A turbocharged 383 stroker makes this Camaro a beast on the street.
This Kill Story was originally shared to the forum in a thread started by “necrocannibal” from his own YouTube channel and they feature his 4g Camaro SS taking on a pair of Corvettes. Thanks to the boosted stroker motor under the hood, this F-Body makes short work of a built C5 Z06 and a C7 Stingray in a pair of high-speed highway roll races.
The competitors
This video features three high performance Chevrolet products in action – a C7 Corvette Stingray, a C5 Corvette Z06 and a 4g Camaro SS. We don’t know the modifications of the C7, but we have the key details for each of the other two cars.
The C5 Z06 is fitted with a built 427-cubic inch LS-based V8. It supposedly delivers enough power to allow this Chevy to run the quarter mile in the high 10s.
The Camaro is fitted with a 383-cubic inch stroker motor. Said motor is fitted with a Precision 7675 turbocharger delivering 14 pounds of boost pressure. This setup allows the 4g F-Body to send around 680 horsepower to the rear wheels.
The racing action
In the first video (above), the Camaro is taking on the C7 Stingray as the C5 serves as the camera car. The two start from a low roll and at first, the newer Corvette hangs with the muscle car, but as the race continues, the Camaro walks away. In fact, the built C5 also catches and passes the C7 towards the end of the race, even though it starts way behind the other two cars. The new LT1 is a sweet engine, but the C7 ‘Vette is no 10-second car, that’s for sure.
The second video (below), shows the 427-powered Corvette racing the boosted Camaro from inside of the C5. The ‘Vette driver waves for the Camaro to take off, and the race was on. The turbocharged muscle car ends up inching away from the Z06 to take the win. You know what they say, a chase is a race.
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