With over 1,000 horsepower on tap, the twin-turbo 2025 Corvette ZR1 is hugely impressive, no doubt about it. Nevertheless, there are other ways to stuff four-figure engine output into the mid-engine C8, including solutions from the aftermarket. Now, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is showing off exactly that with the following feature video.
Clocking in at just over six minutes, the video provides a walkaround and quick driving experience highlighting he tuner’s twin-turbo C8 Stingray, which takes the factory 6.2L V8 LT2 to all-new heights. The car now features a pair of Garrett G35-900 turbos that force feed the engine with boost, paired with a billet intake manifold from Wilson Manifolds to handle the extra pressure.
With a tank of 93-octane pump gas, this Corvette now produces an outrageous 1,000 horsepower at the wheels on roughly 15 to 16 pounds of boost. For reference, the factory C8 Stingray is rated at 490 horsepower. Lingenfelter says that despite the huge bump in power, the setup is still daily-driver friendly, and uses a Dotson clutch system that can handle the extra giddy-up during high-RPM shifts. The twin-turbo C8 Corvette even gets over 20 miles per gallon on the highway.
Further upgrades include a Lingenfelter-spec GT35 camshaft and a larger fuel pump lobe, as well as a high-performance direct injection fuel pump. The setup only uses direct injection, with no need for port injection or any extra fuel systems, despite the impressive four-figure output numbers.
In the rear back, the Corvette runs a custom twin-turbo exhaust system designed by Huron Speed, as well as an OEM Z06 rear valance with a center-exit exhaust. The inner two exhaust tips are for the turbos, and the outer two are for the wastegates. A heat exchanger hidden in the side of the car cools the charge air through an air-to-water intercooler. Everything fits behind the factory trunk liner, so the trunk remains usable, even fitting a pair of golf bags.
On the road, the car feels like a stock Corvette, with no extra electronics or add-ons. Even the cupholders are still intact. Check out the full feature video right here:
Comments
Outrageous!
Who the hell needs 1.000 horsepower on the streets??????…..
ME!
You need it any time a Mustang wants to challenge…
Why ?
Why not?
Because there are 770 hp Hellcats, 850 hp GT500s, 920 hp Demons, 1025 hp Demon 170s…. wake up, wake up!
Big horsepower numbers mean nothing. If the car can’t put it to the road it doesn’t matter. I bet this 1,000 horses won’t get it going faster than the ZR1 because it’s actually engineered to put the power to the ground. I might be wrong but…
Well, it has a better chance of putting it to the ground than a front engine car…
The things I like are that the frunk is retained and the price is lower. But I’m still going for ZR1 for nationwide serviceability.