CORVETTEZL1001

I talked to Lingenfelter in Indiana today and there putting Twin turbo's on a 06 Z06. There getting 800 HP on pump gas. The upgrade is $45K. I've driven a Convertible C5 with the Lingenfelter 750 HP TT package and it was unbelievable and extremely docile for daily driving. The new Z06 TT should be a 9 second car.
http://lingenfelter.com/

Webfoot

Lingenfelter does good work. I just sold one of their ZR-1's. But 800HP and 45K just seems a bit much. Maybe I'm getting too old?

KILR-Z51

At 13.95 for the poster thats a steal i cant afford the cost of the package but i just purchased the poster.

crand002

That is the worst deal I have ever heard. A Paxton on an SRT is 10K installed and will give you 800hp with a good tune. And Heffner has a 15K 800hp twin turbo kit coming out for the SRT this summer.

tx tuna

sure and you can add nos and get 800 hp for 1500 bucks. there is always a cheaper way to get more power. but that does not make it the best way in terms of quality, reliability and performance.

K-TownMike

what kind of warranty do you get with Heffner?

LPE is a little pricey but you get what you pay for. If you think you are gonna drop 10k for 800+ hp and be done with it I think you would be sadly mistaken.

meadowz06

You get what you pay for in terms of PROVEN reliability, performance, and perfect installation. The same cannot be said for the others you mentioned! LPE is the LEADER in twin turbo Corvette's, and have a proven track record. And they are always researching and developing better ways of improving their systems.

jvp

Yep. LPE is very pricey when it comes to upgrades, but they're worth it. It's tame by today's modification standards, but I had them stroke my brand new (literally, 1 week old..) '99 to a 383cid along with a set of John's headers. To top it off, at no extra cost to me: they hauled my car to the NCM when they were done with it. There, the NCM staff "delivered" it to me. You can't beat that kind of customer care with a stick.

I could have gotten more HP for less money from another tuner, I'm certain. But would the engine still be running today? Not sure. As it stands, that 383 is still running strong after lots of laps at Summit Point. And it's showing no sign of letting up.

If I were to ever have another Corvette modified, LPE'd get my business. No questions about it.

jas

Painrace

If I was going to get it done, only Lingenfelter would do it. However, I can't see putting $45,000 into a daily driver just so a few times you can blast by everyone. My experience with them has also been excellant!

DDSLT5

Paxton heats soaks like a little bitch! Heffners TT installed is 35K for the GTS. He is NOT selling any kits, but what would it matter since the LPE kit is INSTALLED.

DDSLT5

Also - Heffner's TT package is top drawer IMO - he is awesome to deal with, and does a fantastic job of installing his fabulous kit. His prices are reasonable, and he offers a 2 year warranty. I liken him to being the LPE of the Viper world.

louieT

It seems like a lot of cash to put into a already bad a-- car. However if you were going to do this Linginflter is the only way to fly.

Because Lininfelter Rules.....




Could you imagine 800 Frickin HorsePower..

88BlackZ-51

yes i could.

crand002

The Paxton is proven to be daily driven with conservative tune. Some guys are raising the boost to get like 800 rwhp and are getting blow by but www.dcperformance.com has done a 100 or SRT's without any problems.

crand002

Do some research before you post, these are proven kits. Please go right a head and put on NOS, you will be fine.

crand002

Paxton heats soaks just like any FI car but not any worse. But when you are getting 250 more hp the gain is still very strong even with heat soak. If the kit only added 100hp then heat soak would be a problem. Heffner is offering a new TT kit with smaller turbos for about 15-18K installed. CALL him it is the DIY kit.

90 Corvette ZR-1

holy crap what was done to it? and that is a great deal

DDSLT5

All superchargers heat soak immensely - yes, the first gear is strong, but within seconds you're heat soaked and losing big horsepower. Turbos don't suffer from heat soak even remotely as bad as a supercharger - way better adiabatic efficiency.

As for Heffner - I discussed it with him in person last August - he said he wasn't going to release the DIY kit.

crand002

If he doesn't release it his original kit is still better than anything Linginfelter would offer even at the same price.

crand002

They only heat soak under racing conditions and it is minimal especially at 1/3 the price of a TT kit. Plus try passing emissions in a TT in CA. I have road raced with a few Paxton SRT's and those things are impossible to pass in the straights for non Paxton SRT's like mine and are running 135mph traps.