by "cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
Published 02/09/2017 at 10:39
by "cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
Published 02/09/2017 at 10:39
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My publication is getting a brand new Chevy Bolt long-term test car. So naturally, my bosses decided that
we needed to drag race this thing against the Cletus-Vette
. GM claims the Bolt will do 0-60 in 6.5-seconds, vintage road tests time my Corvette at about the same. Which do you think will be faster?
I’m listing the specs of both cars below for your bench racing.
Corvette/Bolt
Power: 350 gross/200 net
Torque: 380 gross/266 net
Weight: 3,150/3,550
Final drive ratio: 3.08/7.05
Tire width: 225/215
"jimz" (jimz)
02/09/2017 at 10:41, STARS: 2
I’m’a say the Bolt will jump out in front.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
02/09/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 2
The Bolt...if Top Gear has taught me anything, it’s that old cars rarely make anything close to their original HP
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
02/09/2017 at 10:45, STARS: 1
Ehhhh the cars they have on that show are always 400 miles from death with no ring seal and shitty tuning. My 350 is freshly built and tuned by people who aren’t potatoes. With the side-pipes I’d say it’s making 350 or possibly more.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/09/2017 at 10:46, STARS: 0
Cletus-Vette is cool but old. I’m saying dead heat/Vette slightly edging it in the 1/4 mile provided it’s kept all it’s horses in the stable, Bolt win if not. Bolt will get off the line quicker in either case and hold the lead for at least the first half of the race. Vette will put the Bolt away in a big hurry if the race is longer than 1/4 mile.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
02/09/2017 at 10:47, STARS: 0
The Bolt
"Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV" (sal-man)
02/09/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 0
I think the bolt will have an advantage from a stand-still though from the figures the vette might come back.
I say Bolt wins the 1/8 mile and the vette probably gets the 1/4
"66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash" (66671)
02/09/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 0
Where does the power go to on the bolt? Is it awd? I don’t know if it would even be fast enough to really take advantage of awd...
I’m sure there would be some low end torque on the Bolt but it would die off after 100 kph, and with enough time (possibly within a quarter mile?) the Vette would definitely take it if it falls behinds at launch.
"Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
02/09/2017 at 10:51, STARS: 4
Bolt will jump to an early lead and then the Vette will catch up. How far are you racing? Quarter mile? I’d say the Vette catches it by the 1/8th and continues to open it up through the rest of the quarter.
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
02/09/2017 at 10:52, STARS: 1
We’re trying to line up a 1/4 venue but insurance with press cars on a track is dicey.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
02/09/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 0
I did not know it had a freshly built engine. In that case I’m going to go vette, more power and less weight should mean a faster car. Also why did I think your vette had a 427?
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
02/09/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 0
Bolt off the line, Corvette catches at the end of 2nd.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
02/09/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 0
Bolt. Old cars are slow.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/09/2017 at 11:46, STARS: 1
I think you’ll just barely edge it out if it’s a long enough race. But then you can do burnouts and donuts, so who cares if you lose :)
"Bytemite" (bytemite)
02/09/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0
Looks like you will lose 2 car lengths off the line and crawl back just enough to win at the end of the 1/4.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
02/09/2017 at 12:20, STARS: 0
you SHOULD be able to just pull away from the bolt with ease........SO who wants to give me 2:1 $20 bolt win?...........
"rillweid - Now with more TRD and less TDI" (rillweid)
02/09/2017 at 13:16, STARS: 1
Bolt will probably jump to early lead cause 1000% EV torque. But with vette light and more powerful it should win. Only thing that might get you is gearing. Love the vette though. Watched your show on it and that thing is fantastic.
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
02/09/2017 at 13:32, STARS: 0
Thanks for watching! We’ve got more plans for it in the works.
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
02/09/2017 at 16:55, STARS: 0
The cost for the day could most likely be written off as a business expense from the way you describe it. https://locktonmotorsports.com/product/hpde-insurance
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
02/09/2017 at 16:56, STARS: 1
To be fair, if they actually did a proper tune up on ANY of those cars, there’d have been plenty of lost power found.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
02/09/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 0
Quick Clayton, quietly add lightness to the Vette! :P
"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
02/09/2017 at 17:39, STARS: 0
I’m already lighter by 400 pounds!
"Spoon II" (Spoon_II)
02/09/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 0
I think in a short race, the Bolt will take it (due to electrical wizardry). But, the Vette will have 1000% more fun!
"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
02/13/2017 at 00:03, STARS: 0
How much gas in the Cletus-Vette, and how much charge in the Bolt? What kind of tires? Condition of the Posi-traction? How do you plan on warming up the tires on the Bolt?
In the end, I’d probably say Cletus-Vette for anything longer than an eighth mile, and about a dead heat in the eighth mile if you don’t run only 1/4 of tank in the Vette.