Big single turbo setup puts this wicked Camaro into the low 9s in the quarter mile.
This 4th generation Chevrolet Camaro looks like a drag strip beast and it is, blasting down the track in the low 9-second range at nearly 150 miles per hour. Best of all, it ran those awesome numbers on a slick track, struggling for traction and still getting near the 8-second range.
The Orange Camaro
The 4th generation Chevrolet Camaro in the video above comes to us from the Vengeance Racing YouTube channel, so as you might imagine, the Georgia-based GM tuning shop built this beast.
Under the bright orange hood is a 370-cubic inch iron block V8 fitted with a 91-millimeter single turbocharger. The power from that boosted mill is sent to the rear wheels by means of a built TH400 transmission, a high-stall torque convertor and a Moser 12-bolt rear end.
Also, this Camaro has a parachute, a roll cage, skinny front tires and sticky rear racing tires, with a big cowl induction hood and an exhaust outlet poking through the body ahead of the front tire.
It looks fast, and it is fast.
Boosted Action
The video begins with a quick dyno pull by the Hugger Orange 4th generation Camaro. While we don’t get to see the numbers, we get to hear the engine scream at wide-open-throttle.
Next, we head to the track, where we watch the turbocharged Camaro make a handful of hard passes down the quarter mile. Even with the driver launching around idle, with very little brake boosting, traction proves to be an issue as the car heads down track. The driver has to chase it around a bit, but each run is strong and smooth. We even get to watch an in-car view of the driver, showing how little he is doing as the car slips and slides down the track.
We don’t get to see any times or slips, but we know that the best time for the day by this sweet Camaro was a 9.19 at 149 miles per hour.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
