We’d say it was most decidedly a success. As such, the orange-trimmed C8 recently rose from the proverbial ashes with its refreshed engine, and this video from the drag strip chronicles its first proper evaluation. The new Chevrolet Corvette C8 has proven a tough nut to crack, as far as tuning is concerned, thanks to its using GMs latest, most 'unhackable' electronics architecture. The mill was completely rebuilt with a goal of handling up to 1,200 hp, and to address the locked ECU issue, the car actually features a separate, standalone Holley ECU for managing fuel, timing, boost, and other parameters. 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Will Have Encrypted ECU to Deter Third-Party Tuning: Report business, General Motors, histor Chevrolet’s upcoming eighth-generation Corvette, or mid-engined C8 as it’s known to its fans, has an electrical control system reportedly so complex and secure that third-party attempts to tune the. Why is it called Phoenix? We reported on Hartford’s C8 adventure late last summer when the first edition of her boosted ‘Vette experienced major engine problems. Gallery: 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: Review
The Phoenix is indeed a seriously fast car. In true racer fashion, she ignored the advice and finished with her fastest run of them all: 9.41 seconds at 144.84 mph with an impressive 1.41 60-foot time. With the previous record well and truly obliterated, track officials offered her “advice” to call it a day before breaking the car. Feeling like the car still had more to give, the tuning continued and she stepped way up with a 9.47 on 11 pounds of boost from the turbochargers. Switching to methanol race fuel, the ‘Vette was laying down 1,000 horsepower but wheelspin was a problem in both first and second gear.Īfter a cooldown break and a re-prep of the track, Hartford ran 9.98 but the next run finally set the new record at 9.90. Just like the statement, bigger is better boost can be applied to almost any internal.
It effectively increases an engine’s size by forcing more air into the cylinders than the atmosphere could possibly ever imagine. Boost is an amazingly standard means of making horsepower. Runs continued to be in the low-to-mid 10-second range as additional tweaks were made, despite adding significantly more power. Mid-Engined C8 Corvette Allegedly Getting 'Untunable' ECU The current Corvette has one too, but that didn't stop aftermarket tuners from cracking the code. FuelTech Tunes Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette With 750 Horsepower. She started the day with a mid-10-second pass, driving her C8 on a street tune burning pump gas. How fast are we talking? The aptly-named Phoenix with Hartford behind the wheel headed to Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California, with the goal of beating 9.95 seconds set in a boosted C8 built by Extreme Turbo Systems.
Barring the existence of an unknown C8 owner going fast while avoiding the limelight, she has the fastest street-legal mid-engine ‘Vette in the world. That hasn’t stopped some people from trying, including YouTuber Emelia Hartford and her persistence has paid off. When the eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette debuted back in 2019, it was said to be untunable due to its locked ECU.
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