600 HP Z06 Corvette in the works

The powerful 505 HP Corvette C6 Z06 is finally hitting the showroom floors now and already there are rumors a 600 HP version could be just a year away. Starting with the already prodigiously endowed 505-hp, 470-lb-ft small-block LS7 V8 from the sixth-generation Corvette Z06, GM Performance project engineer Gary Mulder’s team used a high-output cam, headers, revised engine recalibration and a special induction system with a K&N filter to create an LS7 that produces 600 hp and 526 lb-ft of torque for Jay Leno's new Roadster that was on display at SEMA this week in Las Vegas. Can a 600 HP version of the Z06 Corvette be far behind?