What's that? You think the 2009 Corvette ZR1's 638 HP could put your grandmother to sleep? Fret not, Hennessey and his Houston shop have just the thing to make your loins tingle once again.
We're giddy at the thought of Hennessey Motorsports LS9 swapped 705hp HPE700 Camaro that we showed you earlier in the month, but the $109,000 price tag makes us a little weak in the knees because it's. Still. Just. A. Camaro. Now, give us that performance package in the Corvette and we'll be ever grateful. Thankfully John Hennessey knows what we like as evidenced by the clips of the HPE ZR700 Corvette running on a rolling-chassis dyno and launching down the 1320.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vva9IeaXil0&e
The HPE ZR700 package will exchange your hard earned dollars for a 67 horsepower increase over your stock Corvette ZR1. That's a total of 705 horsepower and an extra healthy dose of 717 lb-ft of torque, enough to rocket this blue collar supercar to an estimated 212mph and as evidenced above, a 11.03 quarter mile time at 136mph. It doesn't matter what anyone says- that's fast. Helping to reach these power numbers are a supercharger pulley and blower snout upgrade, increasing boost from 11 to 14 psi; an intercooler upgrade; K&N air filter system; stainless steel 1 7/8 inch headers; high flow catalytic converters with mid pipes; and a reprogrammed engine management computer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43yvb3a6wxw&e
While a price has yet to be set, we spoke with Mr. Hennessey himself last month and he told us that you could buy the whole package from HPE or you can purchase the parts individually for a lower price. That doesn't neccessarily clue us into a price, but if you know Hennessey Motorports, it won't come cheap. Also in the pipeline is the ZR750, a 755 horsepower version with an earth rotating 730lb-ft or torque, though it'll come at a later date.
If you're reading this John, we'll put our Moms up for sale to be first in line to drive either of these beasts. Hell, we'll sell our entire families. And no, we're not kidding about that.
