The Corvette has the Z51 package my friend. It is designed to handle power, with a stiffer suspension, tighter steering and high performance brakes. Like being on rails. Not a wobble all the way to 200. (on the track of course)
Nuthin' against Vettes, and yes a car with that much motor requires the appropriate handling capabilities, but I think the real reason is just a mundane law of physics: I suspect your center of weight distribution is far enough forward that the front end won't come up under "normal" (or "design envelope") conditions.
That (no wheelspin and no wheelies with stock wheel/tires) would also tend to promote the best acceleration times for a stock vehicle.
With the traction control "off" (which will disable the spark limiting element of traction control)
AND if it was fitted with drag tires big enough to grip the asphalt enough for the torque leverage to overcome the weight at the front end, I'm absolutely positive your car has enough torque to lift the front end. But by definition you've just stepped outside the car's design envelope. (Change of wheels/tires)
And don't get me wrong, I think that car's handling design envelope is excellent.
T-bird and most 4-passenger cars with a trunk (weight outside the wheelbase) have enough weight behind the tires to push the rear down a bit during the first milliseconds of launch, especially if the tires are almost glued to the asphalt.
Independant rear suspension also tends to "squat" and lift the front tend, and serious draggers actually don't like it because of that. All that time spent with wheels spinning and front end in the air is actually that much more time it's not going forward at max efficiency.
Wheelies and burnouts may be good for chuckles, but ever since I had my first RX-7 I realized I'm much more interested in what a car does in curves between 30 and 60 and up, than what it does in a straight line from 0 to 60.
Your 'Vette would undoubtedly rank way up there in that category.
I could almost be envious except I know I couldn't live with one as a daily driver.
I'd have to be independantly wealthy and able to afford to keep it around for the days when some ache or pain wouldn't prevent me from simply getting into the thing....
The T-bird was a very
practical car in that regard....sigh......
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