Saturday, August 31, 2024

“The air coming out of the exhaust ... provides thrust to the vehicle, that's how fast it's coming out.” (the new Corvette ZR1)

The twin-turbo LT7 is rated at 1,064 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 828 pound-feet of torque at 6,000 rpm.

It's a flat-plane crank DOHC based on the 5.5L LT6 in the C8 Z06. Performance specs include a quarter mile time under the 10-second mark and a top speed around 215 mph.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/08/corvette-c8-zr1-exhaust-is-so-fast-it-provides-thrust-to-the-vehicle

1 comment:

  1. Some WW2 fighter planes had their exhaust manifolds modified, for a little bit of extra thrust.

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