Clean Camaro packs over 740 hp and runs low 10s at 140 mph, and now this fantasy car has become a reality in LS1 Tech‘s Marketplace.
While flipping through the cars listed for sale in the LS1 Tech Marketplace, we came across this wicked 2000 Chevrolet Camaro SS. The car was listed in the marketplace by Game Ova and it is the kind of fourth-gen car that many people dream of owning.
The original LS1 is gone and in its place is a built-and-turbocharged LS2 that delivers over 740 horsepower and over 1,040 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. That allows this Camaro to cruise through the top end of the quarter mile at over 140 miles per hour, but with the spotless interior and stock-looking exterior, this car can also serve as a great street cruiser.
Turbo LS2
While this 2000 Camaro SS is more than just an engine build, the turbocharged LS2 is the heart of this monster. The LS2 features Diamond pistons with steel top rings, Callies rods, a Callies crankshaft, ARP 2000 rod bolts, a TU1 camshafft, 799 cylinder heads, an LS6 intake manifold and a ported throttle body. Most importantly, this engine is fitted with a custom single turbo setup that locates the snail between the engine and the radiator. This beast features an On3 Performance 7875 turbocharger and the system is tuned to deliver 20.7 pounds of boost on an E85 tune.x
As the video below shows, this LS2 on 20.7 pounds of boost made 742.9 horsepower and 1,045.5 lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels on the dyno. That power hits the ground with help from a set of Mickey Thompson Street ET R drag radials, with help from a TH400 transmission that is fitted with a PTC 9.5-inch torque converter and a TCI brake.
This combination of the big-power LS2 and the TH400 transmission allows this fourth generation Camaro to run in the low 10s, with a best of 10.335 at 140.15 miles per hour.
Turbo Camaro Offers Easy Buy-in to 10-second 1/4-miles continued…
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