Fire-salvaged C7 LT1 V8 Offers Interesting Engine Swap Opportunity

C7 Corvette may have lost its life to a fire, but it also creates an opportunity for someone to build something really cool.
C7 Corvette may have lost its life to a fire, but it also creates an opportunity for someone to build something really cool.
You ever hear of that commandment, Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Corvette? Well, that may have been written about this 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51. But feel free to covet away, because she’s for sale.
Hennessey Performance has just released a video of its first twin-turbo 2014 Corvette Stingray on the dyno, and the preliminary results are promising. Running seven pounds of boost and 93-octane fuel, the HPE700 Corvette put down 608 horsepower and 565 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. Calculate for a 15-percent driveline loss, and at […] More »
The odds are getting better with each passing day that the new Corvette Stingray could be named the 2014 North American Car of the Year. In July, the Stingray was one of 47 vehicles (including nine from General Motors) to be nominated as finalists for 2014 North American Car and Truck/SUV of the Year. In […]
The Corvette Stingray doesn’t compete directly with the Viper… yet. But get both cars together on the racetrack, and what you have is not so much a Tyson-Holyfield-style battle, but more like a Jell-O wrestling match. The video below is meant to celebrate two iconic American supercars. It’s especially nice to see them on the […] More »