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18-03-2025
- Automotive
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C2 Corvette Grand Sport Plays With LS Power
Read the full story on Backfire News Few names in Chevy heritage are as respected as the C2 Corvette Grand Sport. Perhaps that's why some purists have a strong aversion to continuation models like this, especially when they come with a modern LS engine. But we like this sports car and think it would be a fun toy to the Grand Sport was a strictly a racecar, not a street-legal production model. Chevy created it as a smaller, lighter version of the C2 Corvette specifically to take on the Shelby Cobra, which is why some call it the Mongoose (a snake killer). Superformance has permission from GM to make these continuation cars, which can be driven on public roads. Some people think continuation cars are inferior garbage or something that shouldn't exist. Others find them to be great ways of having fun. It can be a divisive topic. Under the vented hood of this Grand Sport is a 408ci LS2 V8 built by V's Performance. As you can see, it has velocity stacks via Borla. With upgraded internals, it's tuned to make just under 500-whp. With a curb weight under 3,000 lbs. this Grand Sport will move. A T56 Magnum XL 6-speed manual transmission backs that engine, adding to the fun a driver gets to have in this ride. When it comes to the chassis, there are Bilstein coilovers up front, and a single leaf transverse setup made of a carbon composite. Instead of the original single-piston disc brakes, the Wilwoods come with six-piston calipers in front and four-piston in the rear. We're fans of well-done continuation cars like this one from Superformance. It pays tribute to the original Grand Sports yet pushes modern performance and reliability, which in our minds is the best of both worlds. Images via Autotopia LA/YouTube
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Automotive
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Raucous C2 Corvette Flexes Its Lingenfelter LS7 Muscles
Read the full story on Backfire News What might be one man's trash is another's treasure, especially when it comes to this C2 Corvette. The 1965 was a 'basket case car' as the owner says when he bought it. Formerly a gasser build back in the day, the thing was in pieces and needed some serious help. So he gave it just that and more, building a truly raucous off, you'll note the fenders are flared out three inches on each side in the rear, plus two and a half inches on each side for the front. That move helps accommodate the wider tires, which in turn help with handling all the extra power. You'll also note the big cutouts in the rear of the C2's body. The owner says that helps with increasing stability at high speeds. Yes, this car was built for track performance, not just to look good. Since the 'Vette was pretty much just a carcass when the guy bought it, he decided to go with some serious power. That's why he went with an LS7 built by Lingenfelter Performance, pumping out 630-horsepower with a dry sump system and natural aspiration. Backing that is a Tremec Magnum six-speed manual transmission, requiring some skill to drive this 'Vette. There's also a 350 Dana 44 differential in the rear axle. While the chassis is stock but modified, the guy decided to take the suspension from a C4 and bolt it up for better handling dynamics. That means the rear is independent with a torque arm. Ther interior isn't anything horribly pretty, looking clean but definitely built for track duty, not cruising around town. There's even a roll bar in the rear that works as a harness bar. Watch the video and you'll see this C2 Corvette is all business, combining raw power with tight handling dynamics for one raucous ride. Images via Autotopia LA/YouTube
