---
title: "GM Performance Intake for C7 Corvette Offers a 17-HP Boost"
description: "Pop this on a Corvette ZR1 and it'll make a factory-approved 772 horsepower."
date: "2018-10-05"
modified: "2018-10-05"
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  - name: "James Gilboy"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24062/gm-performance-intake-for-c7-corvette-offers-a-17-hp-boost"
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  - "Chevrolet"
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  - "Chevrolet Performance"
  - "Corvette"
  - "corvette z06"
  - "Corvette ZR1"
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---

# GM Performance Intake for C7 Corvette Offers a 17-HP Boost

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General Motors Performance now offers a warranty-compliant air intake upgrade for the current generation of Chevrolet Corvette, capable of boosting maximum horsepower by as much as 17.

Using a revised airbox and a dry media filter (as opposed to many oiled-up aftermarket options), the intake can reduce restriction by as much as 30 percent. On the [Corvette ZR1](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/20002/ride-along-with-tony-kanaan-as-he-drives-the-hell-out-of-the-2019-chevrolet-corvette-zr1>), with its supercharged 6.2-liter LT5 V8, it cuts restriction by 26 percent and adds 17 horsepower for a total of 772. [Corvette Z06](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/19262/2018-chevrolet-corvette-z06-proves-americas-supercar-is-practical-and-potent-in-equal-measure>) owners too can gain performance from the intake, which frees up the intake by 28 percent and generates an additional 11 horsepower for the car's supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V8, for a total of 661 horsepower.

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Owners of naturally-aspirated Corvettes get a 30 percent restriction reduction and presumably some extra induction noise but no extra power on the dynamometer. A trip to a local tuner may be able to free up a few extra hp with some added injector pulse width, though that could jeopardize your car's warranty, while GM Performance promises that the intake itself won't—provided it's installed by a dealer technician. The intake itself has a 12-month or 12,000-mile warranty, whichever comes first.

The intake is sold through [GM Performance](<https://www.gmperformancemotor.com/parts/84152141.html>)'s website, where suggested retail price of $625 is crossed out in favor of a $531.25 price. Installation by a dealership technician will add a few bucks to the price if you elect to take that route, where cited labor hours total 0.8 for ZR1s, and 0.6 hours for Z06 and naturally-aspirated models.

We can't help but wonder if the extra few ponies are capable of pushing the ZR1's [ludicrous top speed](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20382/watch-the-2019-chevrolet-corvette-zr1-hit-almost-215-mph-in-top-speed-testing>) of almost 215 even higher. Surely someone out there has an airstrip with which to answer that question.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)