Saturday, January 16, 2010

Video: Lingenfelter Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 runs 9 second quarter mile



John Lingenfelter is well known in the automotive tuner world because he is very adept at squeezing maximum horsepower from every car that he lays his hands on. The ZR1 Corvette is already the fastest production 'vette to ever come off the production line. As you can imagine, a combination of the two can only mean good things.

Lingenfelter took his version of the ZR1 to Maryland International Raceway, and the results were extremely impressive. The blue demon ran a 9.813 quarter at 145.74 mph.
Horsepower is a very stout 739 with an equally impressive 740 lb-ft of torque. Check out the video to see it in action.

PRESS RELEASE

DECATUR, Ind. -Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) is pleased to announce the Lingenfelter 2009 C6 Corvette ZR1 recently made three 9 second runs, hitting a best of 9.813 quarter-mile at 145.74 mph at the Maryland International Raceway, Budds Creek, Md.

Building on a rich history of finely engineered vehicle packages, Lingenfelter has refined the high-performance Corvette ZR1 to deliver maximum horsepower and torque utilizing the stock engine. The Lingenfelter ZR1 has been upgraded with the company's LS9 components designed to provide 739 rear-wheel horsepower and 740 rear-wheel torque.

Lingenfelter's 9 second quarter-mile was run with stock exhaust manifolds and a factory catback exhaust with a "Mild-to-Wild" switch. To see the ZR1 in action, visit www.lingenfelter.com/video.

"The track is the ultimate proving grounds to showcase Lingenfelter's years of engineering expertise and to test the performance capabilities of our ZR1," said Ken Lingenfelter, owner, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. "We are excited to continue developing product that pushes this sports car to the limit."

Additional upgrades to the Lingenfelter ZR1 include:

- Lingenfelter cast aluminum supercharger air intake snout
- Lingenfelter 8.5" diameter harmonic balancer - 11 rib
- Lingenfelter 2.60" diameter supercharger pulley - 11 rib
- Lingenfelter S&B air filter
- 4' diameter air intake tube with mass air sensor
- Ported stock throttle body
- Lingenfelter C6 ZR1 Supercharger Cast Aluminum air inlet
- Double capacity intercooler heat exchanger
- Larger capacity intercooler reservoir system
- Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials R345/35R18 rear tires
- M&H Racemaster P185/50R18 front tires
- CCW aluminum wheels

Enthusiasts can purchase individual components such as the upper pulley kit and the lower balancer kit to modify their own ZR1.

For more than 30 years, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering has created a matchless heritage of bringing astounding new capabilities to the world's most sought-after sports cars. This legendary record of precision engineering continues today, as the highly skilled Lingenfelter production team continues to target design excellence in engine packages, superchargers and high-performance aftermarket components that refine power, speed and control. For more information, visit www.lingenfelter.com, contact Lingenfelter Performance Engineering at 1557 Winchester Road, Decatur, IN 46733, or call 260.724.2552.