LS1 power provides a great soundtrack for this F-Body Camaro hoonage.
This burnout video comes to us from the YouTube channel of Parker Crakerand it features an early 4th generation Chevrolet Camaro putting on an impressive donut exhibition. In a broad intersection out in the middle of nowhere, the driver of this F-body flexes his car control skills while destroying his tires.
Based on the front fascia of the Chevrolet Camaro in the video above, it is from the early portion of the 4th generation, running from 1993 to 1997. If this car came from the factory with a V8, it would have been the LT1, but the title and description state that it is packing an LS1.
Depending on the model year, the LT1 would have offered either 275 or 285 horsepower and 325 lb-ft of torque. On the other hand, a stock LS1 would offer a bit more, ranging from 305 to 325 horsepower before any changes were made. Also, who would go to the trouble to swap a stock LS1 into an LT1 Camaro? Not many, so the odds are good that this engine is making more than it did when it came out of the factory in some other vehicle.
Rolling Burnouts
The video begins with the black 4th gen Camaro sitting at the far side of a broad intersection, quickly getting the rear tires spinning. Within the first few seconds, the car tears out into the intersection with smoke pouring from the rear end and before he runs out of room, the driver whips the tail around. Over and over, the LS1-powered Camaro smokes the tires from one side of the intersection to the other, before spinning and heading the other way.
Towards the end of the video, the driver heads up one of the roads, but then once again throws the Camaro into a spin, keeping it on the road and keeping the tires smoking.
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