Car Specs for Gearheads

Body:

• Derhaag Corvette C5 carbon fiber body - 7 body panels

• Lexan light weight windshield and deck lid

 

Chassis:

• Originally Riley & Scott chassis #31, now Ave Motorsports chassis #19

• 2500 lbs dry, 2950 lbs with driver, 32 gallons fuel and all other fluids

• 103" wheelbase and 80" track width

• Chromoly steel frame powder coated with titanium and carbon fiber panels

• Lifeline Novec fire suppression system

• ChillOut Pro driver cooling system

• Krontec air jack system 

• 32 gallon FuelSafe fuel cell

• Two 12 volt Braille and one 24 volt ChillOut lithium lightweight batteries

• Motorola radio system

• VBox HD2 data acquisition system

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Engine:

• PME built 358ci Chevy SB2 motor with Holley carburetor

• 850 horsepower and 560 torque

• Dual redundant MSD electrical systems

• 8200 rpm and 8600 rpm rev limiters

• Dual redundant Holley/Bosch fuel systems

• Auto Verdi 6 stage external oil pump

• 18 quart dry sump oil system

• Uses 112 octane leaded Sunoco or VP racing fuel​

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Clutch:

• Tilton 5.5" 4 disc system

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Transmission:

• Hewland STA Wide 5 speed dog box with cooling system

• Custom Ave Motorsport carbon fiber driveshaft

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Rear End:

• 3.89 Detroit Locker Ford 9"

• Custom Ave Motorsport axles and rear end housing with cooling system

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Suspension & Steering:

• Custom Woodward power steering system

• A Arm suspension with coil over shocks front

• 3 link trailing arm plus Watts linkage suspension rear

• Penske 8760 triple adjustable shocks with nitrogen

• Front anti roll bar 

• Cockpit adjustable rear anti roll bar

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Brakes:

• Tilton racing pedal assembly and reservoirs

• Alcon TA6+ 6 piston front calipers

• Brembo 4 piston rear calipers

• 14" diameter front and 13" rear steel rotors

• Cockpit adjustable brake bias

 

Wheels/Tires:​

• Forgeline aluminum 13"x18" fronts and 14"x18" rears

• 320/660x18 front and 350/720x18 rear Pirelli racing radials​