The Stradman Reveals his Widebody C8 Corvette he is Building for SEMA

Check out these videos from James “The Stradman” on YouTube who is on his 2nd C8 Corvette. The first one he sold for $30k profit thinking C8 Corvette prices would come down but they never have.

However, he found another C8 Corvette that he is adding the Pandem Rocket Bunny C8 Corvette kit.

Here is a video of TheStradman revealing it before adding wheels and painting the kit fully rapid blue to match.

Revealing my Widebody C8 Corvette!!

Introducing my Finished Widebody C8 Corvette!!!

In this video in March 2022, TheStradman finally added C8 Corvette aftermarket wheels to his Widebody C8 Corvette that match the rapid blue paint and black section of the Pandem wide body kit.

Doesn’t look like theStradman lowered his C8 Corvette Widebody or put it on airbags or an airbag suspension like most C8 Corvette Widebody set ups do.

Another C8 Corvette Breaks an Axle at the Drag Strip

In the latest video from Horsepower Obsessed he breaks an Axle drag racing his C8 Corvette.

His first run against a 2006 Z06 that ran a 11.3 was one of his best yet a 11.5 in the quarter mile but when he tried to line up again he broke an Axle which the C8 Corvettes are known to do especially with drag racing.

He knew right away it was an Axle “because they are weak” and the car was fine otherwise and still driving.

I BROKE my C8 Corvette! THIS part is VERY weak from factory.

 

Back when they first came out and someone added NOS they broke the Axle on the C8 Corvette as well as you can see in the video below.

Also, we have heard from a Chevy Dealer that there has been a lot of the axles blow out especially at the boot vs the actual shaft breaking.

Worlds First Broken C8 Corvette!

The best thing you can do if you are going to drag race your C8 Corvette or run a ton of launch control launches over time is to upgrade the C8 Corvette Axles. There is an aftermarket Axle many C8 Corvette owners have used from Cicio Performance to Emelia Hartford and they used Driveshaft Shop 1400HP Axles.

GM sells the part for $250 vs. upgraded axles run over $1000.

Driveshaft Shop C8 Corvette Rear Axle Upgrade!!

RESULT of my BROKEN C8 Corvette. My experience with GM’s warranty repair.

Update on Corvette C8 Axles breaking

Ok it’s now 2022 and here is another C8 Corvette with a broken Axle from launching it at a drag strip. As you see it had to get towed but there is good news.

As you can see GM and Chevrolet took take of the Axle under warranty for the customer and for the most part we have see over 90% of things braking on the C8 Corvette covered under warranty with no problems.

GM is Fixing Everything on MY C8 Corvette!! (Axle and interior peeling and coming apart on C8)

Another thing to consider is GM and Chevrolet made the Corvette C8 Axle a weak point on purpose so doing launch after launch as most do to get the best zero to sixty 0 to 60) times on the C8 Corvette under 3 seconds wouldn’t let that brunt force go up the drivetrain and blow a transmission.

Source credit: Stingray Chevrolet

C8 Corvette 0-60 mph of 2.9 seconds. Top track speed of 194 mph. 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. 15 mpg city and 27 mpg highway.

StreetHunter C8 Corvette is Done! (TJ Hunt Widebody C8 Corvette Kit)

Check out this video from SOS Customz as they reveal the first ever production StreetHunter C8 designed by the team of TJ Hunt.

We have been following the TJ Hunt Street Hunter C8 Corvette Wide Body Kit since the beginning as you can see here and here.

They have been working finishing this C8 Corvette wide body kit since December 2020. If you go to their “C8 Corvette” collection the only thing available is the front splitter as of this post.

Next they mention they are going to add an airbag suspension to be able to raise and lower this wide body C8 Corvette. TJ Hunt said as soon as it lowered and bagged and they take photos they will be selling it first come first serve and only had about 5 kits available.

He said he is going to get is C8 Corvette from Late Model Racecraft hopefully some time next week. He is building a 1,500 HP C8 Corvette to beat Emelia Hartford’s record.

(*We will update this post as we get more details.)

FORZA HORIZON C8 Corvette Wide Body StreetHunter IN REAL LIFE!!

LGND Supply CO Giving Away a Murdered Out C8 Corvette

Check out these videos from LGND Supply Co and their overview of their Murdered out all gloss black C8 Corvette they are giving away in the next 8 days.

Along with the C8 Corvette giveaway they are giving away a customized 2021 High Country Chevy Duramax Truck and $40k in Cash.

FULL OVERVIEW of our MURDERED OUT C8 Corvette 

YOU CAN WIN our 2020 C8 CORVETTE

This Murdered Out C8 Corvette has the following

  • Fabspeed Exhaust
  • Girodisc Brakes
  • Vossen Wheels
  • Racing Sport Concepts Duck Tail Spoiler
  • Everything was painted or wrapped gloss black from the metallic grey
  • Blacked out taillights
  • Atomic 6 Carbon Side Skirts and Front Splitter
  • Blacked out headlights and removed the orange turn signal
  • Limo tint on the doors and 35% windshield tint

C8 Corvette Vs McLaren VIDEO Review! (0-60, Launch Control)

Check out this video review and comparison from Speed Phenom on YouTube where he compares his two personal cars a 600LT McLaren vs. the C8 Corvette.

He tests the C8 Corvette vs the McLaren 0-60 and launch control in each car. The are rated at about 0 to 60 in the 2.8 and 2.9 range and they are both on 305 20s on the rear tires.

