A Corvette Video

[Peter S.]

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Really impressive Joe. Time to change the license plate?

[Joe C.]

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Really impressive Joe. Time to change the license plate?

Nah.
That's one reason why it's a "sleeper".

[Gary R.]

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So JoeWhen are you going to add a steel cap to the diff and tune it! You want to keep it together when you launch the car!

[Joe C.]

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So JoeWhen are you going to add a steel cap to the diff and tune it! You want to keep it together when you launch the car!

When I first built this car, and it was still a L76 I mounted 7.75/15 Goodyear Power Cushion Goldlines to the knockoffs. As time went by, the goldlines wore out and were replaced with Pirelli P4000s while the engine was upgraded in 3 steps from a stock L76 to what it is now.
The driveline is stock, except for a RS600 5 speed (Ford T45 with special case for C2 Corvettes). SBC halfshafts and straps, not caps on the yoke u-joints. I broke one stub axle years ago, and replaced it with a unit from International Axle. All has been well ever since.
The idea of the skinny Pirelli tires (210/70-R15) is to help prevent drivetrain breakage.
The diff is a 3.70 posi which I built up.

[Gary R.]

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Joe Int axle makes good parts. The 210's will burn up usually before any damage. I'm going over my son's 12 bolt IRS now, he sheared both LH inner/outer spicers last time out at the track. It has about 400 hp at the wheels, not too bad for a SB with a mini blower on it.

[Joe C.]

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Joe Int axle makes good parts. The 210's will burn up usually before any damage. I'm going over my son's 12 bolt IRS now, he sheared both LH inner/outer spicers last time out at the track. It has about 400 hp at the wheels, not too bad for a SB with a mini blower on it.

Good power.
I should have said earlier that mine is a normally aspirated 327 using a dual plane intake (Z28/LT1) and a 750 dual feed carb from QF.
No nitrous.
No cold air induction (yet).