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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
McCullough Public Relations
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LINGENFELTER DELIVERS PERFORMANCE PACKAGE SERIES
FOR 2014 CORVETTE STINGRAY
LPE-Tuned Standard and Supercharged Packages Available
DECATUR, Ind. – Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE)
has released its expertly tuned performance package series
for the new, 2014 Corvette Stingray, with power starting at
550 horsepower and reaching as high as 750 horsepower with
forced induction.
The seventh-generation Corvette’s new 6.2-liter “LT1”
engine features technologies that include direct injection,
variable valve timing and cylinder deactivation. With
calibration of this all-new control system key, Lingenfelter
engineers developed tuning for the C7 by relying on their
direct-injected architecture expertise gained in-house
through Lingenfelter’s 2014 GM truck program and through
consultancy work for other OEM suppliers.
“The 2014 Corvette Stingray is one of the most exciting
new cars in years and the Lingenfelter team wasted no time
in turning out a series of highly-anticipated performance
upgrades that deliver uncompromising drivability in addition
to horsepower,” said Ken Lingenfelter, CEO/Owner,
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. “We’re privileged to
have such talented engineers on our team, whose level of
passion for performance drives them to produce reliable,
road-ready systems.”
Lingenfelter’s Chief Engineer Graham Behan led the
calibration charge on the new control system, allowing the
greater airflow enabled by the CNC-ported cylinder heads and
higher-lift camshaft to be converted into more power at the
rear wheels. With years of proficiency in tuning GM’s LS
engines, Behan’s performance-engineering resume includes
contributing to the development of the advanced “LT5”
engine, which powered the landmark 1990 Corvette ZR-1.
Lingenfelter offers the following standard engine
packages for the 2014 C7 Corvette:
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C7 Corvette LT1 376 ci N/A
Engine Package -- Rated at 550 horsepower; includes CNC
heads and camshaft; keeps AFM and variable cam systems
operational.
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C7 Corvette LT1 376 ci N/A
Engine Package -- Rated at 600 horsepower; includes CNC
heads, aggressive camshaft and headers.
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C7 Corvette LT1 N/A 417 ci
Engine Package -- Rated at 650 horsepower; includes the
600 horsepower package, a stroker crank, connecting rods
and forged pistons.
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C7 Corvette LT1 376 ci
Supercharged Engine Package -- Rated at 640 horsepower;
this is the base supercharger package installed on a
stock engine.
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C7 Corvette LT1 376 ci
Supercharged Engine Package -- Rated at 700 horsepower;
includes CNC heads, camshaft and supercharger.
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C7 Corvette LT1 417 ci
Supercharged Engine Package -- Rated at 750 horsepower;
includes CNC heads, camshaft, stroker crank, connecting
rods, forged pistons, supercharger and upgraded fuel
system.
Initially Lingenfelter also will offer higher-power C7
packages as custom builds, some of which will be added to
the “standard" package list, such as the twin turbo
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