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General Motors is looking to capitalize on the popular of drag racing among those folks who buy and own a Chevrolet Camaro, so with the 6th generation muscle car, GM is working to develop aftermarket components to make the new Camaro even more capable at the track. GM offered up the first information on the Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program last week at SEMA and with a mix of Chevrolet production parts, Chevrolet Performance parts and some concept items all of which have gotten the new Camaro SS into the mid-10 second range."The Camaro SS Drag Race Development concept is a work in progress, but Chevrolet is serious about developing parts and packages tailored for drag racers," said Dickens. "As we continue to develop the car, we"ll be listening intently to customers" reactions to it and what they believe would help them the most on the drag strip. This is only the beginning."Chevrolet hasn"t offered a rundown of exactly what was done to the Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program car, but the company has stated that they have recorded a best 60 foot time of just 1.425 seconds, a best eighth mile time of 6.764 seconds and a best quarter mile time of 10.685 seconds with a trap speed of 125.73 miles per hour.The Camaro SS Drag Race Development car is still fitted with the LT1 V8, but it features a set of worked cylinder heads, a new camshaft, an exhaust setup that I would guess includes headers and a "power adder" which I am guessing is a supercharger to build around 600 horsepower. The team also added a steeper 3.73 rear gearset in a 5th gen ZL1 differential, a 4,200rpm-stall torque convertor in a uniquely-tuned 8-speed automatic transmission, the 6th gen Camaro ZL1 half shafts, the 6th gen ZL1 prop shaft and smaller brakes inside of 16" wheels wrapped in a variety of different tire styles (drag radials and slicks).So, with the beefed up drivetrain, smaller brakes, smaller wheels, sticky tires and an engine build with 600 horsepower, the 6th gen Camaro SS test car ran mid-10s with 1.4X short times."We worked this car just as hard as any serious racer would," said Dickens. "We made pass after pass, pushing it harder, and were amazed at the capability and durability that came straight off the assembly line."Right now, this car is a great display of what you can do with a worked 6th gen Camaro SS and based on customer input, we could see more components from the Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program car offered via the Chevrolet Performance catalog.Tags: 6th Gen Camaro, camaro, Drag Racing, LT1
Date written: November 9, 2016
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ID: 5730
General Motors is looking to capitalize on the popular of drag racing among those folks who buy and own a Chevrolet Camaro, so with the 6th generation muscle car, GM is working to develop aftermarket components to make the new Camaro even more capable at the track. GM offered up the first information on the Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program last week at SEMA and with a mix of Chevrolet production parts, Chevrolet Performance parts and some concept items all of which have gotten the new Camaro SS into the mid-10 second range."The Camaro SS Drag Race Development concept is a work in progress, but Chevrolet is serious about developing parts and packages tailored for drag racers," said Dickens. "As we continue to develop the car, we"ll be listening intently to customers" reactions to it and what they believe would help them the most on the drag strip. This is only the beginning."Chevrolet hasn"t offered a rundown of exactly what was done to the Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program car, but the company has stated that they have recorded a best 60 foot time of just 1.425 seconds, a best eighth mile time of 6.764 seconds and a best quarter mile time of 10.685 seconds with a trap speed of 125.73 miles per hour.The Camaro SS Drag Race Development car is still fitted with the LT1 V8, but it features a set of worked cylinder heads, a new camshaft, an exhaust setup that I would guess includes headers and a "power adder" which I am guessing is a supercharger to build around 600 horsepower. The team also added a steeper 3.73 rear gearset in a 5th gen ZL1 differential, a 4,200rpm-stall torque convertor in a uniquely-tuned 8-speed automatic transmission, the 6th gen Camaro ZL1 half shafts, the 6th gen ZL1 prop shaft and smaller brakes inside of 16" wheels wrapped in a variety of different tire styles (drag radials and slicks).So, with the beefed up drivetrain, smaller brakes, smaller wheels, sticky tires and an engine build with 600 horsepower, the 6th gen Camaro SS test car ran mid-10s with 1.4X short times."We worked this car just as hard as any serious racer would," said Dickens. "We made pass after pass, pushing it harder, and were amazed at the capability and durability that came straight off the assembly line."Right now, this car is a great display of what you can do with a worked 6th gen Camaro SS and based on customer input, we could see more components from the Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program car offered via the Chevrolet Performance catalog.Tags: 6th Gen Camaro, camaro, Drag Racing, LT1
Date written: November 9, 2016
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 5730
