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Is Callaway still offering the power groups for the C5 and C6?? Noticed they do not have them on there web site.. :wtf
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I think the focus is on Superchargers these days. I would guess if someone wanted a 427 NA motor or power group car they would produce it.
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On the site of some authorized Calaway dealer(s) they can still be found.

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What power group are you after? If it is Power Group #4, I can help. That car NEEDS a 427 again!!!! It was so F'n QUICK when it had the 427 :thumbs I love your car!!!!! :luv
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Chris, So I guess thats a yes, Callaway is still offering the power groups :thumbs Hmmm....want to buy it? :bulb I'm sure you could get a good deal on the 427 to drop in.
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Sorry, not buying anything right now... But if you would like the engine, it is ready to go, MONDAY!!! :beer
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GARY,
WITH A POWER GROUP 4 CAR; YOU COULD ADD THE SUPERCHARGER FOR 1/2 THE PRICE OF THE 427 AND GET NEER THE SAME PERFORMANCE.
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Callaway Chris wrote:Sorry, not buying anything right now... But if you would like the engine, it is ready to go, MONDAY!!! :beer
Hi Chris Would that engine go into a 2002 Z-28 Orangemike99
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OrangeMike99 wrote:
Callaway Chris wrote:Sorry, not buying anything right now... But if you would like the engine, it is ready to go, MONDAY!!! :beer
Hi Chris Would that engine go into a 2002 Z-28 Orangemike99
yes :cool
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I can speak from personal experience with my C5 Z06. Callaway just finished putting power groups on my car,
AND topped them off off with a Supercharger !!! I love this car, it is a bullet that still gets 27 MPG on the highway !

They did an amazing job and I highly recommend to everyone to put a Supercharger on your C5s or C6s !!
Plenty of bang for your buck, sounds great , does not run hot, great MPGs. The single best addition I could
have done to my car.

All the Power Group car owners should think about adding one. Its the way to GO !!
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Thanks for the info on the supercharger. If my car was a ordinary C5 Z06 I would consider it, since it is the test car I want to leave it the way it was owned by Callaway, and in the magazine articles. I was just wounder if Callaway was still offering them. :beer
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callawayz06 wrote:Thanks for the info on the supercharger. If my car was a ordinary C5 Z06 I would consider it, since it is the test car I want to leave it the way it was owned by Callaway, and in the magazine articles. I was just wounder if Callaway was still offering them. :beer
...in that case, power group 4 is the way to go :cool
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Callaway Chris wrote:
callawayz06 wrote:Thanks for the info on the supercharger. If my car was a ordinary C5 Z06 I would consider it, since it is the test car I want to leave it the way it was owned by Callaway, and in the magazine articles. I was just wounder if Callaway was still offering them. :beer
...in that case, power group 4 is the way to go :cool

CHRIS,
I THOUGHT GARYS CAR WAS A POWER GROUP 4 CAR???

GARY,
YOUR CAR WILL NEVER BE AS IT WAS IN THE MAGAZINES!!!
MY SEATS ARE BACK IN MY 98 CALLAWAY SPORT, IT WAS ALSO USED AS A TEST CAR FROM C12 ON UP.
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...there is a set of back sport seats on the shelves in Old Lyme. Gary, your car can go back to Power Group 4 + seats


John, I have about 5k mi in your seats, just not in your car :jsmile
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BIGJOHN wrote:
Callaway Chris wrote:
callawayz06 wrote:Thanks for the info on the supercharger. If my car was a ordinary C5 Z06 I would consider it, since it is the test car I want to leave it the way it was owned by Callaway, and in the magazine articles. I was just wounder if Callaway was still offering them. :beer
...in that case, power group 4 is the way to go :cool

CHRIS,
I THOUGHT GARYS CAR WAS A POWER GROUP 4 CAR???

GARY,
YOUR CAR WILL NEVER BE AS IT WAS IN THE MAGAZINES!!!
MY SEATS ARE BACK IN MY 98 CALLAWAY SPORT, IT WAS ALSO USED AS A TEST CAR FROM C12 ON UP.
:thumb1
I thought my car was only missing the seats...the power group 4 was tested in my car for the mph/et. Test car for C12? :wtf
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Callaway Chris wrote:...there is a set of back sport seats on the shelves in Old Lyme. Gary, your car can go back to Power Group 4 + seats


John, I have about 5k mi in your seats, just not in your car :jsmile
Can't do it right know but mabe down the road, nice to here there a set of the sport seats. :beer
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callawayz06 wrote:
I thought my car was only missing the seats...the power group 4 was tested in my car for the mph/et. Test car for C12? :wtf
Your car had the 6.8L engine in it (now considered the 7.0L) in my last installment:

http://www.callawayownersgroup.com/COTM ... r/cotm.htm
Callaway Z06

Following up on the Technically Correct Solution
Having left off at Power Group III the last time we sampled this car (Nov. 2004 Corvette Enthusiast), it was recently fitted with the fourth & final power enhancement that Callaway Cars offers for the C5’s, Power Group IV.

While the first three Power Groups shaved almost a second off the silver Z06’s quarter mile times, Power Group IV furthers performance gains by delivering a blistering 10.91 @ 126.85 mph, courtesy of increased displacement.

Power Groups I through III focus was on getting the air in and out more efficiently through full exhaust options, Callaways signature Honker™ air inlet with larger throttle body, and their “top end” package. However, this next gain begins right at the foundation.

Starting with a Corvette C5R block, Callaway selects a crank and rods along with new pistons that increase the displacement to 6.8 Liters. The aluminum heads previously installed as part of Power Group III are up-fitted with larger diameter valves to help take advantage of the gulps of air this machine breathes in and out.

Callaway Cars has certainly done their homework on the drivability of this package. While I have driven other “big cube” stroker cars over time, I honestly cannot recall one with smoother idle characteristics. While running around town in rush hour traffic, this machine did not seem to miss a beat. Obviously something so powerful needs the means to translate that energy into motion. Pleasantly surprised, the clutch that was selected was not at all overbearing and in the blasts between traffic, it held the power and put it to the ground.

Callaway’s Z06 reminded me of an old instant camera ad, “just point & shoot”. With 550 horsepower on tap that really sums it up – power on demand yet refined enough to drive every day if one chooses.

The Callaway Cars website has comprehensive information about all of their packages and products. For more information about them, visit http://www.callawaycars.com and be sure to check out the various milestones that laid the foundation for what we just sampled.

© 2004 C.C. and reprinted with permission by the CallawayOwnersGroup.com

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I thought my car was only missing the seats...the power group 4 was tested in my car for the mph/et. Test car for C12? :wtf
GARY,
YOUR CAR WAS THE TEST CAR FOR THE C5 POWER GROUPS #1, #2, #3 AND #4; PLUS GETTING THE 550 TO RUN A 10 SEC. 1/4 MLIE.
THE C12'S WERE JUST ENDING PRODUCTION. :beer
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BIGJOHN wrote:
I thought my car was only missing the seats...the power group 4 was tested in my car for the mph/et. Test car for C12? :wtf
GARY,
YOUR CAR WAS THE TEST CAR FOR THE C5 POWER GROUPS #1, #2, #3 AND #4; PLUS GETTING THE 550 TO RUN A 10 SEC. 1/4 MLIE.
THE C12'S WERE JUST ENDING PRODUCTION. :beer
Big John, Thanks for the information. I do like the sport seats in your car. :beer I sat in it at Carlilse 05. Hmmmm....Christmas is coming, mabe Chris can give me a good deal on the pair. :jsmile
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