We recently shared a video of a 2019 Corvette ZR1 equipped with Hennessey Performance Engineering’s HPE1000 package undergoing dyno tests at the company’s headquarters in Texas.
Now we’re happy to report that HPE has released a video of the same HPE1000-equipped 2019 Corvette ZR1 doing a sub-10-second quarter mile at 139 mph.
The HPE1000 package includes an upgraded supercharger pulley, a performance camshaft, ported cylinder heads, new valve springs and retainers, new intake and exhaust valves, upgraded lifters and pushrods, a full aftermarket exhaust and much more. Running on Shell V-Power 93 octane pump gas, the upgraded 6.2-liter supercharged V8 is good for 905 horsepower and 844 pound-feet of torque at the rear wheels.
Via Hennessey Performance Engineering on YouTube
These upgrades can be applied to C7 Corvette ZR1s with either the eight-speed automatic transmission or a seven-speed manual. Eight-speed cars will require some transmission strengthening upgrades, however, while the seven-speed can the torque from stock.
The HPE1000 2019 Corvette ZR1 shown in the quarter-mile video, which is embedded above, is equipped with the eight-speed automatic transmission. The automatic is the faster transmission at the drag strip and it shows, with the car easily clocking in at 9.79 at 139 mph. It could probably go faster, too. The driver didn’t launch the car particularly hard and it appears to be on street-legal rubber. This particular car also has the optional aerodynamics package, which creates more drag and thus slows the car down in the quarter-mile.
Via Hennessey Performance Engineering on YouTube
If for some reason the HPE1000 package is still too tame, HPE is also offering an HPE1200 package for the 2019 Corvette ZR1 as well. This upgrade kit requires more extreme modifications to the LT5 V8 engine, like a ported supercharger, new upper and lower pulleys and a high flow custom throttle body. HPE has yet to test this version at the drag strip.
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Comments
Ooh Baby, that’s a fast Vette.
There’s no doubt that the C7 Corvette ZR1 is an incredible car especially when tweaked to generate 1,000 hp; but there’s chatter that there will be a stock C8 Corvette with 1,000 hp which means it’s just a matter of time before the C8 owns all records once held by a C7.
Let me know which color C8 you plan on getting. I will get the same one.
The C9 will ve even faster, soooo….
So much skill involved. Wait for green light, put foot down.
A stock Hayabusa is faster. Sorry, you can’t get one with an automatic.
thats a seriously dumb comment. your comparing apples to oranges.
I’ve drag raced hayabusas and multiple manual shift Z06’s…i guarantee theres only a handful of people on earth that could get a Hayabusa to best that time and trap.
Not sure why people think this is very special. Almost 2 years ago I witnessed Nissan GTRs going 8’s (179 mph) with one breaking into the 7s (185 mph) at Palm Beach International Raceway.
Bob I hate to tell you Bob but your acting dumb. I know for a fact 700 whp on a GTR i smax on stock internals without bending rods. You need 40k and a billet block and lots of mods to do that. Unlike the ZR1 which is fully forged and built for 1000 plus hp.
Stop comparing apples to oranges ok.