A Z06 rear body kit hides...
A Z06 rear body kit hides the big Pirelli P Zero tires and Forgeline wheels, while the stainless steel Corsa Sport exhaust system that helps the '06's two APS turbochargers to breathe.
Data File: '06 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Owned By: Ray Bergman, Jupiter, Florida
Modified By: Next Level Performance, Altamonte Springs, Florida
Body
Modified production C6 Corvette
Modifications: Z06 rear body kit, Motor City hood, high-intensity discharge driving lights, black cherry LED taillights/side marker lights
Paint: OEM 2006 Corvette LeMans Blue; Bodywork, paint preparation and paint applied by the paint shops at GM's Bowling Green (KY) Assembly Plant, with body modifications color-matched at Next Level Performance
Chassis
Frame: OEM C6 Corvette with hydroformed side rails
Suspension: OEM C6 Corvette independent short/long arm with composite leaf springs, front and rear
Steering: OEM C6 Corvette rack-and-pinion, power-assisted
Brakes: OEM C6 Corvette 4-wheel disc brakes with ABS, line-lock and Baer EradiSpeed rotors (13 1/2-inch, front and rear)
Wheels: Forgeline 3-piece VR3Scustom wheels, 19 x 9 inches in front, 20 x 12 inches in rear
Tires: Pirelli P-Zero, 275/30 R19 in front, 345/25R20 in back
Under those carbon-fiber injector...
Under those carbon-fiber injector covers is an LS2 that now puts out over 600 horsepower, thanks to two exhaust-mounted APS turbochargers.
Engine
Modified GM Powertrain LS 2 aluminum-block V8
Built By: Next Level Performance, Altamonte Springs, Florida
Modifications: Twin APS turbochargers, ECS methanol injection
Displacement: 364 cubic inches (6.0 liters)
Compression Ratio: 10.9:1
Cylinder Heads: Production LS2
Ignition: Production LS2 GM electronic coil-on-plug
Induction: Custom cold-air induction pipe combined with the LS2's OEM fuel injection system
Camshaft: Comp Cams' NLP custom "twin turbo grind" hydraulic roller
Exhaust: Corsa Sport stainless steel exhaust system (with turbochargers mounted downstream of the headers), with electric cutouts
Horsepower: 601 @ 5700 rpm (on NLP's dyno)
Torque: 596 ft. /lbs. @ 4400 rpm (on NLP's dyno)
Also underneath the carbon-fiber:...
Also underneath the carbon-fiber: a Comp Cams NLP "twin turbo grind" camshaft, which works with the exhaust-mounted APS turbos to add over 200 rear-wheel horsepower to Ray's C6.
Transmission
Modified six-speed paddle-shift automatic transaxle
Modified By: RPM Transmissions, Daleville, Indiana
Shifter: OEM 2006 Corvette
Final Drive Ratio: 3.15:1
Interior
Modified OEM '06 Corvette
Modifications: Carbon fiber dash kit, insulation kit.
Seats: OEM black leather '06 Corvette buckets with LeMans Blue leather seatback inserts
Carpets: OEM '06 Corvette black cut-pile
Instrumentation: OEM '06 Corvette (0-200 mph speedometer, 0-8000 rpm tach with 6300 rpm redline with ammeter, oil pressure, oil temperature, coolant temperature and fuel level gauges in dash), plus auxilary boost and fuel-pressure gauges mounted on left A-pillar.
Sound System: Pioneer Advic Z3 SatNav/Radio with JL Audio 600-4 and 750-1 illuminated amplifiers, JL Audio stealth subwoofers, C5 6500 woofers/tweeters with crossovers. Custom audio install by Madvette Motorsports.
HVAC: OEM C6 Corvette