Callaway sneak peeks supercharger kit for C8 Chevrolet Corvette

Connecticut-based tuner Callaway is preparing to infuse a significant quantity of power into the eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette. The firm previewed a supercharger kit for the 6.2-liter V8 at the Corvettes at Carlisle occasion in Pennsylvania that will certainly get in production in 2023.

The package’s main element is a 2.3-liter, twin-screw TripleCooled supercharger with Eaton TVS 2300 rotors, according to lover site Muscle Cars & & Trucks. Growth job is on-going, so Callaway hasn’t published final horsepower and also torque figures yet, yet it’s secure to assume that the supercharged Corvette will certainly put far more power under the chauffeur’s best foot than the stock 495-horsepower model.

Aftermarket business make supercharger packages for nearly anything from a J-body-generation Chevrolet Cavalier to a brand-new Toyota 4Runner, but adding forced induction to the initial Corvette powered by a mid-mounted engine is easier said than done. It’s famously (or infamously, depending on your viewpoint) outfitted with an encrypted ECU to maintain some tuners at bay. “We need to pick who are the good guys,” General Motors head of state Mark Reuss explained in 2019. It sounds like Callaway gets on the great listing since the business declares it has “access to calibrate without making use of a piggyback system” to bypass the ECU’s encryption.

Prices for the kit will certainly begin “in the low [$ 20,000 array] set up,” according to Callaway, and also lovers can reserve one with a $1,000 deposit. The package will certainly be marketed through participating Chevrolet dealerships, distributions are set up to start in early 2023, and every supercharged Corvette will be covered by a three-year, 36,000-mile warranty for included peace of mind. Customers can additionally select an optional service agreement.

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