As soon as customer deliveries of the C8 Chevrolet Corvette started, a number of tuning firms started to fit twin-turbocharger systems to the 6.2-liter V8. The twin-turbo’d C8 featured in this video comes courtesy of FuelTech USA and recently enjoyed a day out at the drag strip.
To boost the performance of this Corvette, FuelTech has bolted on a pair of Garrett G35-900 turbochargers that run at 21 psi of boost. The engine has also been modified to run on methanol and pumps out 1,075 hp to the rear wheels.
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As standard, the mid-engined C8 Corvette is an absolute weapon off the line, so much so that it can hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in less than 3 seconds straight out of the box. The added power of this example, plus its Mickey Thompson ET Street R drag radial tires, make it much more potent.
In fact, during a recent run at the South Georgia Motorsports Park, the car managed to sprint down the quarter-mile in just 9.61 seconds at 148 mph 238 km/h). During one of these runs, it lifted its front wheels off the tarmac, making for a rather spectacular sight.
The current record quarter-mile time for a C8 Corvette sits at 9.41 seconds. However, as tuners begin to extract more and more power from the V8, it may not stand for long.