as republished from Lingenfelter.com
Standard production intercooled turbo package, driven by John Lingenfelter to 226 MPH in 2000
Dateline October 2015: Lingenfelter Performance built this car in the spring of 2000 for an upcoming article in Motor Trend Magazine that was to be featured in the March 2000 issue.
The 1999 C5 was a 350 CID LS1 Lingenfelter 650 Horsepower twin turbo, six speed Corvette with our standard production twin turbochargers and twin air to air charge coolers. The car ran HRE forged three piece aluminum wheels, Michelin tires and was lowered to reduce drag at high speed. To insure the car would stay firmly planted on the pavement at speeds over 200 MPH we had 300 lbs of ballast in the rear of the car. Continue reading “
Lingenfelter 1999 650 HP Twin Turbo Corvette 226 MPH 2000″
