C6Tim

You don't have to get the badging and you have the choice of two different hood options. I suppose you could add your own hood after the fact if you don't like either of the Callaway options, but you can't keep the stock hood due to the extra clearance needed for the SC.

The Double D exhaust is part of the performance package and is not a cosmetic mod.

C6Tim

Hi Ed, glad to hear the weather is allowing you to get out and get some seat time. Enjoy!

'06 Quicksilver Z06

"little enos sidekick"?? Dang dude, are you sensitive today bro. why are you resorting to name calling?

The thread was for the most part civil until you decided to go there.

How is that which you quoted above in my post, "pissin'"? I was just going over the numbers that Chris put out there.

TCW

The Z06 will be under warranty. The blown car won't. Easy decision in my opinion.

Tom

saplumr

I'm almost afraid to post here but here goes anyway. Whatever you choose my opinion is 505hp @440rwhp is pretty bland.

JustinStrife

Yes because everyone leaves their Z06 stock.

MallettTodd

Not sure that is always true. My Mallett Conversion does not do anything to the warranty. They are an approved GM tuner. I THINK this is true of a few other tuners. Mallett also gives a warranty for upgraded engine parts such as cam because GM would only replace with stock parts. I checked this through my Chev dealer before I bought it.

I was not content with the base Z06 505hp hince the Mallett Conversion

0Callaway Chris

Tom, Regarding warranties, that may be the case with most tuners

However, Callaway Cars is the exception. Callaway Cars does not just put a warranty on the components installed, we offer a comprehensive powertrain warranty for 3 years / 36,000 miles. Our warranty and customer support is unparalleled!

In April, we roll out our 5/100 powertrain warranty.

0Callaway Chris

Tim,

We'll offer the new warranty to existing owners (still under warranty). I'll get you the details, personally.

phileaglesfan

Any expensive car will depreciate like crazy as it gets older. Look at the bargains out there on used Z06s. The fact is that you probably get a higher percentage of your dollars back if you have a base Corvette with no options and the percentage drops since then. You don't get the same price back on stock options or the different models of the Vette as what you paid above a base C6.

If you are putting down $75k on a car then I'm guessing resale value is probably low on your list. As Chris mentioned soon the warranties will be the same. I'll still take the SC Callaway that puts out around 600hp over the Z06 anyday. With the GS package it pretty much increased grip over pre 2010 models while still being more efficient than a NA Z06.

But if you are so concerned about resale value I have noticed that previous Callaways actually do pretty good compared to a "regular" Corvette the same age.

'06 Quicksilver Z06

Not many people are going to be able to compete with that. 5yrs/100,000 miles. Kudos on the warranty.

Will this affect your current pricing any?

Crazy Old Man

Chris,
I have an 08, C6, Z51, Manual, Vert, NPP, 1700 Miles, I'm in on the
5yr, 100,000 mile warranty, if you have any deals on the 606 ?
I'm 1 hour from Pete's, PM me with a good deal on one.
Thanks

zero05

Not trying to start anything but wouldnt it be just as easy for a Callaway GS to get a better 1/4 mile time than the projected 11 seconds? If stock Zs can improve their times with good shifting and better tires then Callaway could too. Maybe even an auto one could reach 10s with different tires and a good launch couldnt it?

JustinStrife

My understanding(which could be incorrect), is PD blower cars have a harder time nailing down 1/4 mile times than N/A, Turbo, and Centrifical blower cars are capable of running. So even if you're making more power with a Maggie or what have you, you're not guaranteed faster times.

I could be wrong though.

'06 Quicksilver Z06

I would certainly believe so. I'm not saying that it can't. Just that it hasn't, and it was running on drag radials just as those Z06s were.

But yeah, I would agree with you and tend to believe it to be capable of running the type times you mention.

On another note, a few factors come to mind, Justin Strife mentioned a couple.

Also, one would think that if the car had long tube headers instead of it's stock manifolds, and were running more boost, or higher stall converters were used in the automatic, that it would be easier for it to eclipse those times mentioned.

But if it had headers, well, EPA fines are likely, and it would not be smog legal and Callaway knows that first hand. If it were pullied, then there could be reliability issues which would make a 3yr or a 5yr warranty more risky.

So it's a safe bet that it's not as aggressive as some of these other packages out here, where the shops don't care so much about reliability, warranties, or whether or not they put headers on it, EPA fines and such. They just worry about results. If trap speeds are an indicator of power, then one would highly suspect that car is not as aggressively built and tuned as some of the other supercharger packages, looking at the Callaway 606 trap speeds.

Thats cool, but at some point it would seem that one would have to sacrifice some performance capability for reliability, especially in a supercharged car with a warranty.

redzone

Any performance tests with the Callaway on the rubber it actually comes with? I'd be more interested in those #'s as opposed as to what it'll do on tires that aren't an option.

0Callaway Chris

We plan on putting a journalist into the car soon. The car will be as-delivered

0Callaway Chris

It could be suggested, that the shift techniques are big a part of why the "stock Z" numbers are so much quicker than the factory Z rating

0Callaway Chris

This will affect our pricing to some degree. In the performance aftermarket, we have an unparalleled warranty - nobody backs their product like Callaway!

quickc6

So if 505hp is pretty bland , what do you have to say about 436hp GS ?