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Hey Guys. Jared LaRocca from Los Angeles & thanks for having me here at your great site. At any rate, I bought my very first Corvette yesterday ( 2019 GS) & my main priority is to upgrade her to a Z06. ( FYI... I just wasnt about to spend an extra 18000$ on a bigger engine & a few upgrades, when I could just do it myself for alot less $. I definitely dont mean to offend anyone saying that but, Im just a man that watches his pennies. Haha) That being said, I look forward to hearing all of your professional advice & what steps to take.
Buy a supercharger of your choice and install it. Or contact a company that sells an upgrade package, like Callaway. Not gonna be a Z06 exactly, but near enough.
The next easiest way would be a Edelbrock stage two SC or a centrifugal SC with a set of headers.
Check out ECS or A & A for a centrifugal SC. The centrifugal SC would be my chose due to the torque curve being a little more gradual.
The Edelbrock SC is nice looking under the hood.
After you add all that to the GS you’re nearly at the cost of a Z06 and now you have no factory warranty. This logic has never made any sense to me. If you want to add some power to the naturally aspirated engine you can do so with ECS for about $6k but if you want to get to z06 levels you’re starting at $10k in mods. Makes zero sense.
Thanks so much for the replies...I sincerely appreciate it!!! First things first...Where can I find the Z06 fender vents & Z06 wheels ( that will fit a 2019 GS) Ebay seems to be a dead end. Although, I already did buy the Stage 2 Spoiler Kit
My first question would be are you set on “Z06ing” it, or would you be open to upgrades the N/A way? I am an owner of a GS as well, and I plan on doing upgrades to get my car to 550-650 to the wheels without forced induction. I personally think it keeps a better balance for the car, less weight, and overall would end up tracking better.
However if you’re set on FI I’d look up a few different kits and find the one you believe meets your needs best.
My first question would be are you set on “Z06ing” it, or would you be open to upgrades the N/A way? I am an owner of a GS as well, and I plan on doing upgrades to get my car to 550-650 to the wheels without forced induction. I personally think it keeps a better balance for the car, less weight, and overall would end up tracking better.
However if you’re set on FI I’d look up a few different kits and find the one you believe meets your needs best.
Can't wait to see how you get 650 RWHP without supercharging.
Best way (by far) to get a Z06 is to buy one.
Bad idea as such mods will void your warranty and render your GS difficult to sell down the road.
Better idea is to take your GS back to the dealer and pay the $14,000 difference and get a Z06.
Last edited by Kevin A Jones; 06-22-2018 at 12:42 PM.
just a question, do you know you will lose your power train warranty when you mod the engine? Most wait to tear into the engine when the warranty has expired and if it blows up that 18,000 dollars that you saved will get put to good use buying another engine that will also not be covered under warranty..
just a question, do you know you will lose your power train warranty when you mod the engine? Most wait to tear into the engine when the warranty has expired and if it blows up that 18,000 dollars that you saved will get put to good use buying another engine that will also not be covered under warranty..
Something to think about...
This is 100% facts. This is why I’m waiting until my warranty is up and am having no issues having fun with the car until then. I have a little over a year left on my warranty.
Thanks so much for the replies...I sincerely appreciate it!!! First things first...Where can I find the Z06 fender vents & Z06 wheels ( that will fit a 2019 GS) Ebay seems to be a dead end. Although, I already did buy the Stage 2 Spoiler Kit
Please, please do NOT stickercharge you car by decaling it up as a Z06. Keep it a GS. If you add a blower to it, proudly display a "Supercharged" emblem on it, but not a Z06 emblem.
If you really, really want a Z, then buy a Z. But if you're just after the performance, add the blower and so on the to GS, but don't call it a Z.
Making a 700hp peal is easy. Making 600 lb-ft of driveable torque off idle is not, which is why I stick with the factory blower! You can make it faster for sure, but I don't know if it'd be more fun. It's the big fat wide torque curve that makes the Z a monster.
I wonder what a centrifugal on a GS would be like? The base motor has enough torque for down low, and with an A8 it'd be able to always keep the revs up where the blower works...
Making a 700hp peal is easy. Making 600 lb-ft of driveable torque off idle is not, which is why I stick with the factory blower! You can make it faster for sure, but I don't know if it'd be more fun. It's the big fat wide torque curve that makes the Z a monster.
I wonder what a centrifugal on a GS would be like? The base motor has enough torque for down low, and with an A8 it'd be able to always keep the revs up where the blower works...
I mean, I honestly think the car is plenty fun as is. So adding more power I just expect it to be more fun lol. I’m not sure there’s a whole lot of FI GS’ as if you’re going to do that might as well just get a Z, but it’d be interesting to see.
Why not just buy a Z06. It can be fun building your own. However, you will not end up with a Z06 and you will spend that $18,000 trying to get there with no warranty. Good luck.
just a question, do you know you will lose your power train warranty when you mod the engine? Most wait to tear into the engine when the warranty has expired and if it blows up that 18,000 dollars that you saved will get put to good use buying another engine that will also not be covered under warranty..
Something to think about...
Some good information to consider from our resident cowboy.
06-22-2018, 10:46 AM
My 1st Corvette. Would appreciate your advice.
