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more about #2009corvettezr1 more comments → Turboner: Great piece. The article's good, too ;) BTW, I think you left out a few camshafts... more » HoonThatFerrari: Great post, Wodzilla! Both the pics & description. And congrats on your LS9 "Ben-gine". more » skierpage: @Ben, The greatest post ever on this site, even better than Ken Imhoff's basement Lambo. Making things is vital to a country's soul. The heartbeat o... more » Otto Suksumake: I have to say, I think GM is the world leader in mass-produced engines. Now to apply their expertise in HP to fuel economy... more » Tibu Jenkins: Strangely arousing I must say... @.@ more » zeeboid: Huge Huge fan. ZR1 Pwns all for less. now if only I could get one painted with a big American flag. Some however may not be impressed. But if the eng... more » tjanson: Do they really use stainless head bolts? Why? Seems like a bad material choice for a high strength fastener that isn't in a corrosive environment...or... more » Quattro-luvr: Dear Jalopnik, Please find my bill in the mail for my marriage therapy sessions. Since your article on the assembly of the ZR1 engine my marriage has... more » Alex Dunn: I write processes to manufacture skin panels and jet engine parts for the latest fighter technology but this is way cooler...... and I'm a Ford guy. more » Elhigh: That looks like awesome huge fun. I'd offer to trade jobs, but I couldn't do that to you. more » Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II: This is like Penthouse Forum for me. more » YankBoffin: Seven gaskets, eh? Did they just keep adding them until the head stopped leaking? Are they actually functioning as shims as well? Anyway, thanks for... more » Number_Six: Ben, do you have any idea how many engineers would have worked to design this beauty? Would it be scores of them, each saying something like, "I desig... more » lilwillie: Nice to see I am not the only one to wear the purple gloves. It would be a wise decision by any of you here who spin wrenches to take not of those si... more » RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment: Too bad this isn't like "Build-a-Bear" and you got to take it home. Cool feature and what a day. Your job seems to have a lot of perks involving the... more » -
#howto
How We Built A 638 HP LS9 Engine For A Corvette ZR1
It's not every day you get to hand-build a 638 HP LS9 engine that'll slip under the hood of a Corvette ZR1. Yesterday was one of those days. Here's how the magic is made. More » -
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22 Custom Jalopnik Wallpapers For Your Apple iPhone And Palm Pre
The recent release of the Apple iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre provide a great time for these twenty-two exclusive, high-resolution Jalopnik wallpapers to you, our car-obsessive readership. Take your pick below. More » -
#insideprojectm
Inside Project M: The Final Episode
It doesn't matter whether your opinion's positive or negative of designer Jason Castriota and his Corvette ZR1-based Bertone Mantide, either way it's a marvel of modern design. Here's the final episode of Inside Project M. -
#captionthis
German Prince Disappointed With His New Corvette ZR1’s Interior
German Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis just took delivery of a 2009 Corvette ZR1. Why the sad face? Don't worry, you'll forget about the interior the first time you hit the Autobahn. [Corvette Blogger] -
#motorsports
The History Of Jake: Corvette Racing's Mascot
Racing liveries come and go, but there are some so iconic, so recognizable, they'll be remembered forever. For example, Gulf and Martini Racing. There's now a new one to add to that list. Meet "Jake." More » -
#thejalopnikman
Difference between us and the competition #476: We did this in a MINI.
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#corvettezr1
"Hero Edition" Corvette ZR1: Finally, a special edition we can get behind. [CorvetteBlogger]
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#tunercars
Hennessey Corvette ZR750 Gets Flogged On Track
What's better than witnessing a high-performance car getting flogged at the track? A 750 HP Hennessey ZR750 getting flogged at the track. Even better? Seeing a 750 HP Hennessey ZR750 flogged in an artsy video. More » -
#foundonebay
First Crashed Corvette ZR1 Hits EBay For Only $97,500
NOOOOOO! Unless we're mistaken, the first recorded Corvette ZR1 crash's popped up on eBay, after the driver apparently lost control of Lutz's raging 638 HP hard-on, curbing it very hard. "Buy-It-Now" price? $97,500!
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#stilebertone
Real Stile Bertone Mantide, Interior Revealed At Balloco Fiat Proving Ground
We were at the Shanghai Auto Show foam mock-up revealing of Stile Bertone's Mantide, but our friends from The Italian Junkyard did one better. Check out the real Mantide, interior and engine included. More » -
#shanghaiautoshow
Stile Bertone Mantide: Part Corvette ZR1, Part Italian Model
Meet the one-off Bertone Mantide — part Corvette ZR1, part Italian model, all sex appeal. Designed by Jason Castriota, the Mantide may even outshine his last great design, James Glickenhaus' Pininfarina P4/5. Exclusive gallery below. More » -
#insideprojectm
Bertone Mantide Wind-Testing In The Dark
We recently learned the Corvette ZR1-based Project M will be called the Mantide. Thanks to this wind tunnel photo we've lightened up a bit, we also have an idea of what it will look like. More » -
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Stile Bertone Project M: A Corvette ZR1 In Disguise!
The chassis for the Stile Bertone Project M one-off super car? It's a 2009 Corvette ZR1. We should have known Jason Castriota's one-off project car documented in a Bradley Farrell-produced web-series would be a Chevy. -
#lolcars
2009 Corvette ZR1: 20% Off!
Unfortunately, this deal spotted at a shop in GM's Renaissance Center HQ in Detroit is for the little-known "Big Time Muscle" edition Corvette ZR1 and not its bigger, more people-friendly daddy. -
#lolcars
Electric Corvette ZR1: You Know, For Environmentally Responsible Guys
This is it. It's the 2009 all-electric Corvette ZR1. Never heard of it? With a 0-to-30 of less than 1:20 and a 1/4-mile of less than three minutes, you will. More » -
#hennesseymotorsports
705 HP Hennessey ZR700 Takes A Hot Lap With GM's John Heinricy At The Wheel
GM's John Heinricy retired, but hasn't disappeared just yet. He's now a consulting engineer for Hennessey and you can see him here taking the new 705-horsepower HRE ZR700 for a couple of seriously hot laps. More » -
#hennesseymotorsports
Hennessey-Tuned Corvette ZR700 Makes Incredible 705 HP, 717 Lb-Ft Of Torque
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. More » -
#jalopnikreviews
Top 11 Jalopnik Reviews Of 2008
We wrote 159 reviews during 2008. While culling the best for this list of the top 11, one thing became abundantly clear: America is making good cars again.
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#jeremyclarkson
Jeremy Clarkson Names 2009 Corvette ZR1 Best Car Of 2008
Cranky Brit auto-journalist extraordinaire Jeremy Clarkson has, shockingly, named the 2009 Corvette ZR1 the best car of this past year. Of course, he also selected an American car as one of the worst.
