Blown Corvette Z06 vs. Twin Turbo Aston Martin Vantage – Drag Race

October 14th, 2022

The Hoonigan crew brings us a drag race between two unique automobiles. This will be a head-to-head series of races on a closed circuit. Buckle-up. In the right lane is a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. This Canary Yellow beast has a supercharged 7.0-liter V8 engine that can produce gobs of power. The supercharger has been upgraded to an Edelbrock E4 and the exhaust is from Magnaflow. Those sweet looking wheels are custom built by American Racing and they’re wrapped in Falken rubber. The competition is a British made 2020 Aston Martin Vantage. Under the bonnet is a twin turbocharged AMG Read More

Old School vs Nuevo Speed – TT Corvette and TT LS Rail Job

February 24th, 2021

Two cars could not be more different. The Corvette Z06 is spit and polish modern with leather interior, shiny paint and climate control. On the other hand – the rail job is a 1927 Dodge Split-Window Coupe with a bare-bones cockpit, a bit of patina on the exterior – and tons of attitude. Similarities include LS engines and twin turbochargers. Let’s see what happens when the rubber meets the road. The 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is capable of making 1,500hp. Today, it is detuned to 1200hp. The transmission is a 2-speed RPM Powerglide and the car tips the scale at Read More

2006 Z06 Vette Makes 7-Second 1/4-Mile Pass

May 12th, 2015

Redline Motorsports, Pompano Beach, Florida, is turning out some pretty incredible hot rods. One of the best is this 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 owned by Howard Tanner. Although track conditions were not ideal on this particular evening, Tanner managed to lay down a 7.98-second 1/4-mile pass at 179.35 mph on only 10-pounds of boost. This ‘Vette is packing a 432-cubic inch iron block Redline Motorsports race engine with a forged steel crankshaft, connecting rods, and forged aluminum pistons. A pair of Precision 62/66 billet wheel ball bearing turbochargers provide the forced air induction and help the engine to produce in Read More

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