As mentioned in a previous story about being on the hunt for a couple of special Corvettes at this year’s SEMA show, this beautiful C7 was one of the others that made the list. This 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray painted in Laguna Blue Tint looked exceptional under the soft display lighting sitting atop aftermarket wheels with black spokes and chrome barrels. However, this wasn’t what really caught our eye when we walked by.

As you’ll notice in the pictures, the car was wearing a flat-black hood with an oddly shaped hole cut out of it. The purpose of this hood was so the Magnuson Supercharger could be viewed and subsequently drooled over, even when the hood was closed. You may also notice some text near the opening explaining what you are looking at. Luckily, Magnuson was conscious that not everyone wants to run a raised or notched hood, and as you’ll see, the original hood is still an available option to this car.

For anybody who has been fortunate enough to drive a C7, even briefly, you know that they are harnessing some serious power thanks to the new LT1. So what happens when you begin ramming air into such a motor you might ask? Matt Hately informed us that, “Recently a big push for us has been the unit for the C7 and we are really happy with how that has come together. We were after power and ease of install, and I think we did pretty well on both as we are only at six pounds of boost, and putting up over 550 rwhp. After many redesigns and revisions, we got it to fit completely under the factory hood.”

We initially were thinking about installation and fitment, as the LT1 is already nestled quite well into the Stingray’s engine bay, but Hately assured us, “All of our dealers were telling us they wanted to see more attention paid to the install to get the cars in and out of the shop which we aptly did; with no cutting required, and a two-piece intercooler which just slides into place without having to disassemble the front of the car.”

While we did not get to feel the car’s power for ourselves, we figured that it must be quite a ride, and Hately confirmed our suspicions. Apparently the owner thinks the same thing judging from their custom license plate. These cars are definitely a force to be reckoned with, even directly from Chevrolet. As seen on this example, with Chevy producing 460 hp from the naturally aspirated LT1, it leaves plenty of room for tuners. This is an awesome example of the things possible with the C7 and we are looking forward to seeing where else the public will take the Stingray!