# Jay Leno's E85-powered Corvette **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 29, 2007, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798 "2007-10-29T09:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/1 "2007-10-29T09:19:14Z")
> **[SEMA 2007: Jay Leno's 600 HP E85-Powered Corvette C6RS Revealed Before SEMA...](https://jalopnik.com/sema-2007-jay-lenos-600-hp-e85-powered-corvette-c6rs-r-316031)** > > Jay Leno apparently was unwilling to wait for the new 2009 Corvette ZR1 and decided he needed to get his 600-HP swerve on a wee bit early. The humongously chinned one worked with the C6.R-builders at Pratt & Miller to design this — a C6RS — a... > More than merely a conversion of the stock LS7 engine to E85 capability, Leno’s alternative-fuel supercar is powered by a custom, 8.2L (500-cubic-inch) all-aluminum small-block V-8 that pumps out approximately 600 horsepower and 585 lb.-ft. of torque. > “The C6RS is the result of an idea we hatched to prove that high-performance cars and alternative fuel technology weren’t diametrically opposed concepts,” said Leno. “I love the idea of having 600 horsepower at my disposal, but using a homegrown alternative to gasoline.” > The engine is built around a custom aluminum cylinder block that was CNC-milled from a single block of billet aluminum. And while the cylinder heads, intake system and dry-sump oiling system are stock LS7 components, the engine - which has larger bore and stroke dimensions than the 7.0L (427-cubic-inch) LS7 - uses a one-off reciprocating assembly, including a forged steel crankshaft, forged rods and forged pistons. Katech Engines, the company that builds engines for the Corvette C6.R racing program, developed the engine. > I wonder what kind of mpg he gets… ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/2 "2007-10-29T09:23:29Z")
wow ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/3 "2007-10-29T09:28:57Z")
600 cornpower and 585 bushels of torque. Impressive. ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/4 "2007-10-29T09:36:15Z")
I’ll make sure I take pics of it tomorrow at SEMA 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/5 "2007-10-29T09:40:42Z")
8.2L V8? weird. ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/6 "2007-10-29T09:46:54Z")
thats pretty cool. I help design Ethanol plants, always cool when things like this come out. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/7 "2007-10-29T09:51:41Z")
Thats a CORNey idea aahahahaahhah ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/8 "2007-10-29T10:05:37Z")
[quote=“K Cuv,post:5,topic:37798"”] 8.2L V8? weird. [/quote] why is that weird, the is no replacement for displacement [quote=“MOBOOST4U,post:7,topic:37798"”] Thats a CORNey idea aahahahaahhah [/quote] wow, just keep the bad jokes to yourself ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/9 "2007-10-29T10:06:17Z")
Not to impressed with the #'s but it is neat. Gas mileage has got to suck. E85 a/f ratios are a lot richer than reg gas. ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/10 "2007-10-29T10:19:29Z")
[quote=“66impalass,post:8,topic:37798"”] wow, just keep the bad jokes to yourself [/quote] Hey, shove it in your CORNhole I think its a great idea… It seems that if anyone is going to pay for this it would be Jay Lenno, your probably going to need all that displacement to pull that much power and torque out of that energy efficient of a motor. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/11 "2007-10-29T11:15:15Z")
yummy, i always loved corn… ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/12 "2007-10-29T12:12:58Z")
[quote=“66impalass,post:8,topic:37798"”] why is that weird, the is no replacement for displacement [/quote] its not weird…just not normal…thats a big V8…its likesaying …a 3.8L 4cylinder…just sounds weird ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/13 "2007-10-29T12:13:47Z")
its three liters smaller than the merlin block [http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/705ci\_chevy\_big\_block/index.html](http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/705ci_chevy_big_block/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/14 "2007-10-29T12:14:43Z")
looks like fun, I wonder how the power curve is… :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/15 "2007-10-31T08:28:55Z")
