Delivered.

I spent about an hour driving it after taking delivery, then I had to get back to my business. I'll post a more complete review in a couple days after I've had some more seat time.

But - initial impressions: Wow. As in Holy Crap, Wow. This is how these cars should have been as factory original. Speaking of that, I am very impressed with just how factory this package appears to be. Exceedingly well done and presented. Everything looks as if it was factory original, and frankly it should have been. That is one of the very first things you notice about the car.

Other things immediately noticed:

On initial start-up. Damn! This is what these cars should sound like. The all new Callaway exhaust is exemplary. I've had a previous Callaway car, so I'm very familiar with their prior system. In fact, I liked the prior system so much, I had Chris and Co. whip up a unit for my ZR which I still have. I really like the darker, richer tone, more volume and no drone than what the factory system provides. When Chris told me the set-up on the new Z06 was an all-new system, I was a little nervous. I shouldn't have been. Chris, after all, knows pretty well what I like, and he assured me I'd be blown away with the new system. And I am. Wow, this thing sounds fantastic. Much better even than their prior system, and I can confirm there is no drone with this unit. Fabulous exhaust. If anybody has their car at Callaway, or are contemplating sending theirs soon and are on the fence about whether to get the exhaust, . . . DO IT. It simply a slam dunk, no-brainer, and makes the factory NPP system seem like crap.

Second immediately noticed item. Throttle response. Perhaps Tadge should drive one of these and recognize just how sloppy and unresponsive the factory throttle response is. Mine is an M7 car, and I had basically learned how to drive around that. But, no need to do so anymore. This throttle is dead-on like it should be. Crisp, clean, linear and sharp.

Next. The shifter. I opted for this largely on a whim, and in part based upon a CF member's feedback that after driving a Callaway with their shifter, he liked it even better than the MGW unit he was familiar with. So I decided what the heck. Glad I did. What a great unit, and it pairs seamlessly with the active rev match. Might have been a whim, but very glad I opted for that.

Next. Power - linear, seamless, everywhere power, tied in quite well with the factory systems. Obviously I will be exploring this more, but initial reaction is this is one very, very stout beast. To say its power level is noticeable over the stock configuration is simply an understatement.

I'll get some more seat time and post up a more complete review. I'll also try to get a vid/sound clip of that fabulous exhaust. I've never posted a sound clip before, so if I can't figure it out, I'm sure my kids can show me.

Chris - please relay to the boys at the shop, Job Well Done.

A couple pics: