1,300 HP Camaro

This bad to the bone 69 Camaro was our personal shop toy. It was an ex 8 second nitrous car that we bought out of So Cal back in about 2008 and then completely stripped it down, put it on a rotisserie and did about $55,000 in body & paint work to it. It's as gorgeous underneath as it is on the top side.

Although we did race this beast, this car is street registered and has been street driven. The fully aluminum interior was upholstered in black so it looks really nice, plus it cuts down on the noise. It has a narrowed 9" Fab-9 rear end with 4 link, plus 40 spline axles and 3.91 gears. It is all Strange suspension, including the front-end.

The engine is a custom built 509 cubic inch BBC with all light weight, full solid roller valve train, CNC'd AFR 357cc rectangle port heads, Lunati rods and crank, JE pistons, and topped with a BDS 8-71 large bore / air lock huffer driven at 20% over for approximately 18 psi of boost, plus a BDS electronic injection system.

The tranny is a custom built TH400 with a trans brake and a 6,000 RPM stall converter. The chassis was NHRA certified for 7 second passes. It has a parachute mount hidden behind the license plate for when it is on the track and exceeds 150 MPH in the quarter right at 8 seconds. Not bad for a car that is all steel, all real glass, a full interior and weighs-in at a whopping 4,015 Lbs WITHOUT a driver! That's like a pro ball player throwing a 100 MPH pitch with a bowling ball!

If you want to see this beast running, click on the video clip at the bottom of this page. You'll see this Camaro. In the video clip the Camaro was running high 9's because (as indicated on the windshield), the driver was qualifying for his NHRA Super Comp license and wasn't allowed to go any quicker than 9.90's, so we ran right it right at 9.90's by cutting the blower boost back to about 10 psi. The car runs 8's in the quarter mile with 18 psi of boost which gives it about an extra 165 to 185 or so horsepower. Watch the video, you'll get the idea.