywhere period.

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