Build-Your-Own Z06 Engine Program Revived

If you buy a Corvette Z06 and have cash left over, Chevrolet will happily let you help built the engine for a fee.

Starting in March of 2015, the American automakers is rebooting the Corvette Z06 engine build program. For $5,000, Z06 buyers will be given a full day in the engine plant, assembling their very own supercharged 6.2-liter V8 under the supervision of a trained technician. These buyers will also get a specialized engine plaque with their name and the name of the supervisor on it along with professional photography from the day.

Once assembled, that big V8 sends 650 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque through and eight-speed automatic or seven-speed manual transmission.

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From there, the engine will move on to vehicle assembly, where customers can watch it be put into their car. Delivery can take place at a dealership of choice, or at the Bowling Green, Kentuck Corvette Museum. After the engine build though, don’t expect to get your car right away.

“It’s important for customers to understand their engine won’t be installed the day after they built it,” said Harlan Charles, Corvette product manager. “It will flow into the scheduling process for vehicle assembly, which depends on a number of logistical variables.”

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