LS Powered E30 vs. C8 Z06 Corvette at VIR plus PB lap time

[@ssoffshore5111]

Clearly you have much better tires and are pushing the car harder in the corners (great driving!), but I was amazed at the speed difference between you guys down the straights! I wouldn't have guessed the C8Z would be THAT much faster down the straights! Thanks for sharing that awesome drive!

[@Zach33]

Yes R-comps vs street tires definitely makes a difference in the corners. I didn’t know it was a Z06 until AFTER the session when he came to say hi, so yeah imagine my surprise too 😂

[@JuiceLab704]

I'm glad I got to catch this in person! I've got a LS E30 build in progress, I hope to catch ya out there sometime. Great driving man!

[@Zach33]

Yeah we need more LS E30s out there!

[@davidcarter5251]

Awesome driving man this thing looks like a blast and the exhaustion is visible by the end!

[@Zach33]

Thank you. I’m still tired!!

[@diemosel]

Walkin' the C8 thru the uphill esses and Hogpen like a BOSS

[@Zach33]

Throttle to the floor, close your eyes, and start praying. I only had the marbles to go flat footed to T9 once. 130mph up the essses baby!!!

[@srjt9000]

Love that it’s a workout, that makes it fun imo

[@OfficeLinebacker]

Fun watch. I'm getting secondhand anxiety from the pointbys on the opposite side you're clearly ready to take the pass.

[@Zach33]

Yeah there were some weird ones but I’ll take what I can get

[@bobsupra9928]

Great video- as usual. Awesome driving looked so fun! that z06 should be a 1.55 or better lap car. You were wheeling

[@Zach33]

Thank you. Everyone out there running at their comfort level, capability, desired risk level, etc. Dude was having fun with me on track and came by after to say hi and laugh about how much fun we had. 👍👍

[@e36s54]

You need a bigger steering wheel...

[@Zach33]

It’s just the camera angle that makes it look big, when in reality it is only 4 feet in diameter.

[@TobiasFunke_r4m]

Wow. Great driving. Awesome car. Great sounds. Us folks in the corvettes wish we had the guts to drive an e30 like this. I can run a similar lap time, but it is nowhere near as impressive as what you are doing. I am going to proceed to binge watch all of your videos lol

[@Zach33]

Probably should have bought a corvette it would have been much less stressful!!!

[@mariohernandez648]

Nice video Zach! I am bummed that I missed it this year. Hope to see you in August

[@Zach33]

Should be there in LSE30 unless it is a SE30 weekend for me. 👍

[@EaziD]

The Z06 and you had a great exchange of point bys.

[@rotorblade9508]

that was crazy fast but I just watched a guy doing 2:00 in a z51, not bad for a street car.

[@Zach33]

Pretty amazing that there is so much out there capable of 2 or sub 2 lap times right off the showroom floor.

[@sportbikejesus]

It’s a great looking car and clearly has a ton of power. Hate the noise tho. Would love to see these swaps use an S58 instead

[@Zach33]

I’m partial to the V8 sounds myself. Amazing though that that S58 has over 100hp more than my old LS1. If I were to do it again, perhaps a S65 would do the trick. When I did the swap over 10 years ago, neither of those were options either because they didn’t exist or cost. And now rather than go through the trouble of another swap I’d rather buy the M4 😁

[@patinaracing]

Really dig this build. Nice driving. What transmission and rear are you running?

[@Zach33]

Thanks! T56 trans, E30 rear end rebuilt by Diffsonline - polished gears, 4 clutch, 3.91

[@DivadNoodeldehm-lz2gm]

Have you considered fitting a wider steering wheel? I feel that an extra 2 inches of girth might leave everyone more pleased.

[@Zach33]

@@DivadNoodeldehm-lz2gm 2” of extra girth would solve a lot of my problems.

[@jdm132]

How much power?

[@Zach33]

@@jdm132 340whp

[@ASREnthusiast]

Are you running slicks?

[@Zach33]

Hoosier Rs, 275 front 295 rear

[@OvertakeVideo]

Fast driver vs fast car. I hope to one day buy a fast car so I can keep up with zach33.

[@Zach33]

Just lmk when, I’ll bring my slow car

[@diverxpl]

GOBLESS BRUTHER 🗣🔥 SHOWED THAT DOGGONE FERRARI WHAT A REAL BIG HOSS V8 SOUNDS LIKE 🦅 IDA HAD ME ONE THEM PUSHROD BEAUTIES MSELF BUT THE DAMN WIFE SAYS I GOTTA PAY FOR MY BRAT GRANDSON'S COLLEGE TUITION. DAMN YOU BARB

[@Zach33]

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[@Magna2D]

So fast your microphone couldn't keep up.

[@Zach33]

Do they sell 140mph mics? Asking for a friend.

[@ghoovergs3]

As much as I love LS swaps in other cars there's something so wrong about those engine sounds coming from an E30.

[@Zach33]

I have great news for you my friend. I have E30s in various engine flavors including the M20 in my last video. 😁

[@fstlnj29]

You're driving like you stole it. He's driving like there's a payment due the next day...

[@Zach33]

Sure enough and plenty of respect knowing that’s probably exactly how I would drive a car with such a price tag.

[@Dirtypacc]

There's no payment due on that car or his ZR1...

[@Zach33]

@@Dirtypaccsaw that one too, totally badass

[@Zach33]

@@Dirtypacc he who dies with the most toys wins!