[http://www.prattmillerc6rs.com/gallery.htm](http://www.prattmillerc6rs.com/gallery.htm) > Exterior > ``` > * All carbon fiber body – 1.6” wider than production Z06 front and rear > * 1.5” C6.R style carbon fiber underwing > * Carbon front fascia with integrated brake ducts and ram air induction > * Ram air engine induction > * Front fender louvers – Functional C6.R style carbon fiber > * Carbon fiber front and rear inner fender liner > * Waterfall hood – C6.R style carbon fiber > * Enlarged front wheel vent > * Enlarged rear brake duct > * C6.R style carbon fiber rocker treatment with extended splitter > * Integrated rear spoiler > * Carbon fiber rear fascia with integrated 3rd brake light and L.E.D. reverse light > * Carbon fiber rear diffuser > * C6.R L.E.D. high output taillights > * Exclusive BBS center nut forged aluminum wheel with safety locking device > * Black chrome wheel finish > * Wheel size 18x11” front, 19x13.6” rear > * Michelin Pilot Sport tires 295/30-18 front, 345/30-19 rear > * C6RS Pratt & Miller Badging – sides and rear > * Katech 8.2L Badging – 2 on hood > > ``` > Interior > ``` > * Dynamat full vehicle sound deadening package > * French seamed leather wrapped IP, door and kick panels > * Two tone leather wrapped steering wheel > * Leather wrapped center console lid, shifter and e-brake > * Embroidered luxury tight knit loop floor mats > * Two tone leather bolstered, high lateral support seats > * Leather accented center nut torque wrench kit > * C6RS accented door sill plates > * C6RS logo embroidery on dash, seats and floor mats > > ``` > Powertrain > ``` > * 8.2 Liter Katech Performance 600 hp engine w/600 ft lb of torque* > * Side mounted coils > * Carbon fiber ram air induction with K&N filter > * Blue printed T-56 six speed transmission > * Center force high torque twin disk clutch with aluminum flywheel > * Dewitt high capacity aluminum radiator with dual cooling fans > * Corsa cat-back performance exhaust system > * Integrated oil – water heat exchanger > * Carbon radiator shroud > * High performance BMRS hoses and fittings > > ``` > Suspension & Braking > ``` > * Arvin Meritor Dynamic Height Control suspension > * Pratt & Miller tuned dampening > * 1.5” lower ride height than production Z06 > * Park, drive and entry level ride height adjustment > * Combined air spring and composite leaf spring > * Brembo mono-block Grand Tourismo Brake package > o 6 piston monobloc front, 4 piston mono-block rear > o 14” front disk, 13.5” rear disk, aluminum hat floating disk > o Integrated rear parking brake > * Carbon fiber ram air dual outlet front brake ducts > * AP600 High temp brake fluid > * Pratt & Miller heavy duty single nut wheel hub & bearings > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/16 "2007-10-31T08:31:36Z")
For each mile you drive it the cost of meat, milk and eggs goes up 10 cents. Yay ethanol! [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07\_06/b4020093.htm?chan=top+news\_top+news+index\_top+story](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_06/b4020093.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story) ---
**Author:** ![StairSRT4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stairsrt4/32/7585_2.png) [@StairSRT4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StairSRT4)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/17 "2007-10-31T08:55:11Z")
Leno looks like he would drive a Vette :lol:…sounds like having an alternative to gas isn’t so bad these days ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/18 "2007-10-31T14:41:07Z")
nice ride… but you’d think jay leno being the car guy he is would think a bit smarter than the average politician ---
**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/19 "2007-10-31T16:56:59Z")
E85 Corvette - what a stupid ‘green’ ploy for publicity So how do they get 500 ci out of a small block? With 4.4" bore centers the typical max bore is 4.155" afaik. With 4.155" you’d need a stroke of 4.6" to get 500 ci. I think you’d need a taller than stock block to pull that off. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798/20 "2007-10-31T17:48:09Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:16,topic:37798"”] For each mile you drive it the cost of meat, milk and eggs goes up 10 cents. Yay ethanol! [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07\_06/b4020093.htm?chan=top+news\_top+news+index\_top+story](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_06/b4020093.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story) [/quote] interesting… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jay-lenos-e85-powered-corvette/37798.md?page=2)