New Lingenfelter C8 Corvette Supercharger an Easy Way to Make 700 HP
Long-time tuner teams up with Magnuson to offer a compelling new C8 Corvette supercharger.
There’s no such thing as too much power, as every gearhead already knows. The road to crazy horsepower levels is also one ripe with breakthroughs and setbacks, generally requiring a little magic in between. However, there is a better way, and it comes to us via the mighty power adder – things like turbochargers, superchargers, and nitrous.
Now, those that own the latest version of Chevy’s iconic fiberglass sports car have yet another way to get in on that fun, as Lingenfelter Performance Engineering and Magnuson have are preparing to release their most potent C8 Corvette supercharger to date.
The two legendary aftermarket automotive performance companies spent a year developing this C8 Corvette supercharger, with the goals of retaining stock drivability while also extracting maximum power from the car’s LT2 V8.
The result is a true collaboration, consisting of Magnuson’s DFT supercharger and Lingenfelter’s ported LT5 95mm throttle body, which mates to the stock air intake system. Fed a steady flow of cool, dense air, the blower also utilizes a heat exchanger that gets its air from the sides and underbelly of the C8.
All of that enables an otherwise stock C8 to generate an impressive 705 horsepower and 667 pound-feet of torque on the dyno on just 6 psi of boost.
Plus, Magnuson has blessed its mid-engine Corvette supercharger with a drive system that retains the factory beltline and locations of a bevy of stock equipment such as the dry-sump oiling system, electrical, and bulkhead connections, A 1.5-gallon self-purging coolant expansion tank is included with the kit to boot.
On top of all that, the new Lingenfelter Magnuson C8 Corvette supercharger is designed to work with GM’s factory ECU, an important distinction since those have proven difficult to crack. Lingenfelter’s included control module handles all the necessary stuff, including ignition timing, throttle position, and map or boost pressures by feeding the factory ECU the proper information.
Lingenfelter and Magnuson’s C8 blower is already in production and has a targeted release date of March 2022.
Pricing and all other relevant details will be released in Q1, and you can find more information on this new product by heading over here.
Photos: Lingenfelter Performance Engineering
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