A pair of Auto Meter Sport-Comp...
A pair of Auto Meter Sport-Comp gauges allow Murillo to easily monitor fuel and nitrous pressure.
Buckwheat laid down a 1.47 60-foot, and I was grabbing gears like the [expletive deleted] owed me money. The car moved over about 6 feet at the 1,000-foot mark, but there was no way I was lifting. I didn't even see "Mr. 408" at this point. As I crossed the finish line, I already knew it was a 9-second pass.
The scoreboard lit up with a 9.93 at 145 mph to a 10.61 at 140 mph. For whatever reason, I hadn't felt excitement and jubilation like that since I won the World Ford Challenge in 2002.
Now that he has proven that just maybe he does know a thing or two about Vettes, Murillo is going back to his roots and has built "The Star Car II," with the goal of making no less than 2,600 hp via a twin-turbocharged 541ci aluminum Ford big-block.
So is this the fastest Z06 in San Antonio? Yeah, it probably is. But as a hard-core racer on the strip and elsewhere, Mike Murillo knows there's always bound to be someone faster. Therein lies the challenge. And, ever the competitor, Murillo is "O-tay" with that.
| SPEC SHEET |
| Car | '01 Z06 |
| Owner | Mike Murillo Motorsports (MMM) |
| Block | Stock |
| Displacement | Stock |
| Compression Ratio | "Less than stock" (72cc heads) |
| Heads | AFR 225 with CNC porting by Kotzur Racing |
| Camshaft | Comp Cams LG Motorsports X4 |
| Rocker Arms | Stock |
| Pistons | Stock |
| Crankshaft | Stock |
| Rods | Stock |
| Intake Manifold | FAST 90mm |
| Throttle Body | '07 Z06 90mm |
| Fuel Injectors | Stock |
| Fuel Pump | Stock (engine), 255-lph (nitrous system) |
| Ignition | Stock coils with Granatelli wires and MMM |
| | two-step |
| Engine Management | Stock ECM with custom tuning by Mike |
| | Murillo |
| Power Adder | Zex Direct Port Nitrous with MMM custom |
| | secondary fuel system |
| Exhaust System | 1 7/8-in LGM long-tube headers and x- |
| | crosspipe, Borla mufflers, Corsa Tips |
| Transmission | Z06 six-speed manual, built by T56 Rebuilders |
| | (Houston, TX) |
| Driveshaft | Stock |
| Front Suspension | Stock |
| Rear Suspension | '06 Z06 shocks |
| Rearend | Hardened shafts with 3.90 gears and DTE |
| | strut brace |
| Front Brakes | Stock |
| Rear Brakes | Stock |
| Wheels | Chrome 17x9.5-in Z06 (front and rear) |
| Front Tires | BFG g-Force T/A KD, 275/40 ZR-17 |
| Rear Tires | BFG g-Force T/A Drag Radials, 275/40 R-17 |
| Fuel Octane | 93 (NA), 116 (with nitrous) |
| Weight | 3,380 lbs with driver |
| Best ET/MPH | 10.90 at 128 mph (NA)/9.93 at 145 mph |
| | (nitrous) |
| Best 60-ft. Time | 1.42 seconds |
| Current Mileage | 26,000 |
| Miles Driven Weekly | Approximately 50 |