Check out this video by Acceler8 on YouTube where they drag race a Tesla Model S Plaid vs the C8 Corvette.
So we have 1000 Horsepower AWD Tesla Plaid vs. 495 Horsepower Mid Engine Rear Wheel Drive C8 Corvette. We all know how this is going to start and end right?
He finally got the C8 Corvette in the 8s in the quarter mile at Orlando Speedway. The tough part about this process is the car needed upgraded clutches and a twin turbo set up with a piggy back tuning system.
First to the 8 seconds! FuelTech’s C8 Corvette! New World Record | 8.973 @ 160mph!
Per their video description on YouTube
It is Official—the FuelTech C8 Corvette is the first to eclipse the 8-second zone when Anderson Dick piloted it to an 8.973 at 160.9 mph while racing at Orlando Speed World.
It has been a longtime coming as the team added a twin turbo system last year and integrated the award-winning FT600 engine management system to the vehicle. The inclusion of the PowerFT engine management system is a feat upon itself as it works in conjunction with the PCM, providing the proper fuel, spark, and power management to keep the turbocharged LT2 running smoothly.
The previous best elapsed time was a stout 9.01 at 153 mph, which came shortly after the FuelTech group pushed the hub dyno numbers to a jaw-dropping 1,350 WHP. The factory PCM runs most of the vehicle systems and Anderson and his crew developed a work-around to avoid the factory-programmed torque management. A second FuelTech ECU was installed for drivetrain management, allowing the vehicle to be used in dedicated drag strip or road course applications.
Understandably, Anderson wouldn’t reveal too much on the drivetrain control until as they continue to develop it into a turnkey solution for the motorsports world. He did admit that a major component to the transmission performance is the ability to tune the clutch- pressure and take full advantage of the Stage 2 Dodson clutches, which utilizes 9 and 10 frictions in comparison to the OEM clutch setup with 5 and 6. The team also added a newer, taller rear tire size; 305/45/18 Mickey Thompson ET Street R drag radials help apply the power, a step up from the 325/35/18 drag radials the team ran this past summer. The new tire size allows for a longer first gear and helped knock back the ratio on the top-end for bigger speeds. The Mickey Thompson rubber is mounted on a pair of stylish Weld Laguna wheels.
The engine combination is a simple one as it uses two Garrett G35-900 turbochargers mounted topside and they are capable of providing plenty of boost to the fortified LT2 engine. The engine components were sourced from Gwatney Performance and the line-up includes forged Diamond Pistons that are mated to extremely strong Wiseco Boostline connecting rods. Anderson also consults with Pro Line on the engine platform for optimum durability.
The engine compartment is very straightforward—the turbo kit doesn’t have an intercooler due to the use of methanol fuel to help cool the incoming air. Late Model Racecraft’s Steve Fereday was a heavy influence when Anderson embarked on building the turbo combination. The turbo package relies on Turbosmart wastegates, which are essential components due to the extreme demands for this combination’s power management. The quick response is paramount to accurate shifting and drag strip performance. The next step is to switch to Turbosmart’s new electronic wastegates for even better control and the FuelTech FTManager software includes that option already.
A couple of turbochargers are almost not enough when chasing records. Nitrous Outlet provides extra air to the engine through chemical enhancement, which also helps cool down the non-intercooled turbocharged air. Anderson has been adamant that the reason for the exceptional launches and quick 60-foot times are due to the instant hit of nitrous off the starting line.
The Corvette features a unique dual fuel system setup that uses the factory direct injection and the stock fuel tank for primary fuel delivery. A complete second fuel system has been added to the Corvette with an Aeromotive brushless pump delivering VP Racing Fuels M1 to an independent set of fuel injectors, which are mounted in a custom sheetmetal intake manifold.
The team relies on the primary FT600 as a data logger to record factory sensors at a high sampling rate in addition to an assortment of FuelTech sensors. The Corvette employs two WB-O2 Nano meters that monitor the air/fuel ratio through Bosch LSU 4.2 sensors in the exhaust. Other sensors wired into the FT600 include backpressure canister, 0-150 psi pressure sensor to monitor the port fuel injection, two backpressure sensors for each turbocharger as well as turbocharger speed sensors. Anderson also added two FuelTech EGT-4 kits, which allows individual cylinder EGT monitoring for all eight cylinders, aiding in complete data collection and engine safety.
The R&D team also disclosed a major accomplishment and improvement—they have the ability to fully control ignition timing and throttle position, this enables the power management required for the ultimate in track-focused performance.
Check out this video by the Dobre brothers on their Dobre Cars channel where they have a 1000 horsepower Lamborghini Aventador and a C8 Corvette race a Tesla Model S Plaid.
The C8 Corvette driver Sarah wouldn’t say how much horsepower and although it has a great launch even stock the Tesla Plaid is just a beast for anything in the streets other than the 2.4 million dollar Rimac.
Model S Plaid vs 1000hp Lamborghini vs Corvette C8
In the video you can see the C8 Corvette has a great launch but dies during the runs. Although it probably is modded with exhaust or bolt ons it doesn’t look like a 1000 horsepower C8 Corvette.
Check out this Drag Race video comparison review of the C8 Corvette vs. a Hellcat Dodge Durango from Hennessey Performance.
The 2021 Dodge Durango with 6.2L Hellcat V8 has arrived at Hennessey! This example is soon to be the first to receive our HPE1000 performance upgrade. But first, we were curious how Dodge’s AWD supercharged family hauler would compare to Chevrolet’s mid-engine C8 Corvette. We headed to the Pennzoil Proving Ground for answers.
Give them a call for any C8 Corvette or Dodge Hellcat Mods and tell them C8CorvetteBlog.com sent you!
If you follow RearWheelDrive on YouTube he is a do it yourselfer and has been working on his C8 Corvette trying to get it in the 10s at the drag strip.
So far from what we know and see on his YouTube channel he has
And in this video with another C8 Corvette owner Carlos with Action Auto Care in Florida they go to Bradenton Dragway and race their C8 Corvettes.
Carlos has an Instagram “Car_C8” that has a video of him running a 10.5 with his all motor C8 Corvette. He has American Racing headers, AFE Air Intake and a ported intake which he let Matt with RearWheelDrive use to see if he can break 10s.
Per his description:
The Z06 had a passenger and the C8 did not. This was my slowest pass of the day at 136.5 mph. My fastest pass was 144.6 mph and the fastest pass of this stock C8 was 144 mph. After 2 or 3 passes I was doing 141-144 mph the rest of the day, exactly the same as this C8 was doing all day. The fastest pass of another C8 with headers and exhaust was 148 mph. I just wish the only video I got against a C8 wasn’t my slowest pass of the day by 8 whole mph… With no passenger in my later runs I would have been door to door with this guy all the way down the track. The 1/2 mile trap speeds tell the tale though- the C8 is no faster than a stock C5Z with a good driver.
Check out this video by Tesla Plaid Channel on YouTube where he shows a C8 Corvette at the drag strip at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida.
The C8 Corvette has a Titanium Exhaust Kooks Headers and M/T Drag Radials. The Sebring C8 Corvette owner is Kyle Chaplin or @Thats_Hellboy on Instagram.
