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Sep 6, 2022 | 10:57 AM

T2G2

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Supercharge a C8 Vert

Can the C8 Vert be supercharged and which is the best one?

Sep 6, 2022 | 11:13 AM

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I would Howard at Red Line!

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Sep 6, 2022 | 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by T2G2

Can the C8 Vert be supercharged and which is the best one?

I'm just starting to investigate options.

In addition to Redline, there is:
Late Model Racecraft - LMR
Magnuson/Lingenfelter
Callaway
Cicio Performance

There may be others. Callaway has recently announced a first quarter 2023 availability of their Supercharger either on a new/ordered C8 or installation on an existing C8. Drivetrain coverage will match the GM coverage on the car. For ordered cars, it will be an option via the Dealer Workbench software. Check the forum for other recent posts on Callaway.

Happy Hunting!

Sep 6, 2022 | 03:23 PM

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There's a whole section here on the forum for C8 forced induction discussion. It is an amazing resource. That said, I've been watching forced induction discussions going back to the C5, of which I had a supercharged one, and things have evolved a ton since then. However, based on the relative silence and slow movement in our own forced induction section, the reality is the market has yet to determine by far what is "best." The inability to tune the car is always blamed as the culprit for the slowness, but I suspect there's more than just that going on.

Sep 6, 2022 | 04:27 PM

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I have yet to see or hear of a customer with a supercharger. Yes, they'll all take your deposits, but this is the 4th model year and nothing... Nothing from Procharger, Lingenfelter, or Eaton (GM) yet. Please tell me if I'm wrong.

Turbo's if you have a coupe. LMR or Cicio with great results.

Sep 6, 2022 | 04:29 PM

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I would go with the only one that has access to the ECU (Callaway). Otherwise your entire tuning is a piggybacked mess.

Sep 6, 2022 | 04:57 PM

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I would go with the only one that has access to the ECU (Callaway). Otherwise your entire tuning is a piggybacked mess.

Hi Don, Do you know if it's confirmed that Callaway has direct access to the ECU, with help from GM? Definitely should be a significant advantage if it's a partnered development effort.

Sep 6, 2022 | 07:45 PM

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Howard did my C7 back in 2017, I have alreadu puy 60 K miles on it with the Supercharger.

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Sep 6, 2022 | 09:56 PM

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T2G2, why not update your avatar pic here to show us the install?

Sep 6, 2022 | 10:11 PM

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oregonsharkman

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Hi Don, Do you know if it's confirmed that Callaway has direct access to the ECU, with help from GM? Definitely should be a significant advantage if it's a partnered development effort.

Yep - that's what it looks like:

equipped with an encrypted ECU to keep some tuners at bay. "We have to pick and choose who are the good guys," General Motors president Mark Reuss explained in 2019. It sounds like Callaway is on the nice list because the company claims it has "access to calibrate without using a piggyback system" to bypass the ECU's encryption.

https://www.callawaycars.com/product...ed-c8-package/

Sep 7, 2022 | 03:24 PM

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Respectfully, Cicio has stated here on the forum that their bottom mount was specifically chosen so as to also fit a convertible:

"We chose the bottom mount setup because we wanted a kit we could offer to all C8 owners whether they have a coupe or convertible." --
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-magazine.html

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