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2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop - "OL' Smoke" And No Mirrors

The C6 built to be "too good To Give Away"
By Scott Ross
Photography by Jerry Heasley
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Hardtop Airbrushing
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Front View
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Right Front View
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Engine View
Benefitting From Boost ... 
   
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2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Engine View
Benefitting From Boost
The otherwise stock LS3 under "Ol' Smoke's" hood now puts out around 637 hp, with only 7 pounds of boost.
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Hardtop Engine View
Flip Side Of The Lid Tony... 
   
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2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Hardtop Engine View
Flip Side Of The Lid
Tony Stewart's No. 20, the Ol' Smoke name, plus Stacey David's name and GearZ logo grace the underside of the SLP scooped hood.
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Side View
Where There's "Smoke" Special... 
   
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2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Side View
Where There's "Smoke"
Special smoke-and-fire graphics spread rearward from side body coves and from crossed-flags emblem forward of the hood. The hood is an SLP item with a functional scoop.

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