Just need to know how much horse power i need to put in my bug so i can shut up this douche bag who drives his vette to school all the time. Don't get me wrong, i LOVE corvettes. My dad used to have one, But this fool soils the good name of vette owners everywhere. I figured if we raced, and i gave him a good run for his money he would shut the hell up about how amazing his car is.
How much horsepower in a 1969 VW bug to keep up with a stock 2003 Corvette (Not Z06)?
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A beetle weighs 1900 pounds. A 2003 corvette weighs somewhere around 3250. So, a beetle would need 205 horsepower to have the same power to weight ratio. But the Vette has better gear ratios and better traction. So it is impossible to say. You may need 250hp and some other upgrades. That would probably let you beat him 0-60, but the faster you go, the more advantage he would have.
What the heck is up with Kyle W? Talking about turbos and V12 engines in regard to a stock Corvette? Hmmmm...
C5 Corvettes are actually pretty fast cars from the factory. A 350hp LS1 V8 in a 2-door sports car = a pretty fast package stock. But your Beetle is much lighter than a Corvette. If your car is built to handle the extra power and has good race components, you'll probably only need about 200-250hp to teach him a lesson.
C5 Corvettes are actually pretty fast cars from the factory. A 350hp LS1 V8 in a 2-door sports car = a pretty fast package stock. But your Beetle is much lighter than a Corvette. If your car is built to handle the extra power and has good race components, you'll probably only need about 200-250hp to teach him a lesson.
the specs for the stock Vette from 03' factory made without turbo is 350-400 depending on whether its a V8 or V12...it all depends on the model and what the owner has the factory put in...so i'd say put anywhere between 360-400 horses in it...but you might require a wheelie bar as this much power/torque could cause a flip in such a small car...btw...respect to ya for saying he's a disgrace....cocky vette owners should not even be allowed to own the cars.
v-12 vette motor
you must mean a z06 which came with an ls6 motor and was rated at 405 hp compared to the stock ls1 which was 350