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more about #zr1 more comments → F150HD: If anybody puts that engine in a soccer mom Volvo I will loose fait in ummanity! This kind of engine belongs in a real car like a Chevell or a 60's Ca... more » Novaload: Houston, we have a problem. Re-entry's a bitch. more » lilwillie: sniff...sniff. Poor little thing. more » Chris.W: [racing.itfais.com] Skip to 8:45 for the track re-entry fail. more » threewheel42000001002003: I can see how that accident happened...it is very important to get the power down coming out of 8, since 9 is just shy of flat out...but there is very... more » billybobster: You will know us by the trail of parts. more » Jeb_Hoge: Build a Factory Five GTM using the ZR1's salvageable parts. more » CTS-V: idiot more » eggwich del fiero: Glickenhaus can have his shmancy pretend race car. This guy RULES in my book. "Oh, that ZR1? I crashed it. But here's a new one!" THAT'S the life I w... more » BigEngineSmallCar: Wait wait wait... this guy is driving a RACE PREPPED and TUNED ZR1 and he is going to race schools trying to get his NASA license!?!?! (no offense to ... more » Deartháir II: That motor would fit REALLY nicely in Matt's Volvo... Okay, not really nicely, but with a bit of work... A bit of work with a sawzall, a plasma cutt... more » Turboner: Great piece. The article's good, too ;) BTW, I think you left out a few camshafts... more » HoonThatFerrari: Great post, Wodzilla! Both the pics & description. And congrats on your LS9 "Ben-gine". more » skierpage: @Ben, The greatest post ever on this site, even better than Ken Imhoff's basement Lambo. Making things is vital to a country's soul. The heartbeat o... more » Otto Suksumake: I have to say, I think GM is the world leader in mass-produced engines. Now to apply their expertise in HP to fuel economy... more » -
#racingnews
Corvette ZR1 Race Car Crashes At Watkins Glen
According to reader Cody Ace, (that name totally sounds like a movie name) this race-built Corvette ZR1 met the wall with furious vengeance at Watkins Glen last weekend. For a privateer car, that's a helluva bump. Damage mega-gallery below.
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#howto
How We Built A 638 HP LS9 Engine For A Corvette ZR1
It's not every day you get to hand-build a 638 HP LS9 engine that'll slip under the hood of a Corvette ZR1. Yesterday was one of those days. Here's how the magic is made. More » -
#frankfurtmotorshow
Geiger GTS: A Corvette ZR1 With 710 HP!?
If there's one thing the Corvette ZR1 doesn't need, it's more power. The Corvette ZR1 Geiger GTS is a perfect example of why. The 72 additional HP actually makes it .2 seconds slower to 62 MPH. More » -
#dragracing
AC Cobra Out-Drags Corvette ZR1
Maybe they didn't know how to use the Corvette ZR1 launch control or maybe they just didn't have Ben, but England's Autocar managed to beat GM's finest with an AC Cobra up to 100 MPH. [Autocar] More » -
#jalopnikreviews
2010 Corvette ZR1: How To Use Launch Control
GM's added launch control to the Corvette ZR1 (and other manual-equipped Corvettes in the lineup!) for the 2010 model year. Good, cause wrangling 638 HP is nigh-on impossible even in a chassis as competent as the one underpinning the 'Vette. More » -
#racingnews
ZR1-Bodied Corvette Racing C6.R GT2 Racers To Debut At Mid-Ohio
The Acura Sports Car Challenge at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will be the first venue to host the newly built and designed ZR1-bodied Corvette Racing C6.R GT2 racers marking a new era for Jake. More » -
#tunercars
Hennessey Corvette ZR1 Z700 Package To Hit Nurburgring With 705HP
Think the Covette ZR1 was a bit undercooked when GM served it up? 638 HP not enough for you? Call the folks at Hennessey Performance and they'll cook up a Nurburgring-tested 705HP ultra-ultra Corvette Z700. More »
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#tunercars
Hennessey's 705 HP LS9-Powered 2010 Camaro Is ALIVE!
Crank your speakers up to hear the angry, snarling sounds pumping out of the world's first LS9-powered 2010 Camaro — the HPE700 . Some say it eats babies for fuel. We wouldn't doubt it. More » -
#tunercars
First 705 HP LS9-Powered Hennessey Camaro
The power hungry folks at Hennessey Motorsport in Houston just completed their first swap of a ZR1-sourced LS9 into a 2010 Camaro, creating the HPE700 or what Chevy should call the Camaro Z28. More » -
#captionthis
German Prince Disappointed With His New Corvette ZR1’s Interior
German Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis just took delivery of a 2009 Corvette ZR1. Why the sad face? Don't worry, you'll forget about the interior the first time you hit the Autobahn. [Corvette Blogger] -
#motorsports
The History Of Jake: Corvette Racing's Mascot
Racing liveries come and go, but there are some so iconic, so recognizable, they'll be remembered forever. For example, Gulf and Martini Racing. There's now a new one to add to that list. Meet "Jake." More » -
#thejalopnikman
Difference between us and the competition #476: We did this in a MINI.
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#corvettezr1
"Hero Edition" Corvette ZR1: Finally, a special edition we can get behind. [CorvetteBlogger]
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#tunercars
Hennessey Corvette ZR750 Gets Flogged On Track
What's better than witnessing a high-performance car getting flogged at the track? A 750 HP Hennessey ZR750 getting flogged at the track. Even better? Seeing a 750 HP Hennessey ZR750 flogged in an artsy video. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
The $2 Million Showdown: Bertone Mantide vs. Corvette ZR1
Stile Bertone's Mantide now has a price and production run size: $2,000,000 and ten. Let's see if it's worth the 20× premium over its donor car: the Corvette ZR1. More » -
#foundonebay
First Crashed Corvette ZR1 Hits EBay For Only $97,500
NOOOOOO! Unless we're mistaken, the first recorded Corvette ZR1 crash's popped up on eBay, after the driver apparently lost control of Lutz's raging 638 HP hard-on, curbing it very hard. "Buy-It-Now" price? $97,500!
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#stilebertone
Real Stile Bertone Mantide, Interior Revealed At Balloco Fiat Proving Ground
We were at the Shanghai Auto Show foam mock-up revealing of Stile Bertone's Mantide, but our friends from The Italian Junkyard did one better. Check out the real Mantide, interior and engine included. More » -
#racingnews
New ZR1-Bodied Corvette GT2 Racer Spotted On Track
Corvette Racing was missing from the most recent ALMS race, likely because they were busy preparing their new Corvette ZR1-inspired GT2 entry. Take a peak at the new Jakegasmic changes, below. More » -
#insideprojectm
Stile Bertone Project M: A Corvette ZR1 In Disguise!
The chassis for the Stile Bertone Project M one-off super car? It's a 2009 Corvette ZR1. We should have known Jason Castriota's one-off project car documented in a Bradley Farrell-produced web-series would be a Chevy.
