Today’s Dyno Blast video features the gorgeous custom 1969 Chevrolet Camaro from the crew at Speed Society. If you are into extremely high performance GM muscle cars, the odds are good that you are familiar with this subtle looking 1969 Camaro.
What’s the story with this Camaro?
If you are not familiar with the Speed Society ’69 Camaro, you might not think too much of it at first glance. While it has a unique hood, some unique body bits and a lowered stance around big, fat tires, this 1st gen Camaro doesn’t look like a high performance monster. However, as soon as the hood opens, any onlooker should immediately recognize that this is not your average 1st gen Camaro show car.
Under the hood of this 1969 Camaro is a 408 cubic inch LSX crate engine fitted with a pair of 66 millimeter turbochargers. When coupled with the unique aerodynamic appointments and the high performance suspension package, this classic Camaro is capable of laying down incredible numbers on the drag strip and on high speed runs. However, in this video – we get to see just how much power this twin-turbo ’69 Camaro offers.
The video shows the dyno run from three different camera angles – two showing the Speed Society Camaro and the third showing the dyno screen during the run. We can see that the boosted 408 cubic inch LSX V8 climbs up over 7,000rpm during the run and as the run ends, the video jumps to a close-up of the dyno screen – showing an incredible 1,247 rear wheel horsepower and 1,279lb-ft of rear wheel torque before a weather correction. With weather correction, this twin turbo Camaro is making over 1,273 rear wheel horsepower and over 1,300lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels.
"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.
