C8 Callaway Owners Thread
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Mine is still in the garage as well. It keeps snowing here about every 5 days. We're supposed to get 12 to 22 inches Wednesday night thru Friday morning.
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Congrats! I think white is my favorite color on the C8. Mine is Red Mist (twin turbo). Although feel like would do yellow if ever get a Zo6. I like the way the Calloway exhaust looks on your car better there than any of the official pics. I really curious how these compare to LPE kits from a performance and power delivery perspective. I know there is more to this package than the blower but given both are Magnuson based there should be interesting similarities. Differences too due to tuning and how various other things come together to put the power to the road. I haven't gotten to ride or drive a C8 with a blower yet. I imagine it would be like driving my previous C7 Zo6 but with a lot more traction and faster shifts.
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It's not magnuson-based.
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It looks like it's a new generation of the "triple cooled" design they used in the C7. I thought had read they were going with Magnuson.
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Took her out today since the sun was shining. Totally different car. Build looks factory and the sound is crazy !
didn’t do any launch control hits but a few digs put a **** eating grin on my sons face . Well worth the wait ! Kudos to Callaway .
didn’t do any launch control hits but a few digs put a **** eating grin on my sons face . Well worth the wait ! Kudos to Callaway .
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#413
Callaway C8 #72
Thought it might be helpful for some if I shared some images of this one... Supercharger package, handling group package, carbon ground appearance from Callaway. Sold at Pohanka Chevrolet in Chantilly, VA.
Front Quarter
Rear diffuser/exhuast
Underbody tray
Front suspension assembly
Front Quarter
Rear diffuser/exhuast
Underbody tray
Front suspension assembly
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#414
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I finished my break-in miles today, so I took the opportunity to see how the car feels at WOT. It runs quite nicely but doesn't pull as hard as my 19 Z06 (Magnuson 2300 and E85). I expected that since the Z06 puts another 90ish horsepower to the tire over what the Callaway probably does.
What the Callaway has over the Z06 is that it just hooks and goes. If you boot the Z06 in first gear like I did the C8, there is no traction.
Interestingly, after driving the Callaway for a while if you put your hand on the supercharger, it is slightly warm to warm. If I were to try that on the Z06, my hand would be really, really unhappy because the supercharger on that car gets quite hot after driving it.
What the Callaway has over the Z06 is that it just hooks and goes. If you boot the Z06 in first gear like I did the C8, there is no traction.
Interestingly, after driving the Callaway for a while if you put your hand on the supercharger, it is slightly warm to warm. If I were to try that on the Z06, my hand would be really, really unhappy because the supercharger on that car gets quite hot after driving it.
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I finished my break-in miles today, so I took the opportunity to see how the car feels at WOT. It runs quite nicely but doesn't pull as hard as my 19 Z06 (Magnuson 2300 and E85). I expected that since the Z06 puts another 90ish horsepower to the tire over what the Callaway probably does.
What the Callaway has over the Z06 is that it just hooks and goes. If you boot the Z06 in first gear like I did the C8, there is no traction.
Interestingly, after driving the Callaway for a while if you put your hand on the supercharger, it is slightly warm to warm. If I were to try that on the Z06, my hand would be really, really unhappy because the supercharger on that car gets quite hot after driving it.
What the Callaway has over the Z06 is that it just hooks and goes. If you boot the Z06 in first gear like I did the C8, there is no traction.
Interestingly, after driving the Callaway for a while if you put your hand on the supercharger, it is slightly warm to warm. If I were to try that on the Z06, my hand would be really, really unhappy because the supercharger on that car gets quite hot after driving it.