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Corvette C6 Tuning
Chevrolet Corvette. Almost everyone of us knows, what a masterpiece is expressed by these two words. It is a legendary sportscar representative from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. It was conceived as a "Dream Car" from the very begining. It's origins are dated in the year 1953, when it has been showed to public for the first time on the motoristic show Motorama in the hotel Waldorf Astoria, New York. Corvette was a response to the fastly growing popularity of sportscars imported from Europe. The Chevrolet team of engineers under the lead of engineer and designer Harley Earl, have created a two-seat roadster with an agressive design, however very weak technology. Russian emigrant Zora Arkus - Dunt immediately fell in love with Corvette and was willing to cooperate with Chevrolet in the production. Thanks to this man, Corvette started to be a real sporty vehicle. The first model of Corvette has been internaly called as C1. Until today, there have been unveiled six models. It means that nowadays it's produced a model C6. Model C6 was introduced in january 2005 on the Detroit Auto Show. The most visible change is that the front lamps are not anymore damping ones. This is a radical change after 40 years of production of Corvette. With this step, the producer tries to address this car to the younger generation of a potentional owners, for whom this system looks obsolete.
This basic model is a basement for the top german modifier Geiger Cars. Thanks to Corvette's excellence and aerodynamic clarity, it hasn't been needed to modify the exterior of the vechicle. The modifier focused on technologies, engine and chasis. The skeleton of the engine power boosting is the Easton compressor with a water-cooled intercooler of the compressed air. Adequate air supply is fulfilled by two sport filters. Engine power increases forced engineers to exchange the original manifold - completely whole from the engine part to the ending silencers. The original have been exchanged with special, for this model tuned, inox pipes with an increase in diameter. Everybody knows these modifications forces change in the control unit to optimize power potential. Corvette has obtained new software considering all modifications. Thanks to these mods, engine has
a power of 386 kW (524 PS), torque have increased to a gigantic value
of 637 Nm-1. Acceleration from zero to 100 kph is 3.7s and a maximal
speed is around 325 kps. These values puts Corvette clearly into cathegory
of supersports and it can make european competitors scared.
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