Behind the Scenes of the Strike Force Tuner Vehicle Shootout
Go behind the scenes of our Strike Force story with a hundred snaps of vehicle dyno, smog, and standing mile testing; lots of tire smoke, and more.
By John Kiewicz
Photography by the author
In the June 2006 issue of Motor Trend, our "Target Z06" cover story highlights the track test five of America's hottest tuner vehicles from Accufab, Hennessey, Lingenfelter, Livernois, and MTI, against America's best factory supercar: the new 505 horsepower Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Five tuner cars 4,500 horsepower, and six tough tests were crammed into 14 pages, but there were lots of leftover photos so we're delivering them to you here. Dig on over 150 snaps of vehicle dyno, smog, and standing mile testing; lots of tire smoke, and general behind-the-scenes stuff.
An early morning inspection by MPs before being allowed to enter Lemoore Naval Air Station.
The Accufab Ford GT gets its underbody aero panels reinstalled just before testing.
Hennessey shows support for the Navy and our troops with some on-car signage.
All the tuners have a moment to eye each other's handiwork before the testing begins.
A final check over the Livernois 4.6L V-8 with Procharger centrifugal supercharger.
BFGoodrich Drag Radial tires were allowed during one aspect of acceleration testing. The Viper was quickest, but still smoked the drags.
LPE sets tire pressure in the Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires to the recommended 200+ mph pressure.
Down the runway, looking back at our testing camp.
MTI's GTO is unloaded from a transporter. MTI owner Jayson Cohen thinks things over.
The team, the tuner cars, the tow rigs.
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