In the world of drag racing, we love records, especially among the LS/LT community. With every new generation of car or engine a new race for records begins. The C8 Corvette was no different, with a short list of people taking the car to its limits as soon as units hit the dealerships. Things progressed at a slower-than-normal pace thanks to GM’s Global B ECM severely hindering what could, and could not, be done with the car’s tune files. However, that didn’t stop the team at BoostDistrict from doing what they could to wring as much performance out of their C8 as possible.
For those that aren’t yet familiar, you can probably guess that BoostDistrict focuses on all things boosted. More specifically, the Texas-based shop and its proprietor, Roshan, specialize in positive displacement supercharger applications. From mild to wild, if you have an LS or LT engine, BoostDistrict has a supercharger for you. It’s no surprise then the shop’s C8 Corvette has a supercharger sitting atop its LT2 engine. As a member of the Lingenfelter Authorized Installer Program, BoostDistrict wasted no time in installing LPE’s Stage One Magnuson 700 horsepower package.
The Stage One supercharger package from Lingenfelter utilizes a Magnuson 2650 blower that adds approximately 250 crank horsepower to a stock C8. The BoostDistrict C8 performed great with this package, running as quick as, or quicker than, the C8 Z06 in the quarter mile. However, during the middle of last year, the team at BoostDistrict gained complete tuning capabilities of the C8 ECM and TCM. This unlocked a whole new level of possibilities for BoostDistrict and the C8 platform. It was time to upgrade the engine components and crank up the boost.
With the C8’s LT2 rebuilt to handle the increased pressure from its 2650 blower, it was strapped to the dyno and produced over 800 horsepower at the wheels. As a test bed for BoostDistrict, Roshan’s C8 sees many products and programs well before being offered to customers. So as the boost and horsepower increase, things like drivability, reliability, and performance are being closely monitored and recorded. Part of the testing involves days spent at the drag strip to dial things in.
Because this C8 retains the factory DCT transmission, particular care must be given to how power is applied to, and transferred through, the transmission to the rearend. To help keep the transmission happy at this power level, BoostDistrict has upgraded the factory…
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