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ZO Sickness: The History of the Corvette Z06 - Corvette Online (blog)

ZO Sickness: The History of the Corvette Z06
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The original Z06 RPO code was nothing more than a box that could be checked by anyone willing to shell out the $1,818.24 extra for the not-racing package. Keeping in mind that a base 1963 Corvette cost just over four grand, it isn't hard to see why ...

Some Mad Genius Gave a Corvette Z06 a Flat-Plane Crank V8 and It Sounds Incredible - Jalopnik

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Some Mad Genius Gave a Corvette Z06 a Flat-Plane Crank V8 and It Sounds Incredible
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A Ferrari V8 sounds like a Ferrari V8, largely, because it has a flat-plane crankshaft setup. No other American V8 muscle cars, with the exception of the Voodoo V8 found in the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R, have flat-plane crank V8s. Until this ...
Competitive Edge: A Look At Sebastien Imbeault's 9-Second N/A Z06Corvette Online (blog)

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This Flat-Plane Crank Corvette Z06 Sounds Intoxicating - RoadandTrack.com

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This Flat-Plane Crank Corvette Z06 Sounds Intoxicating
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The Mustang GT350's "Voodoo" V8 isn't the only piece of American muscle capable of rocking a flat-plane crank. The owner of this last-gen Corvette Z06 decided it would be a good idea to equip a modified LS engine with a flat-plane crank layout, and now ...

2018 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 essentials: Stunner - Autoweek

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2018 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 essentials: Stunner
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What is it: Corvette Godfather Zora Arkus-Duntov developed the first Z06 in the early '60s hoping to give his sports car drivers an advantage. An option package, it had better brakes and a bigger fuel tank so it could make fewer pit stops. Only 199 ...

C6 Corvette Z06 Sports Flat-Plane Crank LS7: Video - GM Authority (blog)

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C6 Corvette Z06 Sports Flat-Plane Crank LS7: Video
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Built by hand in Wixom, Michigan, the LS7 has a reputation for being a bit of a monster that was only found in the C6 Corvette Z06, 427 Convertible, and fifth-generation Camaro Z/28. When looking at the numbers this engine produces, that reputation ...

Flat-Plane Crank C6 Corvette Z06 Offered For Sale - GM Authority (blog)

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Flat-Plane Crank C6 Corvette Z06 Offered For Sale
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Remember that flat-plane crankshaft swapped C6 Corvette Z06 that we were drooling over last week? It is now available for sale on eBay, and contrary to our original report, it doesn't have a modified LS7 under the hood. According to the seller, the ...

Take A Tour Of This 2800-HP C6 Corvette Z06: Video - GM Authority (blog)

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Take A Tour Of This 2800-HP C6 Corvette Z06: Video
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It's a 2,800-horsepower C6 Corvette Z06, and High Performance Academy has given us a tour of the car and what goes into making it so formidable. The Morris Malone C6 Corvette Z06's high performance starts with a 6.6-liter LS engine with aluminum Dart ...

There's So Much to Love About This Z06-Swapped Datsun 240Z - Jalopnik

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There's So Much to Love About This Z06-Swapped Datsun 240Z
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On the latest Hoonigan Bonus, Larry Chen gets to know Powell's Z and its transplanted heart from a C6 Corvette Z06. That's the big daddy small block LS7, a 7.0-liter V8 which when stock put out 505 gloriously naturally aspirated horsepower. He kept the ...

GM Performance Intake for C7 Corvette Offers a 17-HP Boost - The Drive

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GM Performance Intake for C7 Corvette Offers a 17-HP Boost
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On the Corvette ZR1, with its supercharged 6.2-liter LT5 V-8, it cuts restriction by 26 percent and adds 17 horsepower for a total of 772. Corvette Z06 owners too can gain performance from the intake, which frees up the intake by 28 percent and ...

Callaway Cars offers 2018 Corvette Z06 SC757 at Corvette Funfest - Corvette Online (blog)

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Callaway Cars offers 2018 Corvette Z06 SC757 at Corvette Funfest
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First, Callaway staff was in attendance with the latest Callaway Corvettes and the Callaway Aerowagen, and in conjunction with the Ronald McDonald House (RMDH) of Central Valley California, raffling off a 2018 Callaway Corvette Z06 Carbon 65 Edition ...