The World's First 1000-rwhp 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray - Super Chevy (blog)

Ron Mowen, 2014 Corvette Stingray, Corvette delivery day 1, Vengeance Racing, because Vengeance Racing. If you have an Internet connection and decent eyesight you’ve already seen this little red Corvette ripping it up on the dyno, laying claim to the “first 1,000-horsepower C7” title, and even riding with some, uh, “beautiful” passengers on YouTube. But while you may know a lot about the accolades and the quick facts, you may not know a lot about what it took to get here. The real story starts in November 2013, as the entire automotive world waited for the “very first” C7 Stingrays to make their way into public hands. Private owners across the country stalked their local dealerships to take delivery of new C7s and many of the first lucky ones were quickly squirreled away to private, heated garages, never to be seen again. Oh no, with just 8 miles on the odometer, Ron sealed his Corvette’s fate with a massive burnout in the parking lot of his local dealer. From there, with the engine and drivetrain “properly broken in” it was direct to the dyno for some baseline numbers and some poking around in the new ECM. Twenty-five additional horsepower later, and with some 34 extra lb-ft of torque on tap, Vengeance PCM tuner Mike Carnahan proved that not only was tuning possible, but it was very worthwhile. Well, maybe not, but on day two, Vengeance Racing technicians tore the engine down to the short-block and started. Source: www.superchevy.com