What do owners of 2015 and 2016 Corvette C7 Z06 get for 17 grand they pay to Reese Callaway?

Reese Callaway (not to be mistaken with Calloway golf clubs) has been profiting from his performance enhancing ventures for many years.  As described here, his +General Motors interests did not come up until Volkswagen GTI interests  dried up.  However, GM cars became a steady source of income for Reese in the days of Corvette C4 and have been moving along ever since.

In the meantime, Reese managed to create some publicity with his "special edition" cars that somehow became GM authorized along the way.  These days, just like before, someone can either order Callaway option through the standard ordering process or purchase one off the dealer floor.

After Reese started offering base Stingray supercharged conversion, apparently the time came to offer a Callaway edition of Z06 flagship.  As it is right now, the new flagship is a quite a spectacular failure, mainly due to overambitious marketing plan, with the car itself failing to deliver (especially on that most track capable bullshit).

So what does one get for the 17 grand Reese charges to the unsuspecting but very optimistic public?

Well, even though the option is already available on 2016 cars as well as a retrofit on 2015 cars, nobody actually knows...  As of now, the only confirmed parts of the Callaway package are of course the floor mats, dash and exterior plaques and as expected, a giant hole in the hood to accommodate the 2.3 liter supercharger carried over from the base Stingray package.

The other parts of the package include plenty of marketing bullshit and assurance of warranty but this is about it. 

What is not included with the package: return of the original 1740 supercharger, upgrades to the cooling system, engine modifications, upgrades to suspension or brakes, aerodynamic modification and most of all, the HORSEPOWER figure.

Yes, even though the Callaway Z06 option was announced early this year, the horsepower figure has not been published yet.  Not surprisingly though, the lack of performance figures did not disparage a few kool aid drinkers from plunking down the 17k change and surrendering their car, solely based on the unquantifiable claims of horsepower and performane improvements.

So can Callaway deliver a fix to the ailing and overheating Z06?  If he does, it will be solely due to the larger supercharger and that big ass hole in the hood since nothing else has changed.

Strangely enough, the lack of horsepower disclosure is not surprising.  The long delay indicates that Callaway struggles with sustaining any power gains that the hole is not big enough to take advantage of the slower spinning and cooler supercharger.  Will the larger blower and that hole in the hood sufficient to overcome the problems related to flawed aerodynamics, insufficient air circulation and heat extraction from the engine compartment, along with overheating automatic triansmission?  Can Callaway justify his so called upgrade and sustain any horsepower gains without the engine management retarding the timing to really make the flagship live up to the marketing hype? 

This is actually doubtful considering the Z06 cannot sustain the stock power levels and even with more efficient blower, more power will still mean more heat being generated but since Callaway already accepts orders for this upgrade, this better be the case or good ole Reese may have to find another source to support his tupee expenses.  Again, this is a long shot and one that would make +Tadge Juechter look like even bigger ass than he already is.

Regardless of the outcome, the fact that among the typically dim witted Corvette buyer ranks there are even more gullible ones gives the Corvette C7 farse another angle.  The bottom line: never underestimate the complete disconnect between Corvette C7 buyers intelligence and the limits of their bank accounts.  As usual, it is hard to make up this shit even if someone tried relentlessly.