Pro Mod Corvette packs 3,500 horsepower from twin-turbo big block V8.
The video above comes to us from the National No Prep Racing Association YouTube channel and it features the “Plan B” Pro Mod Corvette from Street Outlaws participating at an event in Colorado. In this clip, the twin-turbo C7 race car takes on another Street Outlaws regular, the “Birdman” fourth generation Pontiac Firebird. With upwards of 6,000 horsepower on hand and a slick track, these GM monsters square off in a fantastic drag race.
The Competitors
In the near lane, we have the “Plan B” Chevrolet Corvette Pro Mod race car owned by Mike Henson and in the far lane, we have the Pontiac Firebird race car of James “Birdman” Finny.
Birdman’s Firebird is motivated with a 622 cubic-inch big block Chevy V8 fitted with a pair of 98-millimeter turbochargers. Based on estimates floating around the internet, this engine combination is making around 3,000 horsepower.
The Plan B Corvette is powered by a 540-cubic inch big block Chevy V8 sporting Brodix cylinder heads and 91-millimeter turbochargers. On full boost, this engine is capable of making around 3,500 horsepower, although the team cranks the power down a bit for no prep events in an effort to preserve traction.
These cars are known from the Street Outlaws television show, but more importantly, they are two of the baddest GM drag cars in the scene today and in the video below, they go head-to-head.
The Battle
After both cars do big, rolling burnouts, the boosted Corvette and boosted Firebird ease to the line. When the green lights drop, the cars leave the line side by side and the Plan B car inches ahead as they near the 1/8th-mile finish line. Just before taking the win, the passenger’s side door of the Corvette flies off, so the Pro Mod Chevy is so fast that it can blow off its own doors.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
