Watch FuelTech’s Twin-Turbo C8 Rip Wheelies and Run 9s at the Track

Shortly after laying down 1,075 horsepower on the dyno, FuelTech’s twin-turbo C8 rips off some impressive passes.

We’ve reported on FuelTech’s wicked twin-turbo C8 Corvette a few times in recent months as the tuner continues to extract more power from their test mule. Most recently, the car reset the horsepower record by laying down an impressive 1,075 wheel horsepower on the dyno, and also managed to run a best e.t. of 9.61-seconds in the quarter-mile at 148 miles-per-hour. But watching this twin-turbo C8 actually pull off that latter feat in this video is highly entertaining, too.

Wearing a set of Mickey Thompson ET Street R drag radials wrapped around Belak wheels, the C8 easily lifts its front tires off the ground on its way to a rippin’ 1.38-second 60-foot time. After first breaking into the 9s at Virginia Motorsports Park, the FuelTech team brought the C8 down to South Georgia Motorsports Park for some additional testing, which is where this footage was shot.

“Since the last run we did in Virginia, we are trying to launch a little harder,” said FuelTech founder Anderson Dick. “But after like 330 feet or maybe the 1/8th mile you’re probably going to be lower on boost. We are actually struggling with some nitro solenoids, let’s see if that can get fixed later. But for now, our plan is not even using nitrous, so let’s see how that goes.”

On the 9.61-second pass, the team winds up using a little nitrous to help with the launch, but not much. And to top it off, FuelTech is still experimenting with the boost to figure out how much they can feed the LT2 without breaking traction. Ultimately, the team wound up making around 14 passes on this particular day, but there’s still much to sort out.

“Trying different stuff, different hardware, new settings, trying to use the nitrous and figure out what would benefit the car,” Dick said. “We’re happy with the engine – the engine survived. We struggled entering limp mode and figuring out how to avoid it, and that’s pretty much the biggest learning curve we’re facing right now.”

Clearly, this car has a lot more to give once FuelTech sorts out all of these little nagging issues. The C8 hasn’t proven to be the easiest car to modify thanks to its plethora of electronics, which is all the more reason to give credit to the tuners fighting to figure it all out.

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