SEMA2009

2010 Camaro LS7



General Motors proudly showed off the 2010 Camaro at the 2008 SEMA Show, with a handful of dressed up concepts spread across the display, but one bright red 2010 Camaro drew the most attention thanks to the LS7 packed under the hood. Many GM faithful have been hoping for an LS7 equipped Camaro, and for the show, Chevy went well beyond just dropping the Z06 powerplant into a new Camaro and calling it a day.

Modifications
The Camaro LS7 was designed to showcase the engine, but the rest of the car was dressed up for the show, beginning with the Victory Red paint with matte black trim on the hood, grille, tail light panel, rear diffuser, and LS7 logos. Inside the car, black leather has been added, and along with that black and red trim throughout the cabin, right down to the black floormats with the red LS7 logo.



The Heart of the Camaro LS7
It all began with a 7.0L crate engine from General Motors Performance Parts (GMPP), and a handful of modifications were made, such as the GMA Cold Air intake kit, GMPP “Hot” camshaft, GMA Shorty headers flowing through GMA performance exhaust, and the LS7 clutch and flywheel from the new Z06. These modifications, along with the ones not mentioned, allowed the Camaro LS7 to make 586 horsepower and 545 lb-ft of torque. Helping this 586hp Camaro get stopped is a set of high performance Brembo calipers and rotors at all four corners.



Could this be a hint as to a special package GM has in mind for the 2010 Camaro? Ford has a handful of high performance trim packages for the Mustang, so something more potent than the LS3 could be a sort of “Cobra Killer” for GM fans.

Vicinity

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SEE?! And no one believed me before.

N/A Z28 dumdumdum.

camar0corey

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I'd sell a ********.

The Batman

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hell...id sell both testies for a black one with red leather and a 6-speed

EnfuegoZ28

I would love to park a Black LS7 Camaro in my garage. I hope they atleast make the wheels an option. I'm still pretty sure that if they make a Z28 it will have an LSA instead of the LS7, but we will see.

99 ss

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yea that whould be nice to have ls7 in that i hope you can also get a 6speed auto in that as well

the_merv

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That will be fun.. and expensive..

GTODan

Uh no. SEMA is for aftermarket, GM doesn't have anything to do with the concepts presented there and isn't producing any of them.

Detoxx03

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I would just add some ccw's and tint

Dr. Jamie

Folks,

We are going to have a complete "LS7 conversion" kit available through GMPP. You'll also have detailed directions on what it takes to install an LS7 in your own '10 Camaro.

Happy wrenching!

[And, I should probably say that this modification will be for off-highway use only.]

Jamie

Vicinity

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Will it have a warranty?

EnfuegoZ28

You should know better than that! GM will not warranty aftermarket parts, not even their own.

Robin L

All GM Performance Parts Crate Engines carry a 24 Month 50,000 Mile warranty. There are conditions on the last page of the GMPP 2007 Catalog.

Here is a link to the Catalog

http://www.gmperformanceparts.com/_r...talog_2008.pdf

Any modifications to your Camaro will effect your new car warranty.

Robin

Codefive

Uhhh ... that wouldnt happen to have anything to do with the EPA conference at SEMA now would it?

Sharpe

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It should say 427 up near the nose of the car where the hockey stripes will end.

DrkPhx

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That's cool, but at what cost? IMO GM needs to do this from the factory. Either do a nice street cruiser with the LS7 and call it the SS427 or drop it into a base model RS stripped down to nothing, add steep rear gears and call it the ZL1. Skip the powertrain warranty on the ZL1 as well, have the owner sign a waiver. I guarantee enthusiasts will line up to buy either model. The performance coupled with the nostalgia factor would be through the roof. My .02.

Codefive

x2!!!

EnfuegoZ28

That sounds like a good idea but GM still has to consider EPA and CAFE laws. What if someone wanted to drive it on the street?

DrkPhx

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Of course it should be legal. The waiver would be for the powertrain warranty.

wannabess00

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I hope those wheels are going to be available. If so Im sold!