Just when we thought the dust had settled on the “2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 races 2014 Viper TA” matter, here comes a new piece of footage that reignites the debate. This time though, the two slabs of America battle it out in custom form.
We are dealing with the usual, less-than-legal street racing, but, like we said, these drivers chose to add some extra spice to their rides. We’ll start with the naturally-aspirated 8.4-liter V10 of the Mopar machine, which has been gifted with a custom intake, a complete custom exhaust system and a new ECU remap to govern the changes. Alas, we are not told what the horsepower result of the work is.
As for the LT4 supercharged 6.2-liter vee eight motivating the ‘Vette, the lump has received new headers, a pulley tune, as well as a custom exhaust. As a result, the Z06 now delivers 661 horsepower at the rear wheels.
The pair of supercars fight two rounds, but we don’t want to talk about the result here. Instead we’ll let the footage work its charms on you.
After all, since these two cars have received what one may label as moderate engine work, the result of their racing activities is not exactly relevant for comparing the two.
We’ll remind you that, back in December last year, a 2014 Viper TA walked a 2015 Corvette Z06. Both cars were manuals, just like the ones we have in the clip below and while the conclusion of their fight was obvious, a video showing another C7 Z06 beating a Viper TA came to change all that.
In the end, it’s not all about which car wins the drag race here. That’s because the snake and the blown ‘Vette offer entirely different driving flavors. Captain Obvious report over.
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