Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06

The Corvette C7 Z06 represents a turning point for American performance. Front engine, rear drive, supercharged power, and a chassis capable of challenging cars that once existed in an entirely different price bracket. From the factory, it is brutally fast.

Ours is a road car, and the plan for it is simple: more power, and the cooling to live with it.

Heat is the one thing the C7 Z06 is known for getting wrong, so that gets fixed first. A larger aluminum radiator and a high capacity heat exchanger for the supercharger go in before or with anything that adds power.

Then the power. A Magnuson supercharger in place of the factory unit, long tube headers, a cam, a fuel system to match and a proper dyno tune. The target is 800 horsepower at the wheels.

What we’re leaving alone matters as much. The body stays as Chevrolet shaped it, with no added aero. The factory magnetic ride stays too, because on the road it’s hard to beat. New forged wheels and tires are the only other change.

The Drive Theory C7 Z06 isn’t a track car. Our race cars do that job. This one is for the road.