In
the early 1980s, as Dave McLellan and his Corvette Engineering Group were evaluating
a number of powerplant considerations for the future, they spent some time working
with turbochargers. While the project was scrapped, McLellan was intrigued by
the enormous performance gains
derived from turbocharging. The Corvette
Engineering Group teamed up with
rising star engine builder Reeves
Callaway to put together a
special program. Callaway
had been working with
turbochargers and
had developed
some very strong
and reliable
racing engines.
