630HP Restomod 1965 Corvette Widebody

May 14th, 2022

Our boy Shawn (from Autotopia) has done it again. He located this crazy 1965 Chevy Corvette with a widened body (6-inches) sitting on a nearly stock chassis modified to accept a C4 front suspension. In the rear, we have an independent torque-arm design with a Dana 44 Trac Loc differential. The Forgeline wheels are 18-inch (12.5-inch rear, 11.5-inch front) This is a car that is equally suited for the dragstrip or the autocross course. The engine is a Lingenfelter built LS7 7.0-liter all-aluminum dry sump V8 capable of producing 630hp. By the way, it’s naturally aspirated. The 3-inch exhaust system Read More

POV Ride Along – 750HP Cadillac CTS-V

September 7th, 2018

Hello drag racing fans. Get in, buckle up, and hold on. You are on-board what is being billed as the ultimate grocery-getter. It is a stock-motor 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan and (as you are about to see) it is mind-numbing from the passenger seat. Under the hood is a stock (supercharged) 6.2-liter V8 with a set of LSA cylinder heads and ARP fasteners. The Lingenfelter supercharger has undergone an extensive porting process and both supercharger drive pullies have been upgraded (oversized). The car has been enhanced with a full accoutrement of bolt-ons (including a 102-millimeter throttle body) and tuned by Read More

Corvette ZR1 LPE vs Viper SRT10 Supercharged

May 13th, 2015

This is a heads-up contest between two of the quickest American supercars of the modern era (ever). In the right lane, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is legendary in its own right but add to it a performance package from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) and you have a beast of a car, on the dragstrip or on the road course. Now, take a look in the left lane. There you will see a legendary Dodge Viper SRT10, with supercharged forced air induction for added horsepower. Despite having two fewer cylinders than the Viper, the ‘Vette out muscles the competition in this Read More

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