mo1684

i destroyed a '90 'vette the other day in my stock SS/SC w/ the performance package. even though the 'vette was old i didn't think i had much of a chance...but i was wrong.

stotte20

the older vetts dont have much horsepower my uncle has a 87 it has 300 tq but 220 hp. now the 91 or 92 i think is when they went to the lt1 witch hopped up the power some. that might have beaten you. how do you know it was a 90 though good kill though

mo1684

'90 have specific bumbers and taillights, which i saw for a breif period as i did pull up behind him, then he sped up, so i put it in 3rd and i was gone.

budman128

1990 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7 14.3 245 hp


that was when they were new these cars are 17 years old. you wouldn't want to meet a 90 Zr-1


Still good kill cheers

L82vette

It was not a ZR1 other wise you would have been toast thoes things put out 385 i think(could be 345) and like high 300 tq rateing. that was at the crank so it would still be over 300 at the wheels. the ZR1 ran high 12s out of the box. it more then likely had the L98 moter which was rated at 250 hp 245 tq, i think that would be an easy kill for an ss/sc balt
still nice to see we can hang with the big boys nice kill

D4u2s0t

the base model c4 had like 250 hp... it's also a 17 year old car... nothing to brag about really, anything besides the base model would have smoked you...

stotte20

ENGINE OPTIONS:
350ci 245/250hp (L98), 350ci 375hp (LT5) these are the engine options on the 90 corvette. not including the zr1. and the bumpers on the 90 were the same as the ones in the 80s now but in 91 they went to the new bumpers and in 92 they went to the lt-1. thats when the speed came back to the vette and in 94 the zr1 went up to 405 horse power that was a 30 increase. so before that it had 375 hp.

NJHK

Basically...

I love how the title is "Corvettes are slow" in a general state when he really raced a 17 year old vehicle...

stotte20

yea just liek the new z06 is slow let me tell you 11 seconds int he quater mile and 198 top speed. that dont have **** on my cobalt. lol

MikeSS

Yeah I know, worst thread title I have read in awhile. try racing any Corvette made in the last 15 years, ecspecially the past 10.

Hell, I could beat a 1978 vette in a malibu probably.

monkeiboy

MY 1978 Chevy Silverado is SOOOO slow. I totally raced myself in my Cobalt the other day. My truck never even moved from it's parking space.

R&C_rallySS

Not only are they old, but if you do your research all of the cars from that era had problems being very very fast because of emission changes. Mustangs, and Camaros alike in the low 90s were nothing short of slow for V-8s. The technology just was not there from factory to be fast and pass emission and polution codes.

iLLmaTic3s

corvettes are slow..thats funny. any 17yr old engine/car will get destroyed. thats kinda obvious. so yay for u for beatin that car. now lets say u race a new c6...wut wud happen?

chevysalesman614

i browse the vette forum and front page news one day was that some guy took a stock 06' Z06 and put some drag radials on it..... he pulled a 10.8. The corvette is an amazing car that you can own for under $80,000. name another car for 80k that will run an 11 on s/t or a 10 on d/r's with a 100k mile warranty? .. did i mention 20mpg hwy? i'm sure the 90 vette was just as impressive by 1990 standards.

did anyone see the pic in motor trend(i think, maybe road and track) Janurary 07 issue of the Vette SS unofficially tittled "Blue Devil"?
a supercharged 650 horse LS7! suck on that dodge

L82vette

hey i have a 1978 corvette silver anneversary and it would smoke your **** any day nukka haha jk
i love my 78 vette but my balt runs circles around it

i also believe the 78 vette with the L82 moter was the fastest production car for that year in there day they were great cars but its hard to compare them to newer ones

stotte20

yea the bluedevel is sweet. but they are going to make it the corvette z06r now instead of the blue deveil but still supercharged. should be great. when you buy the car they are going to send you to drivers school lol. also about the 90s vette being great back then. car and driver has a artile on the zr1 from back then the vette made the cover of the mag. it was called the corvette from hell. think about it you go from 350hp in a vette to 405 pounds and lighter it must have been amazing just like the zo6 now to the c5 one.

BlueLT

"Slow" is relative - no matter what you drive, there is ALWAYS someone who's faster. Unless your John Force

stotte20

unless you drive a f-16 fighter lol^

D4u2s0t

unless you have a cobalt

chevysalesman614

do you guys not realize he was talking about a 1990 corvette?

NJHK

Yes, yes we do.

D4u2s0t

yes, everyone does... that's why we're giving him crap for saying that vettes are slow

UpOnGaMe

iTrader: (1)

beat you got my f-22 mach 3 with no after burners......

TonyGXP

when those cars were new they were NOT slow... that L98 was pretty good for its time. a friend had a 92 Z28 with it in it and I watched him pull 14.1's all night long and then a magical 1.9 60' and a 13.6 Bone Stock.. at E-town on a 50f night.. just because you pulled that POS don't EVER take a Vette lightly, or for that matter anything running a Chevy Small Block...

Sorry 13.6 was a 13.8, still you get the point..

Cirrus

I got you all beat.

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