Check out the results of the C8 Corvette vs McLaren in his video below.

My C8 is Back 2.5 Months and $26,500 later…

Check out this video from Gabe Rolf Cars and his update on his new transmission, AC repair, and cats. It cost over $26,000 to fix the AC compressor, transmission, and cats. It cost him only $16.00 since everything was under warranty of course.

If you want to see his other videos where his C8 Corvette Transmission went out and he needed a new one check out the videos here.

If you want to see more of his C8 Corvette videos you are going to be disappointed he’s now going to sell his C8 Corvette while the market is hot and after experiencing these issues.

Found out What Happened to this C8 Corvette Transmission

InShane Designs Working on a C8 Corvette Aero Kit

In this video you can see InShane Designs talk about building and creating a new C8 Corvette Aero kit and the behind the scenes process of who he partnered with to make this happen.

From the video and his latest post on Instagram he mentions its going to be launched or announced in the next week or so.

And from the sound of it he wants to have it ready for Corvettes at Carlisle which runs from August 26th to August 28th, 2021. And is located in Carlisle, PA off 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd.

If you weren’t aware InShane Designs is a great friend and business partner of Mike StreetSpeed717.

New 717 CORVETTE C8 Aero kit by Inshane Designs

I DESIGNED MY OWN C8 CARBON FIBER AERO KIT! *FULL DETAILED INSTALL*

InShane Designs CARBON FIBER AERO KIT *Most AGGRESIVE C8 Corvette Aero Kit Out*

2023 C8 Corvette Z06 New Colors?

There is a a lot of speculation and hope for GM and Chevrolet to come out with more exotic looking colors for the C8 Z06.

Some of the colors C8 Corvette owners keep asking for is a bright or acid green color which is a very popular Lamborghini known as Verde Mantis.

If you are an avid Corvette fan you might want to plan ahead and get your Corvette parts and accessories that will suit the anticipated colors.

In the last year they launched Amplify Orange, Caffeine Metallic, Hypersonic Gray. The only color of the 3 that might stand out is the Hypersonic gray but they already had Shadow Metallic Grey, Ceramic Matric Grey, and Silver Flare. Also, they already had a Zeus Bronze and Sebring Orange so these 3 new C8 Corvette Colors for the 2022 C8 Corvette really aren’t that outside the box.

In this video from Brink of Speed on YouTube besides an exotic green like Lamborghini, Porsche, and McLaren offer he mentions an exotic purple which would be cool and then orange again which really they have already went that route twice now.

He also talks about the new C8 Corvette DCT Magnesium transmission that was spied and we shared in our last post with Rick Corvette Conti’s latest video.

UPDATE Nov 24th, 2021: 2023 New C8 Z06 Colors Carbon Flash Black and Pearl White

In this video HorsePower Obsessed on YouTube goes over someone spotting two new C8 Corvette Z06 colors in a display case at the LA Auto Show recently and it isn’t Green or Purple as everyone hoped for.

It’s actually a color that General Motors and Chevrolet have done in the past and that currently use on their Cadillac brand of cars and trucks.

Its pearl white and carbon flash metallic black. Now the only question seems to be what two colors will they get rid of since they usually stick to 12 paint colors for the C8 Corvette vs 14 colors if they added these two.

Performance Shop Trades in C8 Corvette for Tesla Plaid!

Check out this video from Complete Street Performance owner Andrew where he trades in his C8 Corvette he used to build a Twin Turbo kit for the C8 and gets a Tesla Plaid!

I Traded My 2020 C8 Corvette For The Fastest Production Car In The World!

You know things are getting real with electric vehicles when a performance shop owner that has a business to mod and tune gas powered vehicles to perform as well or better than the Tesla Plaid.

This isn’t his first Tesla and probably won’t be his last as you see in the comments of his video a lot of “ICE” fans give him some push back but he’s embracing the American made electric vehicles made by Tesla now that that are coming from factory with a warranty “no mods” and running low 9 second quarter mile times with a 0-60 under 2 seconds.

As we posted recently having a C8 Corvette ourselves and having a Tesla plaid on order is the C8 Corvette platform ever going to be able to compete with the Tesla Plaid at this level? Will the new C8 Z06, C8ZR1, Zora or the C8 E-Ray have a chance?

Guess we will have to wait and see. Most car manufactures including Lamborghini and Audi have said all cars will be electric by 2025/2026.

Internal Combustion Engine will become a “classic” and history as we continue to move towards the EV revolution.

We even have to admit with being on 4 C8 Z06 lists we dropped off one of them because of the Tesla Plaid taking some of the excitement away from the C8 Corvette platform if its not going to be able to compete with performance the Tesla Plaid achieving. And if you have noticed all of the modded C8 Twin Turbo set ups either break a lot, aren’t reliable, need upgraded clutches and constant fixing to get in that low 9s quarter mile range. It takes a lot of dough, headaches, know how, or performance shops to build the C8 to do this even with a Twin Turbo set up.

Emelia Hartford who has the record has probably put in at least 50k to her C8 Corvette to run low 9s a couple times and is currently fixing her clutches again to see if she can break her 9.4 run. Tesla Plaid runs a 9.2 as soon as you get your Tesla plaid from the service center, giga factory or delivered to your home and it can run that over and over and over again without any worry with a warranty.