My 2007 Z06 Thank you for stopping.

Front view,very cool for that 427 alum block.

505 HP
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Corvette Racing Notes
The C6.R is the most technically advanced sports car ever developed by GM, combining lessons learned in the dominant Corvette C5-R with the advanced technology of the Corvette C6 and Z06 production models.
The Corvette C6.R race cars are the products of rigorous testing and development. The rulebook requires close adherence to production specifications, and the Corvette C6.R race cars have strong links to their showroom counterparts.
2006 marks Corvette's 50th anniversary in international road racing. John Fitch and Walt Hansgen drove a Corvette to a ninth-place finish overall and a Class B victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1956, the first step onto the world stage that established Chevy's sports car as a contender in top-level competition.
The Corvette C6.R's roots reach to the Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky. The same hydroformed steel frame rails used in production Corvette coupes and convertibles provide the foundation for the racing version.
Corvette Racing's C6.R race cars are powered by race-prepared LS7.R small-block V-8 engines. The GM small-block V-8 is America's most popular and most successful production-based racing engine. Total production of GM small-block-based engines is approaching 90 million units. This motor has powered more winning race cars and won more championships than any other engine in American motorsports.

Thank you son for making me go for it!
Our process is a lot different from normal GM engine building. When we say "LINE", it isn't like a normal assembly line where one person puts in lifters all day, or just the left head or spark plugs... We push the engine from a bare block on a cart through 12 assembly stations and install every component of the engine, from the camshaft to the pressure plate. It takes about 2 1/2 to 3 hours to build one engine. So, when you look at the name tag on the intake, you know that that engine was HAND built by the name on it. I know that everyone here takes as much pride in building the LS7 as I do and that a part of each of us is in our BABY when it's done. Enjoy your Z06 and see you in July at the open house!
Barry "Bearman" I got this off the Corvette Forum S.Collins built my LS7 all the guys are great.

Not many of the new Z06 owners have mentioned popping off the red cover on the right side to check the plate and see who built your engine. Mine was built by S.Collins and Im impressed.Who built yours ?

It is important to note that the LS7 is a completely different animal than the LS2. This is not like the relationship between the LS1 and LS6. To get the required performance GM took a "systems-wide" approach in building the LS7. Many of the parts vary greatly from its LS2 cousin. The dry-sump system is a work of art and should actually make retrofitting one into some old musclecar easier due to its slim profile. While the titanium rods are expensive, they are necessary to allow the motor to reliably push 7000rpm on a regular basis. The heads are massive and are not only equipped with titanium intake valves, but have been heavily ported out as well. The LS7 is basically a race-quality motor for the street and it is assemble in a very meticulous fashion. Each LS7 is hand assembled by one of the master assemblers at the plant who takes personal ownership of the motor from start to finish and, in a nice touch, has their nametag on the finished product. Sure the crate motor will not be low buck but considering the technology employed in it the value is certainly there.

Oh, and when I say an LS7 is "hand assembled" don't get the idea that this resembles the way average people would put an engine together. Every operation is data-logged though the use of computers and bar codes. Bolts are torqued using electric, computer-controlled torque wrenches while some parts are installed using hydraulic pressure. At the end of the build, the actual torque spec of every bolt on the engine can be looked up in the computer. We were told that during actual production, if a critical part of the motor is dropped, like a main cap, then the entire block is sent to scrap (I would bet they guard the dumpsters so don't get any ideas). This combination of craftsmanship, technology and strict quality controls will allow GM to turn out a very consistent and very reliable engine. It takes an expert at the Wixom plant four hours to assemble a LS7 engine and plant capacity is about 30 engines per a week. We noticed that there is ample room in the plant to add another assembly run in order to increase production to 45 engines every week. With that, lets start putting one together.

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Jay,
S. Collins says THANKS! & Merry Christmas to you too!
Barry

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Originally Posted by vettvp
Barry-

S.Collins built my LS7 and I Love it! You guys are great. Please pass along my Thanks and Merry Christmas to him and all you folks who do such a great job.

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Pic from the Corvette Z06 C6 Forum,Many Z06 My car isnt here. Hope you guys don't mind I liked the pic.

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Love this guys plate